Persephone Rising: An Ecstatic Dance Ceremony

For the first Full Moon of Spring, and recorded on the Spring Equinox, this episode of Deconstruction offers a guided ecstatic dance ceremony.

This episode is a ceremony.

A journey woven around the ancient myth of Persephone, the maiden who descended into hell and rose as its Queen — transformed enough that all of life responded to her blooming.

We open the circle with the story of Persephone, Demeter, and Baubo. Then the music begins. Thirty minutes of uninterrupted movement. We close in Shavasana with a meditation to land.

Fairytales and Ecstatic dance are some of the oldest medicines we have. When the Body moves freely, without choreography or performance, something reorganizes. Emotion metabolises. What has been frozen begins to thaw.

This ceremony is for everyone whose winter asked everything of them

Preparing the space:

For the best experience, create a simple ceremonial container:

• Find a private space where you can move freely. Make it beautiful

• Use headphones or a good speaker for full sound quality

• Dim the lights or light a candle if it feels supportive

• Allow yourself to move without choreography or self-judgment

Allow the music to guide you.

Let the Body remember. You are Nature. And Nature knows how to rise

Persephone Rising Playlist

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