BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//veracochawellness.com - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:veracochawellness.com
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://veracochawellness.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for veracochawellness.com
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20260101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270225
DTSTAMP:20260815T024905Z
CREATED:20260813T151000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T024905Z
UID:49797-1803081600-1803513599@veracochawellness.com
SUMMARY:Movement & Art Medicine Retreat
DESCRIPTION:MOVEMENT & ART MEDICINE RETREAT\n20–24 February 2027 | Khajuraho\, India\nMove. Feel. Create. Witness. Remember. \nA five-day immersive retreat exploring the relationship between body\, psyche\, creativity and consciousness — through movement\, expressive arts\, ritual theatre\, breath\, contemplative inquiry and time in nature. \nSet in the cultural landscape of Khajuraho\, and timed alongside the renowned Khajuraho Dance Festival\, this retreat brings together embodied practices and Indian artistic traditions to create a space for deeper self-exploration. \n\nTHE BODY\nMovement Medicine • Yoga • Breathwork\nEvery day begins with Movement Medicine — a free-form movement practice drawing from 5Rhythms®\, Dance Meditation\, Somatics and Conscious Movement. \nThere is no choreography to learn and no right way to move. Instead\, we explore the body’s own intelligence — allowing movement to become a way of listening\, releasing\, feeling and discovering what exists beneath the thinking mind. \nAlongside movement\, morning yoga and guided breathwork support grounding\, regulation and integration throughout the retreat. \n\nTHE UNCONSCIOUS\nRitual Theatre • Shadow Work • Masks\nRitual Theatre creates a space where the different parts of ourselves can step out of the unconscious and become visible. \nThe perfectionist.\nThe people pleaser.\nThe inner critic.\nThe achiever.\nThe rebel.\nThe wounded child.\nThe part that hides.\nThe part that wants to be seen. \nThrough improvisation\, dialogue\, character work and embodied exploration\, we enter these different aspects of ourselves — not to perform for an audience\, but to witness\, understand and integrate them. \nAs part of this process\, participants will create their own ritual masks. The mask becomes a symbolic doorway into a particular aspect of the self\, and is later brought into the Ritual Theatre process to explore that part more deeply. \n\nTHE CREATIVE SELF\nArt Therapy • Expressive Arts\nNot everyone speaks through words. Sometimes the body paints. Sometimes the hands carve. Sometimes something emerges through colour\, texture\, movement or image before we understand it intellectually. \nThrough Art Therapy and Expressive Arts practices\, we use creativity as a language for self-exploration. \nThese sessions are not about artistic skill or producing something beautiful. They are invitations to access emotions\, memories\, symbols and inner experiences that may be difficult to articulate through conversation alone. \n\nTHE HANDS\nFeather Wand Making • Sacred Craft\nWe will create our own shamanic-inspired feather wands\, working with natural materials\, feathers\, wood\, leather\, stones and other symbolic elements. The process itself becomes meditative — choosing\, touching\, assembling and creating with intention. \nRather than buying a spiritual object\, you create something with your own hands and imbue it with personal meaning. Your wand becomes a tangible reminder of the work undertaken during the retreat. \n\nTHE INNER DIALOGUE\nSamvad Satsang\nSamvad means dialogue or conversation. Samvad Satsang is our shared space for philosophical inquiry\, spiritual dialogue and self-reflection. \nParticipants and facilitators come together to explore questions such as: \nWho am I beneath the identities I have created? \nWhat is freedom? \nWhat do we actually mean by healing? \nWhere does the ego begin — and where does awareness begin? \nWhat does it mean to live consciously? \nRather than teaching a fixed spiritual philosophy\, these gatherings are an invitation to question\, listen\, contemplate and see more clearly. \nA kind of group self-inquiry — a philosophical meditation through conversation. \n\nTHE LAND\nKhajuraho • Sacred Architecture • Dance\nBeyond the retreat space\, we will explore the extraordinary Khajuraho temples\, their symbolism\, sacred architecture and artistic legacy. Evenings will take us to the Khajuraho Dance Festival\, where classical Indian dance becomes another expression of movement\, mythology\, devotion and storytelling. \nThe retreat therefore moves between inner exploration and cultural immersion — between the body\, art\, ritual and the landscape around us. \n\nINTEGRATION\nNature • Bonfires • Reflection • Rest\nThere will also be space to simply be. \nTime in nature.\nQuiet mornings.\nShared meals.\nBonfire evenings.\nReflection circles.\nMusic.\nConversation.\nSilence. \nThe work does not end when a session ends. Integration happens in the spaces between — when we walk\, rest\, create\, laugh\, listen and allow the experience to settle into the body. \n\nRETREAT INCLUDES\n\nMovement Medicine & Dance Meditation\nMorning Yoga\nGuided Breathwork\nRitual Theatre & Shadow Work\nArt Therapy & Expressive Arts\nRitual Mask Making\nShamanic Feather Wand Making\nSamvad Satsang & Philosophical Self-Inquiry\nAvocado Seed Carving\nKhajuraho Temple Exploration\nKhajuraho Dance Festival\nPalace-style Homestay in Nature\nWholesome Vegetarian Meals\nBonfire Reflection Circles\nIntegration Practices\n\n\nWHO IS THIS FOR?\nThis retreat is for people who are genuinely curious about self-exploration\, embodiment\, creativity and consciousness. You don’t need to be a dancer\, artist\, spiritual practitioner or experienced meditator. You only need a willingness to look inward\, participate honestly and remain curious about yourself. \nThis is not a retreat designed to give you another spiritual identity to wear. It is an invitation to question the identities you already carry. \nMove. Feel. Create. Witness. Remember. \n\n20–24 February 2027\nKhajuraho\, Madhya Pradesh\, India \nLimited spaces. Intimate group. \nGet in touch for the full itinerary\, pricing and application process.
URL:https://veracochawellness.com/retreats/movement-art-medicine-retreat/
LOCATION:Khajuraho\, India
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://veracochawellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-08_37_06-PM.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Ash Embodied Healing Arts":MAILTO:ashjk1902@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR