Winter / Spring 2025
In-person classes, day workshops & retreats
During this season we are looking at creative ways to encourage connection within and with each other in an ever changing environment, one that can offer us a sense of community, support and well-being at this time. Our current offerings are;
Sacred - the dance of desire - a 3 module ongoing committed group in Dublin November 2024 - March 2025
Trust - one day retreat in Dublin Saturday 22nd February 2025
Bealtaine Bloom - residential retreat in Wicklow 25th - 27th April 2025
Trust
One Day retreat in Dublin
Saturday 22nd February 2025
11am - 5pm
Irishtown Gospel Hall & Chapel of Ease, 57 Ringsend Road, Dublin 4
‘Trust is built in very small moments' Brené Brown
Trust bonds us together. It is the glue of relationship to ourselves, to others and to life itself. Our ability to engage with life is directly related to our level of trust, which stems from our ability to feel safe and to love and confide in ourselves and others.
Many of us grew up through cultures and systems that did not encourage listening to our intuitive internal wisdom or to the messages coming from our senses, our bodies and our emotional intelligence. This can leave us disoriented at times, without access to our navigation systems or the gateways to our authentic selves.
All of us struggle with trust issues at different stages in life and this can greatly affect our sense of belonging, our ability to regulate our energy systems and to experience deep connection and joy.
During this day workshop we will track the small moments that build our trust 'muscles' and increase our confidence so that we can access the self-esteem required to follow through on our intuitive guidance.
Supported by Open Floor movement practices and embodiment teachings to anchor our somatic awareness and support emotional intelligence skills, we will explore the healing power of free form movement, embodied dance and stillness as meditation, connecting to the life force moving through us and engaging with what has meaning and medicine for us at this time.
As trust is governed within the realm of the throat chakra, which is closely connected to sound and frequency, we will receive a vibrational sound healing session from Paul at Original Self Medicine as part of the day retreat.
This retreat is open to all genders and no previous experience is required.
€115 / €95 if booked by February 1st
There are two bursary places available for this day retreat, please get in touch to avail of them
Bookings : info@themovingbody.ie or through our contact page
Bealtaine Bloom
A weekend residential retreat
25th April - 27th April 2025
Friday 6pm - Sunday 2pm
At the approach of Bealtaine, as the growth cycle turns towards early summer, this weekend retreat is an invitation to step out of daily life and into the sanctuary that is offered by the wild nature and beautiful surroundings of Sli na Bande.
This time of year is one of transition, when the life-giving and refreshing energy of the sun is climbing higher in the sky and nature begins to come into bloom. This retreat is designed to encourage us to pause, to listen and to allow what is seeking expression through us to emerge in a safe and supportive environment.
Drawing upon the resources of free form movement meditation, breath work, enquiry, time in nature and rest, we will cultivate attitudes of compassion and curiosity as we journey within and with each other.
Through dance as embodied meditation we meet the intelligence of the life force moving through us and offer it into motion; this opens doorways to our essential self and helps us to awaken and align with what matters most to us.
We will take time to engage in practices and ritual to enliven our senses and the vital and sexual energy that ignites our passion to create and brings our truth, medicine and gifts into form.
As we listen for what is arising within us and open to its blossoming in our lives we can access our innate ability to heal and transform what has bound us into energy that helps us shift from fearful or stuck positions into more fluid, joyful and creative ways of being in our lives.
This retreat is open to all and no previous experience is required. As numbers for the retreat are limited and they are usually fully booked it is recommended to book your place early.
Price includes accommodation, all meals and optional hot tub/sauna. There is some single accommodation available and a supplement is charged for that. They are offered on a first request basis.
€525 / €495 if booked by March 31st
Bookings can be made through our contact page or by email to info@themovingbody.ie
Due to the continued escalation in costs the venue have had to raise their prices in 2025 and therefore so have I. We are doing what we can to keep the costs as reasonable as possible. Thank you.
Sacred - the dance of desire
an embodied reclamation of our sensual, wise and sovereign nature
a 3 module committed ongoing group
November 23rd/24th 2024 - Sensual Root
January 25th/26th 2025 - Embodying the Heart/Womb connection
March 22nd/23rd 2025 - Crown
Chapel of Ease, Ringsend, Dublin 4, Ireland
Saturdays 11am - 5pm
Sundays 11am - 4pm
“I know that when the kundalini moves in me, she is sacred and not dangerous; she is alive and so am I. My sexuality, my healing prowess, and my abundant energies are all part of the same gift of my sacred body. The body is more than a sensual receptor, more than a physical vehicle, it is an instrument of superconscious awareness with a direct line to the soul.”
Vicki Noble, Shakti Woman
Beginning in winter and carrying us through to spring this 3 module ongoing group is an invitation to gather together, to move, to rest and sit in circle as we engage with the current of our creative and sexual life force energy. It is designed to offer a strong and supportive container as we journey at depth, with intention and curiosity to explore embodiment of our sensual and sovereign nature.
It is through the energy of our desire that we create our world and everything within it. We are powerful creative beings that have the capacity to self regulate, to be in command of our energies and to feel alive, abundant and welcome here. At times in our lives this may feel true and at other times we may feel shaky, uncertain and mistrustful of life and our direction or place within it.
Modern culture moves many of us out of right relationship with our physical bodies, with our sensuality and with our sexuality as a natural and healing force. We are frequently pressured to be more or to be other than we really are. This causes stress and shame, blocking the possibility of real intimacy with ourselves and each other. At this time on the planet we are all challenged to remember our true nature and come home to a felt sense of safety and belonging within ourselves and with the earth we live upon.
As human beings we live in a world of polarity and we long for union. In our daily lives we are constantly moving in-between poles; inner and outer, masculine and feminine, light and darkness, seeking balance within and around us. Our sexual energy is the rhythmic dance that balances and restores the flow of life force energy moving through us.
Supported by the resources of Open Floor movement, teachings from the chakra system and the commitment of on ongoing circle we will explore pathways to unify the opposing forces within our selves and create a sense of wholeness, joy and belonging in our lives. Through anchoring in our pelvic root, and opening to the intelligence of the heart and womb centres we can access the potency of their connection to one another as a foundation for integration of our masculine and feminine energies. Moving towards the crown we move into the territory of the embodied Soul and beyond the confines of our personality and lived experience into the realms of our divine and cosmic nature.
In the dance we meet the mystery of the life force moving through us. We practice listening to it and following what unfolds. This expands our capacity for presence and opens doorways to our essential self, encouraging us to remember and align with what matters most to us.
From there we can make a choice for embodied living where we are resourced enough to express the full range of our passion and creativity and to experience the sovereignty of our authentic selves.
€597 / €555 (if booked by September 25th)
There will be two online sessions offered as part of this ongoing group to support the journey between the live gatherings
Places are secured with a €90 deposit and payment can be made in instalments if required.
To book please email info@themovingbody.ie or through our contact page
2025 residential retreat dates
The retreats taking place on the dates below will be held in the beautiful surrounds of Slí na Bandé (way of the Goddess) in Co. Wicklow in Ireland. Our residential retreats tend to be fully booked, so if you are called to any of them please get in touch through our contact page to register interest or make an early booking. Themes will be published soon.
April 25th-27th 2025
August 15 - 17th 2025
October 24th - 26th 2025