For those who have spent years adapting to fit
– and are ready to reclaim their wild creative spirit. Through dance, nature, ritual, and creative soul expression.
Friday evening 30th October – Sunday 1st November 2026
Maximum 8 participants
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.
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.
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 move.
You're not looking for more information. You're ready for more aliveness.
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.
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.
Each day is a deep dive into an elemental theme, forming a continuous spiral of return to your most essential self.
In this opening session we arrive, ground and connect to the group. We have an opening dance journey where we come back into embodied presence, slowing down enough to listen to our bodies again.
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.
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.
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.
Friday evening
Arrival
Welcome circle
Opening somatic dance journey
Connection around the fire (weather permitting)
Saturday
Morning movement practice
Somatic dance journey
Shared lunch
Creative exploration
Evening meal together
Fire circle / evening ritual
Sunday
Morning practice
Embodied creative expression
Integration
Closing circle
Finish around 5pm
We will gather in a beautiful rural setting of the beautiful Stroud Slad Valley, surrounded by nature, with a cosy yurt as our shared space for movement, reflection and connection.
Warmed by a wood burner, the yurt offers an intimate environment to slow down and reconnect. Outside, there is space to gather around the fire, share stories and enjoy the beauty of the autumn landscape and views of the Stroud Slad Valley. Five minutes away is a walk into the woods.
Your Investment
Early booking: £245
Standard price: £265
Includes:
Friday evening opening session
Saturday and Sunday retreat sessions
All wholesome, nutritious meals during the retreat prepared by local masterchef Sam Angelo – Saturday lunch & dinner, Sunday lunch, – organic, vegan, nutritious. Includes fruit, teas all weekend.
Somatic dance, breathwork and creative practices
Accommodation is not included, allowing you flexibility to choose what works best for you. Recommendations for local accomodation in the picturesque Stroud town and surrounds can be provided request.
Maximum 8 participants
Helene is creator of Niio Dance — a pioneering modality that bridges somatic movement, expressive arts, and embodied transformation.
Helene Su is the creator of Niio Dance, a somatic movement approach that reconnects the body with expression, creativity, and voice.
She works with people who are already self-aware, but sense there is more of them that hasn’t yet been fully expressed.
Through movement, breath, and attention, her work supports a return to the body as a place of truth, where emotion, instinct, and creative energy can move more freely.
Helene has presented at the International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association conference, and brings over 20 years of experience in movement and body–mind practice.
Born in the UK with Chinese heritage, her work naturally weaves different perspectives into a grounded, embodied approach that allows people to reconnect with their own inner authority.
Early Bird £245 (till 7th September)
Full Price £265
Not at all! These are simple, guided practices designed for everyone. No choreography, no performance — just natural movement, voice, and body wisdom.
A: Come to be comfortable and feel unrestricted for your movement, with layers, and to be prepared for outdoor activities. Bring a journal, water bottle, and any personal items you need. If you decide to self-cater then your food needs – see below.
MEALS: Nutritious, organic vegan meals. teas and fruit provided for the retreat.
ACCOMMODATION: Please choose your own accommodation in the local area. Camping and camper vans are also permitted at the venue, at a charge of £10 per person per night. (Obviously this is a season to come prepared to keep warm).
A: If you need to cancel for any reason, the cancellation policy below will apply. I understand there can be unfortunate unforseen circumstances (injury, family emergency, etc) and the cancellation policy Is intended to to be as compassionate as possible in the case that your plans change.
Up to 60 days prior to the start of the event: full refund (excluding admin fee).
60 – 30 days prior to the start of the event, provided your place is filled by another person, you may transfer the full credit (excluding admin fee) to future events organized by Helene Su within the next 12 months from cancellation.
Less than 30 days prior to the start of the event, no refunds or credits, however you may transfer your credit (excluding admin) to another person for the same event.
Stroud Farm is an easy 8 minute taxi journey away from Stroud Train Station.
