Dance Prayer - Online Session
Dance Prayer is breath, movement and sound woven into one practice. Two hours where the thinking part steps back and the body takes over.
Participants often describe a flow state. Others describe a release of tension they had been carrying.
This practice set me free from a life I was stuck in, a life that wasn't mine. That's what I'm sharing in this room.
You set your own intensity, the whole way through.
The wave
The session is one wave. It rises, it peaks, it settles. You don't need to memorise anything, I guide you through all of it. Once you're in the flow, it carries you.
Arriving
Settling in. The breath slows down, attention comes off the screen and into the body. Nothing is asked of you yet.
Breathwork
We work with Breath of Fire, rapid rhythmic breathing from the belly. Active breath, then stillness.
Toning
Sound on the exhale. Not singing. The voice keeps the breath moving and gives what's rising somewhere to go.
Breath Dance
The main part of the session. Breath, shaking and dance at the same time, held inside a holotropic-inspired breath frame, moving through several phases and several styles of music. In the Holotropic tradition this is called evocative music: sound chosen to carry you somewhere, not to entertain you. This is the part you can take back to any dancefloor.
Integration
Everything slows down. Long exhales, stillness, lying down. Then we close the circle together. This is not the cooldown, it's where the session lands.
What you need
No experience, no rhythm, no good voice. A bit of floor space where you can move without hitting furniture, water, and headphones. The headphones matter more than you'd expect, the music is doing half the work.
Camera off is completely fine. Make sure the space around you is clear, no hard edges and nothing you could fall against. You can sit or lie down at any point, and I'll say so during the session.
Contribution
Pay what you can. 21 EUR is suggested, or send blessings and join for free. Both are a yes to being here.
When
Sunday 25 October, 16:00 to 18:00 CET (Vienna). That's 15:00 London, 11:00 New York, 12:00 Sao Paulo, 20:30 Delhi. Europe switches to winter time that same night, so double-check your calendar.
I'll send the link and everything you need a few days before.
Dance Prayer runs once a month. Subscribe at lu.ma/asunritual and you will hear about the next one automatically.
Whether you've done something like this before or never tried anything close, you're welcome.
What happens in the room stays in the room.
I'm Ahash. Twenty years in this work, four years of training in Holotropic Breathing in the Grof and Walch lineage.
Follow along: instagram.com/ahashone
Please note: this is a movement and breath practice, not therapy or medical treatment. If you have a health condition, check with your doctor first. You'll be asked to read and sign the terms when you register. They list the contraindications for breathwork in detail.