WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
At ADM, we organize events and workshops focused on self-care and personal growth.

CACAO CEREMONY by GAËLLE VANDENPLAS
29 MARCH '26, 14.30 - 17.00 | €49,00
Spring is here. An ideal moment to honour space for our hearts to flourish. During this ceremony we create a safe container for our hearts to open and speak to our souls. The ancient practice of drinking ceremonial cacao, the purest form, supports this time to go inwards. Come set your intentions for this season together in ceremony. Guided by Gaëlle, she will taking you on a path of embodiment through slowing down. Where softness becomes strength.

ZENTHAI SHIATSU LEVEL ONE by NATAN LEIJSSEN
2-5 April | €600,00
This 4-day foundation training is a deep dive into Zenthai - a conversation beyond words and a distinctive crossroads between the healing arts of Thai yoga massage, Zen Shiatsu and Osteopathic techniques; an integration of movement, touch and mindfulness. It explores the poetry within therapeutic touch, a lens into traditional Chinese medicine and is a great opportunity for self-healing in a safely held container. WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR? The Zenthai level 1 Training is for anyone who is passionate or curious about the healing arts and would like to explore a practice that moulds the intuitive wisdom and knowledge from different ancient healing traditions into a modern approach. It is for bodyworkers wanting to up-skill, yoga students and teachers wanting to deepen their own embodiment or the embodiment of others, those wanting to understand energetics and structural therapy, and those interested in diving into the Therapist program. You do not need any previous experience in yoga or massage to join. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or just starting on your journey with bodywork, if you have a passion for holistic healing and a desire to enhance your therapeutic abilities, the Zenthai level 1 Training is for you. YOU'LL RECEIVE Long yoga and explorative mixed movement practices each morning to settle into our own body An overview of anatomy and Chinese medicine principles relevant to the Zenthai techniques within this training Introduction to functional anatomy ~ how to find certain bones and muscles that cause common imbalances of pain, stiffness, poor posture and movement Practice giving and receiving quality bodywork everyday of the training Shared or single accommodation for 4 nights All meals ( 3 incredible, plant-based meals buffet-style from the permaculture garden on-site) WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH Over 90-minutes of quality bodywork techniques and sequence A deepened sense of touch Cultivated inner awareness Skills in listening to the subtle body and the perception of energy A manual and video of the material covered Access to the online community of Zenthai practitioners. Level One ZenThai Shiatsu Certificate MEET THE TEACHER: NATAN LEIJSSEN Natan Leijssen is a movement artist from Belgium. Beginning as a young martial arts student and circus enthusiast, and later becoming a dedicated yoga practitioner, he started traveling the world in 2016 to learn from a wide range of teachers, healers, and movement facilitators. Along the way he discovered a deep passion for the healing arts. Natan established a full-time practice in Byron Bay and Sydney before moving back to Europe in 2025 to lead the Zenthai Therapist Program. Natan continues to travel, teach, and share his work internationally. With a deep bow of respect I honour my teachers: Gwyn Williams, Uriel Yariv, Blandine Wegener, Radu Nichitescu, Sahajananda, John Kirkwood. PRACTICAL Dates & Time Thursday 2/4 until Sunday 5/4 12.00 - 18.45, 13.00 - 20.00, 13.00 - 20.00 & 13.00 - 20.00 Investment Course fee for the training (includes all teaching, manual and video) Investment: €600 Non-refundable deposit of €300 secures your place. NOTE: accomodation is not provided at this training. We do however offer the option to book yummy lunches. *Please note if circumstances change due to extraordinary event the retreat may be cancelled last minute, in which case you will be fully refunded.

THE SPACE HOLDER TRAINING - fundamental training for movement teachers
10 APRIL '26, 18.00 - 22.00 | €199
From Performance to Presence - A 4-hour immersive, practice-based workshop for yoga & movement teachers “Teaching yoga is not about performance. It is about presence.” People rarely remember the exact sequence you taught. They remember how they felt in your space. As both a therapist and a yoga teacher, Laurenz has long felt the need to support teachers in developing true space-holding skills. skills grounded in psychological safety, nervous system awareness, and embodied leadership. This workshop bridges psychology and yoga, offering practical, hands-on tools to help you create spaces that feel safe, clear, and supportive — while staying authentic and grounded in yourself as a teacher. What to Expect This is a small, intimate training focused on practice and real experience rather than theory. During the workshop you will experience: • Experiential exercises (not just concepts) • Practical tools based on psychological safety • Insight into group dynamics and projection • Constellation work to explore what may stand between you and your full potential as a teacher • Space for reflection, integration, and questions This is deep, personal work. Not about becoming a “better” teacher but about becoming a more grounded and steady presence for the people you guide. What You Will Gain: By the end of the workshop you will leave with tools you can immediately apply in your classes, including: • More confidence when leading groups • The ability to create psychological safety in your space • Clear direction without losing softness or authenticity • Stronger energetic and emotional boundaries • Tools to regulate your nervous system before and during teaching • A deeper connection to your authentic leadership as a teacher Practical Information 📅 April 10 🕕 18:00 – 22:00 💰 €199 👥 Limited spots — small group only

AYURVEDA X NERVOUS SYSTEM - SPRING WELLNESS RETREAT by ĀYU & Na•Wa Wellness
11 APRIL '26, 12.00 - 15.00 | €169
A sensory afternoon where Ayurveda meets nervous system care. Through seasonal tasting, gentle movement, and guided practices, ĀYU and Na•Wa Wellness invite you to explore how digestion, stress, and energy are deeply connected. Experience the wisdom of the doshas, practical tools for self-regulation, and a creative integration moment to anchor what you’ve felt and learned. Leave nourished, grounded, and with a small gift to continue at home. Detailed description: This experience brings together the wisdom of Ayurveda with contemporary nervous system regulation. Guided by ĀYU and Na•Wa Wellness, participants will be introduced to the principles of the doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), seasonal eating, and the connection between digestion, stress, and energy. The journey begins with an Ayurvedic welcome and an introduction to Ayurveda, followed by a seasonal degustation menu curated by ĀYU. Through taste, spices, and textures, participants experience firsthand how food influences energy, mood, and balance. Building on this embodied understanding, Na•Wa guides an accessible educational bridge connecting Ayurvedic concepts such as Agni (digestive fire) with the nervous system and modern biofeedback. This is followed by a grounding movement session, allowing the body to integrate what has been tasted and learned. The experience continues with a guided sensory technology practice to support self-regulation and presence, and closes with a creative integration moment where participants express their inner experience through color and form, a social moment, and a co-branded takeaway gift to continue the journey at home. This is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with the body, and experience well-being as something lived, felt, and shared.

THE INWARD JOURNEY by SOPHIE PELSMAEKERS
3 MAY '26, 14.30 - 16.00 | €50
"While deep relaxation and nervous system regulation are key aspects, this journey extends beyond that. It is an invitation to awaken fully in consciousness, to move beyond the surface and into profound self-discovery." Step into a world of deep relaxation and self-discovery with Yoga Nidra, also known as "yogic sleep" or Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR). This guided meditation practice calms the nervous system, leading you to a state of effortless stillness, clarity, and transformation. What to Expect? A full Yoga Nidra session for complete physical, mental, and emotional relaxation A sound journey with quartz crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, chimes, and drums, immersing you in healing vibrations A grounding integration moment with ceremonial cacao, herbal tea, and delicious sweet & savory bites For Whom? Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or brand new to Yoga Nidra, this session is for you. Let it be your guide to inner peace and deep rest. (Not suitable for those who are pregnant, have epilepsy, or wear a pacemaker.) What to Bring? Warm, cozy layers A blanket & pillow for extra comfort A journal for reflections (optional) Allow yourself to pause, reset, and return to your essence.

THE KUNDALINI CODE by KELLY RUSS
17 APRIL '26, 18.00 - 22.00 | €150
This is a powerful 4 hour workshop where we explore the energetics of Kundalini through breathwork, kriyas, visualization, mantra and the Chakras. The focus is to awaken channels in the body that support healing and consciousness. The first part of the class is exploring the body through breath and movement helping to awaken dormant parts of the body and nervous system. The second half of the class is learning about energetics through the Chakra System. Kelly has been a yoga teacher/ Somatic Healer for over 25 years. Bringing Consciousness to her students and clients is a deep passion fueled by her personal healing journey.

THE ARC OF ITERATION by MEGHAN CURRIE
26 - 28 JUNE '26 | €300 (EB) €320
Return is the act of coming back. Not to start over, but to meet something familiar with deeper awareness. It’s the moment you re-enter your body after drifting outward. The feeling of breath landing more fully in your ribs. The subtle recognition that strength and clarity were never gone, they were only temporarily unattended. Growth doesn’t move in straight lines. We rise, we crest, we descend, we integrate - and then we return. On the surface life moves in arcs: the path of the sun across the sky, the rise and fall of a wave, the effort and release within a single breath. In practice, we experience the same pattern - building toward an edge, navigating intensity, recalibrating, and settling into new ground. This is the arc of iteration. It’s the intelligent evolution that happens when we return with attention rather than force. The body adapts through repetition, through intelligent load andrelease. What appears to be repetition is often refinement. What feels like revisiting familiar terrain is frequently evolution in motion. And yet it's easy to lose connection with that rhythm - the natural arc of rise and return. Time becomes seemingly segmented. Attention scatters. Practice shifts from something inhabited to something mechanical. We continue moving, but we may not feel fully inside ourselves. RETURN: The Arc of Iteration is a deliberate step back into contact with our inner magic. Across this weekend, you ’ll explore what happens when you stay with sensation, gravity, and breath long enough for integration to occur. Each session traces its own arc - effort and integration, challenge and clarity - while the weekend as a whole reveals a larger unfolding. Familiar shapes may reappear, not as repetition for its own sake, but as an opportunity to observe how you meet them differently now. Strength builds, then softens. Yielding allows recalibration. Coherence emerges naturally as movement and awareness begins speaking the same language. Meghan Currie’s movement style is strong, fluid, playful, and deeply intuitive. Her teaching explores the body as a living field of sensation and intelligence, where breath, awareness, and movement interact to create a practice that feels both powerful and alive. With over 25 years of personal practice and more than 15 years of teaching internationally, Meghan is known for crafting creative, immersive movement experiences that invite curiosity, presence, and self-discovery. Through workshops, retreats, festivals, and her online platform, she guides students toward a deeper relationship with their bodies and the intelligence that lives within them. Her approach blends thoughtful structural alignment with somatic awareness, encouraging practitioners to move with both strength and sensitivity. Breath acts as a central thread throughout the practice, supporting a state that is at once focused and spacious — where movement becomes meditative and the mind naturally quiets. Rather than striving to perfect the body, Meghan’s work invites a collaborative relationship with it. By anchoring attention in present-moment sensation, students learn to listen more closely to their internal signals. Sensations, emotions, and subtle shifts in energy become part of the practice itself, allowing patterns to reorganize and new possibilities to emerge. At its heart, Meghan’s teaching is an invitation to inhabit the full landscape of oneself — to move with curiosity, to trust the body’s innate intelligence, and to rediscover the sense of wholeness that arises when awareness, breath, and movement come into harmony.

YOGA FESTIVAL ANTWERP
3-5 JULY '26
"An uplifting gathering where yoga, movement, music, stillness, and curiosity come together." Yoga Festival Antwerp is a heartfelt celebration open to all. Any age, any background, with or without previous yoga experience. It’s an uplifting gathering where movement, music, stillness, and curiosity come together. Guided by world-class teachers and inspiring artists, this day offers you a space to learn, to experience, to explore, and to gently transform. Whether you’re stepping onto the mat for the very first time or deepening a long-time practice, you’ll find something that speaks to you, moves you, and reminds you of what it feels like to be fully alive. We are hosting the Yoga Festival Antwerp in the heart of the city. Across several beautiful locations, you can join movement classes, experience live music, and listen to inspiring talks on a wide range of topics. ADM & AYU will serve as the main hub of the festival, with all other venues just a short walk away.

"THE SPACE BETWEEN" RETREAT by LAURENZ VERKRUYSSE
23 - 28 AUGUST '26
The Space Between is an invitation to slow down and create space for what is asking for your attention. This immersive retreat is an introspective journey through movement, stillness, and connection, designed to support your whole system: body, mind, and heart. Through daily Vinyasa and Yin yoga practices, journaling, breathwork workshops, and silent walks, you are gently guided inward. Above all, there is space—space to listen, to soften, and simply to be. We often pass by this in-between space, yet it is precisely there that clarity, healing, and truth reside. A quiet, open space where you reconnect with yourself and meet what is truly alive within you. A Typical Day Mornings begin with a light fruit breakfast, followed by Moving into Presence, a creative Vinyasa yoga practice to awaken breath, body, and awareness. After brunch, the afternoon invites exploration through a variety of activities such as silent walks, inspiration sessions, or breathwork. There is ample free time for rest, swimming, reading, or walking in nature. Evenings close with Listening to Stillness, a nourishing Yin & Restorative yoga practice, followed by a shared dinner. Dates & Pricing Dates: August 23 – August 28, 2026 Price (private): €2395 Price (business): €2395 excl. VAT Language: English or Dutch (depending on participants) What’s Included 6 days / 5 nights at Kayanova Retreat Center, including full use of the facilities Daily freshly prepared, nourishing meals (full board) Lunch in a nearby vineyard All yoga classes, workshops, and retreat activities Personal attention in a small, intimate group Not Included Flights and transportation Travel insurance Location & Accessibility Kayanova is located in Montbrun-des-Corbières, in the south of France, and is easily accessible by car, train, or plane. Nearby airports include Carcassonne (±25 minutes), Perpignan and Béziers (±1 hour), and Toulouse or Montpellier (±1.5 hours). The nearest train station, Lézignan-Corbières, is just 10 minutes away.

