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DEEPENING

During the deepening days, weekends, and retreats, deepening and the connection with meditation are central to the program. There is more time, which makes the deepening programs more intense than the evenings. We use dance, breathing meditation, and other forms to come home in our essence. The rays of the sun symbolise the phases we move through in this dance form, each one a gateway to our essence. By going through nine phases we form a circle; the cycle of life. These phases are: breath, senses, body awareness, natural flow, strength, surrender, light, stillness, and again breath.

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DEEPENING DAYS, -WEEKENDS, AND -RESIDENTIALS

These days, weekends, residentials, and festivals give us the opportunity to reach deeper layers. We use various forms of dance, meditation, breathwork, and more.

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DEEPENING DAYS

DEEPENING WEEKENDS

SUMMER & WINTER RESIDENTIALS

FESTIVAL

Dance-Breathing Day
03 October 2026

- In the morning we dance, then we do a powerful breath meditation at a special location (Sufi Temple).

Weekends in Brno, Czech

 “Birth & Life”: 06 – 08 March '26
“Life & Death”: 09–11 October '26

- In these two weekends we explore the theme of Birth & Life in the spring, when everything blossoms, and Life & Death in the autumn. 

Winter 2-days in Heerde
“The Power of Vulnerability”
29 January – 31 January 2026

- During this 2-days workshop we explore our strength and our vulnerability.

○ Summer 4-days

"Passion for Life":

27 30 August 2026

-  A beautiful time of the year to celebrate life.

Winter Retreat –Ardennes
26 – 30 December 2026

- We come together through dance and stillness.

○ Summer 3-days - Terschelling

"Power of the Elements":

09 – 11 July 2026

- When everything is in full bloom, we celebrate life with dance and meditation.

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○ Annual cycle 2027/2028

"The Sun Around"
Four Deepening multi-day retreats that can be attended separately or as a whole. In this cycle, we draw inspiration from the seasons, their corresponding themes and the hidden treasures within each rhythm. We use dance, meditation, breath and other forms to come home more deeply into our essence.

Spring | Birth | Flowing | The Power of Being | 2-day
1 to 3 April 2027
Summer | Passion for Life | Staccato | The Power of Love | 4-day
26 to 29 Aug 2027
Autumn | Surrender | Chaos & Lyrical | The Power of Trust | 2-day
7 to 9 Oct 2027
Winter | Essence | Lyrical & Silence | The Power of Unity | 2-day
27 to 29 Jan 2028

Click here for more information on the dance evenings and mornings
Click here for more information on the dance-breathing days and individual breathingsessions

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mati@moveinessence.com

(+31)6 50930560

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©2023 by Joya van Lakerveld; Pictures by Louise ten Have, Gerhard Koning & Klara Dvorakova

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