Bodies in Dialogue

Bodies in Dialogue is a 9-day Erasmus+ training course for youth workers and community practitioners interested in exploring embodiment, consent and relational approaches in youth work and non-formal education.

The training brings together participants from France, Spain, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden to explore how the body can become a tool for inclusion, communication, wellbeing and group facilitation.

The course is specifically addressed to people active in youth work and non-formal learning contexts, including social work, arts, sports, community work, education and activism. Participants are expected to actively engage in the collective learning process and to transfer the learning into their local contexts through follow-up activities after the training.

Through Somatic Practices, Contact Improvisation and Consent-Based Approaches, participants will develop practical tools for:

• emotional regulation, resilience and burnout prevention
• non-verbal communication and relational awareness
• consent and boundaries
• co-regulation, empathy and mutual listening
• adapting embodied tools to youth and community contexts

The methodology combines experiential learning, movement practices like Body Mind Centering and Contact Improvisation, reflection, group processes and collective living. Rather than focusing only on theoretical discussions, the project invites participants to learn through direct embodied experience and relational practice.

The project takes place in a residential venue in the French Pyrenees, where nature, shared daily life and community care become part of the pedagogical experience.