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DANCE TEMPLEEarth Soma - The Wild Embrace
A Dance experience in and with the temple of nature.
Saturday 7 February | 4-7PM
81 Branch Road, Highlands Park
You are invited into our first Dance Temple for 2026!
A guided eco-somatic dance experience outdoors, where movement, breath, and presence meet the living world around us. We will dance with the earth beneath our feet, the air on our skin, and the sounds of nature as our music.
This is a space to soften, to listen through the body, and to feel supported by the wider web of life.
Our dance becomes a meeting between of our earth bodies, and an offering of gratitude to great body of Mother Earth.
No dance experience needed. Just come as you are.
WHAT TO EXPECT
4.00PM: GATES OPEN - Arrive gently. Connect, explore the space, and receive a blessing on arrival.
4.30PM: OPENING CIRCLE - We gather in circle, share a tea ceremony, and prepare our Temple bodies.
From here, the guided music and movement journey begins with your eco-somatic facilitator Sarah Flashman & the DJ sound journey with Natasha | Lioness.
6.45PM: CLOSING & INTEGREATION - We close with grounding and shared kai (provided) to nourish body and spirit.
🖤 Please stay for the whole journey - the wave of the evening is designed to hold you completely.
WHAT TO BRING:
Water bottle
Cup/mug for tea
Comfy, layered clothing, anything to keep you comfortable sitting outdoors on the earth.
PRICING (Tiered & Trust-Based)
Choose what best reflects your current situation - no proof needed:
🌱 $25 Community Care - for those needing extra support
🌾 $35 Sustainer - For those meeting basic needs comfortably
🌻 $45 Thriving - Pay-it-forward to support access for others
Cash at the door or book online:
Children are welcome with active parental supervision. Under 12 are free.
Dance Temple is a space where participants may enter deep states of presence and embodiment.
If you bring children, you are fully responsible for their care, safety, and engagement throughout the event, and for ensuring they do not disturb other attendees.
Please note:
The venue is outdoors with unfenced water areas
The land is part of an active residential community and is their home
Children must remain within the designated open grass area and are not permitted to roam freely.
Thank you for helping us keep the space safe, respectful, and nourishing for all.
🌟 What is Dance Temple?
Dance Temple is a co-created, intentional dance space where movement becomes medicine.
It’s a place to:
Move freely and intuitively
Listen deeply to your body
Explore sensation, emotion, and presence
We dance to feel, not to perform.
There are no steps to learn, no right way to move - only invitations.
The space is slow, spacious, and sensual, awakening all the senses.
AGREEMENTS
To support a deep, shared experience:
• Clean dancefloor: No alcohol. No phones. No Videos. No talking.
• Let your body speak.
• Move with love. Respect the space - and each other.
Held by the Elements
🌍 Earth - grounding & stability
🔥 Fire - transformation &passion
🌊 Water - emotion & flow
🌬 Air - clarity & breath
✨ Ether - the mystery that holds it all
Together, these elements quietly guide the journey.
🎧 Your Visionary & DJ: Lioness (Natasha Mason)
Ritual romancer. Space weaver. Dancefloor doula.
Natasha’s sets blend somatic awareness with soul-stirring beats, creating journeys that invite connection, release, and remembrance.
TEMPLE KEEPERS:
Lovingly held by a team of experienced Temple Keepers, supporting the space and offering gentle guidance throughout the evening:
🌍Sarah Flashman 🌊 Moana Hancock 🔥 Claire Rapira 🌬 Leah Rowe
Our Temple Keepers have all trained in Somatic Dance with Sarsha Hope and Stephen Blase within Somatic Dance International - This means we have collectively over a 1000hours of experience from training and assisting and also holding our own individual spaces.
What is Somatic Dance?
Somatic Dance is an invitation to move from within.
You’ll be guided to:
Listen to your body
Follow sensation and feeling
Move in your own time and way
No choreography. No pressure. Every cue is optional.
Every body is welcome.
Come as you are. Move as you feel.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
81 Branch Rd, Highlands Park, New Plymouth 4312, New Zealand, 81 Branch Rd, Highlands Park, New Plymouth 4312, New Zealand, New Plymouth
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