Ferus Animi // Terra Nova
Summer Movement Camp -2025-
We are excited to invite you to the 2025 edition of our annual Ferus Animi // Terra Nova Summer Movement Camp in Lake Como, Italy.
The highlight of our annual workshop calendar, this is a communal event nested in the hills of Brunate in the province of Como, Northern Italy, offering participants an opportunity to train, research, eat and live together across two intensive weeks of practice in a serene and scenic location.​
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The event is led by a team of core teachers from the collective and a handful of invited guests from the forefront of their respective practice areas, together working in collaboration with the amazing organising team from InmoveSystem Project to share over 80 hours of training and research, alongside beautiful mountain walks, hearty communal meals and a peaceful camping location in the foothills above the Lake.
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We will be diving deep into movement forms, meditation practices, evolutionary physiology and biomechanics, nervous system regulation and applied philosophical frameworks, alongside a healthy dose of complex partnering and grappling, soft acrobatics, dynamic mobility, improvisation/imagery work and reflective practices.
We will use the beautiful outdoor environment of the local area to complexify our daily practice, and to explore the meaning of the idea of 'seasonal practice'.
When
The camp will run from the 27th July to the 9th of August, with the following structure:
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- Sunday 27th July -
Arrival Day & Welcome Meeting
- Monday 28th July to Friday 1st of August -
Week 1 Training​
- Monday 4th to Friday 8th August -
Week 2 Training​
- Saturday 9th August -
Departure Day
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Training Schedule
(Mon - Fri) ​​
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7:00am // Dawn Session (Week 2 only)
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8:00 am to 9:30am // Breakfast
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9:30am to 12:30pm // AM Training Session
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12:30pm to 3:00pm // Lunch and Siesta
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3:00 pm to 6:00 pm // PM Training Session
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6:00pm to 8:00pm // Dinner
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8:00pm to 9:00 pm // Evening Session​
*The weekend is kept free for participants to rest, recover and explore the beauty of the surrounding area*
Where
The Summer Movement Camp is held at the beautiful Centro Sportivo Nidrino, a peaceful but expansive training facility located in the foothills above Lake Como.
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The Centre has several distinct training spaces, including a training dojo overlooking the lake, an open-air astroturf, a 7,000m² grass field and a large training dome in case of rain.
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Hearty, local, vegetarian meals are provided for breakfast, lunch and dinner on training days.
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Participant camping is hosted within the facility, with full wash facilities. Tents and bedding are available for rent for those who prefer or are unable to travel with their own gear.
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The Centre is easily accessible via the funicular mountain railway from Como Lago train station, which itself is serviced by regular trains from Milan. The closes airports are Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate or Milan Bergamo.
Who
The intensive training programme across the 2 weeks will be led by core members of the Ferus Animi // Terra Nova Teaching Collective, alongside invited guest teachers, all sharing physical research from the forefront of their respective practice areas.
The teaching team for 2025 will be the following:
Week 1 will be led by Tom English (Assisted by Aishwarya Raut), David Kam, Clémentine Télesfort and Lisard Tranis.
Week 2 will be led by Tom English, Laja Field, Winston Reynolds, and Paula Rodriguez.
The delivery of the event will be supported by the fantastic InmoveSystem Project Team, Ferus Animi // Terra Nova Events Team and Nidrino Sports Centre Team.
Price
Full Price (2-weeks, all inclusive) // 1500€:
Includes Training, Catering, Camping and Facilities Access for both training weeks.
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Full Price (1 week, all inclusive) // 850€:
Includes Training, Catering, Camping and Facilities Access for either Week 1 or Week 2 of the training weeks.​​
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We offer an EARLY BIRD price for any registration made before April 20th, 2025:
2-weeks, all inclusive // 1400€
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1-week, all inclusive // 750€
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*Registration and Payment must be completed before the deadline of April 20th for early-bird eligibility*
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We are a community-minded collective who strive to make our training accessible and affordable for all whilst paying our staff and collaborators fairly for their expertise. If affordability is a sincere barrier to your attendance then please write to us on events@ferus-animi-terra-nova.org and we can discuss payment plans and signpost towards structures for additional financial aid those who require it.
What to Expect
Over the 2 weeks we will explore the principles of movement and training that underlie our Ferus Animi // Terra Nova research methodology. It will involve:
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A daily 'form' practice of mobilisations and activations to explore movement nourishment for health, athleticism, and longevity.
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Mindfulness- and meditation- based practices to reflect upon our cognitive and embodied relationship with ourselves, in interaction with our environments.
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Collaborative and combative partnering games, to locate and refine our problem solving blindspots.
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Scientific theory around performance psychology, evolutionary physiology, behavioural neuroscience, and functional biomechanics, to ground our training in existing lines of enquiry and thought.
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Physically challenging and mentally stimulating movement puzzles, designed to expose us to a daily dose of functional failure.
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The cultivation of a rigorous and resourceful learning environment and a positive motivational climate, in which participants are invited to explore the training propositions in an optimal developmental manner, guided by both the research and our collective instincts.
