Grateful within Our Hearts

November 26, 12:30am to 5pm @ Sticks and Stones Farm, Newtown, CT

We’re excited to gather together on this magical land to celebrate and share our Gratitude with music, dancing, drumming and art.

This Dance is a Fundraiser Event for Wildflower Nation, an Indigenous led collective of teen parents.  Most of the music used in Ecstatic Dance has its roots in indigenous cultures from around the world.  As an expression of our gratitude, we are dedicating this dance to giving back to Indigenous families. Scroll down to read all about this collective.  We invite you to donate whether you are able to attend or not.  Sticks and Stones is donating the space and all the organizers are donating our time, so 100% of your donation will go directly to providing resources to families in need.

-Music curated by Jackie Rainbow

-Drumming with Andrew Prue

-Natural Painting Collab with Sarah Sage

-Gratitude Tree with Amy Mystic Spin

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Arrival / Greetings 12:30pm

Opening circle 1:30

Dancing until we drop

Closing out with a Singing Circle.  Feel free to bring songs, prayers and snacks to share.

Suggested Donation if attending: $25-50, $5+ for kids (of course more is great, too!)

Please show us a screenshot of your donation or if you pay cash, we’ll donate for you.

Send payments to Venmo or Paypal, with #WildFlower in the Memo:

*Venmo @redrootcollective

*https://www.paypal.me/redrootcollective

(Redroot Collective is an Indigenous focused mutual aid collective, make sure to write #WildFlower in the memo)

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*This is a family friendly, alcohol free event.

*Jackie will have herbal tinctures for “sale” to raise more $ for the cause.

*We would love a couple of volunteers to help us set up and we’re always so grateful to have your help breaking down at the end.  Thank you!

*We’ll have a fire to keep us warm – firewood is appreciated

We can’t wait to Dance with you!  Thank you for joining us to support a cause we care about.  WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU!

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Wildflower Nation is an Indigenous led collective of teen parents from all demographics and stages of life working together to disrupt intergenerational trauma and survival cycles in the lives of our youngest community members through access to necessary (whole person) services & ongoing physical, spiritual and emotional supports.

The RedRoot Collective (a diverse community of Native led allies) currently works with its NGO partner Accomplis to support Wildflower fundraising for crisis response within communities made most vulnerable by colonial occupation, as well as plan for and provide the resources to meet programming needs for the benefit of the Wildflower community at large.

This includes

– The sacred right to choice and autonomy

– Prenatal supports

– Birth and postpartum care

– Parenting education & coaching

– Continued education support

– relational daycare and respite relief access

– The development of financial independence and security

– Safe housing and transportation achievement

– Community return training, opportunities to serve the generations that come next.

We have started looking at safe and flexible ways to extend our community supports to include a soft and intentional space for young community members to privately access all of the medicines this land has to offer specific to sacred choice for their own body & relationship with the land.

The goal is a well equipped camper trailer to be parked as needed in protected locations for community use, and provide private housing for birth, death and trauma workers when traveling to support young people & families navigating difficult things in remote areas.

If you would like to be a part of this long-term stability goal, donations can be made to either of links below marked #WildFlower and will be added to our slowly growing fund.

VENMO @REDROOTCOLLECTIVE

https://www.paypal.me/RedRootCollective

#WildFlower

We are also still looking for ally aunties to help spearhead the mechanics of this project with price point research, and recruiting/organizing public support committed to driving fundraising.

If that sounds like something you would like to participate in making happen let us know at admin@redrootcollective.org Att:Wildflower and we will get you connected to the people doing the things.

Chi-Miigwetch.

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2 Year Danciversary!

Saturday, September 24th 5-8pm @ Sticks and Stones Farm!

Welcome back to Ecstatic Forest! We have taken a few months off and can’t wait to play together again! This special dance signifies our coming together over the past 2 years, as well as celebrating Jackie, Sarah, and Jacqueline’s birthdays! It’s also Baby Abe’s first ecstatic dance appearance earthside! 

For our Creative Corner please wear white for our PAINT PARTY. We will be dancing & painting on our white clothes.

Arrival time of 5pm is encouraged so you can become acquainted with the land, say hello to friends + drop into your body. Circling begins at 5:30.

Meet in front of the Stone Barn + go for a short hike up a gravel road to the Ecstatic Forest. Arriving after 5:30pm? Directions + a map will be posted in the discussion!

Our Sunset Celebration Playlist is curated by Jackie Ryan & Amy Dubenetsky. A creative expression station with canvas + paints for playful musings will be hosted by Sarah Sage. Andrew Prue brings his incredible drumming talent, instruments to share, + a beautiful sound meditation at the end. No prior dance experience is necessary; Come as you are!

*Fire is dependent on weather conditions* 

::What to Bring::
*white clothes to be painted on
*Layered clothing
*Flashlight
*A full water bottle
*Snacks
*Warm, comfortable shoes

This is a sober event. While we typically go barefoot at Ecstatic Dances, we recommend bringing comfortable shoes that you could dance in if you are not used to being barefoot in the woods.
Please share this event with anyone you think might benefit from this experience. We are so grateful to see this community growing and thriving!

::Payment Info::

Suggested Sliding Scale: $20-45 for adults. $5-15 for kids over 8 y.o

Cash / Venmo @Amy-Dubenetsky
or
PayPal: ecstaticforest@gmail.com

Thank you! We look forward to dancing with you!

~ Jackie, Andrew, Sarah, Kyla + Amy ~ 

Art Auction / Fundraiser Dance for Baby Abe!

Amy and Andrew are having a Baby! Come celebrate, co-create and donate!

Sunday, April 10th 2:00-5:00pm @ Sticks and Stones Farm, Newtown

Majestic music collab between Amy Dubs, Jackie Rainbow and Divine Kyla. Drumming and sound healing by Andrew Prue. Art Auction facilitated by the wondrous Sarah Sage.

We will be auctioning off the collaborative paintings from past EF Events to raise $ for Baby Abe’s birth. Come get your favorite art piece and help Amy have the most divine birthing experience by supporting her Doula and Midwife fund.

100% of ticket and art sales goes straight to the Baby Abe fund:
Suggested donation for attending:
$20 – $20 Million 😉

Venmo: @amy-dubenetsky or Paypal: activerelaxation@gmail.com, Note: Ecstatic Baby Abe. You can also donate even if you can’t make it to the dance.

The total cost for the Doula and Midwife is $6400.
Midwife: www.milkandhoneybirth.com
Doula: www.withkaitlin.com

It is a lifelong dream to have a Home Birth and Amy and Andrew are deeply grateful for your contribution to help achieve this dream!

We look forward to dancing, playing and manifesting abundance with you!

Thank you ❤!

Join us for a special SpringQuinox Dance! We will gather once again in our beloved Ecstatic Forest to celebrate the balance of light + dark, as we move into the light half of the year for the 2022 Spring Equinox. As part of honoring the turning of the wheel, we will have a special Altar with a crystal grid to meditate at, a sacred fire to burn, + you are welcome to participate in the creation of an earth-material mandala. 

Arrival time of 12:30 is encouraged so you can become acquainted with the land, say hello to friends + drop into your body. Circling begins at 1:00, please be prompt.

12:30pm: Meet in front of the Stone Barn + go for a short hike up a gravel road to the Ecstatic Forest. Arriving after 12:30pm? Directions + a map will be posted in the discussion!

Our SpringQuinox playlist has been curated by Goddesses Jackie + Amy. Earth-materials will be gathered + ready for the mandala at the creation station hosted by Sarah Sage. Andrew Prue brings his incredible drumming talent, instruments to share, + a beautiful sound meditation at the end. 

No prior dance experience is necessary; Come as you are!

WE WILL HAVE A FIRE at this gathering with a designated fire tender. Please use caution especially with children present + do not feed the fire.

::What to Bring::
*Layered clothing
*A full water bottle
*Snacks
*Warm, comfortable shoes

*Optional BYO*
-Altar items to add
-Earth materials to share

****This is a sober event.****

Please share this event with anyone you think might benefit from this experience. We are so grateful to see this community growing and thriving!

::Payment Info::

Suggested Sliding Scale: 

$20-40 for adults. 

$5-10 for kids

Cash / Venmo @Amy-Dubenetsky
or
PayPal: ecstaticforest@gmail.com

Thank you! We look forward to dancing with you!

Jackie, Andrew, Sarah, + Amy

Too much shoveling and not enough Dancing?  We have the antidote…
SNOW PANTS DANCE! Sunday 2/20/2022 12:30-4pm
@ Doug’s Backyard
9 Hobson AveWindsor, CT06095
Slip on your snow pants and shuffle on over! Ecstatic Forest is taking our dance to a winter wonderland of sparkling snowand fancy, dancy funtimes! Early arrival of 12:30pm is encouraged so you can become acquainted with the space, say hello to friends and drop into your body. Opening circle begins at 1pm stat.Jackie Rainbow has curated a spectacular Snow Pants Dance playlist inspired by her travels to Guatemala for Embodiment Fest! Musical Instruments and Drumming will be provided by Andrew Prue + closing circle will end with a sound meditation. Sarah Sage will be live-painting and facilitating snow painting!  A small fire will be built to keep us warm if we should need it. PAYMENT INFO:
Sliding Scale: $20-40 for adults / $5-10 for kids.
Cash / Venmo @Amy-Dubenetsky / PayPal: ecstaticforest@gmail.com**This is a sober and family friendly event.
Please invite your friends! We love seeing this community growing and thriving.**

❄

The Ecstatic Forest Family

1 Year DANCE-iversary!

August 21st, 2021 7-10pm

Sticks and Stones Farm / 201 Huntingtown Rd., Newtown, CT

One year ago, we gathered in front of the Barn at Sticks and Stones and hiked up the hill into the woods together for our first Ecstatic Forest Dance.  Moving the dance outside was one of the greatest blessings that arose out of the Covid quarantine period, and I’m grateful that we discovered our shared love for dancing with nature.  The community that has come together around this dance has been life enhancing for so many of us.  Some of us have moved in together, some have started our own outdoor dances, and some of us have fallen in love.  Please join us to celebrate the incredible community that we have co-created of dancers, artists, drummers, and nature-lovers.


Jackie Rainbow is curating the playlist. Musical Instruments + Drumming will be provided by Andrew Prue + closing circle will end with a sound meditation. Sarah Sage will be live-painting and facilitating a community canvas for all to express themselves with color and shape.  We will have a fire and festival lights :).  Feel free to dress up, bring flow toys or extra decorations!


NOTE: Be prepared to take a 10 minute uphill hike, wear shoes with good tread, bring extra layers in case it gets cold + bring a full water bottle and snacks. Remember there are roots and rocks all around so keep your awareness on your surroundings.  No poison ivy seems to grow in this area. As always, use consent when approaching others for hugs/dancing/physical contact.  A porta-pottie is available behind the barn before you walk up.DIRECTIONS: Park in the lot by the barn + walk up the gravel road that continuously curves over to the right. Even though you’re on foot, follow the “Cars ->” sign + stay to the right until you see us.

PAYMENT INFO:
Sliding Scale: $15-35 for adults. $5-10 for kids.
Cash / Venmo @Amy-Dubenetsky
or PayPal: ecstaticforest@gmail.com**This is a sober + family friendly event.
Please invite your friends!  We love seeing this community growing and thriving.**

❤

The Ecstatic Forest Family


PS We would love some volunteers to come early for setup and stay late for breakdown.  Please contact Jackie (203) 494-7363 to volunteer!

May Dance 5/16/2021

3-6pm at Sticks and Stones Farm ~ 197 Huntington Road Newtown, CT

Surrounded and supported by nature in the Ecstatic Forest, we join together in community to express ourselves in moving however feels good to our bodies! Please arrive at 3pm to park, walk up the hill, greet others + settle in.

EVENT FLOW: Opening circle will begin at 3:30 with a warm up and playlist created by Amy. Musical Instruments + Drumming will be provided by Andrew Prue, + closing circle will end with a sound meditation by Jackie. Sarah Sage will be live-painting + a community canvas is open for all to express themselves with color + shape.

NOTE: Be prepared to take a 10 minute uphill hike, wear shoes with good tread, bring extra layers in case it’s still cold + bring yourself some water/snacks. Remember there are roots and rocks all around so keep your awareness on your surroundings. There is PLENTY of space to social distance + no poison ivy in this area. As always, use consent when approaching others for hugs/dancing/physical contact.

DIRECTIONS: Park in the lot by the barn + walk up the gravel road. Even though you’re on foot, follow the “Cars ->” sign + stay to the right until you see us.

PAYMENT INFO:
Suggested Sliding Scale: $15-35 for adults. $5-10 for kids.
Cash / Venmo @Amy-Dubenetsky
or PayPal: ecstaticforest@gmail.com

***This is a sober + family friendly event.
Please share this invitation with anyone you think might benefit from being around creative, caring people. We are so grateful to see this community growing and thriving.***

❤

The Ecstatic Forest Team