Knowing Through The Body – Somatic Yoga and Focusing Retreat in Devon
25th September 2025 - 28th September 2025 Newhouse Farm, Tiverton EX16 8QB
Introductory Workshop/Event
Once you come into this literal body here, then you find a space that is much bigger than your literal body. It’s quite clear that it is not exactly your literal body, but that is where the entrance is – G. Gendlin
Our bodily felt intelligence dwells, communicates, and unfolds in all of us in a rich, diverse, and life-bringing way. “Focusing’” is a metaphor for the process of recognising the subtle somatic nature of that intelligence and gradually bringing it into focus, as one might adjust to turn a blurry visual into a clear image. It is a skill of “opening” that vague bodily felt sense into a whole field of intricate details from which new layers of feeling, seeing, understanding, and action emerge. It’s a way of engaging, trusting & expressing that capacity.
Yoga ~ Move, unwind and ease your body, breath and mind
Somatics ~ Deepen your body awareness and refine your somatic sensitivity
Focusing ~ Translate body awareness into your felt knowing and gain insights into what matters to you. Introduction to the Focusing method (BFA accredited Focusing Skills Training – Module 1)
Session 1 – The Doors – The Art of Active Awaiting
Session 2 – Felt Listening – How do we pay attention
Session 3 – Felt Sensing and Resonance – What do we pay attention to
Session 4 – Symbolising and Sense-Making – How the Body Speaks
Session 5 – Mapping the Journey
Time and Space to Integrate ~ Nourishing vegan meals, reflective walks, relaxing moments in the pool or sauna
TIMETABLE
Thursday:
3pm Checking in
5pm Opening Circle & Introduction
6:30pm Dinner
8pm Yin Yoga & Meditation
Friday & Saturday
8am Hatha and Neurogenic Yoga (TRE)
9:30am Breakfast
11am Focusing session
1:30pm Lunch
Free time (walks, sauna, pool, resting)
4pm Focusing session
6:30pm Dinner
8pm Yin Yoga & Meditation
Sunday
8am Hatha & TRE
9:30am Breakfast
11am Focusing session
1:30pm Lunch
Closing Circle
Check out 4pm
This module can be taken as a stand-alone workshop and also be a Module 1 doorway to the Focusing Skills Course or the Focusing Journeys (a monthly ongoing gathering of fellow Focusers exploring their personal issues and interests)
Cost: £490 – £695 pp
(Includes accommodation, all the meals, 16 -18 hours of yoga & somatic practices, use of sauna and pool)
£490 twin, shared bathroom
£590 twin, private bathroom next to the room
£595 twin/double en suite
£620 single, shared bathroom
£695 single, en suite
Deposit payment: £150
(Non-refundable but 100% transferable to the next retreat up to 10 weeks before the retreat. No transfers after)
The remaining payment is due 10 weeks before the retreat.