Ground Floor Lab - Vendôme, France 2026

A foundation in the most up to date approaches to embodiment and mindful movement, our Ground Floor Lab is an intensive, experiential, 30 hour introduction to the Open Floor curriculum. 

You’ll come away with an understanding of the core teachings and practical skills to use them in your movement practice, your everyday life, workplace and communities.

An Overview...

6 days, 30 hours, residential Ground Floor Lab in Vendôme, France.

18 - 23 August 2026.

Curriculum Highlights...

• The key concepts and foundational principles of Open Floor movement practice.

• An experiential session dedicated to each of ten Open Floor Movement Resources.

• A taste of how we move on the Open Floor through the Four Dimensions of Embodiment and the Four Relational Hungers.

• An overview of the philosophy and core values that inform the Open Floor teachings.

• Improve physical and emotional health

• Reduce isolation and loneliness by increasing a sense of belonging

• Build new, more resilient neural pathways in the face of perceived differences and conflict

• Slow cognitive decline

• Mitigate the deleterious effects of our increasingly sedentary lifestyles

• Reduce the effects of trauma

• And much more!

We are very happy that you are here and that you made the choice to dive deeper into movement and embodiment.

The Ground Floor Lab is an intensive, experiential, 30-hour exploration of the Open Floor curriculum. During this 6-day residential program you will dive deep into different areas of the Open Floor practice and acquire skills that you can use in your movement practice, your personal life and your professional life.

And if you are interested, this can be a first step on to the Open Floor Teacher Training.

For full details please visit the website page... https://openfloor.org/ground-floor-lab/gfl-france2026/

We are looking forward to immersing together on the dancefloor!

With warm wishes,

Lucie, Françoise and the GFL France team.