Ancestors, Earth & Body
conscious dance weekend
w/ Jo Hardy
5 to 8 Nov 2026, Feel2B (Lisbon)
*sleeping on-site optional

"We are all links in a great chain of being, stretching back into the mists of time and forward into the unknown future. To forget our ancestors is to sever a vital connection, leaving us adrift and without true roots.”

- Indigenous wisdom

For many of us, these feel like competing impulses. We can be expressive and free or we can be tender, open, careful with each other. But rarely both at the same time. The wildness risks overwhelming. The tenderness risks hiding what's true. And somewhere between the two, the fullness of who we actually are gets lost.

This weekend is an invitation to explore the whole territory. Through conscious dance, embodied inquiry and practices from Authentic Relating, we will play with what becomes possible when we stop choosing between our fire and our softness — and bring both into the room.

Together we will:

Move freely and fiercely, letting the body's wild intelligence lead
Show up tenderly in real-time contact, revealing what is true, receiving what is offered
Explore the edges where authenticity and intimacy meet, and ask different things of us
Dance with difference, activation and the beautiful mess of genuine encounter
Discover what emerges when we bring both wildness and tenderness to the space between

You are welcome whatever your movement experience. Come as you are... wild, tender, and everything in between.

About The Teacher

Jo Hardy has worked with hundreds of people over more than 30 years as a conscious dance and group facilitator, somatic psychotherapist, transformational coach, supervisor and trainer. She is an accredited teacher of 5 Rhythms (Waves and Heartbeat), Open Floor and Movement Medicine. Her work integrates conscious dance, dynamic heart inquiry, embodied awakening, somatic psychotherapy, internal family systems, process work, authentic relating and deep ecology. Read the full bio and testimonials here.

Voices from the dancefloor

Hear the participants of We-Space II, which happened in 2024 at Feel2B (Lisbon).

Gallery from Ancestors workshop at Ten-Chi, 2024

In June 2024, Jo held a 4-day workshop called "The Threads of Our Ancestors" at Quinta Ten-Chi, Portugal. This upcoming workshop in November 2026 will be, in a way, a continuation of that work.

Practicalities

Schedule

- Friday: 10:00 - 18:00
- Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00

- Sunday: 10:00 - 16:30

Workshop Fee

The price for theworkshop is divided into 3 slots, depending on when you register:

First Slot (10 places): 210€ ongoing
Second Slot (10 places): 240€
Third Slot (10 places): 270 €

Accommodation & Food

You have the option of sleeping and eating at Biovilla if you like (they made a very good price for us):

The price for food and accommodation for the 3 days is 225€*

You are also welcome to book only lunches at Biovilla, if you don't sleep there.

The food prices are 20€ per lunch or 45€ for a 3-lunch package.

* it is possible to request a private suite for 90€ extra (very limited places)

Discounts on workshop fee

- 10 % for Release Members (you can become one by quickly filling up this form)

- 30% for students or people in a situation of unemployment (send us an email with proof of your status to request this discount)

*the discounts are not cumulative

Some help with the calculations!

If you register on the first slot:

Only the Workshop = 210€ regular / 189€ member
Workshop & Lunch = 255€ regular/ 234€ member
All included (Workshop, Accommodation & Meals) = 435€ regular/ 414€ member

Venue

This event will happen at Centro Upaya, an oasis in Lisbon (Campolide) where you immediately feel safe and at home. The dance floor is delicious and everything about the space is softly inviting us to relax and open.

(photos by Luna Buerguer - https://lunabuerger.com)