🇵🇱 Erasmus+ Training Course in Poland 🌿 Embodied Unity — Movement, Presence & Connection at Dolina Harmonii 🎵

“The body is not an object to be fixed, but a process to be experienced.” — Thomas Hanna

Some training courses fill your notebook. Embodied Unity fills something else. This is an Erasmus+ training course in the foothills of the Izera Mountains in south-west Poland, built around a genuinely different premise: that real learning — for youth workers and for the people they work with — starts in the body, not the head.

🌱 About Embodied Unity

Embodied Unity is an international training course offering a holistic, body-based approach to personal development, community building, and youth work. Through embodiment, mindfulness, musical improvisation, and relational practices, participants reconnect with themselves and each other — developing emotional intelligence, grounding, and the capacity to create safe, inclusive spaces for the young people they work with.

The approach is experiential. Learning happens through doing — through movement, breath, sound, and presence — not through slides or lectures. The venue, the programme, and the sobriety policy (no alcohol or drugs throughout the project) are all chosen with the same intention: to create the conditions for something real.

📋 What You’ll Explore

🧘 Deepen presence in your body and awareness of your inner state

❤️ Reconnect with your emotions, needs, and bodily sensations while learning to regulate them

🌬️ Practice mindfulness, somatic tools, and artistic expression for grounding, stress release, and emotional intelligence development

💃 Explore movement and body awareness practices — contact improvisation, breathwork, intuitive movement and dance — that support community building

🎵 Boost creative energy through musical and other improvisational methods

🤝 Learn how to build safe, supportive connections and co-create spaces of trust and empathy for others

🛠️ Gain practical tools and confidence to apply embodied approaches in youth work, community spaces, and daily life

🧑‍🏫 The Training Team

Sylwia Nowak — self-awareness guide, youth leader, and vice-president of Freedom Universe Foundation. Facilitates Erasmus+ projects and workshops around self-connection, deep listening, and intuitive dance. Graduated in Pedagogy with Coaching, Dance and Art Therapy, and the Holistic School for Trainers.

Sanyi Lőrincz — trainer with nearly 20 years of dance experience, integrating somatic and mindfulness-based practices with a Gestalt-centred approach. Believes in the transformative power of human connection and presence.

Nicola Lazazzara — trainer and educator with a background in formal musical education and improv theatre. After 8 years of Vipassana meditation and body awareness practices, he believes the body is the most effective pathway to quality relationships and mental wellbeing.

🏡 The Venue — Dolina Harmonii

The retreat centre Dolina Harmonii sits at the foothills of the Izera Mountains in south-west Poland — a remote, natural setting surrounded by hills, meadows, and forests, chosen specifically to support the kind of deep learning this programme requires.

🛏️ Shared rooms of 2–4 people, some with shared bathrooms

🍽️ 3 meals per day plus tea, coffee, and snack breaks — all vegetarian and vegan

🚫 Sobriety policy applies at all times, including during time off

🗓️ Project Phases

This project has four active phases — all are mandatory:

📝 Preparation — online preparatory tasks before the mobility

🏔️ Mobility — sessions and processes during the training in Poland

🏘️ Follow-up — implement a workshop in your local community within 2 months after the training

📊 Evaluation — online evaluation of the training’s impact

⚠️ Coming later or leaving earlier than the programme dates is not possible. You may arrive or depart up to 2 days before or after — but food and accommodation will not be provided for those extra days.

✈️ Travel & Reimbursement

The closest bigger cities are Wrocław and Prague — from there, trains or Flixbus can reach Piechowice or Jelenia Góra, where participants will be picked up by car or minibus.

Maximum reimbursement amounts per participant:

💶 Poland — €211 (€285 with green travel)

💶 Hungary — €211 (€285 with green travel)

💶 Slovenia — €309 (€417 with green travel)

💶 France — €309 (€417 with green travel)

💶 Italy — €309 (€417 with green travel)

💶 Spain — €309

💶 Greece — €309

💶 Cyprus — €395

🌱 Green travel bonus applies if you travel by sustainable means — bus, train, or full car. Contact the organiser for details.

Reimbursement is processed up to 6 months after the mobility, only upon submission of all travel documents and completion of all project phases including follow-up and evaluation.

All participants must have valid health insurance in Poland — EHIC or equivalent private insurance.

👤 Who Should Apply

This project is for youth workers, trainers, educators, teachers, youth leaders, mentors, coaches, and social workers aged 18+ who are residents of one of the participating countries and have at least a good spoken level of English.

You’re the right fit if you:

💫 Feel a strong calling for this topic and genuine motivation to contribute

🎯 Are ready to participate in all phases of the project — preparation, mobility, follow-up, and evaluation

🌍 Are open to deep personal and professional exploration in a group setting

Application requires a 1–2 minute video about yourself and your motivation — uploaded to Google Drive or a private YouTube channel with public access and linked in the application form. Selection is based on applicant profile and motivation — fill in the form carefully.

🔎 Want to understand how Erasmus+ training courses work and what the programme covers? Everything is clearly explained here: https://youthworkshub.org/15096/

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇵🇱 Poland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇬🇷 Greece 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇮 Slovenia

📅 Activity Dates

🛬 Arrival: 29 June 2026 (by 6pm) — Piechowice or Jelenia Góra

🗓️ Programme days: 30 June — 7 July 2026

🛫 Departure: 8 July 2026 (Wednesday morning)

📍 Dolina Harmonii, Kopaniec, Poland

⏰ Deadline

24 April 2026

📬 How to Apply

Contact the partner organisation in your country:

📧 Poland — Freedom Universe: freedomuniverseprojects@gmail.com

📧 Hungary — Inspiráció 21 Alapítvány: inspiracio21@gmail.com

📧 Slovenia — Drustvo AIA: drustvo.aia@gmail.com

📧 France — Les Philentropes: production.lesphilentropes@gmail.com

📧 Italy — YOUth Connect: international@youth-connect.com

📧 Spain — Orígens Menorca: origensmenorca@gmail.com

📧 Greece — Olotites: ohmywholeness@gmail.com

📧 Cyprus — Island Hub: andrie.kyprianou@googlemail.com

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