Welcome to our April newsletter where we are focusing on the importance of ritual in Movement Medicine and in everyday life. Ritual is how we remember what matters. In Movement Medicine, it is not performance but presence. Simple, embodied acts that reconnect us to ourselves, each other, and the living world. In a time that pulls us outward, ritual brings us home, again and again, to the sacred rhythm of being alive in the now. Read more below...
"Ritual is the doorway through which the ordinary becomes sacred. It is how we remember our place in the great web of life, and how we take responsibility for the way we walk within it."
Ya'Acov & Susannah Darling Khan
"When we consciously engage with the symbolic and metaphorical dimensions of our inner world, something powerful happens: we activate a deeply human capacity for ritual, ceremony, and transformation, both within ourselves and in the world around us."
Read more below...
Featured Event:
Set in the wild beauty of the Ardennes, Belgium, two immersive residential experiences with the founders of Movement Medicine designed to support deep personal transformation.
Sanctuary (1–5 July 2026) with Susannah; a space for women to reconnect with themselves through movement and creativity, crafting rites of passage rituals for themselves. This creates room for joy, release and growth as each participant returns to the centre of her own life.
Later in the season,
Rise: The Burial Ceremony (8–13 September 2026) with Ya'Acov; a powerful exploration of personal power through Movement Medicine, mask work and an overnight Burial Ceremony. Participants uncover hidden strength, release limiting stories and step into a more authentic way of being.
These gatherings form a continuum of reflection, healing and renewal, held within the same beautiful and wild landscape.
The Movement Medicine Path
Discover all the Movement Medicine Professionals we’ve trained and explore the Movement Medicine pathway, which tells you everything you need to know if you want to apprentice and prepare for our next Professional Training beginning in March 2027.
In March we had the privilege of seeing three teachers graduate, and we're delighted to share their spotlights with you all.
Discover more.
APRIL'S Events
WITH THE Hub & FOUNDERS
Water: Shaking Medicine
april's Study Hub Lesson with Anna Sierpowska
In this lesson, guest teacher and Movement Medicine Apprentice Leader Anna Sierpowska introduces the transformative practice of shaking medicine, an ancient, body-based way to release tension and restore vitality.
As a Movement Medicine Study Hub member, you have access to weekly Movement Medicine practices, seasonal Tribal Heart ceremonies and a growing library of lessons & practice. Start your free 10 day trial today!
Move!
Fri 10 Apr
Cape Town, South Africa
Join us for an evening of embodied shamanic journeying with Ya'Acov Darling Khan, as he opens the Cape Town leg of his South African Tour.
Ecstasis
Fri 10 Apr - Sun 12 Apr 2026
Cape Town, South Africa
Ya'Acov returns to South Africa to offer an immersive experience centred on Ecstasis, stepping beyond the self to gain a wider perspective. Explore and embody how this deepens insight and experience of what truly matters.
MOVING HEARTS: Passion & Compassion
Fri 10- sun 12 apr
hamburg, germany
A profound workshop with Susannah to move and release your whole being into the dance. Unlock your vital energy, the full spectrum of your heart and reconnect with a more passionate & compassionate way of being.
Phoenix Rising
Wed 15 Apr - Sun 19 Apr 2026
Sedgefield, South Africa
The Phoenix Process with Ya'Acov is a trauma-aware journey of transformation, helping move beyond old patterns into resilience and deeper truth. Turn past wounds into present awareness, unlock creativity & strength.
Totnes Dance Collective evening
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Totnes, devon
Ya'Acov will be returning to Totnes after years, having co-led the very first 5 Rhythms workshop there in 1989. Join him for an evening of movement, connection, and remembering what it is to feel fully alive in your body.
Upcoming events in May & june:
- Beltane Tribal Heart: Fri 1 May · Online
- Ectasis: Fri 15 May - Sun 17 May · Lithuania
- Divining Purpose: Fri 29 May · Sun 31 May Praha, Czech Republic
- Wild Honey: Sat 13 Jun · Sun 14 Jun, Freiburg , Germany
- Summer Solstice: Fri 19 June · Online
Spring blessings
As we come to the end of this month's newsletter, we invite you to bring ritual into the small moments of your day. A breath, a pause, a moment of awareness, of gratitude, of recognition. Simple acts that bring you back to yourself & the mystery of life.
Thank you for being part of this community. We look forward to moving and remembering together again soon.
Ya'Acov, Susannah and the School of Movement Medicine
