CACAO & DANCE - Hollow Bone: Dancing with the Ancestors

As the veil thins, we gather to dance.

This October, our Cacao & Dance takes us deeper than ever before - into the ancient practice of the Hollow Bone, and into the presence of those who walked before us.

The 30th of October sits in the sacred threshold between worlds - the time of Samhain, when the veil between the living and the ancestors grows thin. This is no ordinary dance. This is ceremony. 🕯️

We begin by grounding deeply into our bodies - arriving fully, settling into the space, preparing for the journey ahead.

From this place of rootedness, we drink cacao, we are blindfolded - and the journey begins.

Moving through the four directions, guided by music and Pollyana's voice, we will call in our loving and compassionate ancestors as we dance. Our maternal line. Our paternal line. Our collective ancestors. The spirits of this land. All woven together through sound, rhythm, and movement - one continuous, unfolding ceremony.

This is not four separate moments. This is one living, breathing journey, danced in the dark, held by the music, and witnessed by those who came before us.

What to expect:
🍫 A cacao ceremony to open the heart and prepare for the journey.
🌀 Blindfolded dance - grounding, ancestral invocation through the four directions, and free movement, all as one flowing experience.
🎶 Closing sound bath - integration, rest, and gentle return.

This is not performance. This is ceremony.

An invitation to dissolve the mask, empty out, honour those who came before, and remember your deepest freedom.

Come as you are. Leave lighter, freer, more connected — to yourself, your lineage, to life itself. 🌿

🚗 PARKING
Please don’t park on Curror Street. It’s very narrow, and parked cars there can block access for residents and emergency vehicles. 
 
For easy parking - There’s easy parking at the Knowepark School car park, just a minute walk from THE HEARTH studio, just use the link below 👇
https://www.google.com/maps/place/55%C2%B033'11.5%22N+2%C2%B050'10.1%22W/@55.5531829,-2.8387132,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d55.5531829!4d-2.8361383?coh=210790&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDUwNS4wKgBIAVAD 
 
If the gate looks closed, just push it open.
 
If you’re running late, please still take a moment to park there. I’d much rather you arrive a few minutes late than park somewhere difficult.

🎶 WHAT TO BRING
Please come prepared with the following so you can settle in and rest with ease:
 

• Mat to lie on for sound bath
• Blanket
• Cushion
• Eye mask
• Water bottle

Com amor,
Pollyana & Alistair 🙏

📋 BOOKING TERMS
Please take a moment to note the following:
 

• 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.
• 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.  

𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 — 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦.