Sitting Buddha, Dancing Buddha: Movement, meditation and embodied wisdom
With Martin Aylward and Jo Hardy
August 10 - 15, 2026
Language: English
This retreat weaves the ancient wisdom of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with conscious movement and embodied presence. We’ll explore how the profound stillness of sitting practice illuminates our capacity for embodied awakening, and how movement becomes meditation in motion—the body becoming our teacher, revealing the interconnectedness of breath, awareness, and presence. Listening deeply to our bodies allows awareness to expand in new, surprising, and liberated ways, awakening understanding and expression beyond habit.
Each day includes sitting and walking meditation, mindful movement, heart dialogue, silence, and outdoor practice—a complete immersion in embodied wholeness, cultivating integrated presence in both movement and stillness.
TO BOOK YOUR PLACE:
BOOKING TAKES PLACE IN TWO STEPS:
STEP 1
Please register for the event and pay the teaching fee via the booking link provided, then book your accommodation.
STEP 2
Once you have registered for the event and paid the teaching fee, you will receive a link enabling you to book your accommodation at Le Moulin.
TEACHING FEES:
Standard fees: €395
Subsidised fees: €335
(If your financial situation does not allow you to pay the standard fees, please feel free to pay this lower fee)
Professional fees (Paid by a company): €445
Teaching Fee Refund Policy:
Up to 14 days before the start of the event: refund -50%
Less than 14 days before the start of the event; no refund
If we cancel the event, you will receive a full refund.
About the Teachers
Martin Aylward
Moulin resident and founding teacher Martin Aylward began dharma practice and study aged 19, spending several years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits. Teaching worldwide since 1999, Martin co-founded the Mindfulness Training Institute and the online dharma community Sangha Live. He is married with two adult children. Living full time at the Moulin with his wife Gail, Martin integrates dharma into […]
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Jo Hardy
Jo Hardy is an international conscious dance facilitator, somatic psychotherapist, and transformational coach with over 25 years experience. Trained in 5Rhythms, Movement Medicine, Open Floor and Amerta Movement in Java, she integrates conscious dance with trauma-informed somatic practices. A former senior trainer at Karuna Institute and psychotherapist for 20 years, Jo offers embodiment facilitation training […]
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