Urban Day Retreats · London

The Big Love Experience

A one-of-a-kind transformational urban retreat.

Bioenergetic Alchemy^®
Breathwork Journey
Ecstatic Dance + Cacao

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Upcoming datesSat 28 Nov 2026

Bliss beyond fear

One day. Three journeys.

Begin with Bioenergetic Alchemy^®, gently releasing fear and tension held in the body to rediscover your natural state.

Move into the Breath of Love, a breathwork journey that leaves you feeling light, vital and full of love.

Rise into Desert Grooves as mystical Middle Eastern rhythms and live percussion carry you into ecstatic dance.

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I · Release

11:45am – 2:30pm

Bioenergetic Alchemy^®

An embodiment and stress release workshop, designed to teach you how to gently release the tension and stress held in the body.

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II · Connection

3:30pm – 5:45pm

Breath of Love

A Bioenergetic Breathwork Journey to deeply relax and rejuvenate your body, your mind and your entire nervous system.

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III · Ecstasy

7:00pm – 9:45pm

Desert Grooves

A deep, mystical, Middle Eastern-infused ecstatic dance journey with live percussion and cacao.

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Each of our all-day Saturday sessions offers Londoners a sanctuary to come and dance, be themselves, dive deep, have fun, release stress, connect with their body and stretch beyond their usual way of being.

Come for the whole day
Or drop in for single workshops
No experience necessary

Chapter IRelease

Our journey begins: experience bliss beyond fear.

11:45am – 2:30pm

Bioenergetic Alchemy^®

Embodiment & Stress Release Workshop

Learn a series of carefully designed exercises and postures, similar to yoga or tai chi, to release fear and tension from the body and re-experience our natural state: what the Kalahari Bushmen call “The Big Love”.

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Chapter I · Bioenergetic Alchemy^® Embodiment & Stress Release

01 · The practice

Melt the frozen history

Bioenergetic Alchemy^® is a powerful body-mind approach to psychological, physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

Through a series of gentle yet powerful exercises, it brings holding patterns into consciousness and releases energy that has been blocked. Tense areas of the body gradually open, so energy can move more freely again.

The body regains its natural aliveness and vitality, harmonising the relationship between body, mind and spirit.

A participant with arms raised and eyes closed during Bioenergetic Alchemy

02 · Transformation

A catalyst for change

On a personal level, the highly experiential nature of the work is a catalyst for transformation.

You work in the laboratory of your own process, and of your relationship to others.

A deep dive into yourself, your body and your life energy.

Release held tension
Gently let go of the tension and stress held in the body.
Free your energy
Blocked energy is released and begins to move again.
Open the heart
The work opens the heart and softens old armour.
Grounded empowerment
A deeper connection to the core of your authentic self.

A smiling participant holding a wooden heart

03 · Schedule

Schedule & tickets

When11:45am–2:30pmNo entry after 12:15pm

Individual session£30–£40Join just this session

With The Big LoveIncludedin your full-day ticket

For anyone interested in their own self-development or healing. Expect deep experiential learning about the body-mind, building skills in present-moment listening, sensing and emotional awareness.

Please bring a yoga mat, cushion and blanket. No entry after 12:15pm, so we can all journey together.

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04 · Kind words

From previous participants

Thank you Seth. The weekend was an exceptional experience of deep healing, awakening and opening. I feel so light, peaceful and full of love. Through the journey we took, I touched some of my wounds, gently but deeply releasing and healing what was ready to be alchemised. Thank you to all the other lovely participants. Please organise the next one soon!Tanja

I feel so grateful I had the opportunity to attend. Seth, through his presence, allowing and way of being, created a very unique, safe space in which I could release, discover, explore and meet different aspects of myself. Through his guidance I felt, within very short spaces of time, both my immense sorrow and my immense joy, realising how close to each other these seemingly opposites are. Today I feel a more solid belonging in the world, and a heightened awareness of the soles of my feet on the floor, like the earth was more magnetic!Maria

Like the Bioenergetic Alchemy classes, but better. It gave me the opportunity to go deeper into my body and discover new experiences I hadn't been able to tap into before. A good mix of different exercises, and I had a really blissful experience with the breathwork.Vijay

A truly awesome experience. A wonderful and safe space to learn and experience Bioenergetic Alchemy. Thanks again to Seth for the expert guidance and support.Amo

Chapter IIConnection

Then we move into connection.

3:30pm – 5:45pm

Breath of Love Bioenergetic Breathwork

Walk away with a feeling of lightness, vitality and love…

Our Breath of Love sessions deeply relax and rejuvenate your body, mind and entire nervous system: a safe, healthy way to reach creative states of consciousness, for improved physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

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Chapter II · Breath of Love: Bioenergetic Breathwork Journey

01 · The session

Lie back and breathe

A wonderful way to deeply relax and rejuvenate your body, your mind and your entire nervous system.

ArriveWarm up & ground
Gentle warm-up movements, stretches and grounding exercises.
Around 45 minutesThe breath journey
Lie on your mat and breathe, supported by positive affirmations and guidance towards a deeper, fuller breath. Hands-on bodywork may be offered.
CloseFinal relaxation
We end with a final relaxation, further guidance and meditation.

Seth Newman offering hands-on support during the breathwork journey

02 · Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB)

Five keys to the breath

A safe and healthy way to reach creative states of consciousness, accessing your deeper, higher awareness.

The result: improved physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Conscious
You are fully aware that you are breathing.
Connected
The natural pause between inhale and exhale merges into a continuous loop of breath.
Relaxed
The exhale is relaxed, with the emphasis on the inhale.
Open
Performed with a wide open mouth.
Deep
Breathing fully into the lower belly and all the way up into the chest.

03 · Guided by Seth Newman

Your guide

Seth is a humanistic psychology practitioner and embodiment coach.

At the heart of Bioenergetic Alchemy is the cultivation of awareness, which can lead to greater health and wellbeing, creativity, choice and responsibility. Through it, hidden sources of inner knowledge, intuitive wisdom and healing can be contacted.

Seth's work is to help you discover your innate wisdom and potential for healing, growth and creativity, and to support you as you learn to trust, use wisely and celebrate those powers.

My fundamental belief is that the deepest, ultimate nature of each individual is essentially loving, wise, compassionate and full of joy.Seth Newman

Our body's own innate intelligence and healing powers can be accessed through bioenergetics and somatic movement processes. Ultimately, the seeds of healing, wisdom and transformation can be most directly contacted by unlocking the innate powers within.Seth Newman

04 · Schedule

Schedule & tickets

Through grounding exercises, tapping and conscious, connected diaphragmatic breathing, each person leads their own journey.

Our facilitation includes space-holding, affirmations, aromatherapy and Reiki to support your personal process.

At the very least, relaxing and detoxifying. At most, a Big Love experience!

When3:30–5:45pmNo entry after 3:45pm

Individual session£20–£30Join just this session

With The Big LoveIncludedin your full-day ticket

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Chapter IIIEcstasy

And as the sun sets, we gather again.

7:00pm – 9:45pm

Desert Grooves Ecstatic Dance

A deep, mystical, Middle Eastern-infused conscious dance journey, with live percussion.

DeepMysticalMiddle EasternGlobal BassWorld DubTribal BreaksLive Percussion

Immerse yourself in an ecstatic dance journey of deep global bass, world dub, tribal breaks and live percussion, opened with a heart-opening raw vegan cacao ceremony. Move freely, connect deeply, and let the music carry you through embodiment, release and ecstasy.

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Chapter III · Desert Grooves Ecstatic Dance

01 · The dance

Unleash your wild dancing self

Enter an open space and, with bare feet, explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely.

Be true to yourself while respecting your body, in a space we co-create together. Move without caring what people think, claim your freedom, open your heart and touch the infinite.

MovePlayConnectSweatReleaseTransform

Our ecstatic dance embraces ‘all ways’: a movement practice for free expression, self-exploration, connection, fun, healing and community.

No prior experience of ecstatic dance is necessary. All are welcome.

A dancer with eyes closed, lost in the music

A smiling dancer with arms raised on the dancefloor

02 · Your evening

As the sun sets

7:00pmDoors open & warm up
Check in for ecstatic dance. No entry after 7:30pm, so we can all journey together.
7:30pmCacao & SoundWave
Cacao ceremony and positive intention setting, then the ecstatic dance SoundWave until 9:45pm.
9:45pmFruit social
An optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance, until 10:15pm.

Individual session£15–£25Join just this session

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03 · Guidelines

How we dance

A few simple agreements keep this a safe, free and sacred space for everyone.

No booze
Alcohol, drug, psychedelic and smoke free. We get a natural high through dance and cacao.
No shoes
Dance barefoot and feel the floor beneath you.
No phones
Phones away, so everyone can be fully present.
No chit-chat
Let the body do the talking on the dancefloor.
Move however you wish
No steps to learn, no right or wrong.
Respect
Respect yourself and others.

No late arrivals

This is a shared journey from beginning to end, and we hold a safe container for every dancer. If you're more than 30 minutes late, unfortunately we can't let you join, so please arrive on time.

Zero tolerance for drugs & alcohol

This is one of the very few places Londoners can dance on a Saturday night in a safe, sober space. If you arrive drunk or high, you'll be refused entry or asked to leave, with no refund.