About this Event
THE DANCE
Heart Dance is your opportunity to connect with and express the deepest part of who you are through dance and movement.
Dancers and non-dancers equally welcome. In this authentic movement class, it's not about form or looking good. It's about tapping into your own depths and moving with your own nature.
This is a substance-free practice.
THE MUSIC
Ryan has curated an eclectic playlist with a clear dance beat, spanning genres from pop to spiritual beats and EDM. Ryan swiftly switches up genres; so if you're not feeling a song, you'll likely love the next one.
THE TIMELINE
6:00 - Arrive, settle in
6:10 - Heart Meditation (sitting meditation, instruction + a very short meditation on the heart chakra)
6:20 - Heart Dance Prep (setting intentions)
6:30 - The Dance begins (if you arrive late, you can read the 1-page Prep doc to catch-up with us)
7:45 - Sharing Circle
QUESTIONS
Email Ryan at [email protected]
THE TEACHER
Ryan McNeely discovered ecstatic dance and authentic movement while studying at UC Berkeley. He found these non-structured forms of dance to be the perfect counterbalance to his pensive academic work. Through this practice, he began to connect profoundly with a deeper part of himself. During this time, he was also practicing and studying chakra meditation with a master of the heart. His spiritual path flowered from there as he integrated elements of Tai Chi and Chi Gong into his movement practice.
Ryan's ecstatic dance path has led him from the urban floors of the Bay Area to the sacred red rocks of Sedona, and onto the birthplace of the movement at Kalani Retreat in Puna, Hawaii.
"Fundamentally, all humans are peace and joy at their spiritual core. This part of us simply gets covered over by the heavy-thinking mind. There are many ways to reconnect with your true nature; for me, it has been the complementary practices of sitting meditation and dance that have consistently brought me back to peace and joy. I'm so grateful to all of my teachers and to the wisdom traditions that have supported my awakening." ~ Ryan
www.heartschool.community
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
BOTI Studios, 607 South Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, United States
USD 23.18 to USD 33.85
