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You love to look at clouds moving, listen to leaves singing, feel lifted by light sparkling on water.

You are fed by connection to mystery and beauty. 

The mystery of life lives in you, moves through you, and whispers to you in quiet moments. 

It’s what makes life worth living, even on dark days when your heart is heavy and hope seems far away.

When you connect to this source, you are deeply nourished. Even when you didn’t know just how much you needed it.

Mystery moves through music and art, the natural world and dreams. It speaks the language of symbols and goosebumps. It reaches out to you through songs and sacred poems, resonance and magical moments. 

Your heart and your body understand the language of mystery. Although your mind may not always recognise the life-giving value it brings you.

But in a busy and increasingly chaotic world, it’s hard to find space to drop in and drink deep from the well of mystery.

When you allow the mystery of life to move through you: 

  • you are better able to move with the flow of life, including the ups and downs it may bring.
  • you find the capacity to keep creating a life that feeds your deepest being, even in the face of doubt, fear or overwhelm.
  • you find a source of steadiness that sustains you, even through unstable times. 
  • you refill your well of hope, trust, and connection to what matters.

When you anchor into this source of wisdom, you have a sense of being held and guided by invisible hands.

The more you inhabit this place, bring it into your body, the more you feel a comforting sense of connection with the seen and unseen worlds around you.

You are able to plug into a source that guides you towards your right path, your right people, the opportunities that stretch you into your fullness.

A source of hope and steadiness.

A source of courage to be all of who you are, fully expressed as the messy, magnificent, multi-layered mystery you are.

No longer trying to fit yourself into tidy boxes that have always been too small for you.

This three-day movement experience is an invitation to move with a poem. 

These 3 days together will support you to:

  • Find and work with a sacred poem friend that brings exactly the medicine you need.
  • Get out of your head and drop into presence, so you can move with the flow of life.
  • Experience a source of steadiness that sustains you, even in challenging times.

We will guide you step by step to open to the mystery within and around you ...

DANCE THE 5RHYTHMS®

You will be guided through five distinct tempos ~ Flowing ~ Staccato ~ Chaos ~ Lyrical ~ Stillness ~ which start slowly, build to a peak, and then wind down to a meditative close. Moving you from being to action, from surrender to expression, and deepening into embodied presence.

WORK WITH A COMPANION POEM

Before the workshop, you'll receive Ríonach’s pdf book of 50 potent poems chosen especially to support this workshop. You can choose a poem infused with the vibrational medicine you need at this time.

You're also welcome to bring a poem, quote, or song lyrics from any source. This can be in your own language or words you’ve written yourself. Trust what calls you.

During the workshop you will be guided through a simple, but potent process of embodying your poem.

This goes deep fast, opening a portal to your deeper wisdom and inviting you to inhabit an expanded identity.

Your poem gently rewires your system on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels - with lasting results. Often becoming a friend for life.

BE SEEN AS YOU ARE

The workshop includes an invitation to speak and move your poem to the group, guided and supported every step of the way.

Experience the magic of taking up space, meeting others in soul-to-soul connection, knowing that all parts of you are welcome.

Together we create a new culture where your natural essence and innate brilliance is witnessed and celebrated.

*** No previous experience is needed - with dance or poetry. Everyone is welcome. ***

*** This work is inclusive and designed for all ages, body types, and fitness levels. It can be adapted for those whose bodies don’t move the same as other bodies, due to health, pain, disability, etc. Contact Laila with your specific support needs and any questions. ***

What people said after last year's workshop:

"This was a sublime, beautiful, expanding, safe and wildly comfort-zone-blasting workshop that I would recommend anyone with the knack of going deep into the new beauty of inner territories! I absolutely loved your combination of dance and poetry, and the musical lyrical bath of poetry was a magical gift. Thank you for the safe space you created for us all to expand and love and meet."

~ Elinna ~ 

“It was a fantastic and moving weekend that opened me up in a very special way. A weekend where a poem became my poem and where I experienced how much meaning the written word can have when we bring it into the dance. A weekend where I gained deeper access to myself. A weekend that threw me on a journey that ended up being completely magical, and which I can only recommend to everyone.”

~ Signe ~

"Poetry and dance. Five rhythms. What do they have to do with each other? That was my first thought, which was immediately followed by curiosity. A sensation in the body that something as yet unknown could come to life and expression, precisely in that combination.
Was it a demanding weekend? Yes. Was it worth it? YES!
We were invited to encounter depths within ourselves through poetry, movement and music. And we were carried through each stage with gentleness and in a safe environment. It gave me the opportunity to encounter depths I had no idea existed within me. Highly recommended."

~ Jette ~

"Mindblowing!
Imagine being able to dance a poem!
Amazing to feel the words take up space in your body and a deeper meaning of the poem unfold.
Heartfelt thanks to Laila and Rionach for a very special, unforgettable experience. I’m SO looking forward to the next time❤️"

~ Bjarne ~

Who we are - meet Laila Wodtke Nissen + RĂ­onach BrĂ­d Aiken

Hi, I'm Laila.

I kept everything inside, locked tight inside my own shell. Dancing melted my inhibitions and set my soul in motion, opening me to love, joy and confident expression.

I’m passionate about supporting all people to live life with zest and power. As a psychotherapist, body therapist, and 5 Rhythms® dance teacher, I help those recovering from cancer, abuse and mental health challenges, as well as many others.

So we can become kinder to ourselves, moving through life with more ease and freedom to be who we are.

(more about Laila)

 Hi, I’m Ríonach (pronounced rhee-on-ock).

I was forged by bone-deep shyness. Poetry opened me to my soul essence and melted the visibility blocks that kept me in hiding.

Working deeply with the right poem at the right time rewires your brain, rewrites your old stories and helps you speak your larger self into being.

Now, as a poetry alchemist and soulful visibility guide, I help people see themselves clearly, and share their wisdom, gifts and voice in potent ways.

My childhood was spent running free in the wilds of Ireland. I love wind and waves, sea-washed pebbles and make ink and art from wild plants.

Why are we doing this? 

As our world increasingly moves from one crisis to another, being able to access and anchor into deeper sources of stability becomes increasingly necessary. 

We know how to allow the energy of a group to unfold, listening to the mystery that guides us. No pushing, just melting, in deeply human ways.

We understand the power of embodied art (dance + poetry) to open your heart, boost your confidence, and help you express who you are and the gifts you have to offer.

We’ve both danced 5Rhythms® for decades, and supported each other’s work since 2019.

This work expands your capacity to:

  • Feel more at home in your own skin, knowing who you are and how you want to express.
  • See your natural essence more clearly, so you know in your bones the unique medicine you bring.
  • Anchor into a deeper source of wisdom, solace and timeless steadiness.
  • Find and return to a steady flow in your life, even when things are challenging or intense.
  • Drop into awareness of the beauty and mystery that exists within and all around you.

HOW IT WORKS

3-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP - 23-25 October 2026.

Friday 23 Oct: 19.00 – 21.30.
Open evening and beginning of our workshop. Do not miss.

Saturday 24 Oct: 10.30 – 17.30
Sunday 25 Oct: 10.00 – 16.30

VENUE: central Aarhus - to be announced.

Bring your own lunch. We can eat together at the venue.

Information on local accommodation and travel options available if needed.

EARLY BIRD PRICE: 2695 kr / €365 Euro (until 15 September only)

FULL PRICE: 3295 Danish Kroner incl VAT / €445 Euro.

FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY: 255 kr (Clip + 30 kr)

TO REGISTER: Contact Laila on [email protected].

Payment via bank transfer in Danish Kroner, or via PayPal in Euros, is preferred.

YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING ...

Why poetry? 

Brain scans show that poetry actually rewires your brain. Scientists discovered that the rich language and imagery of poetry acts like rocket-fuel for the brain, firing up new neural pathways. It activates parts of the brain linked to language, memory and emotion, helping us to rewrite old stories. 

Poetry uses the language of the senses and the language of the soul, plugging you into your deepest knowing and grounding that into your body.

Poetry is not for me 

I get it. Lots of people feel this way. Mostly down to how we were taught poetry at school. I've never heard anyone say: 'Music is not for me.' Just like songs, there'll be some poems that speak to you, and some that don't.