DANCING WITH TREES: part of our Summer Solstice OPEN-AIR Gathering
About this Event
✨DANCING WITH TREES - Part of our all-day Summer Solstice Open Air Gathering
"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair" - Kahlil Gibran
Join us for a magical Summer Solstice celebration of movement, music, ritual, cacao, breath, connection and community.
📍 Central London Park (full location given 24 hours before the event begins)
🗓️ Saturday, June 20th
Come for the whole day, or drop into individual sessions.
All are welcome. No experience needed.
PART OF OUR ALL-DAY SUMMER SOLSTICE GATHERING. MORE INFO HERE:
🌿 SCHEDULE
🌍 11:45am–1:45pm
DANCING WITH TREES: Bioenergetics, Chi-gong & Ecotherapy
A transformational Nature-Connection workshop blending Bioenergetics, Chi Gong & Eco-Therapy
PLEASE NOTE: All sessions are weather permitting. In case of the rain forecast being 45% or more, we will cancel the dance at least 4h prior to the start, email all attendees and issue a full refund.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Toilets are available at the venue but there are no separate changing rooms.
2. A reusable water bottle.
3. Yoga mat/ OR Blanket
4. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks, complimentary tea/coffee will be available. There are plenty of shops and cafes nearby.
📍 LOCATION:
-Exact location coordinates will be sent to you 24 hours before the event via your Eventbrite order email. Please check your spam folder for the exact venue details.
-We will send another email via Eventbrite with location & map 1h before the start time.
ORDER CONFIRMATION: Email might be in the spam folder. Please check. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.
-Nearest stations, please check for latest travel updates.
• Baker Street (18 min walk)
• St John’s Wood (20 min walk)
• Chalk Farm (20 min walk)
• Swiss Cottage (28 min walk)
• Mornington Crescent (26 min walk)
• Camden Road (29 min walk)
-If cycling, you can bring your bike to the dance location.
-Please note that pedestrian gates around park are locked at 9.30pm so if you have a bike or mobility issues, please leave the park by 9:30pm, otherwise you'll need climb over the locked gates to get out of the park which is possible just a bit trickier :)
-If driving, please check the parking parkopedia.com
📍WHAT TO BRING:
We will check the weather forecast closer to the time and will send an email update via Eventbrite to all registered attendees, however do dress in layers and bring waterproofs with a hood/umbrella in case of a light rain to protect the headphones. In case of a heavy rain forecast, we will cancel the dance at least 3h prior to the event .
1. Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body and free yourself. Dress in layers in case you get warm/cool. Bring a warm jumper/ jacket and waterproof jacket with a hood in case of a light rain.
2. Ensure that you wear comfortable shoes and your feet are warm though you are welcome to dance barefoot. Please note that were we dance is a bit wild, has long grass so don't expect a perfect lawn.
3. Reusable water bottle, extra water to keep hydrated and maybe a flask with a hot drink and something to eat after the dance.
4. Towel or Blanket for picnic, snacks & non-alcoholic beverages.
5 . Bug spray (citronella works great!) we will provide some also :)
6 . Sun cream/ hat in case of very hot weather!
7 . Antihistamine if you suffer from hay fever.
8. Flashlight as it might be dark on the way back from the location.
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.
INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:
- Dancing with Trees 11:45am-1:45pm £20
- Dancing with Trees & Conscious Connections 11:45am-4:30pm £30
CHILDREN: Unfortunately, these sessions are not suitable for children. Though the evening dance, MEDICINA, you are welcome to bring 1 child per paying adult. Please contact us if you have any questions.
EVENTBRITE ORDER CONFIRMATION: Email might be in the spam folder. Please check the email you used to purchase the ticket, might not be your primary email account. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member. If we (the organizers) need to cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund.
ANY QUESTIONS? Please send us an email to:
💜 ALL UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS, RETREATS, FESTIVALS +CREWING:
Website: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
Linktree: linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon
Instagram: Mailing list: https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london
💛FREE CREW SPACES: We'd be very happy to hear from you if you'd like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement - you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. Please complete the sign up form and we'll be in touch.
～ ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL 2026 ～
💜 JULY 22-28, 2026 ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL® (Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 4 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music and Healthy Living Gathering with 130-170 people in a beautiful Dorset Countryside. Get your Super Earlybird £360 ticket (includes12 vegetarian meals, camping and all activities). Dorms and private room upgrades available from £20 per night. Ecstatic Dance • Live Music •URUBU Band •Yoga • Breathwork • Nature • Saunas • Cold Plunges • Community • Transformation • Sound Journeys • Cacao • Trance Dance Ritual • Singing and much more! APPLY to co-create the festival with us! DJ/ FACILIATOR/ CREW/ BODYWORKER - apply on the festival website & get your tickets!
FACILITATOR
Seth Newman - : ''My purpose is to facilitate rituals that empower “the whole human being” through dance and music. Like Bioenergetics and other somatic processes, for me, Trance Dance was another door to inner discovery and transformation. I have always been passionate about contemporary forms of music and dance that reclaim our vital energy and our creative potential. I believe that “letting go into life” is synonymous, with our “surrender to the body”. Letting go to the natural flow that moves through us. Letting go, to let flow! It is through “the flow experience” that we express, feel and find ourselves, without being connected to “flow” nothing creative happens.'' - Seth Newman
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts - offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:
⋘ ─ ∗ DANCING WITH TREES ∗ ─ ⋙
11:45AM - 1:45PM (no entry after 12pm)
"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair"
Kahlil Gibran
This workshop is inspired by my two loves, Nature & Dance.
About Dancing with Trees
Often, we have an experience of Nature of being "out there", outside of us. And in our busy lives, we don’t make time for a deeper connection.
This Summer Solstice workshop is an opportunity to slow down... and dive into Nature, to dive into Her.
We will be utilising Bioenergetic Alchemy techniques to open the body up so that we can feel the sensitivity of Nature, of the Sky, the Trees, our Breath, our Being...Bioenergetic Alchemy is powerful work and extremely effective for releasing stress and tension, helping us to ground, and bringing us more into the present moment.
This workshop is a synthesis of Bioenergetics, Chi Gong, Eco-therapy, Shamanism and Tantra. It is inspired by a 3-day Vision Quest I was on in Wales in 2013 through the Humanistic Alchemy training.
⋘ ─ ∗CONSCIOUS CONNECTIONS∗ ─ ⋙
1:30pm-3:30pm
Expect guided meditations, somatic grounding, centring and communication practices. We will also be inviting in healing platonic touch, activating the healing endorphins such as serotonin and oxytocin, and exploring a mini MUSH, which is a platonic "Cuddle in Nature" workshop.
*Please note: although it is a touch-positive workshop, you never have to touch or be touched. The invitation is attuning to your own body and boundaries.
Creating a safe and respectful space, we will explore simple exercises aimed at strengthening our ability to connect to one another and to become more comfortable with honesty. Learn to honour your personal boundaries, learn to enjoy your desire for contact, and to communicate with authenticity.
This workshop is an invitation to the total experience of life, multi-dimensional human life! The main focus of our work is on deepening our connection to the Heart! The workshop is an invitation to slow down and bring your awareness back into the present, back to your body and felt sense, and to simple, yet precious moments.
The Conscious Connections workshop is about:
- Developing our sensitivity to ourselves and what we are experiencing,
- Allowing ourselves to be, and to be seen,-
- Developing love and acceptance for ourselves,
- Becoming aware of the ways we shut down.
ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents:
MEDICINA
an evening of Mystical & Uplifting Medicine Music, Cacao Ceremony & Fruit Social 6pm-8:30pm - Global Bass | Ethno-Fusion | Folktronica | Medicine Music | Shamanic Soundscapes
WHAT IS "MEDICINA" ALL ABOUT?
Tapping into the Universal & Ancient traditions worldwide, celebrating the Summer Solstice, we're offering a new event to Journey deep into the Medicine of movement.
There is so much depth and beauty in the world in these days and we are aligning with some beautiful music to free ourselves, find our roar and feel the luminosity that we truly are.
This Ecstatic Dance journey is a dance-as-meditation that has been practised throughout the ages, connecting us with something far greater than our individual selves.
This event is an invitation to come and dance to OPEN-UP & Shine YOUR LIGHT! to release city stress, dance in more joy, and make new friends - all accompanied by a transformational mystical euphoric & uplifting dance music set to connect us deeply with our dance, our hearts, and our creativity.
We'll be including delicious ceremonial grade cacao and a beautiful cacao ceremony/guided meditation facilitated by Seth to connect us with our body, our heart, and positive intention.
No prior experience of ecstatic dance is necessary. All are welcome.
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance - further down)
No late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers. If you are more than 30 min late from the start of the session, unfortunately you won't be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
***Please note: this is a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol space! This is one of the very few spaces where Londoners can go out dancing on a Saturday night in London in a safe and clean sober space. Please respect this, and please don't come drunk or high as you will be refused entry or asked to leave. No refunds!***
SCHEDULE for MEDICINA:
◈ 6pm-6:30pm Check-in For Ecstatic Dance/ Warm up (No entry after 6:30pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 6:30pm-8:30pm Cacao Ceremony, Positive Intention Setting/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave
◈ 8:30pm-9pm Optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance
💜 ALL UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS, RETREATS, FESTIVALS +CREWING:
Website: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
Linktree: linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon
Instagram: Mailing list: https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london
💛FREE CREW SPACES: We'd be very happy to hear from you if you'd like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement - you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. Please complete the sign up form and we'll be in touch.
～ ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL 2026 ～
💜 JULY 22-28, 2026 ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL® (Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 4 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music and Healthy Living Gathering with 130-170 people in a beautiful Dorset Countryside. Get your Super Earlybird £360 ticket (includes12 vegetarian meals, camping and all activities). Dorms and private room upgrades available from £20 per night. Ecstatic Dance • Live Music •URUBU Band •Yoga • Breathwork • Nature • Saunas • Cold Plunges • Community • Transformation • Sound Journeys • Cacao • Trance Dance Ritual • Singing and much more! APPLY to co-create the festival with us! DJ/ FACILIATOR/ CREW/ BODYWORKER - apply on the festival website & get your tickets!
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 14.79 to GBP 71.13
