Retreat Information:

“Your task is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." Rumi

In what ways have we placed barriers against love within ourselves? In what ways do we deny the love that is our intrinsic nature? In this 3 day workshop, we will be exploring just that; so that we can dissolve the barriers that we have absorbed from our culture, our families and most importantly that we have created ourselves. We will do this by creating a safe space where vulnerability and shared humanity are our foundations and by using the following modalities.

• Family constellations- exploring how patterns of behavior and beliefs get passed down the generations.

• Shadow work- Honestly exposing our own shadow to reap the gems to be found in the darkness.

• Biodanza and DanceMandala- Connecting to our bodies and hearts through music and movement.

• Inner Dance- Connecting to our deeper wisdom selves through music and gentle touch.

Throughout the retreat, we will be exploring and releasing the myriad ways we hold love at arm’s length.

We have often unknowingly taken on beliefs and expectations from our families and from our culture about who we are, about other people and about the world which simply are not true and don’t serve us. We will be gently encouraged to firstly acknowledge how this works within us and then shown how to replace limiting beliefs with a deeper truth about our essential nature. We will do this using a combination of deep sharing, dance modalities, constellation work and shadow work all held within an exquisitely safe and nurturing space.

Retreat Instructors

Samina Khan

Ciara McArdle

Samina Khan and Ciara McArdle both lived and worked at New Life for several years and so have a strong understanding of the needs of the community. Together they have a combined forty years experience of leading transformational groups. They are both passionate in believing that transformation needs to include all levels- body, mind and spirit and as such have immersed themselves in a truly eclectic base from which to draw their own teaching. This base includes sacred circle, constellations, bodywork and transpersonal psychology. Their deepest intention is for all beings to know their deepest self - which is Love.

Retreat Schedule

Friday 16th

Check in by 12:30

2:00pm

Theme : Deepening Connection.

Intros- setting context

Meditation .

Deeper sharing

Biodanza- a chance to move from our bodies and connect together.

Evening – 7.30pm

Inner Dance- Through music, intention and gentle interventions discover deeper often unknown levels and layers of the self.

Saturday 17th

10:00am

Sharing circle

Constellation work- looking at how our families and ancestral themes impact us today.

12:30pm

Lunch break

2:00pm

Shadow work- Acknowledging our own dark side and how to embrace its gifts.

Ho opono opono An ancient and powerful forgiveness practice

7:45pm

Dance Mandala

Sunday 18th

10:00am

Biodanza

Sharing circle

Completion

12:30

Lunch

This is a rough outline- all of the above elements will be covered but some changes may occur due to group dynamics.