Spring Awakening
A 5 Rhythms Dance & Somatic Movement retreat with Francis & BlancheSPRING AWAKENING 2026 ~ A RESIDENTIAL RETREAT IN GLASTONBURY
5Rhythms & Somatic Movement
with Francis Eliot & Blanche Mulholland
(Somatic Alchemy & Awakened Presence)
• April 8th, 5pm – April 12th, 2pm, 2026
• At our beautiful centre Sambogaya https://www.sambogaya.org/
• £695 fully residential (£195 non refundable deposit to secure your place).
• Breakfast and supper included. Lunch will be self catered (there are shops and cafes nearby & cooking facilities available)
• Spring Water hot tub & ritual bathing pool, sauna & ice bath, outdoor fire, Spring Water on tap, a short walk to sacred sites including the wondrous Tor.
• Our sanctuary is 5 mins walk from the Town Centre & right next to the beautiful Bushy Coombe commons. Free on site parking available.
• 16 places only. Various accommodation options.
• Booking/ enquiries: info@sambogaya.org
• At our beautiful centre Sambogaya https://www.sambogaya.org/
• £695 fully residential (£195 non refundable deposit to secure your place).
• Breakfast and supper included. Lunch will be self catered (there are shops and cafes nearby & cooking facilities available)
• Spring Water hot tub & ritual bathing pool, sauna & ice bath, outdoor fire, Spring Water on tap, a short walk to sacred sites including the wondrous Tor.
• Our sanctuary is 5 mins walk from the Town Centre & right next to the beautiful Bushy Coombe commons. Free on site parking available.
• 16 places only. Various accommodation options.
• Booking/ enquiries: info@sambogaya.org
THE WORKSHOP
~ Spring offers us the opportunity to tap into an all powerful life force that brings nature into expression. Saying yes to this energy through the medium of movement means creating new pathways through our psyche and soma which in turn allow us to grow in accordance with our highest wishes.
~ We will spend five days together journeying with this theme through DANCE, SOMATIC MOVEMENT & MEDITATION in the stunning setting of our recently developed centre Sambogaya. Our underfloor heated semi sprung movement studio will contain our work & between sessions we will enjoy the beauty of our surrounds including our spa, outdoor seating temple, zen garden, ritual bathing pool & more.
~ Along with dancing we will bathe in the tub, shed skins in the sauna, offer prayers to the fire for our personal & collective transformation, take a dip in the sacred spring (optional!) and enjoy delicious wholesome meals together.
~ Spring offers us the opportunity to tap into an all powerful life force that brings nature into expression. Saying yes to this energy through the medium of movement means creating new pathways through our psyche and soma which in turn allow us to grow in accordance with our highest wishes.
~ We will spend five days together journeying with this theme through DANCE, SOMATIC MOVEMENT & MEDITATION in the stunning setting of our recently developed centre Sambogaya. Our underfloor heated semi sprung movement studio will contain our work & between sessions we will enjoy the beauty of our surrounds including our spa, outdoor seating temple, zen garden, ritual bathing pool & more.
~ Along with dancing we will bathe in the tub, shed skins in the sauna, offer prayers to the fire for our personal & collective transformation, take a dip in the sacred spring (optional!) and enjoy delicious wholesome meals together.
THE FACILITATORS
~ FRANCIS: "Dancing to great music in a beautiful & safe environment taps me into the freedom that is my true nature. I've spent much of my life developing a myriad of ways to guide people into an experiential understanding of this freedom as our birthright. I developed Sambogaya as a vehicle for our collective work to evolve & its beauty will inspire you. I trained with Gabrielle Roth back in 2004 & have been leading 5Rhythms classes & workshops nationwide ever since." www.awakenedpresence.org
~ BLANCHE: “I love sharing my passion for embodied movement and nature-based meditation. I’m a Somatic Movement facilitator, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (body-based trauma therapist) and bodyworker with my private practice Somatic Alchemy. I am an experienced facilitator, guiding individuals and groups to explore creative organic movement for healing and connection." www.somatic-alchemy.co.uk