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{ "$type": "community.lexicon.calendar.event", "createdAt": "2026-10-20T15:22:26Z", "description": "![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/44/05/b00186b4-d19a-4b02-abcb-43f100a82e7f/15.jpg)\n\nJoin us for Ecstatic & Restful experiences this November! Dance-Cacao-Yoga-Breathwork-Nidra-Hammocks-Gongs-Bioenergetics-Bodywork-Sauna&more\n\n### **Autumn Reset: Ecstatic Dance & Restival® Retreat 2026 **\n\n### **- Move, Rest, Recharge.**\n\n**~ WHEN?** Wed 18 Nov 4pm - Sun 22 Nov 4pm OR Weekend only Fri 20 Nov 4pm - Sun 22 Nov 4pm _**(Come along for a full retreat 4 nights or just 2 nights at the weekend)**_ \n**~ WHERE?** The Leela Centre, Gillingham, North Dorset _(2h direct train from London)_ \n_ **🛏️Private rooms & shared dorms available, all meals/hot drinks included.** _\n\n🍁 **Step into a journey of dance, connection, transformation and deep rest.** Our annual retreat is a heart-opening gathering devoted to embodiment, ecstatic dance, nervous system reset, rest practices, down-to-earth spirituality & radiant wellbeing!\n\n_✅A busy year has flown by and you long to relax, rest and rejuvenate through various embodiment & restful practices or maybe dance wildy in a sober & safe space? Are you feeling tired, stressed and sluggish? Is your immune system struggling? Is your mind, body and soul hankering for a reset? Do you long to connect with like-minded fellow humans? Do you want to feel recharged before the festive season?_\n\n_ **If the answer is ‘YES’, then Autumn Reset Retreat - is for you!** _\n\n**This retreat is open to everyone; no dance or meditation experience needed. It’s especially supportive for:** \n**💜 First-timers:** Curious about ecstatic dance, somatic & restful practices, and want a welcoming, well-held space to explore it. \n**💜 Burned Out:** Need a few days away from screens, noise, and pressure; to move, breathe, and reset. \n**💜 Regulars:** Already love ecstatic dance & sound journeys and want to go deeper with a community that gets it. \n**💜 Seekers:** Looking for community built around presence and respect, not performance or alcohol.\n\n**You’ll be welcomed exactly as you are.**\n\n#### **🎟️📍** [**BOOK NOW ON OUR WEBSITE, RESERVE ACCOMMODATION, INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS AVAILABLE.**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/autumn-retreat-2026/)_ ** ** _\n\n**💷 Super Early Bird £420 (Wed 4pm - Sun 4pm) + accommodation\\*** \n**💷 Weekend Ticket Fri-Sun £260 (Fri 4pm - Sun 4pm) + accommodation\\*\\***\n\n- Full access to all workshops\n- 4 nights OR 2 nights\n- All meals and teas\n\n**\\*Accommodation is not included in the price and can be selected separately during checkout via the booking link.** \n_-Shared dorms in the house £15 per night_ \n_-Deluxe dorms in the house £25 per night_ \n_-Private rooms or private Pods from £40 per night_\n\n**\\*\\*Weekend attendees can only book campervan/ dorm space as we prioritise private rooms for full retreat attendees.** \n_-It might be possible to upgrade to a private room closer to the retreat start time if there's weekend availability._\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/36/27/8fafca53-f993-465b-9129-1ccabfeb7b0d/Eventbrite Newsletter Banners & Thank you Email Banners, Aerial Relaxation Pods, Hammocks (5).jpg)\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/35/49/ba406418-d31a-426d-bd3f-e4c804ea3816/dfbbedaf-3051-45c8-8f89-8c16bb476651.jpeg)\n\n### **🌍 OUR INVITATION TO YOU**\n\n🍁 **We’ve created our annual Autumn Reset retreat a little differently this time.** There’s plenty to explore, but you don’t have to do it all. **Choose the programme & activities that feel right for you. Dance when you want to dance. Rest when you need to rest. Spend time connecting with others, or take some quiet time for yourself.** A few days to move, rest, reconnect and recharge, returning home feeling refreshed!\n\n**Whether you’re seeking:**\n\n🌿 A break from city life and reconnection with nature\n\n💃 A joyful, heart-expanding dance community\n\n🌀 Tools for releasing stress, tension & old patterns\n\n🔥 A space to rest, recharge & rediscover your inner freedom\n\n_ **…this retreat is a** **powerful playground for transformation. It's Ecstatic Dance, Embodiment Workshops, Breathwork, Yoga, Sound Journeys, Deep Rest in Hammocks, Sauna, & much more!** _\n\n✨ Step away from routine.\n\n✨ Come home to your ecstatic self.\n\n✨ Dance your way into autumn renewal.\n\n✨ Feel recharged & reset before the festive season.\n\n**Make the most of the beautiful Autumn time of year and enjoy all that comes with it -** the fresh, crispy Autumn air, colourful leaves, lovely atmosphere and a lot more that we’ve included in this transformational Autumn Reset retreat!\n\n🍁We invite you to **explore the tools & practices during this deep dive of 5 days or weekend only and discover the positive benefits for yourself.** Using music, movement, ritual, and connection to achieve a unified field of being. Attune to Nature and the living environment, release stress and come home to your Ecstatic-Self! **Your body, mind and soul with thank you!**\n\n### **WHY JOIN US & RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS**\n\n🍂 **Celebrate the beauty of autumn** -crisp air, golden leaves & cozy evenings by the fire.\n\n💃 Immerse yourself in **a variety of transformational workshops with our main facilitators Seth Newman & Diana Upite-Davis** _(Ecstatic Dance, Active Meditations, Breathwork, Bioenergetics, Conscious Touch, Hugging, Singing, Cacao Ceremonies, Sound Journeys, Gong Baths, Yoga Nidra, Hammocks, Sauna, Fire and much more!)_ \n**+ Additional workshops with guest facilitators, musicians and DJ's.**\n\n🍂 **2x Beautiful indoor dance & workshops spaces: Zorba & Shankara** (weather permitting, we will also run workshops outdoors, surrounded by nature & ancient oak trees)\n\n🔥 Sweat it out in **sauna** , plunge into **cold water** , gather around **campfires sipping chai & singing.**\n\n🌱 Experience a **balance of movement, stillness, creativity, and connection.**\n\n🥗 Be nourished by **3 delicious vegetarian meals daily** plus a retreat café for treats.\n\n🤝 Connect deeply with **a vibrant community in a safe, alcohol- and drug-free space.**\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/47/39/4b7b6293-1ee3-44d9-9d6c-dd3ee0ef5212/ffb3e179-c01c-4523-bd1a-1091de6772d8.jpeg)\n\n### **TEAM OF FACILITATORS/ DJ'S/ MASSAGE THERAPISTS (See workshop descriptions & bios further down)**\n\n### [**SEE FULL SCHEDULE & INFO TO BE ADDED SOON TO THE RETREAT WEBSITE**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/autumn-retreat-2026/)\n\n- **💗Seth Newman:** Retreat Host, Facilitator & Workshop Leader, DJ, Musician\n- **💗Diana Upite-Davis:** Retreat Host, Organizer, Musician, Singer, Sound Journeys, Sauna Rituals, Cacao, Chai, Lomi Lomi bodywork\n- **💗Isabell Jacobson:** Yoga -Vinyasa Flow (Sat & Sun)\n- **💗Amaya Garcia:** Ecstatic Dance DJ\n- **💗RedPeppa:** Ecstatic Dance DJ\n- **💗Alfie Jones:** Singing Circles\n- **💗Darpan:** Gong Bath (from the Leela Community)\n- **💗Nartan:** Yoga - Hatha (Thu & Fri) & Yoga Nidras (from the Leela Community)\n- **💗Leela Team:** Active Meditations (from the Leela Community)\n- **💗Bodyworkers:** to be confirmed closer to the time\n\n_**(\\*Bodywork session sign ups:** at the retreat by cash or card directly to therapist)_\n\n✨ **Together, the team of facilitators & assistants hold a warm, trauma-aware, welcoming space where participants can explore movement, creativity, connection and rest at their own pace.**\n\n![](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1195324466%252F82236935953%252F1%252Foriginal.20261007-224214%3Fauto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3D949054717ed338f4dbbe4713406b4b89&w=1880&q=75)\n\n![](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1195324438%252F82236935953%252F1%252Foriginal.20261007-224150%3Fauto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3D40d2e055424318a386448b7fc071b710&w=1880&q=75)\n\n### **♥ EXAMPLE DAILY \\*SCHEDULE**\n\nBelow is an example of how a typical day may flow. Timings and session details may shift slightly to allow flexibility and to respond to the atmosphere of the group.\n\n7:00 AM – 8:10 AM | Active Meditation OR \n7:30 AM – 8:15AM | Yoga \n8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Yummy Breakfast \n9:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Morning Gathering, Ecstatic Dance & Sharings, Workshop \n1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Magnificent Lunch \n1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | \\*Dishes Help \n2:30 PM – 3:10 PM | Yoga Nidra - Conscious Sleep Meditation \n3:15 PM – 4:20 PM | Workshop or Free Time | Nature Walk | Massages \n4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | \\*\\*Sauna | Cold Plunges (includes venik experience, body scrubs, herbal teas, fruit) \n6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Delicious Dinner \n7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | \\*Dishes Help \n8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Evening Ecstatic Dance or Workshop \n10:10 PM – 11:00 PM | Sound Journey | Restful Meditation | Campfire | Dance Party (as offered in the programme)\n\n\\*As part of a shared community experience at Leela, each participant is allocated to take one turn helping with washing up after one of the meals. A small act of care that keeps our space nourishing for everyone.\n\n\\*\\*Sauna is an extra add on\n\n_ **\\*PLEASE NOTE:** Schedule may vary - we keep a little magic and flow in the program!_\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/42/17/598e99b1-c51b-443f-b1fa-61779eb94f6a/074-EcstaticDanceFestival2026-AFO_9300.jpg)\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/42/18/0d4b70fc-6ff7-416f-95ea-141f70173042/366-EcstaticDanceFestival2026-AFO_4929.jpg)\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/42/18/d25089af-5e59-441b-a2ec-d4f502c470b7/171-EcstaticDanceFestival2026-AFO_15362.jpg)\n\n## ♥ FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS RETREATS/FESTIVALS:\n\n_“That was a very beautiful experience. An amazing journey inward & out. To express in a free space filled with joyful vibes & gorgeous smiling faces. In sound, in rhythm, in motion, in colour, in sweat, the Dance, the Soul.”_ Cath\n\n_“The smiles, the kind eyes, the bits when I lost myself in the music, the joy of the moments when it felt as if the whole room was jumping in unison.”_ Salvo\n\n_“ What a profound experience! The music was so beautiful ... it carried me effortlessly inward facilitating a deep connection to Spirit, moving my body in a way that I felt I had little control over. It was magical! Thank you ”_ Ashley\n\n_“Thank you guys. This was an exceptional experience of deep healing, awakening, and opening. I feel so light, peaceful, and full of Love. Through the workshops we took, I touched some of my wounds, gently but deeply releasing and healing what was ready to be alchemised. Thank you to all the other lovely participants. Please organise the next one soon! ”_ Tanja\n\n_“ The workshop gave me the opportunity to go deeper into my body and discover new experiences which I hadn’t been able to tap into before. It was a good mix of different exercises, and I had a really blissful experience with the breathwork.”_ Vijay\n\n_” I feel so grateful I had the opportunity to attend this workshop. I felt that Seth, through his presence, allowing, way of being, created a very unique, safe space in which I could release, discover, explore and meet different aspects of myself. I was amazed how during the two days I was – often unexpectedly and gently – led to bring forth and embrace a child, an ancient woman, an animal, a spoiled brat, a mother, a lover, a goddess… Also through Seth’s guidance and suggestions I felt within very short spaces of time both my immense sorrow/yearning/pain and my immense joy/gratitude, realising how close to each other these seemingly opposites are. Today I feel a more solid belonging in the world, and a heightened awareness of the soles of my feet on the floor, like the earth, was more magnetic!”_ Maria\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/10/20/14/44/30/14a54f67-f7bf-4f65-98ab-0dc6fe9e5f8f/15.jpg)\n\n![](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1195324420%252F82236935953%252F1%252Foriginal.20261007-224138%3Fauto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3Db11f19fc92c142373a439e76b809f61c&w=1880&q=75)\n\nBest wishes, \nDiana \nCo-founder & Events Manager \nEcstatic Dance London® team \n[**www.ecstaticdancelondon.com**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/) \n[**www.ecstaticdancefestival.co.uk**](https://ecstaticdancefestival.co.uk/) \n[**www.urubu.com**](https://www.urubu.com/) \n**Instagram:** [**@ecstaticdance\\_london**](https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdance_london/) \n**All events:** [**www.ecstaticdancelondon.com/events**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/events) ** ** \n**Linktree:** [**linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon**](https://linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon) \n_ **Looking for gift ideas? 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