Retreats
~Healing Ground~
A 5Rythms Retreat
led by Rich Wiltshire with Guest Teacher Sue Rickards
Rhythm, Rest, and Renewal
8th - 14th September 2026
~ Sicily ~
‘I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing..’
We invite you to join us at Femminamorta, an enchanted 18th-century villa nestled between the
volcano and the sea in east Sicily, Italy.
Our days will unfold on a large, light-filled wooden dancefloor,
where the sea breeze moves through open doors and Mount Etna inspires on the horizon.
Each day we’ll surrender to the simplicity and alchemy of the 5Rhythms Wave,
trusting movement to soften what’s held and make space for creative change and new possibility.
Please note: Bookings are taken by Rich Wiltshire (not Sue)
~All that we love (we will lose)~
Saturday 31st October - Sunday 1st November 2026
~ Antwerp ~
with Sue Rickards
accompanied by Arianne Visser
(With Let's Dance on the Friday evening as a stand-alone evening or start to the weekend)
‘To honour our grief, to grant it space and time in our frantic world, is to fulfil a covenant with soul — to welcome all that is, thereby granting room for our most authentic life.’
Francis Weller
We all experience loss, big and small, throughout our lives.
When we try not to feel the sadness , it gets stuck in our body and mind and - subtly or otherwise - impacts our lives.
It is easy to tell ourselves that it’s not safe to feel, or we’d rather just be happy. Perhaps we protect others from our sorrow or think we should just let old griefs go.
But we can find a place to feel safe to feel our sorrow.
This weekend supports this natural need to feel grief simply and authentically.
And this helps us to live our full rich lives.
We can grieve alone, but oh! It is so much healthier, and fun! to do it together.
‘Life is filled with loss and suffering. Life is glorious, stunning, and incomparable. … both are true, and it requires a familiarity with both sorrow and joy to encompass the full range of being human.
― Francis Weller
~Everything is Interesting~
Saturday 20th March - Sunday 21st March 2027
~ Antwerp ~
with Sue Rickards
accompanied by Arianne Visser
(With Let's Dance on the Friday evening as a stand-alone evening or start to the weekend)
We dance together and loosen any ideas and beliefs that something might be wrong,
with us, with someone else or with the world.
During this weekend we have some fun and get curious.
One of my teachers said ‘If nothing is wrong, everything is interesting’.
It is so simple and so inviting as an exploration.
We have so much natural freedom available to us when we remember who we are and to be curious about who others are, and to see what life offers us moment by moment.
This isn't rocket science, and yet dancing and taking the time to explore and practice the art of curiosity whilst in good company is probably as interesting as a rocket trip to the moon - and way more eco-friendly.
~Already Alright~
with Sue Rickards
accompanied by Kath Jones and Ariane Visser
Sunday 1st - Friday 6th August 2027
A summer gathering over 5 residential days at the very special East West Centre in Orval, Belgium
During this week of coming closer to ourselves, weaving friendships, dance, exploration and rest, we will be encouraged in our uniqueness.
We begin to remember that we are, all of us, already alright.
Inevitably, we find ourselves more available to delight and spaciousness.
10% Early Bird discount available
~Fire~
with Sue Rickards, Hilary Kneale, Becca Parkinson, Rachel Smith & Killian Strong
NEXT FIRE GATHERING
FEBRUARY 2028
A winter gathering over 4 residential days at the very special Earth Spirit Centre in Somerset.
Come, congregate and dance in the dark depths of winter and feed your imagination around the hearth.
This is a call to the untamed in us which can’t be satisfied by the artificial light of devices and that wants the heat of real fire, real company and real aliveness….
DETAILS TO FOLLOW