Luminous Offerings : Waning Moon Dance & Candle Making Workshop

Waning Moon Dance & Candle Making is a transformative, creative dance workshop designed for women, weaving together movement, ritual, and handcrafted candle-making. Guided by the energy of the waning moon, participants are invited into a gentle process of release, reflection, and integration through embodied dance and tactile creation.

This workshop sits within Luminous Offerings, a project series designed to nourish and activate women's creative health led by Eloise Wood (WildHoney) in collaboration with AmandaMagan (Otway Forrest Yoga), blending decades of experience in performance art, dance, somatic practice, ceremony, and community-based ritual.

This session explores the Waning Moon phase. We honour the ancient art of candle-making and observe the Celtic cross-quarter festival of Lammas, the harvest, and the waning light. Make a candle to take home, let it guide your movement and creative practice.

Open to women aged 16+ and those identifying. No dance experience necessary, just a willingness to connect and explore in a safe space. This is the final workshop in this series.

What awaits you…

Candle Making– a hands-on, transformative, ancient meditative process. Also FUN! As we create our candles, we’ll weave our wishes and intentions into creation – a collective offering to the world.

Creative Dance – aims to lead each dancer into the rich and varied artistic, emotional, physical and spiritual levels of human experience – music from all ages and cultures is used. Explore self-expression, movement with props, group, partner and solo dances. Experience indoor and outdoor dances. Awaken creative energy with earth-based practices.

AfterMoon Tea – following the session, join us for nourishing snacks and drinks. Bring a plate to share or something nice to drink.

What you Recieve

Gentle guidance and tuition from experienced performance artists and facilitators. A safe space to explore your creativity.

What to Bring

Water bottle. Artsmock for candle making. Something to share or drink for AfterMoon Tea.

What to Wear – RED!

Whatever you are comfortable and can move freely in. We have been exploring a colour for each phase – wear RED garments if you have them! The workshop takes place inside and outside a hall with heating and cooling systems but be prepared for all seasons.