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Welcome to Ecstatic North

At Ecstatic North we harness the essence of the cardinal direction of the North, known for its stillness, introspection, love, freedom and wisdom.

Our mission is to create sacred spaces that invite you to delve deep within yourself, connecting with the profound depths of your being.

In Groningen we organise Ecstatic Dances, but there is more.
On 9 December 2023 we have our Winter Gathering on the beautiful Land van Yemaya for a day of dancing, stillness and playfulness.
And you don’t want to miss the festival in June 2024!

We invite you to dance with us.

Awaken your spirit and nourish your soul by movement

Dance

We believe in the transformative power of movement and connection to awaken the spirit and nourish the soul.

Nature

We are inspired by nature. How grass moves in the wind, how water flows, how seasons change the air. Our true nature.

Location

Nature and dance come together at our beautiful location Land van Yemaya in Bellingwolde where we facilitate our gatherings, festival and retreats.

Ecstatic North upcoming events

Ecstatic Dance Winter Gathering

9 December 2023
at Land van Yemaya

The winter gathering is one day to dance, connect and play. We come together to honor the wisdom of stillness, grounding, and ancestral guidance.

Ecstatic Dance Festival

27-30 June 2024
at Land van Yemaya

A festival to experience the delight of dance, movement, music, silence, play, connection and nature. We will camp out, dance under the stars and create inspiring workshops.
Stay tuned! More info soon

Ecstatic Dance GRN

Every other Saturday at
EdanZ, Groningen

In a 2,5 h journey the DJ will take you on a dance experience. Move however you wish to move.
Shoeless, speechless and booze’less.

Dance into your true nature

Meet our team

We are proud to introduce you our Ecstatic North team!

A combination of art, poetry, technique, organisation and last but not least passion for movement and nature.

Meet Mia, Inge, Ramon, Sanneke & Debbie. The core of Ecstatic North.

Next to our team stands a team of dedicated volunteers that love to dance and contribute to our events.

Interested to join the team? Contact us!

Lovely setting, lovely people, great hosting team, great workshops and lots of fun dancing!

Review from participants of Ecstatic North events

It was really fantastic! Excellent organization, very nice atmosphere, a beautifully diverse group of humans, and excellent music.

Andrea Sangiacomo

A glory of elements;
Warmly challenging, contactful, sensitively connected, tasty pure, yin and yang, visibly powerful, vulnerable and safe, open and honest, sweating and tranquility.
To be open to all these movements, and all that in “me” and the “other”, to allow these movements completely, in order to show their emptiness.
A spatial experience on the Land of Yemaja.

Ron Engelsman

We enjoyed this weekend! Very nice place, nice people, fantastic food, great dancing. Downside: now that the week has started again, we miss Inge’s yoga class, Frits’ play fight workshop and the small lake to take a lovely dip in. See you soon!

Gert Jan

What an incredibly beautiful and special event this was, never experienced like this before.
Everything was right for me:
The beautiful place in nature, the silence and tranquility, the swimming pond…
The well-kept accommodations made from natural materials…
The delicious and healthy (organic/vegetarian) food…
The silence until 10am and during meals…
The program: 2 hours of ecstatic dance every day, so much fun! And also wonderful yoga and a super cool playfight workshop (playful romping, so much fun!).
But above all the loving, respectful energy, atmosphere and connections with a group of such sweet, fun people.
I felt at home.
And what a world of difference from how I felt before I left…
I now feel much fitter and overall I have improved so much, it is special that this can be done in 3 days.
Once home, that energy continues to work and all kinds of wonderful things happen… And I am full of inspiration for my company!
Intensely grateful!
Thank you Inge van Nimwegen and the entire team for organizing this special event. Until next time!

Christel Peters