Move Through: Unlocking the Body’s Wisdom
A unique workshop of movement, awareness, and emotional freedom set in Portugal
With Instructors Jill Day and Jeremy Cline
May 9 – 15, 2025
Join us for a transformative, one-of-a-kind workshop on the spectacular Algarve coast in Portugal, where movement becomes a pathway to healing and self-discovery. This immersive experience combines Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement®, E~motional Choreography, expressive dance, and intuitive sensing of the emotional and physical body.
Each day you’ll engage in mindful movement practices designed to unlock the body’s natural intelligence and release stored emotional and physical tension. Through guided group sessions and a private one-on-one session with each of the instructors, you’ll explore how movement combined with awareness can help overcome physical injuries, release emotional blocks, and uncover new possibilities for growth and self-expression. Whether you’re looking to deepen your movement practice, heal, or expand your physical and emotional boundaries, this workshop will empower you to move beyond limitations and connect with your body’s innate wisdom
Feeling safe is not just about words; it’s about moving, breathing, and synchronizing with others. Dance allows us to reclaim a sense of agency and joy in our bodies.
– from the work of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
What To Expect
Arrival & Welcome: Introductions and community-building dance
Two Daily Movement Sessions : Mindful explorations including E~motional Choreography, Awareness Through Movement®, contact improvisation, and expressive dance
Private one-one-one sessions with each of the instructors
Accommodations and food included
Transport to and from Faro airport
Optional guided trips to experience the surrounding local area of Portugal
An inclusive and welcoming environment
Your Retreat Day
The schedule of each day with roughly follow the example below:
- 9:00 -10:00am Breakfast
- 10:30 – 12:15pm Morning movement session alternating Jeremy and Jill; private sessions
- 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
- 3:00-5:45pm Afternoon session alternating Jeremy and Jill; private sessions
- 7:00 – 8:00pm Dinner
Location
A few miles from the beach in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, our location gives you ample opportunity to immerse yourself in nature when not in session. The healing power of nature will amplify the work of movement and awareness that our retreat provides.
Housing
We offer single, double, and triple rooms based on your budget and need. Rooms are well lit and spacious, a perfect place to reflect and reconnect to your self after a day of movement, awareness and nature.
Testimonials
“Jeremy saved the day when I was in a great deal of pain from a mysterious back injury. Instead of simply “fixing the problem,” he helped me understand how my patterns of movement led me to the moment of injury and that I had the tools for an active recovery. Following his guided practices, I was able to feel what was happening inside my body without judgement and was walking pain-free within the hour.” ~Kate, London
“From its beginning to end, the reading Jill gave was so accurate and her thoughts and reflections seemingly so intuitive it was as if we had known each other for years. She was able to identify, with such precision, the emotional scars of years past and offer support, love, and guidance on how best to approach the future. If I had to describe in one word the feeling I came away with from the reading, it would be this: comfort. I will be forever indebted to Jill for her keen insight and intuition helping me better understand myself and determine where it was I wanted to go in this life.” ~ S.T., Boston, MA
“I’ve known Jill for years and my confidence in her intuitive wisdom continues to grow. Her clear insights are gifts that have benefited my life in deep and significant ways. Two years ago, I was in a lot of pain and distress regarding a relationship. I sought Jill’s guidance because I trust her implicitly with things I don’t feel safe taking to others, even my own therapist. Jill helped me untangle the web of my problem so I could see things on a deeper, more direct level and helped me connect with my own intuitive truth, something I had been unable to do on my own. I will always be grateful for one major truth in particular Jill pinpointed in our session together: that this new person I had met was “the one”. Now, I’m happily married, living overseas and diving into my creativity in new and exciting ways. I am so glad I had Jill as a key resource two years ago – and I know I will continue to call on her for support and guidance.” ~J.P., Sweden
“Jeremy’s presence and awareness in the body work he does has supported my own awareness of how I move. My first session with him I found myself feeling as though I was walking on a cloud moving with more ease and comfort. In being an active person it is important to me to bring awareness to the little parts of movement that so often get ignored or overlooked and Jeremy revealed a new way of approaching body awareness in my own life. I’m so thankful for the outcome of every session I have had with him.” ~ Ruthie, Maine
About the Instructors
Jill Day offers a transformative healing experience through her unique E~motional Choreography. Rooted in decades of her Intuitive Counseling practice and informed by in-depth study of varied therapeutic movement and healing practices, like 5Rhythms dance, IFS training, and somatic energetics, she helps clients identify and unravel entrenched patterns in both the body and mind. Reading the biofield and using both direct (hands-on) and indirect (guided sensing and movement) approaches, jill empowers individuals to unlock new pathways to clarity, emotional freedom, and self-discovery. This powerful process elicits profound emotional release, helping participants reconnect with their authentic selves and experience lasting healing.
Jeremy Cline blends a lifetime of movement study with a deep commitment to guiding others toward greater healing and body awareness. Drawing from his extensive background as a professional dancer, circus performer, Feldenkrais practitioner, and scholar of religion and philosophy, he offers a uniquely integrative approach to movement. His workshops combine these diverse influences, taking participants from subtle, mindful movements on the floor to soaring through the air, fostering both physical vitality and inner transformation. Whether you’re seeking to deepen your yoga practice, enhance your dance or martial arts skills, or simply reconnect with your body, Jeremy’s teachings offer a holistic path to movement, healing, and self-discovery.