Ouroborus – Moving Medicine from the Darkness

Retreat with Kai Ehrhardt (6 days + 2 nights)

21. Okt 2025 - 26. Okt 2025

This retreat is dedicated to the themes of life cycles, death, and initiation. Over the first four days, a continuum movement sequence is introduced, explained, and practiced. Each element has a different function and effect on the overall system, but all cultivate permeability, presence, and the capacity for surrender.

The body, from bones to skin, from breathing to metabolism, and from head to toe, is brought into vibration through movement and sound, making it more receptive to subtle impulses and self-regulatory processes on a physical and emotional level. The body’s “knowledge,” experienced through movement, is awakened and given space through movement and presence. All participants practice individually, within a sonic resonance field created and sustained by the group. Each day ends with a longer continuum sequence that integrates the work of the previous days.

The last 42 hours are no longer interrupted by speech. This way, everyone can get involved in their own rhythms and themes.

What does Ouroborus mean?

The Ouroborus symbolizes the eternal cycles and transformations in nature and the cosmos – every end is a beginning. In the Continuum, we immerse ourselves in the body and beneath everyday consciousness. It is a profound process from rational thought to the Eros of whole-body healing powers and creative freedom of movement.

What happens during this retreat?

The body is brought into vibration on all levels through movement and sound: in pleasurable expansion and slowness, inhalation and exhalation, stretching and contraction, becoming and dissolving. Permeability, presence, and the ability to surrender are trained. What is no longer necessary dissolves, and new things emerge – physically, emotionally, inspirationally, and transrationally.

What can be created?

The entire body-mind-environment system reorganizes and regulates itself. We induce our own medicine—images, sensations, information, insights. Our own physicality unlocks inner resources, creates balance, and clarifies and strengthens the self.

The event will take place in German and/or English, depending on needs and group composition.

Curriculum

Curriculum of the entire training course You can join the training at any time. The modules are repeated cyclically. Booking the entire training course instead of individual modules is available at a reduced price. Module 7 29.05. - June 1, 2025 | Versatility, bringing inner practice to outer expression with Jane Okondo Enables the expansion of how Continuum can support the embodiment of being in the environment. Deepening self-exploratory learning, expanding the capacity for dynamic stillness, and dissolving familiar structures into a fluid model of coherence. Module 8 October 21 - 26, 2025 | Ouroborus, Moving Medicine from the Darkness with Kai Ehrhardt Dedication to the themes of life cycles, death, and initiation Retreat with a continuum movement sequence, in which each element has a different function and effect on the overall system, all of which train permeability, presence, and the capacity for surrender The final 42 hours will no longer be interrupted by language, allowing everyone to engage with their own rhythm and personal themes Module 1 05.02. - 08.02.2026 | Values, Principles, and Methods of Practice with Mary Abrams Focus on the principles and values of Continuum Deepening our understanding through practices of breath, sound, movement, touch, and witnessing, along with nonverbal creative expression and verbal dialogue Module 2 07.05. - 10.05.2026 | Self-care and self-efficacy with Rosemarie Kussinger-Steffes Enriching and nourishing our organism Changing the structure and information of our organism through revitalizing movements Recognizing the possibility of self-regulation of our system through less constriction and restriction Module 3 03.09. - 06.09.2026 | The Resonant Heart Field with Divo G. Müller Exploring the dimensions and frequency levels of the heart, based on our embryonic heritage and transpersonal resonance with the planetary heart field. Building somatic fluidity, emotional resilience, and inner spiritual resources to connect with the mystery of life on the threshold of the unknown. From the somatic depths, our essential heart gifts and wounds become accessible and thus available for healing, transformation, and vision. From this, a resonant heart field unfolds, inviting us beyond body, time, and space to dwell in the intimacy and interconnectedness of all beings. Module 4 12.11. - 15.11.2026 | Embodiment and the Creative Process with Robin Becker Empowerment to question self-limiting beliefs about ourselves, our body-mind, or our personal/professional practices Examination of the principles of the Continuum as the foundation for freedom of expression and research Module 5 tba 2027 | Embodied Flow System with Megan Bathory Peeler Focusing of the body as a creative process If we approach the body with interest and openness to discoveries, we will examine how the primary motive motifs and processes of our biology can serve as a metaphor for our creative efforts Continuum offers a methodology with which we learn to be receptive to new and unknown patterns that move through us Module 6 17.06. - 20.06.2027 | The Art of Attention with Tone Gilje Focus on enlivening and activating our perceptual awareness Recognizing familiar patterns, cultural influences, and limitations that determine our daily activities through slowing down When we are aware of these patterns, we can consciously direct our attention and focus to the subtler movements, forms, and currents that may still lie in the unfamiliar territory of our organism, waiting to be experienced, felt, or expressed in new ways

Detailed Information

What is Continuum? Continuum is a somatic approach that invites us to explore and tune into our bodies as a living process, a continuous orchestration of communication and resonance, a creative intelligence inherent in every cell. We can experience that we are movement, and that the movement we are influences the movement we make. What's more, we come into direct sensory contact with an all-pervasive regulatory dynamic. https://youtu.be/W0i5YJYR4QI What is the background of Continuum? Emilie Conrad founded Continuum in the 1960s and continued to develop it until her death in 2014. This continuing education program, taught by eight faculty members, integrates Continuum content from different decades. All instructors were trained directly by Emilie Conrad and came into contact with her work at different times. The program aims to bring together different "periods" of Continuum's development through experienced instructors, thus connecting with its historical development. The arc of Continuum's history provides the opportunity to explore where it wants to develop further. How is the training structured? This continuing education program, taught by eight faculty members, integrates Continuum content from different decades. All teachers studied with Emilie Conrad, who founded Continuum in the 1960s and continued to develop it until her death in 2014. Emilie Conrad taught in a mode of continuous exploration. While each new developmental step was embedded in and built upon the previous one, this meant, among other things, that students who encountered the work in the 1980s dealt with different content than those who encountered the method in the 2000s. This training program aims to bring together different "periods" of Continuum's development by bringing together teachers who encountered the work at different times. Furthermore, it is in keeping with the essence of Continuum to perceive itself as a living process and thus be open to the continuous development of teaching content and applications. Although we are guided by fundamental core principles, Continuum remains an ongoing, constantly unfolding journey of exploration into the mystery of conscious human life. Through the diversity of teachers in this training, we hope to support participants in trusting their own questions and the progression of their individual somatic movement research, as well as in developing their own teaching approach. Notes This retreat is also a module of the Continuum training. Continuum experience is required for this module. The Continuum training takes place over a two-year cycle and consists of eight modules, each of which can be booked separately. You can join the program at any time for the price of a single module.

Benefits

Which skills does Continuum strengthen? Empathy and relatedness Clarity and decisiveness Orientation and adaptability Vitality and perseverance Self-regulation and inner balance Autonomy and team spirit Awareness of dynamic contexts and guided action accordingly Integration and reflection Inner strength and resilience What added value does Continuum training offer? Continuum training is recommended if you aspire to become a Continuum Teacher yourself. However, it alone is not sufficient to be able to teach. The process to officially become a Continuum Teacher is guided by the Continuum Teacher Association (CTA). In addition to a diverse range of self-awareness, additional practical experience and the support of a recognized mentor are required. With eight experts, all of whom studied directly with Emilie Conrad and are also members of the CTA, the Somatic Academy Berlin offers a high-quality foundation for integrating Continuum into the larger context of somatic methods and approaches. Each individual module represents a personal benefit for individual development and can be booked independently. A Somatic Academy certification is issued for participation in all eight modules of the Continuum training. Kai Ehrhardt, curator of this Continuum training at the Somatic Academy Berlin, is a member of the Continuum Teachers Association (CTA) www.continuumteachers.com and is happy to answer any further questions.

For whom

Who is Continuum Training aimed at? This training is aimed at laypeople, professionals in the field of somatics, therapists, creative professionals, managers, innovators – all those who have a body and would like to explore on a deeper level what it means to be a human being living in a holistic way in the physical body. Many participants come for their personal experience and can deepen their practice through contact with eight Continuum experts. Previous experience with Continuum is recommended for some modules.

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