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Caroline S’Jegers DJing during a festival set, weaving deep and soulful sounds

Hi, I’m Caroline S’Jegers - visionary DJ, soulful poet, ceremony leader, and mentor for creators embracing authenticity, depth, and remembrance.

For years, I sensed a deep loneliness in this world. I looked around and saw that so much more was possible. I kept dreaming of a place where movement, stillness, and raw expression could come together - where we could simply be ourselves. So I embarked on a journey - first deep within, and then out into the world. I traveled through cultures and communities, through grief and joy, cocooning and blooming. And in that unfolding, I found pathways that led me back to who I truly am.

In 2011, I stood at another threshold. I had just found my father in a coma. The emergency responders were already there - working quickly, voices urgent. In the midst of it all, one of them turned to me and shouted: “Does he want to live?” That question pierced deep. And in the silence that followed, I felt it echo inside me: "What would it take for me to live fully?"

​Grief moved in. I turned to dance - as it supported me to stay close to life. To feel, to breathe, to keep going. Movement became my language. Through the body, I began to hear quiet whisperings - a calling toward music, poetry, and presence. I followed it, step by step, letting it shape how I live, create, and relate.

 

If you feel that call too, you’re not alone.

 

As a dear friend once said to me: “It would be criminal not to share your gifts with the world.” We each have our own place in the circle, and life continuously teaches us that our deepest growth often happens in the rawest, quietest moments. And it’s in those moments that I offer to walk beside you - into deep listening, gentle unfolding, and quiet remembrance. To reflect. To feel what has always lived in your bones.

This is where my story begins. And slowly, my rhythm began to take root.

My Story of Remembrance

Following the Call

​​​​In my journey, I’ve had the privilege of being part of a groundbreaking and heart-opening movement...

​What began as a whisper - a quiet call toward rhythm - turned into a movement. And I stood at the heart of it, becoming the first female Ecstatic Dance DJ in Europe. But I never set out to be a DJ. I simply followed the call.​​​​​ 

 

My journey into this work began long before I stepped onto the dance floor in Oakland in 2011. It was rooted in a deep love for music and movement from a young age. From the first rhythms that stirred something in me, I felt a longing to create a space where people could both feel free and connected. Where dance could become a form of truth-telling.

Caroline S’Jegers leading a ceremony with drum and voice, blending rhythm and ritual

My childhood dream stayed with me - guiding years of exploration and growth, until music became the way in. I co-founded Ecstatic Dance Belgium, joined the team at the legendary Club Lite in Amsterdam, and helped create the first Ecstatic Dance Leadership Training in Europe. What began as a small gathering soon grew into a flourishing community - where people from all walks of life could meet, share their stories, and dance their truths. It’s been a wild, humbling journey, taking me across countries, cultures, and inner landscapes I never could have imagined.

 

As I became a wife, a mother, and witnessed subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts within the scene, I began listening even more closely to life’s seasons.. The rhythm I had once poured so fully into my work started to change. I came to understand that creative leadership thrives not under pressure, but when we give space to the unknown. The messiness of transformation became something I learned to embrace - moving with its flow, allowing it to shape me from the inside out.​​​​

Caroline S’Jegers in nature — rooted in land, rhythm, and quiet presence

Now, I bring all of this experience - my story, my rhythms, my journey - into the spaces I create, honoring the process of becoming, of deepening, and of expressing who we truly are.

And the more I listened, the more I began to sense a new rhythm - one that wasn’t just about the dance floor, but about how we live, lead, and return to what matters.

 

That’s where the rhythm of a wild heart began to rise.

"Caroline creates poem prayers through sound and dance. 
All seasons and all elements are being touched by the tunes of her voice and music. Heart opening and soul singing."

Aielette

Caroline S’Jegers holding space in ceremony, guiding with presence and intention
Caroline S’Jegers seen from behind while DJing, guiding through sound and presence
Caroline S’Jegers with her album “Birthing a Forest” — sound meets story
Caroline S’Jegers dancing in embodied movement — presence through rhythm
Big smile on Caroline S’Jegers while DJing, embodying joy and connection
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The rhythm of my work has evolved alongside the rhythm of my life. As I became a mother and moved through deeper phases of creative inquiry, I started to listen in new ways. What once called for momentum began asking for pause, integration, and trust in the unknown. I came to understand that creative leadership flourishes not through pressure or performance, but through presence. Through allowing the not-knowing to shape us. Through moving with the mess - not around it.

My work began to deepen. What I once offered solely through dance floors and large gatherings started to grow roots in mentorship, ceremony, and intimate forms of creative leadership. I now support women who hold space for others - artists, facilitators, ceremonialists, and guides - helping them refine their vision, deepen their presence, and embody the work they are here to offer.

I’ve spent over a decade shaping the conscious dance movement - co-founding Ecstatic Dance Belgium, supporting the growth of international communities, and becoming the first female Ecstatic Dance DJ in Europe. A key figure of Ecstatic Dance in Belgium and The Netherlands, I’ve helped guide the first Ecstatic Dance Leadership Training in Europe and was part of the core team at the legendary Club Lite in Amsterdam - a space that became a heartbeat of the international scene.

Rooted in ceremony and storytelling, my dance journeys invite participants to explore, remember, and co-create. Each beat, breath, and movement becomes a gateway into presence - a return to what is most alive. With a soulful and uplifting approach, I weave together ceremony, constellation work, and embodied awareness, guided by the knowing that dance is a powerful language for coming home to ourselves.

* Skin to earth. Breath of life. Roots of joy. * 

My debut album Birthing a Forest reflects my dedication to raw beauty, co-created with wonderful artists such as Carrie Tree, Mitsch Kohn, Kevin James, and Uria Tsur. The album blends spoken word and music, guiding listeners to reconnect with their inner selves. My work bridges cultures, global issues, and the rhythms of life - inviting people to return to their roots while embracing new possibilities. Through every offering, I create spaces that foster connection, growth, and the magic of shared creation.

With a background as a psychologist (BA) and cultural anthropologist (MSc), I have spent many years exploring the deeper healing aspects of dance across cultures. Long before I stepped onto an Ecstatic Dance floor, I was already drawn to the ways movement and ritual weave through human history - studying, attending, and embodying dances and ceremonies around the world as part of both my academic path and personal inquiry.

A pivotal moment came in 2011, during a dance in Oakland, California, where I encountered Ecstatic Dance in its raw, community-rooted form - a practice with origins in Hawaii and inspired by conscious movement lineages such as 5Rhythms. That same year, I began studying with Soul Motion teacher Michael Molin-Skelton, whose poetic approach and deep presence helped shape my own way of weaving music, movement, and meaning. My work blends presence, poetry, and storytelling with an embodied understanding of the body as a vessel for truth, remembrance, and return.

Over the years, I have collaborated with artists and visionaries from around the globe - including Rising Appalachia, Ayla Nereo, Nessi Gomes, Mirabai Ceiba, and many others - co-creating transformative events that bring people together through music, movement, and shared intention.

I am also the voice behind Weaving Circles Podcast, where I speak with groundbreaking visionaries making a meaningful impact in the world. Through Heart of the Dance, I continue this path alongside my colleagues Tom Goldhand and Léon Beckx, offering facilitator and DJ trainings that deepen our connection to the body, expand practical skills, and nurture intuitive, heart-led leadership.

Rhythm of a Wild Heart

Caroline S’Jegers and her husband — shared love, life, and creative path

Returning to the Land

As a mother of two sons, my life is deeply shaped by experiences of free birth, sustainable living, and soul-led parenting. Together with my husband, Josse Horsten - a regenerative educator and founder of Eetbaar Landschap (Edible Landscape) - we spent seven years immersed in a permaculture community. After three years of traveling as a family, we are now preparing to settle again, weaving together our passions for dance, regenerative living, and community.

Our dream is to cultivate a life where our beautiful earth is our teacher, and where learning unfolds through play, presence, and the timeless crafts passed down from hands to heart, and from land to life. We envision spaces where rhythm and soil meet, nurturing both the land and the soul.

Through the gatherings I guide - from ceremonial dances to intimate mentorship - I carry this same vision: to create brave and nurturing spaces rooted in listening, beauty, and reciprocity. Where we give back - to the earth, to each other, to what sustains us. 

 

One dance. One breath. One remembering at a time.

The Dance Beyond Us

Some things grow quietly. In a breath shared without words. In a song that moves someone to tears. In a dancer, eyes closed, returning to her rhythm. Our talents ripen in the dark - like seeds beneath the soil, nourished by stillness, shaped by time.

 

Over the years, this path has grown beyond me. What once started as a quiet whisper became a pulsing movement - carried by others, shaped by many, felt in circles across the world.

 

And now, I offer you a place in that circle. 

 

Maybe you're at a threshold. Maybe something inside is stirring - a sense that it’s time to return to what matters most. I know that place. I’ve stood there too. Life moves in cycles. We all go there - again and again. Those in-between spaces, where something has ended, and the new hasn’t fully arrived. Where nothing feels certain, and everything feels alive. These moments carry medicine. They ask for patience, for trust, for presence. They are not here to be rushed - they are here to reshape us.

 

So here’s my invitation:

Come closer.
Come just as you are.
Come if you're ready to create from truth, to lead from deep listening, to tend your wild and tender heart.​

Caroline S’Jegers with a group in community — movement, leadership, and belonging

Step into the Circle

My work moves in many forms: from embodied movement to creative expression, from poetic listening to deep one-to-one support.

 

You’re welcome to step in wherever you feel called.

🌀 Core Pathways

✨ [Dance →] ceremonial DJ sets, events & the Heart of the DJ
✨ [Create →] mentorships, poetry, courses & The Sound She Carries
✨ [Listen →] podcast episodes, voice journeys & spoken word

✨ [Roots & Vision →] the values, rhythm & remembrance behind all I create

✨ [DJ Caroline S’Jegers →] the story behind my journey as a visionary DJ
[Poetry & Ceremony →] where spoken word meets ritual and prayer


✨ [View the Calendar →] to join upcoming gatherings

🌀 Featured Offerings:

✨ [She Spins →] workshops for women exploring soulful leadership

✨ [Private Mentorship →] for creatives visioning from within

✨ [Ecstatic Dance sets →] where music becomes movement and prayer

✨ [Poetry in Motion →] weaving spoken word and sound into live ceremonies

Caroline S’Jegers saying thank you — heart open, smile wide

"So may we remember—

again and again,

Who we are,

and where we come from.

Sense, listen, give voice,

To the one within

who truly knows."

Caroline S'Jegers

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