​Going deeper - dance of awareness​

This 7 day retreat with Subhanaya and Jane Belshaw takes an embodied approach to the traditional Buddhist teaching of the four foundations of mindfulness - of body, feelings, thoughts and awareness - knows as the Satipatthana.
A Going Deeper retreat, for people who have been on retreat before or are familiar with meditation practice.


29 May, 2026 - 5 June, 2026
Led by: Subhanaya, Maitrivira, Jane Belshaw
Retreat Type: Going Deeper
This retreat will take an embodied approach to the traditional Buddhist teaching of the four foundations of mindfulness – of body, feelings, thoughts and awareness – known as the Sattipatthana.  

We’ll practice slowing down and sensing into the subtle details of arising experience in movement and meditation, weaving between and combining these two aspects of practice – movement and stillness – to explore and deepen qualities of presence and aliveness.

Developing mindfulness of these aspects of unfolding experience grows our ability to embrace life fully – the painful and the beautiful – and to loosen fixed or limiting views of ourselves and others. 

The dance sessions will usually be with music and will involve guided exploration, exercises and time to follow your own experience in movement. No experience of dance or movement is required, only a willingness to explore your experience of movement in the body you are living in. For more information, read the retreat information sheet.

This is a Going Deeper retreat, for people who have done an introductory retreat or have been attending a local Buddhist centre and are familiar with the Metta Bhavana and Mindfulness of Breathing meditation practices. 

Booking Fee: 
£100

www.dhanakosa.com/retreat/2026/going-deeper-dance-awareness