Emerging Hearts Community Gathering
New Year’s Eve 4 Night Residential CI Jam
FULL BOOKED
Come together once again to explore and celebrate the practice of Contact Improvisation, dance, embodiment, music, and creativity.
Sunday 29th December 2024 to Thursday 2nd January 2025
Eden Rise Retreat Centre
Nestled in the beautiful Devon countryside near Totnes
Deepen your Contact Improvisation practice and connect with our vibrant community. Let’s kick off the new year together in a spirit of joy and collaboration!
Kitchen and Food Coordinator Role
We’re excited to share that we have a Kitchen and Food Coordinator role available for our upcoming New Year’s Eve 4-night residential Contact Improvisation Jam.
This role is shared with another coordinator, and you’ll work on a one-meal-on, one-meal-off rotation.
For more details please see our simple application form or reach out if you have any further questions. We’re happy to chat!
About the Gathering
This New Year's, we invite you to join our Emerging Hearts Contact Improvisation Community Jam—a special chance to dance your way into the new year surrounded by familiar faces and friends. This gathering is all about co-creating a warm, supportive space where everyone can move, share, and inspire one another.
We look forward to spending the festivities living, eating, dancing, sharing and simply hanging out with our lovely community in a small and intimate residential setting. We will have skills sessions, sharing opportunities, jams and dance parties bringing us together in a safe space all in the spirit of CI, human connection and embodiment.
What to Expect
4 nights and 3.5 full days, dancing through morning, noon and night
Deepen your CI through personalised skills sessions
Loads of CI jamming and dancing to play and practice
Skill-sharing opportunities for you to bring your gifts to the community
NYE Celebration meal and great food throughout
Small and intimate gathering
DJ’ed style dance parties
Cosy chill out lounge
Sauna
About The Venue
Eden Rise our venue for this year's gathering, is a small and cosy retreat centre tucked away on the outskirts of Totnes, in the Devonshire countryside. With a strong focus on sustainability and community connection, this beautiful spot is a perfect match for Emerging Hearts. You can sink into cosy sofas, unwind in the sauna, and soak up the peaceful surroundings. The rooms offer the perfect blend of privacy and a warm, community atmosphere for a restful night's sleep. Plus, we look forward to dancing all day and night in the stunning Albion Room.
Parking: We have both on-site and off-site parking available. For those using off-site parking, a shuttle service will be provided.
Lift Share: A lift share document will be made available to participants.
Public Transport: The nearest train station is Totnes, just 1.5 miles away from Eden Rise. For guests arriving by train, we also offer a shuttle service to make your journey easy and seamless.
Food
The gathering is fully catered with vegetarian / vegan breakfast, lunch and dinner. We will also have a NYE celebration dinner.
Timings & Costs
4 nights and 3.5 full days
Sunday 29th December 2024 to Thursday 2nd January 2025
Costs depending on onsite accommodation options vary from £395 - £475
Non-residential options
Instalment payment option via our Inclusivity Form
Options Available
Single Bed within a Twin Room: £475 (6 beds / 3 rooms available) - Private twin room (two single beds / not bunkbeds) with small sink.
Single Bed - Mixed Dorm Room: £395 (6 beds available) - Single bed (not a bunkbed) within a mixed dorm room.
Small Double Bed (2-person ticket) - Partitioned Dorm Room: £720 (2 beds available) - This ticket is suitable for a couple or friends who are happy to share a small double bed (120x190cm) within a partitioned dorm room.
Live-In Vehicle (up to 6 metres): £275 (one person) / £550 (two people sharing) (1 space available) - Parking on a flat hard surface right outside the retreat centre.
Non-Residential: £250 (5 spaces available) - Find your own accommodation in the surrounding area.
Get In Touch
If you have any questions about the residential please don't hesitate to get in touch via the contact page.