Ekstasis
Move, then settle into stillness.
Guided movement, rhythm and reflection through timed stages and original percussion. Greek images of music and Dionysian dance are offered as historical context, never as recovered choreography.
What you can do
The movement arc
Four stages: grounding, gathering rhythm, your own repeatable movement, and settling. A seated rhythm practice uses only hands and shoulders.
Within your comfort
You can remain seated throughout. There is no required speed, spinning or exhaustion, and no flashing or strobing effects.
Original percussion
Newly composed four-stage audio with volume and mute controls, and a stage countdown for sessions of 1 to 60 minutes.
A private journal
Sessions are recorded automatically. Add a reflection on movement and attention, and export your journal as JSON when you want a copy.
From the running app
Captured on the Android emulator from a review build. Journal text is demonstration content.
What comes from the record, and what is new
EVIDENCEFrom the historical record
- Greek representations and literary traditions connect music, dance and Dionysian worship (Ure Museum).
- A Roman relief of a dancing maenad adapts a Greek model (Metropolitan Museum). Imagery like this is evidence for how worship was represented, not a manual of practice.
MODERNMade for this app
- All music and movement prompts are modern work. They do not reconstruct ancient choreography or a soundtrack.
- Every movement cue is optional and adjustable to your own body.
Sources named in the app: Ure Museum, The Well-Tempered Lyre · Metropolitan Museum, relief of a dancing maenad
Ekstasis is a contemporary contemplative experience for study and reflection. It does not promise contact, prediction, initiation, healing or any other outcome, and it is not medical or psychological advice.
Privacy and release
Package com.discoveryscience.ekstasis · Publisher Discovery Science, Inc. · Support montgomery@discovery-science.com
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