retreats
A retreat is an opportunity to step back from everyday life and give yourself the gift of space and time for yourself.
I offer day retreats, weekends and week-long retreats - all include include guided movement and meditation, time to follow your own dance, time to rest, to connect with others and time to be in the wild and beautiful landscapes of central Scotland.
Experience levels are indicated on each retreat - some are open to all, others to those who have been on retreat before or are familiar with meditation practice.
For the full calendar of retreats at Dhanakosa, visit the website.
Breath
A day retreat exploring 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.
An introductory retreat, open to everyone.
10.30am-4.00pm, Sun 19th Oct 2025
Trossachs Tryst Retreat Centre, Callander
Heart
A day retreat exploring the quality of kindness - of warmth and friendliness to yourself and others - in your body and in your dance. Learn to deeply resource yourself through meditation and movement to embody and cultivate kindness in your life.
An introductory retreat, open to everyone.
10.30am-4.00pm, Sun 16th Nov 2025
Trossachs Tryst Retreat Centre, Callander
Dance of Awareness
This 7 day retreat with Subhanaya and Jane Belshaw takes an embodied approach to the traditional Buddhist teaching of the four foundations of mindfulness - of body, feelings, thoughts and awareness - knows as the Satipatthana.
A Going Deeper retreat, for people who have been on retreat before or are familiar with meditation practice.
29 May-5 Jun 2026, Dhanakosa Retreat Centre
Wild Swimming, embodied movement and meditation
This 7 day retreat takes a playful approach to reconnecting with the body through the elemental experience of water and weaving the movement resources of Open Floor through meditation and movement.
An introductory retreat, open to everyone.
3-10 Jul 2026, Dhanakosa Retreat Centre
Awakening Body
This 7 day retreat takes an embodied approach to meditation - cultivating presence, aliveness and kindness through sitting meditation and a range of mindful movement practices including Open Floor, gentle yoga and Qi Gong.
An introductory retreat, open to everyone.
31 Jul-7 Aug 2026, Dhanakosa Retreat Centre
On request
Interested in requesting or organising a workshop or retreat in your local area? Get in touch to find out more.
Available themes include:
Surrender - Workshop inviting release into movement and stillness, yielding and surrendering through dance and deep rest.
Alchemical Body - Workshop exploring the alchemy of movement - possibilities, change, transmutation - your unfolding dance.
Courage - Workshop to express and embody the shapes of courage for you.
Elemental Body - Retreat offering movement, meditation and Buddhist teaching around the elements of earth, fire, air, water and space.
Dances of the Heart - Retreat exploring the Buddhist heart qualities of love, compassion, joy and equanimity through movement and meditation.
