Sacred Dance

Trance Dance

by Brian Masters

The short answer to “what is trance dance” would be, a shamanic practice using music, movement, and breath-work to achieve an altered state of consciousness. Trance dance is in essence a meditational method, being an active meditation the music and movement are used as a focus to clear the mind of conscious thought allowing the [...]

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The 16 Elements of Ecstasy

by Jennifer Masters

This system came to us by way of Mellissa Seaman, founder of the HeartWisdom Temple and our Temple Priestess lineage. It is, simply put, a way of working with energy. We take the symbolism of the four elements—Earth, Air, Water and Fire—and add in more layers of symbolism by dividing them into their light and [...]

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My journey of healing through belly dance

by Jennifer Masters

I remember my first belly dance teacher, Meleah, showing us an example of slowing down a body undulation … beginning in the chest … slowly, slowly winding downward … snakelike … and with a very small and subtle “drop” in the hips … wait for it … BAM! My entire notion of what it is to be sexy [...]

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Entranced by the dance: New Temple Trance Dance

by Jennifer Masters

Article by Mara Clear Spring With excerpts from the journals of Jennifer Masters ♥ “I didn’t think it was possible, but in my very first Trance Dance I was able to tune out the mundane world and connect with my spirit guides in a new way, an incredibly powerful experience. Since I had never experienced [...]

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