The Five Rhythms: Ecstatic Dance 1979 — A Journey of Healing, Sound, and Movement.
THINK GLOBALLY, DANCE LOCALLY
For composer and producer Jason T. Ingram, music has always been more than sound—it’s a survival tool, a spiritual practice, and a path to community. His latest release, The Five Rhythms: Ecstatic Dance 1979 (Think Globally, Dance Locally), embodies a lifetime of exploring music as medicine.
Ingram’s background spans decades of composing and producing original instrumental and vocal works across genres, with a particular devotion to meditative and sonic healing. Through projects like Dialectic Flowers, he and a rotating circle of musicians have released more than a dozen albums that weave sacred numerology, divination, and experimental sound techniques into therapeutic, world-inspired compositions.
“Early in 2025, through virtual meetings with Indian #1 bestselling author Yogesh Chabria (we connected as fellow teachers on the meditation platform Insight Timer), I was challenged and encouraged to return to music after an extended break. Chabria (based in Mumbai) also introduced me to some contemporary works from South Asia, and we discussed therapeutic movement practices such as Ecstatic Dance. These influences were essential in inspiring this unique project.” -Jason T Ingram
This new album continues that lineage, drawing inspiration from the late Gabrielle Roth and her pioneering Five Rhythms movement practice. Using odd time signatures, 432hz tunings, and a fusion of global rhythms, the music is crafted for ecstatic dance, free-form movement, altered states, and deep meditation. It invites listeners not only to move their bodies but also to engage with music as a healing force.
Ingram’s creative journey is inseparable from his personal one. As a survivor of complex PTSD and chronic illness, and as someone who identifies as LGBTQ+, his work emerges from lived experience with suffering and resilience. Over the years, he has immersed himself in Qigong, movement meditation, dreamwork, Earthing, and intuitive energy practices. Today, he teaches virtual dreamwork sessions on Insight Timer and shares what he calls “non-intrusive magic,” an energy practice grounded in nature and awareness.
For Ingram, the album is more than music—it is a tool for transformation. “I wanted to create something so stimulating that it breaks people out of ordinary time and space,” he says. “Music can hold us, move us, and heal us when words are not enough.”
Ecstatic Dance 1979
“I wanted to create something so stimulating that it breaks people out of ordinary time and space”
The Five Rhythms: Ecstatic Dance 1979 is available now on major streaming platforms. It stands as both a tribute to Gabrielle Roth’s ecstatic dance tradition and as a deeply personal offering—an invitation to move, heal, and awaken through rhythm.
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