embodied nature

Awaken & ground your body in nature

Join us for a guided intuitive movement & sacred sound journey where you’ll move with nature's guidance, attune to your inner wisdom, and reconnect with your body’s intelligence
Marie Glad playing. Photo by Maggie Michalowicz

Guided by movement facilitator and creative practitioner Nicole Gouws and singer-songwriter and sound yoga teacher Marie Glad, this class weaves together gentle movement, intuitive dance, sensory awareness, and meditative sound to help you soften into presence and awaken your creative life force.

Together, Nicole and Marie create a space where movement, sound, and nature meet, inviting you to slow down, tune into your senses, and reconnect with your body, breath, and inner rhythm.

No dance experience is necessary, just bring your body, your breath, and your curiosity.

What You’ll Experience

• A welcome with grounding practices
• Gentle warm-up and somatic intelligence information
• Guided movement and dance elemental wave
• Nature-based reflection prompts and emotional resourcing
• Harmonies of nature through shamanic instruments, voice and singing bowls
• A closing circle to integrate and share

Photo by Maggie Michalowicz
What’s Included

• Guided movement facilitation by Nicole


• Sound meditation & voice work with Marie 

• Healthy & delicious nibbles, drinks and/or brunch 

• Access to the peaceful grounds of Can Patel situated by a natural park

• Printed reflection prompts for optional journaling


• Soundscape and sensory space setup

• Access to a warm and supportive group community

What to Bring and Prepare​

• Comfortable Clothing: Wear something you can move freely in; layers are great for regulating temperature, barefoot or soft-soled shoes are highly recommended.

• Water Bottle and sweat towel: Stay hydrated throughout the session and dry off the sweet drops of sweat.


• Notebook & Pen: For optional journaling and reflection after the session.


• An Open Mind & Willing Body: Come as you are, no dance experience needed!

Bring your team together — tailor a workshop they'll love!
Full-day or half-day immersive — you decide!

Includes workshops, materials, drinks, nibbles and brunch (if full-day).

FACILITATORS

MORE ABOUT NICOLE
Nicole Gouws

Nicole Gouws

SOMATIC MOVEMENT

Nicole has a background in Fine Art and works in the Design world. Since 2007, she’s been exploring somatic embodiment practices—something that really brings together her creative, intellectual, and movement-based interests. In her creative expression classes, she makes the process feel simple and approachable, helping people tap into and express their own unique creative voice.

MORE ABOUT MARIE
Marie Glad

Marie Glad

SOUND MEDITATION

Marie runs Can Petel and has nearly two decades of experience running creativity workshops and teaching yoga and sound meditation. She is a gardener, permaculture designer, artist, singer-songwriter, and journaling aficionado. She runs a regenerative living lab at Can Petel and a Writers Club at No20. She loves supporting people in their personal and professional development.

LOCATION

A sanctuary of wild beauty, at the end of a forest track

Our workshops and retreats unfold at a beautifully restored 18th-century masia, just a 15-minute walk from the charming village of Canyamars and 45 minutes from Barcelona. Tucked away in a lush forest at the edge of the rolling hills of El Montnegre i El Corridor Natural Park, this hidden and unpretentious haven feels a world apart.

Rooted in the principles of permaculture and guided by the rhythms of nature, the retreat invites you into the evolving heart of an off-grid farm and regenerative living lab. It’s a sanctuary of thriving biodiversity—perfect for igniting creativity, forging meaningful connections, and rediscovering inner calm. The rainwater plunge pool offers a refreshing retreat, ideal for unwinding and recharging in nature.

The surrounding area of Canyamars in Dosrius is a gem, celebrated for its rich biodiversity, historic landmarks, scenic hiking and cycling trails, and traditional Catalan farmhouses.

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