Wild & Tender
conscious dance weekend
w/ Jo Hardy
15 to 17 May 2026, Upaya (Lisbon)

How do we bring the full wild truth of who we are into relationship, and stay tender enough to let each other in?

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 is trauma informed. Read the full bio and testimonials here.

Voices from the dancefloor

Hear the participants of one of Jo’s last events in Lisbon (We-Space I).

Practicalities

Schedule

- Friday: 18:00 - 21:00
- Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00

- Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00

Price

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

First Slot: 160€
Second Slot: 190€
Third Slot: 220€

Discounts

- 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

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)