Upcoming events.
Moving with Intimacy
A full day event that welcomes us to explore and connect both through movement and dance and also through some gentle opportunities for platonic touch in a tender and heartfelt way, with choice and care to stay tuned in to ourselves and our needs.
The intention for this event is to create and support a heartfelt community in London, spending a full day together, gently exploring and unravelling our layers through movement, sharing, ritual and tenderness, knowing there is always a sanctuary, always space for tears, for silence, for love and for pain also. We are welcome as we are. There is no expectation or need to do anything, only to hold the intention to be true to our hearts and bring an open mind.
There'll be a choice of 2 warm-up intro sessions before a break, and then we'll move into a free-flowing session where you can move between the Movement Temple and Touch Temple spaces. There'll be time to relax and hang out together in our sweet and secluded venue just 10 mins from Caledonian Road.
The event will begin and end with an Opening and Closing Gathering to include setting an intention and any boundaries, giving us time to land together and offering the space to share anything necessary for the event and also before we depart at the end of the day.
Please do arrive before 12pm so we can all be present and share our Opening Circle together.
Everyone is welcome - no need to bring (or find!) a partner, and also you are welcome to bring partner(s) and choose when/if you'd like to work with them - We'll always clarify what each exercise will be, so you can choose to opt in and decide how you'd like to participate.
We look forward to sharing some gentle times with you!
The Schedule
11.30am Welcome to arrive!
12pm Opening Circle - Landing together and setting our container
1pm Choice of 2 Intro sessions - Movement-focused or Touch-based
2.30pm Break - Tea / Snacks available
3pm We open our 2 free-flow spaces including our Gentle Jam Space and the Cuddle Space!
5pmClosing Circle - Time and share anything needed before we part
5.30pm Event Ends (Optional food at the Lord Stanley nearby)
Facilitators Announced!
We are delighted to share that for our very first edition, we welcome:
🧡 Our Echo with Ceremonial Sacred Touch🧡 Anahata Grantwith Ecstatic Dance Journey
🧡 Julia Samel with Moving Connections
🧡 DJ Taoro (aka Richard Batts) with Ecstatic Dance Journey🧡 Will Streetplaying Violin!
Agreements - We'll ask for agreement from everyone as we gather at 12pm
Thanks so much for respecting these agreements!
🧡Consent - Dancing with or touching others / anyone, is always OPTIONAL - We are all free to move away any time!
🧡 Confidentiality - Agreement not to share names or any experience other than our own
🧡 Sober - No Alcohol / Drugs
🧡 Clothing - This is a clothed event - We ask everyone to keep their tops and bottoms on! - Plus no outdoor shoes on the dance floor - Thanks!
🧡 Non-Sexual - While intimacy and sensuality are welcome, this is a non-sexual space
About the Organiser
Julia is the creator of the Moving with Intimacy Camps in June and Rumble festival, a conscious dance event that combines many different forms of movement and therapeutic practices that enable us to explore our inner and outer worlds in a safe and supportive environment. She has been teaching partner dancing for over 12 years and is the founder of London's Brazilian Forró night, Forró Family.
Julia has also created and been running Moving Connections weekly, for over 3 years in London!
Julia's work is inspired by various movement systems such as 5 Rhythms, Contact Improvisation and Ecstatic Dance through which she has been developing her own experience and understanding of dance, connection and the power of movement to bring us into the present moment and explore our relationship to ourselves and our world.
Julia is passionate about creating community in the simplest and most accessible way, welcoming all that we bring and encouraging authentic and open relating in all its forms.
Please note:
Please arrive before 12pm as it's important we are all present for the complete session.
We recommend dancing with bare feet or in flat indoor shoes.
There are limited places and we cannot guarantee entry at the door - Book in advance to reserve your place.
What to bring:
Comfy clothes that are easy to move in, including a few layers in case you get hot/cold.
Water bottle - we can refill water in the venue.
🧡 IMPORTANT
This event is alcohol, smoke anddrug free. Thank-you for your care to hold this safe space together.
Please respect everyone's choice for physical contact or connection. We are all free to choose with who, when and how we'd like to connect and we ask everyone to listen carefully and trust each other to say "no". We appreciate a "no" as a gift of honesty and self-care. Thank-you for being you and for being brave and showing up!
Entry is at the organizers discretion
Lower priced tickets
We can offer a few lower-priced tickets for those who are not in a position to afford the Standard price ticket - This concession price is the same as the Earlybird price. Please get in touch if you'd like more info on those. Thanks so much.
Our Refunds Policy
Tickets for this event are not refundable for changes in personal circumstances, or if you are no longer able to attend for any reason. You are welcome to resell your ticket privately. Please let us know the new ticket holder's full name.
Refunds will only be issued in the event of festival cancellation or rescheduling, and will be processed within 30 days.
Many thanks and looking forward to moving with you!
Burning Nest
Join us at Burning Nest, in camp Forest of Wild Love; where ill be sharing The Heart of Tantra Yoga Practice and Union in Motion at the Pleasure place. Tickets are nearly sold out! so click the link quickly to find out how you can join us!
Lean in Nature
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? ………
🌿 Lean_in_nature 2026
A 5-Day Immersive Movement Gathering in Somerset
This isn’t just a retreat.
It’s a practice of arriving.
Lean_in_nature is a five-day immersion into Contact Improvisation, somatics and floorwork - rooted in nature, community and shared living.
Here, the floor is our first partner.
We learn to pour our weight, to listen, to allow rather than force.
What we discover with the earth beneath us begins to translate into how we meet one another - in lifts, in flights, in quiet shared touch.
This is a space to slow down enough to feel.
To move from sensation rather than shape.
To practice invitation - offering, receiving, listening for the yes and respecting the no.
To build trust through embodied experience.
There will be late-night jams, long breakfasts, firelight conversations and a wood-fired sauna under the stars.
You can come alone or with a friend.
You don’t need to be a professional dancer.
You just need curiosity and a willingness to listen.
Rumble Camp 1
Welcome to Rumble Camp 2026! - Part 1!
After an especially moving and celebratory double Rumble 2025, we've decided to launch plans for Rumbles 2026 earlier than ever before, with a view to support all aspects of Rumble with as much care and dedication as we can, and to offer some special Super Saver Earlybird tickets for anyone wanting to sign up right now (..at 2025 prices) and support us to make it all happen..!
As usual, we'll be hosting 2 consecutive weekend events, inviting you to join Part 1, Part 2 or both if you're Rumble keen. (For Part 2 from August 6th - 10th, click here). We'll be welcoming younger folk on Rumble Part 2, offering a few additional activities and adventures, especially for under 18s.
Rumble is inspired by our love of Conscious Dance and all those wonderful practices that hold and support us to move and meet ourselves and others with clarity and awareness, fun and lightness and yet also in the deepest and most meaningful way. Joining us at Rumble means agreeing not to drink alcohol or take any drugs for the duration of Rumble. Thank-you so much for respecting our boundary on this.
Rumble Camp 2
Welcome to Rumble Camp 2026! - Part 2!
After an especially moving and celebratory double Rumble 2025, we've decided to launch plans for Rumbles 2026 earlier than ever before, with a view to support all aspects of Rumble with as much care and dedication as we can, and to offer some special Super Saver Earlybird tickets for anyone wanting to sign up right now (..at 2025 prices) and support us to make it all happen..!
As usual, we'll be hosting 2 consecutive weekend events, inviting you to join Part 1, Part 2 or both if you're Rumble keen. (For Part 1 from July 30th - August 3rd, click here). We'll be welcoming younger folk on Rumble Part 2, offering a few additional activities and adventures, especially for under 18s.
Rumble is inspired by our love of Conscious Dance and all those wonderful practices that hold and support us to move and meet ourselves and others with clarity and awareness, fun and lightness and yet also in the deepest and most meaningful way. Joining us at Rumble means agreeing not to drink alcohol or take any drugs for the duration of Rumble. Thank-you so much for respecting our boundary on this.
The Intimacy Project 4 week immersion, GOA
A deeply immersive 4-week journey into the real-life integration of Yoga, Tantra, and Ayurveda, designed to support lasting change through daily practice, self-enquiry, and embodied experience.
What We Explore
Heart of Yoga: breath-led Asana, Pranayama & meditation
Tantra as a lived practice—through body, relationship, and awareness
Embodied connection practices (self, partner & group)
Emotional healing, trigger awareness & release
Ayurvedic living & daily rhythms to support balance
Subtle anatomy, Bandha & intelligent sequencing (Vinyasa Krama)
Voice, movement, and authentic expression
Where
Held in Arambol, Goa (India)—a unique setting between jungle and ocean, supporting both depth and integration.
Who It’s For
Those ready to go beyond surface-level practice
Anyone seeking real, embodied change in how they live and relate
Individuals open to self-enquiry, emotional depth, and daily commitment
Practitioners, teachers, or complete beginners—no experience required, only willingness
✨ For full details, daily structure, and application process, please visit the main immersion page.
New years Reset Retreat
A New Year retreat in Goa to slow down, move, and reconnect—through yoga, nature, cacao ceremony, and meditation into midnight silence.
The Intimacy Project 4 week immersion, GOA (Copy)
Feel the pull to slow down and understand yourself more deeply?
Step beyond surface-level practice into real, lived transformation.
Through Yoga, Tantra, and Ayurveda, reconnect with your body and truth.
This is where awareness becomes the way you live.
The Intimacy Project 4 week immersion Feb 2026
Not just a training
An undoing. A remembering. A return.
A Yoga Teacher Training like no other… because it’s not—and yet, at the same time, it is.
This is a 4-week non-residential Immersion in Arambol, Goa. A journey into the heart of Yoga, Tantra, and Ayurveda—not as philosophy, but as living wisdom, uniquely woven into the fabric of your life.
The Intimacy Project 4 week immersion Oct 2025
Not just a training
An undoing. A remembering. A return.
A Yoga Teacher Training like no other… because it’s not—and yet, at the same time, it is.
This is a 4-week non-residential Immersion in Arambol, Goa. A journey into the heart of Yoga, Tantra, and Ayurveda—not as philosophy, but as living wisdom, uniquely woven into the fabric of your life.
This is a space where you don’t just learn—you unravel, you feel, you soften, and you remember.
A space to build a personal, evolving daily practice, rooted in lineage and shaped by your own rhythm.
A space to reconnect with your body, your breath, and the voice of your heart.
Rumble Camp 2025 - Part 2
Welcome to Rumble Camp 2025! - Part 2!
We are utterly delighted to share news of Rumbles 2025.. We will be hosting 2 consecutive weekend events, inviting you to join Part 1, Part 2 or both if you're Rumble keen! (For Part 1 from July 31st - August 4th, click here)
Rumble is inspired by the love of CONSCIOUS DANCE and all those wonderful practices that hold and support us to move and meet ourselves and others with clarity and awareness, fun and lightness and yet also in the deepest and most meaningful way.
Centred around a beautiful hall with a smooth floor, where we can roll and sweep, tickle and leap.. Where the music calls and the silence has its own melody. A campfire by moonlight to sing us to sleep, the sounds of nature to massage our feet, to rest our heads, ready for when, we are called to dance as the sun rises again.
Bringing together various different practices, combined with an appreciation of a good solid dance floor, tasty and healthy food and lots of space for random happenings, Rumble is the place to relax, meet some lovely folk, experience a variety of different movement based practices ground and connect with ourselves and others, and most importantly have an unforgettable amount of fun with friends old and new!
We are incredibly excited to be working with Hello Sunshine Sauna, to bring you the best in heat, style, comfort and a wonderful welcoming ambience as Tim brings his sweat-inducing world of wonder for us to enjoy - See Sauna tickets to add to your order!
PLEASE NOTE: Rumble is alcohol and drug free!
Rumble Camp 2025 - Part 1
Welcome to Rumble Camp 2025! - Part 1!
We are utterly delighted to share news of Rumbles 2025.. We will be hosting 2 consecutive weekend events, inviting you to join Part 1, Part 2 or both if you're Rumble keen! (For Part 2 from August 7th - 11th, click here)
Rumble is inspired by the love of CONSCIOUS DANCE and all those wonderful practices that hold and support us to move and meet ourselves and others with clarity and awareness, fun and lightness and yet also in the deepest and most meaningful way.
Centred around a beautiful hall with a smooth floor, where we can roll and sweep, tickle and leap.. Where the music calls and the silence has its own melody. A campfire by moonlight to sing us to sleep, the sounds of nature to massage our feet, to rest our heads, ready for when, we are called to dance as the sun rises again.
Bringing together various different practices, combined with an appreciation of a good solid dance floor, tasty and healthy food and lots of space for random happenings, Rumble is the place to relax, meet some lovely folk, experience a variety of different movement based practices ground and connect with ourselves and others, and most importantly have an unforgettable amount of fun with friends old and new!
We are incredibly excited to be working with Hello Sunshine Sauna, to bring you the best in heat, style, comfort and a wonderful welcoming ambience as Tim brings his sweat-inducing world of wonder for us to enjoy - See Sauna tickets to add to your order!
PLEASE NOTE: Rumble is alcohol and drug free!
Moving with Intimacy Camp Part 2 - Solstice!
Welcome to our third year of this special journey!
Connecting with our Full Selves through Movement, Intimacy & Presence, with an emphasis on Embodied Movement practices that welcome us as we are, to find our way with Care and Compassion, and with the support of the Community, Sharing Circles, Saunas and Nature!
Our Part 2 Solstice edition welcomes those who have some experience of working with consent and boundaries, intimacy and movement. We would ask that you have either been to one of our Moving with Intimacy events in the past, or a similar kind of event that has a focus on exploring intimacy with consent. In any case, the structure of the weekend will guide us through a journey that supports us in practicing to identify and work within our own and other's boundaries and to follow our heart's desires whilst respecting and honouring our truths so that we each can be at choice and take the time and space we need to be gentle with ourselves and each other. The difference between this weekend and Part 1 is that we may move a little more quickly through various more introductory consent practices and allow more space for developing connections and practices that offer a slightly deeper dive into intimacy, whilst always at choice and always with care.
Brought to you by the Organisers of Rumble and Moving Connections!
Welcome to this unique and heartfelt offering inviting us to spend a full weekend together, exploring and unravelling our layers through movement, sharing, ritual and tenderness, so that we can blossom and bathe in a sensual bath of delight, knowing there is always a sanctuary, always space for tears, for silence, for love and for pain also.
Moving with Intimacy Camp Part 1 - Sunrise!
🧡 Moving with Intimacy Camp Part 1 - Sunrise!
Fri 13 Jun 2025 4:00 PM - Mon 16 Jun 2025 3:00 PM BST Bellingdon and Asheridge Village Hall, HP5 2XU
Welcome to our third year of this special journey!
Connecting with our Full Selves through Movement, Intimacy & Presence, with an emphasis on Embodied Movement practices that welcome us as we are, to find our way with Care and Compassion, and with the support of the Community, Sharing Circles, Saunas and Nature!
Our Part 1 Sunrise edition welcomes anyone curious to explore connections and movement, with care and compassion for ourselves and others. There's no need to have previous experience or have done anything like this before. The structure of the weekend will guide us through a journey that supports us in practicing to identify and work within our own and other's boundaries and to follow our heart's desires whilst respecting and honouring our truths so that we each can be at choice and take the time and space we need to be gentle with ourselves and each other.
Brought to you by the Organisers of Rumble and Moving Connections!
Welcome to this unique and heartfelt offering inviting us to spend a full weekend together, exploring and unravelling our layers through movement, sharing, ritual and tenderness, so that we can blossom and bathe in a sensual bath of delight, knowing there is always a sanctuary, always space for tears, for silence, for love and for pain also.
Lean_In Nature Retreat
Lean_in_nature is a residential movement gathering that weaves together intensive-style training with the grounding presence of the outdoors. Set in natural landscapes and hosted in pop-up studios, these camps offer space to drop deep into your body, your practice, and the collective. Over several days, we explore contemporary movement, contact improvisation, and release-based practices—held alongside shared meals, firelight conversations, and time to simply be.
Each gathering includes access to a pop-up café, nourishing meals, and a wood-fired sauna—inviting restoration as much as exploration. Living, moving, and eating together allows for a softening of edges, a return to rhythm, and a deeper kind of learning that goes beyond the studio walls.
This is more than a training—it's a communal experience in moving, remembering, and reconnecting.