Energy In Motion: An Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Journey
Welcome to Energy In Motion, a transformational event where ecstatic dance, cacao, and emotional release come together to create an unforgettable experience. This is more than an event; it's a journey of self-discovery and expression, offering a blend of personal growth, community connection, and joyful celebration.
Emotion is energy in motion, and this experience is designed to support emotional processing with an undercurrent of bliss. It's about inner exploration and embodied expression, all within a vibrant, party-like atmosphere. Personal development can be fun, and we're here to prove it.
October Event: Sacral Chakra (Water)
This October, Energy In Motion will be focusing on activating and flowing with our sacral chakra (Svadhisthana), the energy centre that is linked with sensuality and creativity. Anchoring into deeper levels of self expression and freedom within our self and our body.
This event is an opportunity to dance AND an invitation to transform through beauty, play, and the pleasure of being fully present in your body.
Experience Highlights
Ecstatic Dance: A space for free expression. Let go of inhibition and move to the rhythm. No dance experience needed, just an open heart.
Cacao Ceremony: Connect with this heart-opening plant medicine, traditionally known as "food of the Gods." The ceremony invites emotional clarity and deeper connection to self while fueling your desire to dance.
Chakra Exploration: Each event focuses on one of the seven chakras. From the root to the crown, we journey through these energetic centers, integrating their wisdom and embracing their power.
Community Guidelines
Be present: No phones
Be clear: No intoxicants
Be embodied: No talking during the dance
Be respectful: Consensual contact only
Join us at Energy In Motion for a transformative experience where you can dance, connect, and evolve with a community of kindred spirits.
Together, let’s celebrate the full spectrum of the human experience and transform through the power of movement, music, and shared energy.
Upcoming Dates:
Saturday October 11th: Sacral Chakra
Saturday November 8th: Root Chakra
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About your hosts:
Host: Shahna Sarpi - @shahnasarpi
It was love at first dance, when Shahna stepped onto an ecstatic dance dance-floor. She saw the immense power in embodied movement and authentic expression, coming home to her body and her self and feeling the liberation that comes from allowing the energy to move through her. Since that time, she has interwoven these lessons and practices into what she does personally, but also professionally.
Shahna works with the body and nervous system to get people out of survival mode, into a state of thriving on every level. Taking people from stressed, suppressed and exhausted… to healthy, free and radiant.
Having seen the immense power in somatic tools, emotional health and authentic expression from personal experience, Shahna now guides people home to their most empowered selves, through the body.
Co-Host: Patty McDonald (aka Chakaruna) - @ pattymac.truth
Patty is passionate about helping people open their hearts and find bliss in the full spectrum of the human experience. Chakaruna means "Bridge Person" in the Quechua language - this journey is here to provide a bridge for you into new ways of connecting with your self, with each other and with the world around you.
An experienced leader and coach, he recently doubled down on music as an even purer vehicle to deliver transformation, and spent a few weeks in Guatemala dancing with and learning from some of the world's best organic music producers such as Mose, Scott Nice, ATYYA and Melbourne's own Temple Step Project. He also was humbled to learn about Cacao plant magic whilst in Guatemala and is honoured to be holding a space for Cacao and Ecstatic Dance to be shared with our community.
Guest DJ: Julie Jones - @juliejones_dj
Julie Jones is a rising Italian-Eritrean artist whose music fuses percussion and deep beats with ethnic and ancestral sounds and soundscapes. She quickly garnered attention by showcasing her skills at notable events like Esoteric Festival and various venues across Melbourne and interstate.
Her dedication to music drives her to constantly seek out the perfect tracks for her sets, aiming to transmit beautiful, unique energy and create a fulfilling experience on the dancefloor.
Over the years, Julie has refined and evolved her sound into something distinct, honoring her Eritrean roots while incorporating rich, groovy bass lines and powerful tribal loops.
Julie's ultimate aspiration is to take her audience on a mystical journey to her homeland, Africa, inviting them to experience the essence of her cultural roots through the immersive power of her music.
Guest Facilitator: Claire Diaz - @clairee_de_lune_
Claire Diaz is a sexologist and sex & relationship coach on a mission to dismantle taboos and normalise sex through education, empowerment, and embodiment. Growing up, she felt sex education was severely lacking, so she set out to learn for herself - a journey that has now become her life’s passion: helping others understand and embrace sexuality more fully.
With backgrounds in sexology, psychotherapy, and somatic practices, Claire takes a holistic approach to intimacy - recognising that sex and relationships are beautifully complex and unique to each individual. She works 1:1 with clients and also facilitates workshops, retreats, and group programs designed to support people in finding liberation and joy in their sexuality. She is also the creator and host of The Sweet Spot - a fun (and saucy) educational event where her playful side lets loose. Dance and yoga are big pillars in Claire’s life, and she weaves them into her work to help people deepen their embodied connection to themselves.
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Things to note:
Ticket cost is $50.00 if purchasing on the day of the event.
Personal responsibility: Please make an assessment on whether you are feeling stable and resourced enough to explore the practices on offer in this event.
Centre of You has plenty of bolsters, blankets, and cushions for you to get cosy with. We recommend wearing comfortable, loose clothes to enable deep breathing and sitting/laying upon the floor with ease. A journal and an eye mask is recommended as are any familiar personal items that will aid you in feeling grounded (crystal, teddy, scarf, etc).
No Photo/Video Content Will Be Captured: We recognise that being at an event where content is being captured can impact the personal comfort and nervous system regulation of our community. As such, it should be known upfront that this event is a photo and video free space. No content will be captured. We ask all participants to honor this agreement in respect of the shared experience by placing any recording devices away on arrival.
Arrival: Endeavour to arrive between 6:15pm - 6:30pm. To preserve the experience for all involved, doors will close at 6:45pm. Truly, it breaks our heart to have to turn latecomers away yet the disruption to the whole group experience by virtue of lateness does require management. We ask that you find understanding and consideration for the timebound nature of the container and make every effort to arrive on time.
Driving: Know Centre of You is on Chapel St and ample time to find a car spot is best to be factored into your plans. Park direct on Chapel St (spots unmetered after 5pm) or in Anchor Place, the open-air parking lot in the side street that runs opposite Centre of You (unmetered after 4pm).
Public transport - tram: Both the number 6 tram & 78 tram stop on the corner of High St/Chapel St. This is stop 31 on the number 6 tram (Moreland/Glen Iris) & stop 45 on the number 78 tram (North Richmond/Balaclava).
Public transport - train: Both Prahran & Windsor stations along the Sandringham Line will get you walking distance to Centre of You.
Finding Centre of You: Centre of You is nestled within the arcade that Chapel St Bazaar is in (217 Chapel St). It is up a flight of stairs with a wide landing at the half-way-point. Unfortunately, this current version of Centre of You does not have a wheelchair-accessible lift. If you could use support in getting up the stairs or would like to discuss ways to make your experience at Centre of You more comfortable, please reach out via hello@centreofyou.com.au or via DM over on Centre of You Instagram.
Accessibility: At COY we aim to ensure our community and events are inclusive and accessible while upholding the needs and responsibilities of our business and partnering facilitators. Should you be in a time of financial challenge and unable to pay the full ticket price comfortably, please be in contact via hello@centreofyou.com.au. Together we will find a way.
Ticketing T&Cs: We get it, life happens, therefore we will gladly refund you up until 24hrs before the event start time. After that, we have a strict no refund/no transfer to future events policy. If you are no longer able to attend and wish to pay forward your ticket to someone within the community, be in touch via hello@centreofyou.com.au or via DM over on Centre of You Instagram.
Questions? Email hello@centreofyou.com.au or reach out via Instagram DM.
Tickets:
$36.00 early bird
$42.00 general exchange
$50.00 on the door