Name: Somatic Dance
Start: 2025-01-31T18:45:00+13:00
End: 2025-01-31T20:45:00+13:00
Location: Mt Eden Village Centre

💫INVITATION TO MOVE💫
Maryam and BLASE invite you to our first Somatic Dance offering in 2025 as part of the Auckland Somatic Dance Collective. We're excited to be back this year with these beautiful beings bringing their combined magic through sound and spoken word. We're so looking forward to welcoming you back to our usual space in Mt Eden! Very happily, we've secured monthly bookings so we'll be hosting a Somatic Dance each month this year; and with an expanding crew of dancers and DJ's, there's going to be amazing creations we're excited to share with you!
Somatic Dance is a guided free form movement journey, delving deep into the layers of the body and held in a non-judgemental space where all of you is welcome. No prior dance experience is necessary and all bodies are welcome.
There are no routines or steps to follow here, simply an invitation to discover how your body wishes to move. The guided facilitation is supported by a carefully curated soundscape overseen by a DJ.
This dance is an invitation for you to come and move your body to the unique rhythm of you, supporting a deeper connection with yourself and others.
This is a space free from alcohol, shoes and talking. Let the epic music and guidance of your facilitator carry you out of your mind and into your body, allowing yourself to experience the transformative power of Somatic Dance! The music takes the form of a wave, beginning gently before building to a peak, then settling back down to land softly and slowly.
We recommend wearing clothes you are comfortable moving in (layers are great), bring along a drink bottle and a drop or two of curiosity!
Our dance spaces are designed for adults to create a space where you are able to freely explore and express your authentic self, in whichever shape and form it happens to be expressing itself. As part of this, we request that alternate arrangements are made to care for any children while you attend. If you have a child you would like to bring along, please reach out to us and we can have a chat about whether it is a possibility.

The location is: Mt Eden Village Centre, 449 Mount Eden Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024

We welcome you at any time from 6.45pm for a 7pm start.
$20-$25 per person; cash on the door or purchase your ticket:
https://events.humanitix.com/somatic-dance-ubglw6nc
We have adopted a two tier ticket option:
$20 supported dancers, we want to continue to make our dances accessible
$25 supporting dancers, for those who feel more abundant and are able to support us
If price is a barrier to attending, please reach out to us and we can work something out, an additional hand with tasks on the day is often appreciated.
Feel free to share this event and invite friends! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us and we would love to support you
We look forward to welcoming you
💫INTRODUCING💫
Maryam, Somatic Dance Facilitator
Born in Canada with Syrian and Iraqi heritage, Maryam is a wellness workshop facilitator and a Somatic Dance Teacher, with international training across several holistic modalities, including reiki & sensory touch therapy, yoga, cacao circle facilitation, and sound therapy. Through her comprehensive understanding of somatic practices, she harnesses the transformative power of movement, breath, and sound to guide individuals toward inner strength and embodiment. Maryam’s expertise in creating a safe and nourishing space allows participants to embark on a profound journey of self-connection and healing.
BLASE; Soundscape Creator
BLASE is an Auckland based DJ & producer known for his diverse, multi-genre music journeys where dancers are guided on a curious and empowering experience out of the mind and into the body.
Blase is an alchemist of frequency and his love for dance and embodiment translates through his music, complimenting the entire journey with highs and lows, making sure every movement possibility is explored.
You can expect a smooth dance wave with Ecstatic highs to deep bassy lows and everything in between. Blase pays particular attention to the subtle energy’s of dance and is always sure to land the dance floor and its nervous system safely back to the Earth before closing.