evening activities
Connective Dancing
Explore a world of playful connection through dancing. Get to know yourself and others through conscious touch in movement. Connective Dancing is in the first place about connecting to yourself, so you can experience movement from a place of freedom. In this workshop we will use conscious touch to slowly come into contact with your body and that of the other. There will be space to safely explore your boundaries, to express them, play with them and expand your comfort zone. You don’t have to have any dance experience to join.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Yasmine Dobbelaere is a masseuse and workshop facilitator passionate about conscious, gentle touch. Known for her sensitivity and loving hugs, she creates safe, welcoming spaces to spread love and joy.
RenaSer Concert
Sing, clap, move, dance, hold hands, and get engaged in a circular dance to bless and thank the existence of being there.Presence, oneness, connection, joy, reflection, in community, drawing inspiration from Andean culture.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDERS:
Yuluka is a happy ecovillager, artist, and herbalist, active in GEN’s Network Steward Circle and President of CASA Latina. Sociologist, researcher, and a facilitator of Sociocracy and RenaSer , she also authored “Words in Harmony.
The Village of Lovers; documentary screening and conversation
Globalized capitalism is destroying the biosphere while political unrest and war continue to dominate the headlines. Where might we turn for guidance in order to navigate these uncertain times?
Enter Tamera: a radical intentional community 40 years in the making, whose research may provide keys to humanity’s survival. They recognized that most utopian communities fail due to the unresolved shadows around love, sex, money and power. Tamera recognized the need to develop a holistic model that centered the regeneration of trust as the core goal. This film is an intimate exploration of their insights, and a love letter to igniting a revolution of the heart.
ABOUT THE MODERATORS:
Aida Shibli, Bedouin activist and Tamera co-worker, advocates women’s liberation and non-violent resistance in Palestine. Founder of Global Campus Palestine, she integrates regenerative lifestyles with political activism, and is a core member of the Defend the Sacred Alliance.
Frederick Weihe has been living and working in the Tamera community, Portugal for 12 years, and is part of the Love School team. He also works in energy technology, administration, and the guest program.
Anne Bretschneider (42, she/her, German origin) is living in the Tamera community, Portugal, for 11+ years. Her expertise and interests is around non-formal education, water, community and healing.
Non-Linear Dance
Drawing on the frameworks of Gaga Dance and other embodiment practices, Non-Linear Dance will make you feel alive and in love with your body. Using simple yet vivid instructions, we will explore different textures of movement and playfully break out of our habitual movement patterns. No previous dance experience is needed in order to participate in this class, however, a healthy level of physical fitness is required.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Paula Boslau is a dancer and trained embodiment facilitator. She has started her own movement journey in 2016 in the field of contemporary dance and eventually discovered her love for non-choreographic and non-linear movement through Gaga Dance. Her embodiment practice has been further enriched by her studies in trauma-sensitive somatic modalities as well as sensual bodywork.
Contact Forrò
The workshop uses the Forrò dance to cathalyze authentic and intimate connection. Forrò is a traditional Brazilian dance which stimulates self-exploration and a unique contact with the dancing partner. Every move of this dance will reveal a detail of our body and character, every step will be a chance to listen to our body, explore our limits and enter into a silent conversation with our partner: acting and reacting, asking and responding through a magic connection of eye, body and energy.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Fabiola Benetti is Brazilian art and relational therapist and lives in Ecovillage Ciricea, Italy. She explores sexuality, spirituality, and creativity through dance and shamanism. Leads workshops on intimacy, offers counseling, and practices therapeutic arts.
Francesco Godano lives in the Ecovillage of Ciricea, Italy. He is a teacher and is training in group facilitation, with a focus on relational ecology.
Sounds Like Love
Seed Songs is about tuning-in to the aliveness of our world with art and science. During the workshop, participants will be doing deep-listening meditation exercises, dream walks, group work including language/poetry exercises, and finally, participating in a Q+A about what this project, or art and creativity in general, have to do with the climate crisis. The workshop is open and accessible to all ages and backgrounds.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Cadine Navarro’s multidisciplinary practice cross-pollinates the fields of art, science, design and spirituality to create spaces of encounter and direct experience committed to climate positive action.
Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration; Screening and conversation
“Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration” features incredible stories of regenerative ecosystem design to create water retention in communities, villages, and regions. This documentary accompanies young people during a youth camp in Tamera community facing the climate crisis, traditional ecological knowledge, and the importance of restoring complete water cycles. As we’re facing both the growing devastating impacts of climate disruption and the failure of governments to act, this film points to an often overlooked need and possibility: community-driven decentralized water management as a critical key for surviving — and thriving in — this century. The documentary is followed up by a conversation space with community members of Tamera.
ABOUT THE MODERATORS:
Aida Shibli, Bedouin activist and Tamera co-worker, advocates women’s liberation and non-violent resistance in Palestine. Founder of Global Campus Palestine, she integrates regenerative lifestyles with political activism, and is a core member of the Defend the Sacred Alliance.
Frederick Weihe has been living and working in the Tamera community, Portugal for 12 years, and is part of the Love School team. He also works in energy technology, administration, and the guest program.
Anne Bretschneider (42, she/her, German origin) is living in the Tamera community, Portugal, for 11+ years. Her expertise and interests is around non-formal education, water, community and healing.
Cacao Ceremony
The spiral of life begins with the cacao praying with all the group and drinking it. After that we do a movement meditation that follows the path of spirals. All the process is done with music, dance and presence until we reach oneness.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Yuluka is a happy ecovillager, artist, and herbalist, active in GEN’s Network Steward Circle and President of CASA Latina. Sociologist, researcher, and a facilitator of Sociocracy and RenaSer , she also authored “Words in Harmony.
Quartzo Musical Ritual
Quartz is a musical ritual, co-facilitated by Vanessa Moutinho, the band & guests, focusing on promoting systemic health. Made of the medicines of music, plants and circle, it is for people, collectives and teams seeking to foster spiritual connection, awakening the spirit of community, and honoring the Earth’s ancestral traditions.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Vanessa Moutinho is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, multimedia artist, creator of Quartzo, impact entrepreneur and founder of Hólos, cofounding org. of Colaboramerica Festival. She’s also a facilitator of transition processes, holistic therapist, interseccional ecofeminist, and designer for sustainability by Gaia Education. She centers her work in feminine autonomy; the belief that emotional consciousness is a fundamental human right; the celebration of rites of passage – in order to step into the future remembering where we came from.
The Element Key - A Portal to Playfulness
Discover the language of the elements—Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space—and harness their power to unleash an explosion of artistic expression and harmony.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Benjamin Jamily is a singer and multi-instrumentalist presently pouring his life force into “The voices of Ängsbacka.” The voices of Ängsbacka is a project with many facets, spanning from singing circles, musical workshops, drumming circles, 3D immersive sound productions, concerts studio recordings, jams, sound rituals, and private lessons. He is also the inventor of the improvisation system called “the element key” used in workshops, concerts and ceremonies within the project.
The Council of all Beings
A ritual of connection to the land, nature and the web of life. You will embody another living being, bringing its voice to the Council of all Beings. The Council of all Beings from the “Work that Reconnects” by Joanna Macy invites us to see the world through different eyes. Participants are invited to explore the nature around them and intuitively connect to another living being. They embody that being and speak its voice sitting in a circle (the Council), voicing the beings’ worries, hopes and support towards mankind. It is a practice of being recognized and welcomed by the land and its non-human inhabitants in the space of the Gathering.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Luna D’Angelo is a former Scientist, Shamanic Healer, WTR Facilitator and active NextGEN delegate. She offers shamanic healing spaces online and offline about reconnection and lives in a community in Italy.
Ronja Tammenpää creates visual arts, workshops and events – currently inspired by Finnish mythology and dialogue with the Earth. She’s part of GEN Finland to promote holistic regeneration in action.
RUNEDANCE
Explore traditional Finnish poetry and collective cultural expression. Join us to lose yourself in sound and movement.Sing along and learn some simple steps in circular dancing accompanied by the dancers themselves.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDERS:
Selma Eliisa Kilpi is a runesinger, storyteller and a journalist on a journey to holistic sustainability. Founder of Tärkkilä-ecovillage project and Ikikaiku Living Heritage Foundation.
Lauri Hallikainen is volunteering to support participants in runesinging and dance steps.
Forum
FORUM is a ritualized transparent communication for groups. A presenter shares openly in the circle, providing insights into human experiences with guided support.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Hendri Nader ahs been immersed in ecovillages for the last 4 years, learning permaculture and community building. Trained in forum facilitation at ZEGG, is now contributing to Fuchsmühle, aiming to transform culture through workshop facilitation and trauma-informed therapy.
Freeing Love and Sexuality from Fear
An essential part of a New Culture in Freeing Love and Sexuality from Fear is celebration. The third session of the workshop series from Tamera is an exploration, facilitated by teachers of the Tamera Love School and team. The group will dive together into sensuality, guided by dance and music. We share community practices which centre around contact. Contact with yourself, the person in front of you, the space and the global level. This session is about gaining consciousness, celebration, joy!
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Aida Shibli, Bedouin activist and Tamera co-worker, advocates women’s liberation and non-violent resistance in Palestine. Founder of Global Campus Palestine, she integrates regenerative lifestyles with political activism, and is a core member of the Defend the Sacred Alliance.
Frederick Weihe has been living and working in the Tamera community, Portugal for 12 years, and is part of the Love School team. He also works in energy technology, administration, and the guest program.
Anne Bretschneider (42, she/her, German origin) is living in the Tamera community, Portugal, for 11+ years. Her expertise and interests is around non-formal education, water, community and healing.
Findhorn Community Documentary: Firebird
A feature documentary about community and radical hope, “Firebird” is set in The Findhorn Community in The North of Scotland, one of the oldest and most sustainable ecovillages in the world. Recently this community has been rocked to its core by polarizing events, including Covid, Brexit, mass layoffs, and an arson attack on its community centre and sanctuary, members struggle to find hope and harmony amidst the heartache and chaos. Their journey is a microcosm of humanity’s passage through this threshold moment in planetary history; however, their courage and compassion offer hard won lessons we might all benefit from learning.
About the Producer:
After a career in training, Maria Viola Craig pursued Film and Spanish, winning two Royal Television Society Awards. She holds a Masters in Screenwriting and has directed award-winning documentaries. Her debut feature-length film is ‘Firebird’. Maria is also an associate of The Findhorn Foundation.
Ancient Tree Tea Ceremony
Together in silence we steep and drink the leaves of ancient trees, a personal journeys visiting a place of reverence and remembrance.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDERS:
George Joy Zouein is a self-taught dedicated to Unity Consciousness, focuses on restoring the architecture of the Heart. He invites us for a tea as a means to connect and dance with moments of stillness.
LeAnn Eriksson, a passionate explorer and singer, combines crystal bowls, voice, and instruments in transformative music. Leads workshops and creates sensory baths. Home at Ängsbacka since 2021
Open Stage
Bring your gifts to the stage and share it with the Gathering community! Hosted by Riccardo Clemente and Lila Horvath
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Riccardo Clemente (DJ AkA), a music producer and DJ since 1990, resides at Popolo degli Elfi ecovillage. Former GEN Europe council member, he performances at festivals, cacao ceremonies, and ecstatic dance parties across Europe.
Lila Horvath loves sharing music, joyful being, and community. She facilitates spaces where people can connect with themselves, others, and nature to embody a regenerative culture. Her background is in project management, psychology, life coaching, and living in ecovillages learning about holistic ways of living harmoniously on the planet.
Opening DJ Set!
Dance your heart out. Land in Ängsbacka. Greet old and new friends.
ABOUT THE DJ:
LeAnn Eriksson, a passionate explorer and singer, combines crystal bowls, voice, and instruments in transformative music. Leads workshops and creates sensory baths. Home at Ängsbacka since 2021
AkA dj set plus special guests
A jam session involving a DJ and also various artist and talents encountered during the gathering. It’s a consciously improvised session of AkA dj plus MCs and musician to perform a live set with inspiration
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Riccardo Clemente (DJ AkA), a music producer and DJ since 1990, resides at Popolo degli Elfi ecovillage. Former GEN Europe council member, he performances at festivals, cacao ceremonies, and ecstatic dance parties across Europe.
DJ Jake Jay-Lewin (aka DJ LikeIAm)
We’ll keep things spicy by mixing genres and rhythms through various sets with the running thread being a combination of deep bassy and funky vibes with rhymic drums and melodic undertones and interludes. All juicy stuff to get your feet moving, your ass grooving, your hands waving; and your heart pumping.
ABOUT THE DJ:
Jake Jay Lewin has been playing music for people to dance to since his early teens, if not before. Starting at parties in his home, the Findhorn Ecovillage, moving on to free parties, raves, and the occasional club night. He does not have one genre he plays, but anything with lots of deep bass and rhythmic drums will surely make an appearance.
Ophiusa - A musical journey of longing, connection and joy
This DJ set invites participants on a journey of rhythm, connection and sensuality, through the voices and melodies of the Portuguese-speaking world and beyond.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Ana Margarida Esteves is a political alchemist, using scholarship, community organizing and multimedia arts to help transmute our collective cultural legacy of separation of domination into a future of shared pleasure, joy and empowerment.
Play Fight
These workshops are non-violent, focused on personal development and growth, consent-based and for everyone who wish to explore, express and empower themselves and others.
ABOUT WORKSHOP HOLDER:
Jeyda Monali is an Empowerment Coach, providing tools for those ready to reclaim their fullness! She creates spaces to dive deeper into our ourselves and each other, through authentic connection and vulnerability
Simone Maj Hoffenblad fell in love with Ängsbacka in 2019, starting her annual Conscious Wrestling workshops. With a passion for empowering exploration, she invites all to participate as they are.
