🌍🥋 Erasmus+ Training Course in Poland – Movement, Self-Defense & Mind-Body Development 🇵🇱 | Strength, Awareness & Youth Work Excellence 🌟🧘‍♂️

🇵🇱 About the Training Course

This powerful Erasmus+ Training Course brings together youth workers from across Europe 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇨🇿 🇬🇷 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇱🇹 🇱🇺 🇭🇺 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 🇸🇮 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇪🇪 🇮🇪 🇭🇷 🇮🇹 🇨🇾 🇱🇻 🇲🇹 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 🇮🇸 🇳🇴 🇹🇷 for an immersive experience combining movement, martial-arts-inspired practices, emotional regulation, communication skills, and deep personal awareness. Hosted in the peaceful village of Trzcińsko, Poland 🇵🇱, the training focuses on strengthening youth workers’ self-awareness, emotional balance, group management abilities, and mind-body connection through movement, meditation, philosophy, and practical physical exercises. Set in nature near the Karkonosze Mountains, the programme offers a unique environment ideal for personal growth, grounding and self-development.

🥋 Main Aim of the Project

💭 Strengthen self-awareness and emotional regulation
🧠 Improve communication & trust-building skills
🤝 Enhance group management abilities in youth work
🥋 Explore martial-arts-inspired movement practices
📚 Connect mind and body through theory & philosophy
✨ Empower youth workers to step confidently into leadership

📘 Programme Draft

🤝 Team-building activities
🧘 Breathing, posture & body-awareness sessions
💬 Discussions on philosophical concepts behind movement practices
💆 Pressure-point explanation & massage workshop
🔥 Understanding conflict from social, physical, and emotional perspectives
🥊 Base fighting movements: punches, kicks, joint manipulation
👥 Group & pair exercises applying techniques
⚔️ Exploration of traditional Chinese, Japanese & Western martial arts
📌 Note: Activities may be adapted to participants’ pace and abilities.

⚠️ Important Disclaimer

This training may require physical effort —
BUT participants do not need to be athletes or in perfect physical shape.
Everyone is welcome, as long as they have:
💪 Willingness to try
✨ Openness to explore their limits
🧘 Readiness to listen to their bodies

👥 Participants Profile

🎯 Youth workers aged 18+
🥋 Interested in martial arts, self-defense, meditation & self-knowledge
🔄 Flexible and open to dynamic, interactive activities
🤝 Comfortable with physical proximity (some tasks involve contact)
💪 Willing to challenge their body safely
🌅 Ready for morning & evening activities
🗣 Basic English communication skills

🏡 Accommodation – Dom Sokolik 🇵🇱

Participants will stay in shared rooms (4–5 beds per room) in Dom Sokolik, located in a stunning natural area near the Karkonosze Mountains and Rudawy Landscape Park.
🔗 https://www.canbajona.com

🥗 Food

🌿 100% vegetarian/vegan meals
🍽 Three meals per day
🌍 Designed to support energy and physical activity

📦 What to Bring

👟 Warm outdoor clothes & comfortable training outfits
🥿 Indoor shoes or slippers (mandatory)
🧦 Non-slip socks if barefoot practice is not possible
🧴 Personal hygiene items
🧘 Yoga mat (optional)
🥋 Traditional uniforms (optional, for cultural sharing)
🦵 Joint supports, braces or necessary medical items
💊 Any essential medications

📵 Digital Detox Policy

📵 Activity rooms = phone-free zones
📱 Phones only for essential use or emergencies
✨ Participants are encouraged to fully disconnect and be present
🚫 Alcohol-free environment during all project days

🗓 Dates

26 January – 2 February 2026
(Travel days: 26.01 & 02.02)

👥 Number of Participants

30 youth workers

💶 Travel Reimbursement

Refund based on Erasmus+ distance rules:
🔹 10–99 km → 28€
🔹 100–499 km → 211€
🔹 500–1999 km → 309€
🔹 2000–2999 km → 395€
💚 Green travel may offer increased budget — contact organisers.

📨 Contact

📩 projects.windmill.tree@gmail.com
📞 +39 348 114 6338 (Simone – Organizer)
📞 +48 888 473 397 (Kasia – Coordinator)
🏢 Windmill Tree Foundation

🔗 Application Link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFEQq2KXZAFc53gzKkoU9wvm2Sb-TSzteH0TGPR63L9B79Ig/viewform?usp=header

📘 Infopack

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hb9zZVvseT_JpvMyuDd_h82o4zteck0p/view?usp=drivesdk

⏰ Application Deadline

15 December 2025

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