Two day retreats exploring the dance of movement and stillness within two traditional aspects of meditation practice - awareness of the breathing body and cultivation of a kind heart.

Each day will include movement and sitting meditation and we can explore and get curious about how movement informs stillness and how the stillness infuses our dance. Each practice is a meditation and we’ll be growing our receptivity to listen, to shape and to be with unfolding experience - present in our breathing bodies and with a kind heart.

Each day will include guided movement and meditation, time to follow your own dance, to rest and to connect with others, all held within the forests and hills of beautiful central Scotland. You are welcome to attend one or both days.

These retreats are open to people aged 18+. Beginners or experienced dancers and/or meditators welcome. I recommend that you’ve been to at least one conscious dance class before (e.g. Open Floor, 5Rhythmns, Movement Medicine). No meditation experience is necessary, full guidance will be given. If you have any questions please get in touch.

Breath - Sunday 19th Oct 2025

We will explore the breathing body in movement and meditation. Every cell in our body breathes and releases oxygen, nourishing and giving life to all we do and are. Together we’ll slow down, notice, and wonder at the subtleties, sensations and dance of our breathing bodies.  

Heart - Sunday 16th Nov 2025

This day retreat will explore the quality of kindness - of warmth and friendliness to yourself and others - in your body and in your dance. We’ll take a traditional meditation practice - the metta bhavana or loving kindness practice - into movement and you’ll learn to deeply resource yourself through meditation and movement to embody and cultivate kindness in your life.  

Practical information

Time: Arrival from 10.00am, retreat starts at 10.30am and finishes at 4.00pm.

Location: Trossachs Tryst, Invertrossachs Road, Callander, Perthshire FK17 8HW.

Our venue is the Trossachs Tryst Retreat Centre, set in the stunning landscape outside Callander with views to forest and hills, and close to Loch Venachar. As well as a beautiful sprung wood floor movement space, overlooking the hills, we have a dining area and lounge for lunch and rest times.

Travel options: There is free parking at the centre and a regular bus service to Callander from Stirling. On booking I will ask if you can offer a lift or would like to request a lift and connect people who wish to share travel. Further travel information on the centre website here.

What to bring: Loose.comfortable clothing for moving and meditating, layers work best for being warm and cool. A refillable water bottle. A packed lunch.

What’s provided: Tea and coffee, dairy and plant milk. There are chairs and cushions at the venue for meditation.

Cost: Sliding scale - £55-£75 per day - please choose what is right for your financial situation. £20 deposit - per day - secures your place. Payment is by BACS, details on booking. If cost is a barrier to attending, please get in touch.