Primordial Ground of Being: A Continuum Retreat

“I see our ‘bodies’ formed by the liquid of our first cradle. Our early watery environment shapes and gives us its secret. This is our first home, our ‘primordial field.’ The fluid in our cells is our birthplace, our memory of the creative matrix in which all life is summoned.” – Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum

Primordial Ground of Being:  A Four Day Continuum Retreat

The mindful movement practice of Continuum naturally takes us into fluid states reminiscent of the embryo. Using the gentle breaths, sounding, and often subtle movement of Continuum, we find our tissues melting, patterns dissolving, thoughts softening. As we return to our essential fluidity, we can experience embryonic creativity, re-form and emerge renewed, refreshed, and ready for what life presents next with enhanced resilience.

This retreat is a special offering from Continuum teachers, Jane Okondo and Cherionna Menzam-Sills, to support those with experience of Continuum to deepen their practice further. The retreat format enables us to deepen further than shorter dives. We can immerse ourselves within our fluid field.

In this retreat, we will review embryological development and how it can be relevant for our health and well-being now. We will specifically explore how the heart, respiratory diaphragm, and other body systems spiral into form, contributing to sensitive presence and grounded being.

We will take the first day and a half to establish our field and our intentions for our extended two-day dive, which will be in silence. The elemental environment of Karuna invites us to extend our exploration into the breathtaking expanse of the Moor as well as to deepen inside the vast territory of our ever moving, breathing tissue bodies. As we slow down, we enter the mysterious teachings and healing the embryo has to offer.

Pre-requisite

To prepare for deepening into silence for an extended period, you must have some familiarity with Continuum and have had the equivalent of at least 3 days of experience of Continuum with a Continuum teacher.

DATES

Monday 21 September 2026 - Friday 25 September 2026

VENUE

Karuna Dartmoor, Devon, UK

Please click here to register.

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