Set in the remote wild beauty of Paleohori, nestled in the mountains of Lefkada, this summer dance program offers a rare opportunity to reconnect with your unique movement through dance improvisation, experiential anatomy, artistic expression and somatic exploration.
In a world that often equates movement with effort and rest with
stillness, Rest in Motion invites you to explore a space where these
opposites dissolve into one another. Across four immersive periods, participants will engage with workshops led by international facilitators, each bringing their own approach to dance and embodied practice, offering tools to uncover new pathways of expression and perception and inviting you to being fully present in your body—moving not out of habit or expectation, but from a place of deep listening and awareness.
The experience extends beyond the dance floor: Life at Paleohori is a rhythm of its own—waking up early in the morning with the sounds of the forest, sharing nourishing meals, resting under the shade of trees, and moving together in an open-air wooden studio surrounded by cypress trees and kermes oaks. The space itself becomes a part of the process: a nest where movement is not forced but inviting and unfolding, where rest is not passive but deeply alive.
Sharing the space is an essential part of this journey. A temporary
community forms, built on mutual care, support, and shared
exploration. From heart circles to late-night conversations under the stars, and from dancing to sharing the maintenance of the space, every aspect of daily life feeds into a sense of connection—both with oneself and with others. Movement is not just something we do, but something we experience in a relational and expansive way.
Workshops
⋗ 1st cycle | August 11 – 18, 2025 ⋖
A week of curiosity, deep listening, and creative unfolding—where movement, art, and awareness weave together into an immersive exploration of self and space. Through somatic practices, dance improvisation, and interdisciplinary creative processes, we invite both playfulness and depth, moving between sensation and expression, structure and spontaneity.
With nature as both witness and collaborator, we explore the rhythms of growth, adaptation, and change—allowing movement to bloom in its own time, in its own way.
Somatic Art Practice® w/ Marina Tsartsara
Bloom Inside™ w/ Kyveli Kouvatsi
More info about this cycle >
https://paleohori.com/1st-cycle-august-11-18-2025/
⋗ 2nd cycle | August 19 – 26, 2025 ⋖
A week of deep listening, of tracing the body’s hidden landscapes and reimagining movement as a passage through the known and the unknown. This week is an invitation to navigate the body as both terrain and traveler, as an ever-shifting map of sensation, perception, and connection.
A journey into what moves us, what shapes us, and what is waiting to be discovered.·
Incognito Bodies w/ Fernando Nicolás Pelliccioli & Carlos Osatinsky
Body Landscape Lab w/ Thalia Ditsa
More info about this cycle >
https://paleohori.com/2nd-cycle-august-19-26-2025/
⋗ 3rd cycle | August 27 – September 3, 2025 ⋖
A week of movement as transformation—where bodies soften, sharpen, listen, and respond. Through play, improvisation, and deep physical exploration, we step beyond habit and into the unknown, tuning into the raw intelligence of the body. Patterns dissolve, new possibilities emerge, and movement becomes a space of discovery—fluid, unpredictable, alive.
MELT w/ Vasiliki Tsagkari
Sculpting Body-Images w/ Penelope Morout
More info about this cycle >
https://paleohori.com/3rd-cycle-august-27-september-3-2025/
⋗ 4th cycle | September 4 – 11, 2025 ⋖
A week of deep attunement—where movement becomes a language of sensation, connection, and transformation.
Through embodied listening, improvisation, and sensory exploration, we tune into the body’s rhythms, uncovering how we relate to space, to others, and to our own evolving landscapes.
The Body The Player The Journey w/ Rafaela Sahyoun
The Listening Skin w/ Maria Papadopoulou
More info about this cycle >
https://paleohori.com/4th-cycle-september-4-11-2025/
Registration:
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis until all spots are filled.
You can attend 1, 2, 3 or 4 cycles.
Contribution:
From 650€ please check our website for more details
! Early bird prices apply by March 29th!
Included:
⋗2 Workshops per cycle
⋗Accommodation in shared bell tents
⋗3 nutritious vegetarian/vegan meals per day
⋗Bus transportation to the beach on free days
Contact details:
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Please find more information about this program, facilitators and all workshops here:
https://paleohori.com/events-posts/rest-in-motion-summer-dance-workshops/
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