Ekskäret Island Programme

BEYOND: Field Dynamics

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.

Retreat 13–15 Nov 2026 Ekskäret Island (Stockholm archipelago) Hosted by BEYOND
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A figure on the rocks at Ekskäret as the sun sets over the Stockholm archipelago
Length
3 days
Place
Ekskäret Island
From
€700
Capacity
Max 30
The retreat

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. BEYOND is an invitation to explore those patterns through direct experience rather than theory.

Over three days on Ekskäret, somatic practice, emotional inquiry and group work are woven together – working with the body as we experience it from within, with feeling as it moves through us, and with what happens in the space between people. "Field" is its name for that last part: how we affect one another, and how familiar relational patterns surface within a group.

Sessions combine teaching with guided practice and reflection. No prior experience is needed – the learning comes through participating, observing and noticing your own responses.

A hands-on somatic practice during a BEYOND session
Five areas of exploration
01

Body, movement and voice

Somatic practice begins with the body as we feel it from within: sensation, breath, tension, movement and impulse. No movement or voice training is needed.

02

Emotional awareness

Making space to recognise feelings and to notice how they show up in the body and in our relationships.

03

Pattern inquiry

The echoes of the past: what continues to play out in our lives, seemingly beyond conscious choice, explored through reflection and experiential work.

04

Relationships and group dynamics

Attending to our connection with ourselves while engaging with others, through guided dialogue, group processes and constellation exercises.

05

Presence and integration

Returning, again and again, to the practice of noticing: what is happening within us, around us, and between us.

Who it's for

BEYOND welcomes a broad mix of people – those new to this work and those with an established personal or professional practice. It may be for you if you are curious about your emotional life, interested in the patterns that repeat, or looking for a deeper connection with yourself and others. It is often valuable for people who work closely with others – leaders, facilitators, educators. No prior experience is required.

Dusk over the water at Ekskäret, seen from one of the island's lodges
Facilitators
Žan Perko

Žan Perko

Founder, Primal States

Somatic therapist, interdisciplinary artist, movement teacher and bodyworker. For more than fourteen years he has worked with somatics, constellation work and psychodrama, and holds a master's in impulse, voice and authentic movement.

Larisa Pukšič

Larisa Pukšič

Co-facilitator
Pika Ivana Kostanjšek

Pika Ivana Kostanjšek

Co-facilitator

BEYOND is a Primal States programme, held at Ekskäret Island.

Join us on the island.

The full programme, daily schedule, what's included, pricing and registration live on the BEYOND site.

View details & register You will leave emergeinstitute.org. 13–15 November 2026 · from €700 · up to 30 places.