Wild Woman Rising - Women’s Workshop

Part of the Forbidden Path – A Series of Women’s Workshops

18th - 20th September 2026
with Amiya & Fiona

For women ready to return to the wild wisdom of the body — with instinct, sensuality, and full permission to feel alive.

Untamed – Sensual – Sacred

There is a woman within you who has never stopped longing to be fully alive.

She is sensual and instinctive, creative and wild. She knows that pleasure is not a luxury, but a pathway back to aliveness

This weekend is an invitation to return to her.

Through movement, ritual, dance, somatic practices and womb connection, you’ll be invited to reconnect with the natural, sensual intelligence of your body and remember what it feels like to truly inhabit yourself.

Together we will journey with the elements of Water and Fire.

Water will guide us into our feelings, our flow, our softness and sensuality….helping us melt what has become guarded or numb within us.

Fire will guide us into passion, courage, expression and aliveness….helping us awaken the spark of desire and embodied freedom.

We will meet the archetypal energies of Lilith and Kali, the serpent woman and the ecstatic dancer. Experiencing these energies not as myths, but as living expressions of feminine life force, erotic innocence and creative expression.

This workshop is about reclaiming the part of you that delights in being alive, that can receive pleasure without guilt, and feels beautiful from the inside out. The part that longs to move, breathe, soften and belong fully to herself.

Held in the beauty of Gaia Yurt at Leela, surrounded by nature, you'll be supported by the elements, by sisterhood, and by a carefully held container where your body can safely unfurl.

Summary

Begins on:
Friday 18th September

Ends on:
Sunday 20th September

Duration:
3 days / 2 nights

Wild Woman Rising is hosted by:
Amiya & Fiona

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During this weekend we will:

  • Awaken your sensual body through movement, breath, touch, dance and embodied practice.

  • Reconnect with desire, not as something to chase, but as a compass pointing you towards what brings you alive.

  • Explore pleasure as a healing force that nourishes your nervous system and reconnects you with yourself.

  • Experience body painting as a ritual of honouring the body as sacred, and an expression of our soul. There will be the option to paint onto naked skin, using colour, symbol and intention as a way to meet ourselves with tenderness, curiosity and celebration. Everything is an invitation, nothing is expected, and you remain fully in choice throughout.

  • Meet Lilith, Kali and the serpent woman as guides into feminine freedom, instinct and embodied wisdom.

  • Soften into receiving, allowing yourself to experience more beauty, nourishment and aliveness.

  • Be seen in your own sensuality by other women, and discover that you can be witnessed there and still held, in a space of celebration and sisterhood.

  • Leave feeling more connected to your body, your sensuality and your authentic feminine expression.

  • Develop a deeper trust in your body's wisdom and natural instincts.

  • Begin to free yourself from layers of shame that have dulled your aliveness or disconnected you from your desire.

“The space held by Fiona and Amiya felt very caring, nurturing and supportive. There was clearly a great deal of body wisdom held by Fiona, and her beautiful, calming voice was very helpful when dropping into the body.”

Michelle

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What women often leave with

  • Emotional freedom & sensual awakening

  • Liberation from shame and repression

  • Reconnection to instinct and joy

“I felt very safe, my needs were responded to intuitively, and my boundaries were respected. Amiya seemed to effortlessly guide the space in the direction of the moment, creating a secure container. Thank you both — I moved a big jump on my journey.”

Michelle

This weekend is for you if

  • You long to feel more alive, sensual and connected to your body.

  • You sense there's a part of your feminine nature waiting to be expressed.

  • You want to awaken desire, pleasure and vitality in a grounded, nourishing way increasing your capacity for intimacy and receiving.

  • You're ready to reclaim your body as a place of joy rather than judgement.

  • You're longing for authentic connection with other women who are walking a similar path.

  • You know there is more of you waiting to be lived.

Meet your Facilitators

Fiona

Fiona is a Body Wisdom Coach & Therapeutic Touch Practitioner. Fiona supports people to reconnect with their inner wisdom through body-based awareness and nervous system regulation

Drawing from years of experience in somatic coaching and her own personal journey of healing, she creates gentle, grounded spaces where transformation happens through presence, empathy, and embodied connection. Her work is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and remember the body as home.

Amiya

Amiya creates alive, warm and sacred spaces where women can feel safe, go within, and come home to themselves.

She believes that the womb space is a source of deep wisdom and that reconnecting with the body and womb can restore vitality, centring, and a profound connection to oneself.

Trained in the Dance of Life method, Humaniversity and as a Moon Mother, she offers women’s circles, workshops, womb healing sessions and Akashic Records readings. Her work is rooted in feminine wisdom, womb mysteries, embodied movement and creating spaces where women can be fully themselves.

Alongside her work facilitating women’s healing spaces, Amiya works within the NHS, specialising in mental health and wellbeing. As an Occupational Therapist, she blends professional expertise with embodied and spiritual practices, offering a grounded approach .

She loves bringing a sense of sacredness into everyday life, weaving mindfulness, nature, ritual, and feminine wisdom into simple daily moments.

Testimonials

“I feel blessed to have worked with Amiya both in person and online. At first, I was interested in womb healing after struggling for many years with adenomyosis and fibroids. Due to the pain, I wasn't truly aware of how disconnected I was from my body.

Amiya creates such a safe container of guidance, warmth and acceptance, that I found myself reconnecting to my body and womb in a way I so desperately needed. After these sessions, I was no longer angry and frustrated with my womb, instead I found gratitude and love. This fueled my strength to go back to my doctor and demand to be heard and thankfully I finally stopped being dismissed and was given a plan of action.”

Hayley

"I've worked with many practitioners but none have come close to Fiona's effectiveness. She makes accessing and overcoming deep trauma and conditioning possible, in a gentle and supportive way, even when it can seem so impossible. A true diamond in her field of expertise. I highly recommend working with her."

AB, Mexico

“Thank you so much for a beautiful session, wow! Definitely was a journey, thank you for holding the space, I am truly grateful to have been a part it. Lots of nourishment came and also quite a bit of tenderness. Today have to take it a lot more gentle with myself, and coming to realisation that body was clearly saying that I need to write more about my journey with my body and dancing. Truly grateful for this is what the universe was confirming me to do next.”

Rose

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This is a space where you meet the woman you were before the world told you who to be.

A space where something old can fall away.
A space where something truer can take its place.

You will not leave exactly as you arrived.

Practical Information

Arrival and departure times

  • Arrival Friday 18 September from 8pm (Arrive from 5pm to settle in, dinner is at 7pm)

  • Ends Sunday 20 September by 5 pm

Dates of other modules

26 – 28 June 2026
11th – 13th December 2026
12th – 14th Feb 2027
16th – 18th April 2027

What’s included

  • Tutorial, teaching and experiential training

  • All meals and teas

  • Sauna access and facilities

Important

All workshops are available standalone

To ensure our gatherings are accessible, we offer a concession option for individuals who might benefit from financial support – please email [email protected] to apply

If you have any specific needs related to physical health, mobility, neurodiversity, or anything else that may be useful for us to know, please reach out to us in confidence ahead of time so that we can support you. We are committed to ensuring your comfort and well-being during this journey. Please contact Louise at [email protected]

Training & Accommodation Costs

Price Wild Woman Rising as a stand-alone workshop

Early bird till 28th August

£330 (SAVE £30) + accommodation*

Full price

£360 + accommodation*

*Accommodation is not included in the price and can be selected separately during checkout via the booking link.

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Payment Plan

We understand that everyone's financial situation is unique, so we've designed our payment plan with flexibility in mind.

Secure your place by spreading the total cost into manageable instalments. We offer the option to pay a deposit and spread the balance over the remaining months before the payment deadline which is a few weeks before the start of the event. There is a £5 charge for using this payment plan option, and payment dates will be clearly outlined when you book.

Cancellation & Refunds

Our Cancellation policy can be found here.

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The Modules

  • June 26–28, 2026 — with Sanjula & Abhi
    Threshold – Earth – Rebirth
    (Standalone – 2 nights · £330)

    Here the threshold is crossed. This weekend awakens Earth: grounding, boundaries, body truth, stability, and the first shedding of the old identity. Through ceremony, emotional release, ancestral clearing, shadow work and embodied boundaries, we enter the underworld of the Forbidden Path — the place where women remember who they are beneath conditioning.

    We address shame, guilt, unprocessed rage, silence, and the inherited stories from mothers, grandmothers and patriarchal lineage. This is where you meet the woman you were before you were shaped: instinctive, earthy, honest, clear. You will be held through elemental ritual, body-based healing, earth grounding, and practices that prepare your system to hold more life force.

    During this workshop we will…

    • Walk a full threshold ritual of release

    • Work with earthing practices for grounding & boundaries

    • Explore ancestral shame, guilt & suppression

    • Activate emotional expression & somatic truth

  • 18–20 September 2026 — with Amiya & Fiona
    Untamed – Sensual – Sacred

    (Standalone – 2 nights · £330)

    There is a woman within you who has never stopped longing to be fully alive.

    She is sensual and instinctive, creative, wild. She knows that pleasure is not a luxury, but a pathway back to aliveness, and that your body is not something to overcome, but something to trust.

    This weekend is an invitation to return to her.

    Together we will journey with the elements of Water and Fire.

    Water will guide us into feeling, flow, desire, softness, sensuality and surrender….helping us melt what has become guarded or numb within us.

    Fire will guide us into passion, courage, expression, instinct and creative power….helping us awaken the spark of aliveness, desire and embodied freedom.

    Through movement, ritual, dance, somatic practices and womb connection, you’ll be invited to reconnect with the natural sensual intelligence of your body and remember what it feels like to truly inhabit yourself.

    We’ll explore body painting as a ritual of reverence and reclamation, honouring the body as sacred, expressive and deeply our own.

    There will be the option to paint onto naked skin, using colour, symbol and intention as a way to meet the body with tenderness, curiosity and celebration. Everything is an invitation, nothing is expected, and you remain fully in choice throughout.

    We will meet the archetypal energies of Lilith, Kali, the serpent woman and the ecstatic dancer. Experiencing these energies not as myths, but as living expressions of feminine life force, erotic innocence, creativity, freedom and embodied power.

    This workshop is about reclaiming the part of you that delights in being alive, that can receive pleasure without guilt and feels beautiful from the inside out. The part that longs to move, breathe, soften and belong fully to herself.

    Held in the beauty of Gaia Yurt at Leela, surrounded by nature, you'll be supported by the elements, by sisterhood, and by a carefully held container where your body can safely unfurl.

     

    During this weekend we will:

    • Awaken your sensual body through movement, breath, touch, dance and embodied practice.

    • Reconnect with desire, not as something to chase, but as a compass pointing you towards what brings you alive.

    • Explore pleasure as a healing force that nourishes your nervous system and reconnects you with yourself.

    • Honour the body through ritual and body painting, with the option of working on naked skin if you choose.

    • Meet Lilith, Kali and the serpent woman as guides into feminine freedom, instinct and embodied wisdom.

    • Soften into receiving, allowing yourself to experience more beauty, nourishment and aliveness.

    • Be seen in your own sensuality by other women, and discover that you can be witnessed there and still held, in a space of celebration and sisterhood.

    • Leave feeling more connected to your body, your sensuality and your authentic feminine expression.

    • Develop a deeper trust in your body's wisdom and natural instincts.

    • Begin to free yourself from layers of shame that have dulled your aliveness or disconnected you from your desire.

  • 11-13th Dec 2026 — with Tarisha & Louise

    (Standalone – 2 nights · £330)

    Authority – Fire – Truth

    This is the Fire weekend — boundaries, clarity, leadership, voice, inner authority. After entering your wildness, we now refine it. Sovereign Woman stands tall in her truth, speaks clearly, and reclaims the power she once handed over to others. Here we work with unprocessed rage, control, empowerment, embodied boundaries, communication and leadership.

    This is leadership not as performance, but as presence. You will learn to stand on your own feet, reclaim your ability to take space, and speak with precision and integrity. Through fire ritual, voice work, power reclamation, and tree-rooted embodiment, we awaken the inner queen and leader.

    During this workshop we will…

    • Practice embodied boundaries & clear communication

    • Reclaim unprocessed rage in healthy expression

    • Work with Fire: desire, leadership & sovereignty

    • Strengthen self-regulation without external reliance

    • Explore voice, visibility & the sacred “no”

    • Unwind patterns of shrinking or over-boundarying

    • Reclaim inner leadership & embodied authority

    • Use nature (trees, earth) as allies for empowerment

  • 12 – 14 February 2027 — with Sanjula & Amiya

    Stillness – Insight – Discernment

    (Standalone – 2 nights · £330)

    This is the Air & Ether weekend — intuition, clarity, ancestral listening, and deep stillness. After the emotional, sensual and fiery territories, we now enter the quiet that reveals everything. This workshop includes silence, meditation, council work , breath, intuition activation, shadow integration, night-time nature rituals, blindfolded visioning, earth-burial practices, and listening to the land.

    This is where the feminine elder comes online — the woman who sees truth without fear, speaks only what is essential, and trusts her inner knowing completely. Here we integrate the journey so far and begin to sense what our medicine might be.

    During this workshop we will…

    • Drop into deep stillness and intuitive states

    • Engage in blindfolded vision quests and listening rituals

    • Work with night nature practices & sweat lodge (if permitted)

    • Explore Air: voice, discernment, creativity

    • Integrate shadow and wisdom with care

    • Receive ancestral insight & heal conditioning

    • Recalibrate the nervous system toward spaciousness

    • Sit in stillness circles & elder council

  • Spring 2027 — with Tarisha & Louise

    Radiance – Offering – Purity
    (2 nights · £330 EB)

    The final workshop completes the Forbidden Path — the return to Eden as a woman who now chooses the apple consciously. Gifted Woman is where your medicine becomes visible. This is the weekend of radiance, purity, elegance, sensual innocence, and sacred offering. Through creativity, ritual, expression, ancestral honouring, nature listening, and visibility practices, you will discover the gifts you’ve hidden — and the courage to share them.

    We explore pleasure as purity, visibility without shame, embodied offering, and the subtle feminine power that blesses by simply being. This is not about becoming a healer — but about recognising how you naturally heal, inspire, and uplift when you stop hiding.

    During this workshop we will…

    • Discover your unique medicine & feminine gifts

    • Explore visibility, expression & embodied radiance

    • Engage in pleasure, purity & sensual innocence rituals

    • Work with creativity, voice & movement

    • Listen to nature for guidance on your offering

    • Reclaim gifts hidden by shame or conditioning

    • Participate in a completion ceremony

    • Return to the Garden as the woman you’ve become


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FAQs:

  • No. You do not need any experience of dance, somatic work, ritual, tantra, meditation or women’s workshops. Everything will be clearly guided, and you will be encouraged to participate in a way that feels right for you.

  • Wild Woman Rising explores sensuality, pleasure, desire and feminine expression through movement, embodiment, ritual and connection. It is not a sexual workshop, and there is no expectation to engage in sexual activity.

    The focus is on reconnecting with your own body, instincts and capacity to feel alive.

  • There will be an optional body-painting ritual, with the choice to paint directly onto naked skin. Nudity is never required.

    You are welcome to remain fully clothed, wear underwear, paint an arm or another part of your body, or simply witness the practice. Everything is an invitation, and you remain fully in choice throughout.

  • Some practices may involve optional, non-sexual touch, connection or being witnessed by other women. Clear guidance and consent practices will be offered.

    You can always choose whether or not to participate, and you will never be expected to touch or be touched.

  • Womb connection refers to practices that invite you to bring gentle awareness to the pelvic and womb space as a place of sensation, creativity, intuition and inner wisdom.

    You do not need to have a womb to participate, and the practices can be adapted to your own body and experience.

    What happens if I do not feel comfortable with a practice?

    You can pause, modify or step out of any practice at any time. You are welcome to rest, observe or take some space whenever you need to.

    We believe that meaningful embodiment work must include choice, consent and respect for your own boundaries.

  • Yes. Many women feel nervous about being seen, moving freely or exploring their sensuality.

    The weekend is designed to meet these feelings with tenderness rather than pressure. You will be supported to move at your own pace, without needing to perform, look a certain way or be anything other than yourself.

  • Not at all. This weekend is especially for women who may feel disconnected from their sensuality, pleasure, confidence, creativity or natural expression.

    You do not need to arrive feeling wild or liberated. You only need to arrive with some curiosity about the parts of you that may be ready to emerge.

  • Water represents feeling, softness, flow, sensuality, receiving and emotional movement. Fire represents passion, courage, desire, expression and vitality.

    Through embodied practices, we will explore how both energies can support you to feel more connected, expressive and alive.

  • Lilith and Kali are archetypal figures associated with feminine freedom, instinct, transformation and unapologetic self-expression.

    You do not need to follow any particular spiritual belief. We will explore these figures as symbolic energies and as invitations to connect with qualities that already live within you.

  • The weekend is held with a strong emphasis on nervous-system awareness, choice, consent and personal boundaries.

    However, it is a personal-development workshop rather than psychotherapy or medical treatment. If you are currently experiencing significant mental-health difficulties, acute trauma symptoms or a major personal crisis, please contact us before booking so we can discuss whether the weekend is suitable for you.

  • Please contact Amiya in confidence before the workshop if you have any needs relating to physical health, mobility, neurodiversity, disability or accessibility.

    We will do our best to support you and adapt practices where possible. You can contact Amiya on [email protected]

  • Wild Woman Rising forms part of a wider series, but every workshop is available as a standalone event.

    You do not need to have attended any previous modules, and there is no requirement to book the full series.

  • The weekend takes place in Gaia Yurt at The Leela Centre, surrounded by nature.

    The venue offers space for embodied practice, rest, connection and time outdoors.

  • You can arrive from 5pm on Friday 18 September to settle in. Dinner will be served at 7pm, and the workshop begins at 8pm.

    The weekend finishes by 5pm on Sunday 20 September.

  • The workshop price includes all facilitation, teaching and experiential practices, meals, teas and access to the sauna and venue facilities.

    Accommodation is not included in the workshop price and must be selected separately during the booking process.

  • The early-bird price is £330, plus accommodation, when booked by 28 August.

    The full price is £360, plus accommodation.

  • Yes. You can pay a deposit and spread the remaining balance across instalments before the payment deadline.

    There is a £5 administration charge for using the payment-plan option. Your payment dates will be shown clearly when you book.

  • Yes. A concession option is available for peoplewho would benefit from financial support.

    Please email Amiya at [email protected] to apply.

  • The cancellation and refund policy is available through The Leela Centre and the booking page. Please read it carefully before confirming your place.

  • We recommend bringing:

    • Comfortable clothing that you can move in

    • Layers to keep warm between practices

    • A water bottle

    • A journal and pen

    • Swimwear if you would like to use the sauna

    • A towel

    • Clothes you do not mind getting paint on

    • Anything that helps you feel comfortable and grounded

    Further practical information will be sent to you before the weekend.

  • Absolutely. Many women attend workshops like this alone.

    The weekend is designed to create a warm and supportive sense of sisterhood, with plenty of guidance to help you settle into the group.

  • Wild Woman Rising is for women who long to feel more alive, sensual and connected to their bodies.

    It may particularly speak to you if you want to:

    • Reconnect with pleasure, desire and vitality

    • Feel more confident expressing yourself

    • Develop greater trust in your body

    • Release shame or self-judgement

    • Explore intimacy and receiving in a grounded way

    • Connect authentically with other women

    • Reclaim your body as a source of joy

  • The weekend is facilitated by Fiona Montgomery and Amiya Lorenzo Montero.

    Fiona is a Body Wisdom Coach and Therapeutic Touch Practitioner specialising in body-based awareness, nervous-system regulation and embodied connection.

    Amiya is trained in the Dance of Life method, Humaniversity and as a Moon Mother. She is also an NHS Occupational Therapist specialising in mental health and wellbeing.

    Together, they create caring, grounded and carefully held spaces where women can explore safely and at their own pace.

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Food at Leela

All food is vegetarian, drawing inspiration from cuisines from around the world. Garden produce is used when available including green salads and culinary herbs.

There is a separate tea making area with a wide range of beverages which include herbal teas, coffee, decaf, green and black teas, hot chocolate, plus cow’s milk and alternative milks.

We cater for the following diets …

  • Dairy-free / Egg-free

  • Gluten Free

  • Sugar conscious

  • Vegan and vegetarian

Food is prepared in a shared kitchen where allergens are present. See our food information page for details.

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