“Everybody is a dancer inherently, because everybody has a body. We all feel the music. It’s a universal possibility, it’s not just a privileged elite who can have these experiences.” Raio


E208 – Raio on Ceremony, Ecstatic Dance and Parenting

Nothing But Love


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“Everybody is a dancer inherently, because everybody has a body. We all feel the music. It’s a universal possibility, it’s not just a privileged elite who can have these experiences.” Raio

In this episode Amisha talks with Raio, a musician, producer, ceremonialist and DJ who’s been uplifting the tribe in Bali for the last 18 years. A devotee of movement and dance as transformational practices, he plays organic-electro live dance music sets and DJ’s ecstatic dance. He’s the co-founder of Wakamaia School of Sacred Fun, where they share the art of Ecstatic Dance DJ’ing, sound healing, and more. Raio is also co-founder of an eco-community as well as Colibri Spirit Festival and BaliSpirit Festival.
 
We explore
:: ecstatic dance and music ceremonies as healing and transformative practices
:: transformative power of kindness in resolving conflicts
:: grief rituals
:: AI vs Humanities unique qualities of emotional intelligence and interconnectedness
:: parenting and fathering
:: human capacity to create magic
 
“Everyone’s got their story that they bring to the ecstatic dance space. There they find forgiveness and healing. Healing disease in their body, healing emotional trauma, or celebrating the simple fact of being alive.” Raio

Raio is a musician, producer, ceremonialist and DJ who’s been uplifting the tribe in Bali for the last 18 years. A devotee of movement and dance as transformational practices, he plays organic-electro live dance music sets and DJ’s ecstatic dance. He also leads sacred cacao ceremonies, medicine music concerts, and sound healing journeys, and produces music in a riverside jungle studio outside Ubud. Along with his wife Sophie Sofree, he’s the co-founder of Wakamaia School of Sacred Fun, where they share the art of Ecstatic Dance DJ’ing, sound healing, and more. Dedicated to presenting earth-reverent projects that heal and unite, Raio is also co-founder of an eco-community as well as Colibri Spirit Festival and BaliSpirit Festival.

To connect or work with Raio, visit wakamaia.love

To connect or work with Amisha, visit amisha.co.uk


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