Wild Soul Rising: A Somatic Dance Retreat

There is a part of you the world has not yet met.
A three-day somatic dance retreat in the Forest of Dean exploring embodied presence, emotional intelligence and creative expression. October 20 – 22nd 2026

For those who have spent years adapting to fit – and are ready to reclaim their wild creative power.

You are competent, capable, and respected for what you do. You have held responsibility, carried vision, and navigated different worlds with skill.

You have spent years adapting to others, shaping yourself to fit, and are ready to return home to you.

You sense a gap between the person you are and the work you are putting out into the world. You feel a rising within you, but you don’t yet have the space or permission to let it move.

There is a part of you that is not polite, not contained, and not convenient. The part that knows what it wants, feels what it feels, and refuses to stay quiet any longer.

This is your wild soul. And it is ready to rise.

Why This Retreat Is Different
You are not looking for more information. You do not need another strategy, another framework, or another notebook full of ideas.

You are ready for more aliveness.

This is not a retreat where you simply learn techniques. It is a return to your inner knowing. Through conscious dance, breathwork, creative expression, and the elemental wisdom of the land, you will awaken your body’s intelligence and your soul’s voice.This is the space to stop adapting. To come home to yourself. Fully, unapologetically, at last.

Who This Retreat Is For:

This is for the visionary, the creative, the healer who feels a rising within them, but doesn’t yet have the space or permission to let it m
You’ve been competent, capable, and respected for what you do. You’ve held responsibility and carried vision. But you sense a gap between the person you are and the work you’re putting out into the world.
You’re not looking for more information. You’re ready for more aliveness.

This is especially for those who have spent years holding space for others, adapting to meet them, and are ready to return to come home to themselves. Fully, unapologetically, at last.

The Three-Day Journey: Ground, Feel, Rise
Each day is a deep dive into an elemental theme, forming a continuous spiral of return to your most essential self.

Day 1: Grounding (Earth)
Come home to your body, your breath, your ground.

The first day is about arriving fully. Through movement that connects you to the earth, you’ll reclaim your sense of safety, rootedness, and embodied presence. You’ll slow down enough to truly hear what your body is whispering.

Day 2: Feeling (Water & Fire)
Move with the emotional waters, tend the inner fire.

The second day invites you into the deeper currents of the heart. You’ll explore the emotions held in your body, not as stories to analyze, but as energy that can be moved, expressed, and transformed. This is where sensitivity becomes strength.

Day 3: Rising (Air & Ether)
Express the wild voice, let the full spectrum be seen.

The final day is about letting your authentic expression move out into the world. You’ll give shape and sound to your longings, visions, and truth. This is where you liberate your voice, your joy, and your creative fire.

What Becomes Possible
This is not about becoming a different person. It is about becoming more fully yourself. You will leave with:

A felt sense of your own ground, even under pressure

The freedom to express yourself more fully, without apology or performance.

A deeper trust in your emotional landscape and intuitive wisdom.

A renewed connection to your creative fire and the joy of making work that is truly yours.

Sample Schedule for the Day

9-9.45 am – Morning Awakening
eg Gentle hatha yoga warm-up, Yogic Breathwork

10-11.30 am – Elemental Embodied Ritual (outdoor)
eg Guided Earth Walk, Water Ritual, Soul Voice Activation

11.30-1pm – Somatic Dance Journey

1-3pm – Lunch Break
Free time, Nature Immersion, Reflection Time

3 -5pm – Creative Group Gathering
eg Co-Creation Journey, Art Process, Sharing Circle

5-5.30pm – Integration Circle

5.30-7pm – Free time, Nature Immersion, Reflection Time

7pm – Dinner

8pm – Evening Ritual
eg Fire Circle, Altar Creation

NB Day 3 – we finish at 5pm

NB This is the suggested itinerary, subject to slight change, depending on the group’s needs

The Sanctuary: The Asha Centre

The Asha Centre, nestled in Gloucestershire’s lush countryside is a sanctuary for the senses. This interfaith retreat space is rich in beauty and sacred energy, offering Ancient Fire Circle, Druid Grove and Labyrinth, a Thai-style meditation temple, angelic sculptures and even a Hobbit house. A serene stream flows through Gandalf’s Secret Garden, watched over by Quan Yin, the Goddess of Compassion. And to top it all, if you’re into cold water bathing, there is the ancient natural spring, built by the Romans, of St Anthony’s Well a 10 minute walk away, which we may visit as part of our water ritual.

We’ll gather in the magnificent Peace Pavilion, with its underfloor heating and open-air potential. There will be time for you to rest, reset and recalibrate in this natural haven of the beautiful Forest of Dean. This land is truly a living prayer, and hosting you here, holding space for transformation and connection is both a joy and deep honour.

nb to learn more about your host see www.helenesu.com