THE JOURNEY IS THE GOAL

Olivia Olla Palmer

30.6.-6.7.2026
Italy

5Rhythms retreat in Tuscany

We are not here to arrive somewhere else.
We are here to be.

In this 7-day retreat in Tuscany, Italy, the journey is the destination—
a lived experience of body, heart, mind, and soul in motion.

Through the 5Rhythms, we dance life as it is,
not to perfect the steps, but to inhabit the moment.
In this retreat, we also share excursions and simple, meaningful activities, where each experience becomes a journey:

a day at the beach, the sea and sun on the skin;
the rhythm of being with nature in the countryside;
laughter and tears shared with the group;
the freedom of conscious dance and movement.

We follow sensation.
We trust rhythm.
Here, detours are sacred signs.
Resistance is part of the map.
Pauses are not failures, but thresholds.

Come as you are.
Move as you are.
The journey is the goal.

PROGRAM

The name of the dance-holiday retreat reflects a relatively current topic, where we learn to be present with what is – instead of constantly trying to change something, achieve something, be somewhere else, have something else. We will take this theme with us to our dancing experience.

The program will be primarily for Czech dancers, however other nationality dancers are very welcome!, includes a whole weekend workshop with 5Rhythms teacher Olivia Olla Palmer, several dancing waves with Laďka Rosíková (accredited 5Rhythms teacher) and Sara Cecavová (Soul Motion teacher in training), an afternoon rest by the lake and in the surrounding area, and one trip to the sea or hot springs.

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INFORMATION

The workshop is conducted in English with interpretation into Czech.

DATE

30.6. – 6.7. 2026
The first dance together with Olivia Olla Palmer will be on the full moon night of June 30th.

ACCOMMODATION

In double rooms or in a tent in a resort near a lake in Tuscany
Address: Podere Dagnino, Sigliano 90, Pieve S. Stefano, 52036 AREZZO
FB Venue and Accommodation Page.

FOOD

Included in the price,
Italian homemade cooking!

TRAVEL

individuálně, není zahrnuto v ceně

PRICE

Includes program, accommodation and meals

Double room with private bathroom – 21000 CZK
Double room with shared bathroom – 20250 CZK
Tent for 2 – 18000 CZK
Tent for 4 – 17250 CZK
Own tent – 15750 CZK

A deposit of 4.500 CZK is required for reservation.
The second installment of 180 Euro is due by 15.6.2026.

We will send you the payment details after you complete the registration form.
The workshop fee is calculated based on the date we receive payment of the full amount or the deposit.
Cancellation policy: If you cancel your participation, you must find a replacement; otherwise, your deposit will be forfeited.

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OLIVIA OLLA PALMER

Web page |Facebook | 5Rhythms.com

Olivia is a certified teacher in both the „Waves“ and „Heartbeat“ levels, mentor, facilitator, and dancer of Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms©. Born in London, she has made Italy her home since 1986. Her life has been dedicated to the study of dance, and in 2006, she started her journey with the 5Rhythms practice. She received certification as a Waves level teacher in 2014. In 2022, she acquired the „Heartbeat“ level certification of the 5Rhythms.

ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTORS

LAĎKA ROSÍKOVÁ: Facebook| 5Rhythms.com

SARA CECAVOVÁ: Facebook | web page

ABOUT 5RHYTHMS^®

Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide, 5Rhythms® is a philosophy, perspective, performance art and a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principle that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself. Movement is both the medicine and the metaphor, reaching across all languages, cultures and age groups to transform suffering into art, art into awareness, and awareness into action. Wherever the 5Rhythms are practiced, a community is born to dance, to sweat, to change, to support, and to provide a safe space for each of us to shatter the ego’s hold and awaken the juicy, unpredictable, fascinating, edge-walking, rock star part of ourselves that yearns to be free.

Creativity. Connection. Community.

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