Spring Awakening ~ 5Rhythms & Somatic Movement Retreat

SPRING AWAKENING 2026 ~ A RESIDENTIAL RETREAT IN GLASTONBURY

5Rhythms & Somatic Movement

with Francis Eliot & Blanche Mulholland

(Somatic Alchemy & Awakened Presence)

• April 8th, 5pm – April 12th, 2pm, 2026

• At our beautiful centre Sambogaya https://www.sambogaya.org/

• £695 fully residential (£195 non refundable deposit to secure your place).

• Breakfast and supper included. Lunch will be self catered (there are shops and cafes nearby & cooking facilities available)

• Spring Water hot tub & ritual bathing pool, sauna & ice bath, outdoor fire, Spring Water on tap, a short walk to sacred sites including the wondrous Tor.

• Our sanctuary is 5 mins walk from the Town Centre & right next to the beautiful Bushy Coombe commons. Free on site parking available.

• 16 places only. Various accommodation options.

• Booking/ enquiries: info@sambogaya.org

THE WORKSHOP

~ Spring offers us the opportunity to tap into an all powerful life force that brings nature into expression. Saying yes to this energy through the medium of movement means creating new pathways through our psyche and soma which in turn allow us to grow in accordance with our highest wishes.

~ We will spend five days together journeying with this theme through DANCE, SOMATIC MOVEMENT & MEDITATION in the stunning setting of our recently developed centre Sambogaya. Our underfloor heated semi sprung movement studio will contain our work & between sessions we will enjoy the beauty of our surrounds including our spa, outdoor seating temple, zen garden, ritual bathing pool & more.

~ Along with dancing we will bathe in the tub, shed skins in the sauna, offer prayers to the fire for our personal & collective transformation, take a dip in the sacred spring (optional!) and enjoy delicious wholesome meals together.

THE FACILITATORS

~ FRANCIS: "Dancing to great music in a beautiful & safe environment taps me into the freedom that is my true nature. I've spent much of my life developing a myriad of ways to guide people into an experiential understanding of this freedom as our birthright. I developed Sambogaya as a vehicle for our collective work to evolve & its beauty will inspire you. I trained with Gabrielle Roth back in 2004 & have been leading 5Rhythms classes & workshops nationwide ever since." www.awakenedpresence.org

~ BLANCHE: “I love sharing my passion for embodied movement and nature-based meditation. I’m a Somatic Movement facilitator, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (body-based trauma therapist) and bodyworker with my private practice Somatic Alchemy. I am an experienced facilitator, guiding individuals and groups to explore creative organic movement for healing and connection." www.somatic-alchemy.co.uk

I n t i m a t e || P a t h w a y s ~ 5Rhythms & Lifesensing workshop

 "The core of your true self is never lost. Let go of all the pretending and the becoming you've done just to belong. Curl up with your rawness and come home. You don't have to find yourself; you just have to let yourself in"

- D.Antoinette Foy

**The Art of Dancing toward the Intimate**

Come Join us

Meeting ourselves in the intimacy of the dance space, meeting others one to one, and meeting the whole group can open us to deeper connection. It can also, perhaps, stifle our spontaneity & freedom of expression. We are again responding to the call and deeply felt need of fellow dancers to explore this inspiring, crucial and always present theme.

Offering new ways to encounter ourselves & others through shared reflective conversation & intuitive touch centred drawing/making and giving space to simple forms of physical contact and support. Together with immersing ourselves in the map of 5Rhythms. Each rhythm connecting us to a quality of the movements of intimacy; Flowing grounds our sensuality. Staccato clarifies our boundaries, Chaos breaks open our raw and wild nature, Lyrical liberates our playfulness and in Stillness we are met by the quiet grace of our presence.

A laboratory space to draw/mark/art, dance and play - to find out who else and what else is being experienced in these dance floor connections

*What do we give or not give our permission to?

*Is our sensuality welcome?

*Can we dance with attraction?

*Are we welcome when we need distance?

*Will our ‘no’ be as encouraged as our ‘yes’?

…. & the many more enquiries that open up when we workshop in a mutually supportive and safe space.

A space where you will always be encouraged to go at your own pace and ability

To experience renewal & connection to your authenticity, a stronger sense of presence and availability to yourself and others - giving you more prepared ground for navigating authentic relating on and off the dance floor.

Come join us for this rich enquiry

Theatre, Chestnut Grove, Balham, SW12

Saturday April 11th

10.30 - 5.30pm

Costs: £95, £80, £65

A number of **early bird tickets** are available at present, grab one while you can!

We have two **supported/partial bursary places** - Open to those not in work, struggling financially, or any of those in the community who need a little extra support to attend.

Please email welcome@unboundmovingarts.com to enquire

**Requirements**

No prior experience in making art is needed, it is essential you have a beginners moving knowledge of the 5Rhythms waves map, at least 10 hours of guided classes.

**Book your place**

Follow this link for further info & to book: https://bookwhen.com/unboundmov.../e/ev-ssfqb-20260411103000