Biodanza Workshop: Instincts & Existential Creativity

A journey into the original functions of life.
A return to the body as a place of wisdom and trust.
An invitation into aliveness, connection, and the freedom to create life anew.

Instincts – remembering the body’s wisdom

Before we learn how to live, life already lives through us.

Instincts are not something primitive to be overcome. To reconnect with our instincts is most advanced act to be human.
They are the original intelligence of life – the biological wisdom that protects, regulates, and guides us toward nourishment, connection, pleasure, rest, and belonging.

In this workshop, through movement, music, encounter, touch, and shared presence, we aspire to awaken the instincts with their capacity for:

– Vitality and grounding
– Refuge and belonging
– Joy of sensorial experience
– Being nourished and sharing
– The source of trust, orientation, and inner safety

Existential Creativity – life creating itself

Existential creativity is not an artistic skill.

It is a fundamental function of life itself.
It is the courage to create one’s life from within.
It is the capacity to shape one’s own existence as a living work of art.

It does not express itself primarily through producing objects, but through the quality of our being: how we love, relate, decide, express ourselves, and respond to life.

True creativity arises from contact with one’s own aliveness. It is embodied, not conceptual. It emerges from instinctive, affective, and emotional experience, not from the achieving mind.

Existential creativity is an act of freedom – a liberation from rigid roles, habitual patterns, and conditioned reactions. It is deeply relational and unfolds in contact with oneself, with others, and with the living world.

The journey of the weekend

Friday evening offers a gentle arrival and integration, creating a safe and nourishing group field.
Saturday is dedicated to instincts and the biological foundations of life, combining theory and vivencias that restore trust in instinctual intelligence and its role in creativity.
Sunday opens the space of existential creativity: movement, voice, play, encounter, and expression as tools for shaping one’s life from within.

Throughout the weekend, theory and five vivencias are woven together – a unique journey where understanding and experience supporting and enriching one another.

“If the act of life is a subtle manifestation of the powerful movement of a universe that is biologically organizing itself in constant ‘present creation,’ then human creativity may be understood as an extension of these very biocosmic forces expressing themselves in each individual. We are at once message, creation, and creator.

I understand the difficulties this vision may pose, especially for those accustomed to viewing creativity as a manifestation of the mind. The time has now come to acknowledge that our greatness does not lie in the mind, but in existence. And expressed in an even more radical way: our greatness is our life.” – Rolando Toro (creator of Biodanza)

Your hosts – Viviana Toro Matuk & Yunbei Li

I feel deeply honored to co-create this workshop with Viviana Toro Matuk, who has been a beloved and inspiring teacher and friend on my own Biodanza and life journey.

Viviana is a social and cultural anthropologist with a profound love for the body, movement, embodied cognition, and the many ways humans find meaning through art, ritual, and healing.

She is co-director of the Model school of Biodanza Sistema Rolando Toro in Milan (the very first Biodanza School in Europe) and founder of the Biocentric Research Laboratory. Beyond her extensive international experience as a Biodanza teacher, didacta and researcher, Viviana explores the healing potential of movement in mental health, weaving together insights from anthropology, philosophy, and embodied practice.

Most of all, Viviana carries forward the luminous legacy of her father, Rolando Toro, the creator of Biodanza, bringing his vision to life through her teachings, workshops, and books. Her work invites us to connect deeply with our bodies, awaken our creativity, and embrace the shared humanity that unites us all.

Below are some books authored or co-edited by Viviana:
Estetica antropologica. Per una poetica dell’umano (Anthropological Aesthetics – For a Poetics of the Human)
Degni di umanità. Verso un’estetica antropologica (Worthy of Humanity: Toward an Anthropological Aesthetic)
Natural Symbols by Mary Douglas (a seminal exploration of the culture of the body)

Born in China and now based in Munich, Yunbei is a Biodanza teacher and Didacta of the Rolando Toro System. Her work is devoted to reconnecting human beings with the wisdom of the body, the intelligence of the heart, and the creative force of life itself. With depth, sensitivity, and warmth, she creates spaces in which people can rediscover their vitality, authenticity, and capacity for transformation through movement, encounter, and lived experience.

Together, Viviana and Yunbei hold a safe, vibrant, and nourishing space for this journey into the world of instincts and existential creativity — an invitation to awaken those living impulses that guide us toward greater aliveness, freedom, and connection.

Please feel free to get in touch for more information. We are looking forward to welcoming you!

Practical Information

When

Dates: Fr. 26.06.2026 – So. 28.06.2026, Start: Friday 7pm, End: Sunday 5 pm

For who

This workshop is open to everyone, regardless of age, fitness level, cultural background, or previous experience with dance or personal development.

Where

Seminarhaus Gronsdorf (Event room on the 1st floor)
Peter-Wolfram-Strasse 31
85540 Gronsdorf / Munich
Germany

The seminar space in Gronsdorf is a truly special place — a former Qi Gong center shaped by the work of the great master Zhi Chang Li, who brought Qi Gong to Germany and Europe in the 1980s. With 260 square meters and a tangibly vibrant, powerful atmosphere, it is a space that beautifully supports and holds our work.

Centrally located in the eastern part of Munich / Haar, it is easily accessible while still surrounded by nature. A nearby lake (Riemer See) is only a few minutes’ walk away — ideal for a refreshing break at lunchtime or in the evening.

By public transport:
• S-Bahn: Gronsdorf station (S4 / S6) (8 min by foot)
• Bus: “Gronsdorf Kirche” (Line 242)

By car:
• Parking spaces available directly in front of the building
• Entrance barrier opens approx. 30 minutes before the event begins

Catering

A small tea kitchen is available for your comfort, equipped with a refrigerator, electric kettle, plates, cups, glasses, and cutlery.

For lunch on Saturday and Sunday, we will have a potluck buffet — a convivial shared meal where each participant brings a homemade or store-bought dish to share with the group. In this way, a rich and diverse buffet emerges through community, variety, and mutual contribution.

Fresh fruits and light snacks, coffee & tee will be provided during the breaks to support your energy throughout the day.

Accommodation

If you are traveling from outside Munich, several hotels are conveniently located nearby:

• (M)EAT & STAY HOTEL, Salmdorf (Highly recommended: when booking your accommodation, please mention your participation of workshop in Seminarhaus Gronsdorf, as a limited number of rooms/contingents may be available through our cooperation.)
• Garner Hotel, Salmdorf
• Premier Inn München Messe Hotel, Haar
• Hotel NH München Ost, Feldkirchen
. McDreams Hotels München Messe, Feldkirchen

All are within short driving distance of the venue and easily accessible. Additionally via booking or Airbnb you can find plenty of possiblities to stay.

Workshopfee

— Registration by 20.04.2026: 220€; Thereafter 250€;
— Supportive Contribution 250€ or more: By choosing this price, you contribute to our community fund, enabling people with limited financial means to participate. Your generosity creates access, inclusion, and shared abundance. Thank you for giving what you can from the heart.
— Please contact me if you need a financially viable option for you. All welcome!

Note: The workshop fee includes participation in the seminar only. Accommodation and meals are not included and can be arranged individually according to your needs.