Untamed and Tender: Movement as Medicine

Dear loves,

To all the beautiful, powerful women out there…
Maybe it’s time to let the inner wild child lead – into lightness and joy, rediscovering the freedom of movement and flow without performance or judgment.

Our bodies know how to move. When we listen closely enough, they show us where we’re holding, where we’re free, and what is ready for expression. This is your invitation to soften what you’ve been carrying, to reconnect with the wisdom of your body, and rediscover the freedom of moving without performance or judgment.

This event has been intentionally designed as a women-only space to support nervous system safety, softness, and freedom of expression. For many women, single-gender spaces can reduce vigilance and nervous system contraction, creating deeper permission to let the body lead, without the added pressure of self-consciousness.

What to Expect

Phase 1: Reconnect – Safety and Sensory Awareness (20 min)

• Soft guided movement to awaken the body and invite tenderness
• Orientation practices to heighten connection to self and space
• A conscious heart-led community, and a substance-free space

Phase 2: Awaken – Flowing into Freedom (50 min)

• An immersive embodied movement journey, designed to strengthen connection to your inner world and presence. No choreography, no expectation - just authentic expression
• If your body calls for pause, you’re invited to drift into our expressive painting corner. With brushes, colours, and paper waiting for you, this is your chance to let your inner world spill onto canvas, giving shape and colour to what words or movement cannot capture

Phase 3: Anchor – Grounding & Integration (20 min)

• Guided grounding and solo landing
• Optional co-regulation

This space more than just an embodied movement experience, it is a journey back to the senses we’ve been taught to become disconnected from. This session has been created with reconnection to the heart at the centre of experience, opening gently and closing with you anchored deeply in your body.

Each phase is entirely invitational. Eye masks are provided (optional) to encourage deeper sensory awareness, privacy and heightening inner body connection. They can also help to reduce feelings that may arise around judgement and comparison.

Venue

The Skipton Hotel
Keighley Road,
Skipton BD23 2TA

Access to the event space is through the Rise Fitness Centre, which is to the left-hand side of the main entrance. The event space is located up two flights of stairs, so please bear this in mind if you struggle with steps.

There is amble parking available directly outside of the hotel. If travelling by train, the hotel is a 6-minute taxi ride outside of Skipton Town Centre.

Benefits

When you move consciously, tension melts away, your nervous system restores balance, and you return to a deeper alignment of body, mind, and spirit.

• Unstructured movement may support parasympathetic activation, helping reduce stress and restore calm
• Flow states can increase dopamine and serotonin (neurochemicals linked to joy and creativity)
• Body-led movement supports emotional regulation and resilience
• Creative expression engages intuitive processing and can reduce stress responses

Untamed and Tender creates a powerful cycle: The body releases, the heart expresses, and the mind integrates.

What to Wear

• Come exactly as you are
• Wear something comfortable and easy to move in
• Feminine and flowy or relaxed and casual - all is welcome

What to Bring

• A yoga mat for opening and closing practices (there are a limited number available to borrow)
• You may also like to bring a note pad and pen
• You may also want to bring an extra blanket for the opening and integration phases
• A bottle of water and a light snack if needed. Refreshments are available within the hotel

Save on booking fees by booking directly via www.navigatetheinnercompass.co.uk

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