BEYOND:
Field Dynamics
13–15 November 2026
Ekskäret Island, Stockholm archipelago
With Žan Perko and the BEYOND team · Held in English · Up to 30 participants
Step away from everyday demands and make room for a different kind of attention — to your body, your inner life, and what happens when you meet others with curiosity.
An invitation
BEYOND brings together teaching, movement, guided inquiry, and facilitated group work. Over three days on Ekskäret Island, we explore how our emotions, familiar patterns, and ways of relating shape our experience — and what becomes possible when we begin to notice them more clearly.
Alongside the sessions, there is time for rest, shared meals, nature, and the simple pleasure of being together.
What is BEYOND?
Much of how we move through life becomes familiar: the roles we take, the feelings we make room for, the ways we respond to uncertainty or reach for connection. Some of these patterns support us. Others can narrow our choices without us noticing.
BEYOND creates space to explore these patterns through direct experience. We work with the body, movement, voice, reflection, and the interactions that unfold within the group. There is room for seriousness and play, expression and stillness, and for experiences that take time to put into words.
What do we mean by “Field Dynamics”?
A group is shaped by more than its conversations. We also respond to tone of voice, posture, silence, pace, attention, and the atmosphere between us.
Within BEYOND, the term “field” offers a way to explore this shared dimension of experience: how we affect one another, what we notice in ourselves in the presence of others, and how familiar relational patterns emerge within a group. The invitation is to notice what is happening, share what feels relevant, and explore it together.
What we explore
A living group experience in a safe and grounded space. We settle into presence, explore what is alive within us, and allow what needs to unfold naturally. This is not a space for fixing or forcing, but one where what is ripe naturally arises.
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Body awareness, movement, and voice
Somatic practices begin with the body as we experience it from within: sensation, breath, tension, movement, and impulse. Through guided movement and voice work, we explore how we express ourselves, where we hold back, and what helps us feel more present. No movement or voice training is needed.
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Emotional awareness and expression
We make space to recognise feelings and explore how they show up in the body and in our relationships. Attention is given to allowing time for an experience to settle and become understandable.
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Pattern inquiry: the echoes of the past
What patterns continue to play out in your life, seemingly beyond conscious choice? Family relationships, cultural expectations, and past experiences can shape how we meet the present. Through reflection and experiential work, we explore what feels familiar, what may no longer serve us, and where there is room for a different choice.
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Relationships and group dynamics
How do you remain connected to yourself while being with others? Guided dialogue, group processes, and constellation exercises offer ways to explore these questions.
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Presence and integration
Throughout the retreat, we return to the practice of noticing: what is happening within us, around us, and between us. Reflection, quiet time, and conversation offer space to consider how what we discover relates to everyday life.
What happens during a session?
Sessions combine teaching with guided practice and reflection. We may begin with movement or an exercise in body awareness, followed by an introduction to a theme. From there, the work may develop through dialogue, a facilitated exploration with a participant, or a practice involving the whole group.
Learning happens through participating, observing, and noticing your own responses. The facilitators work with what emerges while providing structure and time for reflection.
Who is this for?
BEYOND welcomes a broad mix of people, including those new to this work and those with an established personal or professional practice. You may be curious about your emotional life, interested in understanding recurring patterns, or looking for a deeper quality of connection with yourself and others. You may work with people — as a leader, facilitator, educator, or colleague.
No prior experience is required. Come with curiosity and a willingness to learn through experience.
The retreat explores capacities that also matter in professional settings: paying attention, recognising habitual reactions, listening to others, and noticing how we contribute to a group. For participants seeking employer support, BEYOND can be described as an experiential personal-development retreat focused on self-awareness and interpersonal learning.
Three days on the island
The programme balances teaching and group work with breaks, meals, and time to rest. The following outline is preliminary; session lengths and content will respond to the group. It is a living matter — sometimes we open deep processes that need extensions of time to close properly.
Friday
Arriving and connecting
Arrival and settling in, welcome and introduction to the approach, opening practices, and a shared dinner.
- 12:00–15:00Arrivals and settling in
- 15:30–18:30Introduction to the method, creating the space
- 19:00–20:30Dinner and preparation for the evening
- 20:30–Sauna, singing together, gathering around the fire
Saturday
Exploring and learning
Morning body awareness and movement, teaching and facilitated group work, with breaks for meals and rest. Further practice and reflection later in the day.
- 8:30–10:00Breakfast
- 10:00–13:30Morning session (theory and practice combined)
- 14:00–15:30Lunch
- 15:30–18:30Continuation of the group process
- 19:00–20:30Dinner and preparation for the evening
- 20:30–Sauna, singing together, gathering around the fire
Sunday
Integrating and closing
Morning practice, continued inquiry, and reflection on bringing the experience into everyday life. A closing session before departure.
- 8:30–10:00Breakfast
- 10:00–13:30Morning session (theory and practice combined)
- 14:00–15:30Lunch
- 15:30–18:00Sharing, integration, and closing celebration
Our island setting
Ekskäret is a private island in Stockholm’s archipelago and a gathering place dedicated to inner development, learning, and connection. It lies in the Äpplarö Nature Reserve — about two hours from central Stockholm by bus or car, followed by a short boat ride.
Wooden walkways connect the buildings with spaces for conversation, movement, and shared meals. Beyond them are forest paths, rocks, and shoreline, with the sea close by. The island offers comfortable accommodation, welcoming communal spaces, two saunas, and a lookout tower.
Nature and time away from everyday demands are part of the retreat’s rhythm, with room to walk, rest, and let the sessions settle.
More about the space
Your facilitators
Žan Perko & the BEYOND team
Žan Perko is the founder of Primal States, a somatic therapist, interdisciplinary artist, movement teacher, and bodyworker. For more than 14 years, he has explored approaches including somatics, constellation work, and psychodrama. He holds a master’s degree in impulse, voice, and authentic movement.
His work focuses on emotional integration through the body, voice, and movement, and he facilitates workshops and retreats internationally. He will be joined by the BEYOND team (Larisa Pukšič and Pika Ivana Kostanjšek) to facilitate and support the retreat.
Join us in the field
Dates
13–15 November 2026
Price
700€
Advance payment of 50% (350€) is required to secure your place
Accommodation
Shared twin rooms in wooden lodges
Bed linen can be rented for SEK 300 (cca 27€)
Meals
Nourishing vegetarian meals
Starting with dinner on Friday, ending with lunch on Sunday
Location
Ekskäret Island, Stockholm archipelago
Private island held exclusively for the retreat
Group size
Up to 30 participants
Limited spaces available · sign-up open until all spots are filled
The fee includes the retreat programme, accommodation, and meals. Travel to and from the island is paid separately. Participants will receive a suggested travel itinerary and practical information about reaching the island, including the departure point and boat connections. Please allow for travel between central Stockholm and the island when planning your arrival and return journey.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other common dietary needs are accommodated; share requirements at registration. If you’re struggling financially but would like to join, contact Pika directly.
Registration is open to newcomers and experienced participants alike.