May Gathering – Breath of the Soul

A May breathwork retreat with Michał Godlewski and a team of Breath Practitioners at the Kików Workshop Centre: daily Transmodal Breathwork sessions, transformational processes, walks, exercises and time together. The work is about integrating traces of painful experiences held in the body, healing wounds and moving from a wounded identity to a spiritual identity – from fear to courage, from sadness to joy, from suffering to peace.

The theme is the soul: according to the facilitator the soul never leaves us – we cut ourselves off from it in difficult life events or through habits. Breath practice sensitises body and awareness to this connection, and the more we integrate, the easier it is to embody soul qualities such as innocence, beauty, simplicity, wonder, peace, forgiveness, joy, silence, gentleness, power, courage or focus. In practice this means more strength, presence and freedom in decisions and more joy in every area of life. The training is transformational rather than informational – on a practical level it aims to equip you with tools to guide your own development process independently.

Breath works in every cell of the body and strongly affects body, emotions, mind and spirit. It lets you reach the biological foundations of your existence and reorganise them, and dive into your own depth to experience transpersonal, spiritual and shamanic states – in order to bring their essence into everyday life.

Who it is for

For people who want to use breathwork to work on themselves and their lives. Possible benefits named by the organiser:

• changing a specific life pattern – e.g. not accepting your body, fear of closeness, relationship difficulties, unsatisfying work, overworking, emotional difficulties, fear of being seen, perfectionism, lack of motivation, financial difficulties or health complaints

• freer self-expression: recognising and communicating feelings and needs, more ease among people and joy in what you do, fuller sexuality, creative work

• developing the capacity for love and empathy and for creating your life and achieving results

• a life vision in a chosen area – insight into difficult situations, the further path of a relationship or career

• coming closer to your own truth, nature, potential and deepest desires

• attunement with the overarching purpose of your life – calling, place in the world and meaning

The organiser states plainly that the training may bring benefits in one particular area (which affects the whole person), and that expecting all of these results at once is unrealistic. Participants are encouraged to clarify their own intention. Inner work has its own pace – the sessions bring up what a participant is ready to hold and integrate.

Programme

Methods: breathwork, bodywork, meditation, interventions from systemic therapy, archetypal constellations. Each day begins with a morning block: silence practice, breath meditations, energy hygiene, bodywork (pulsing, dance). Sample daily schedule:

• 8:00–9:00 – morning warm-up

• 10:30–14:00 – morning session

• 16:00–18:00 – afternoon session

• from 19:30 – evening circle

Facilitators

Michał Godlewski – founder of Instytut Oddechu (Breath Institute); he leads the Professional Breath Practitioner Training (BREATHWORKER) and works with the Transmodal Breathwork method.

A team of Breath Practitioners from Instytut Oddechu.

Practical information

• Dates: 30 April – 3 May 2027, from Friday 12:30 to Monday 14:30

• Venue: Kików Workshop Centre (Ośrodek Warsztatowy w Kikowie), Kików 91, 28-131 Kików, Świętokrzyskie, Poland

• Included: participation in the training

• Not included: accommodation and meals – three vegetarian meals a day, dessert, unlimited coffee and tea – paid in cash on site; the chosen room type depends on the order of registration and cannot be guaranteed

• Sign-up: via the “Zapisz się” (sign up) form on the event page; after registering you receive an e-mail with a payment link

• Cancellation: payments are refunded up to 14 days before the start (until 20 April); after that they are non-refundable