Meet the Retreat Team
Opal Goldring
My name is Opal Goldring. I come from South Africa and am now based in the UK. I grew up deeply engrained in the natural world through hiking, game reserves and Scouts. My mission is to show people how the natural world can teach us more than we can imagine.
I have an extensive background in Outdoor movement and bushcraft skills, having studied with San bushmen and accumulated an academic understanding of movement whilst at University. I love bringing people together outdoors to see how we can move with nature through tree-climbing, parkour, games and bushcraft skills to feel alive and in tune with our surroundings.
I look forward to meeting you and exploring the forest with you.
www.rootsofplay.com
@rootsofplay
Charlie Holt
My name is Charlie Holt. I come from the UK and was raised in close, ongoing dialogue with the forest. I carry a deep and sincere commitment to movement, play, and connection—towards myself, in relationship with friends and communities around me, and with the natural world I am immersed within.
I bring an extensive background in parkour, contact improvisation, and a range of martial arts, including judo, aikido and Brazilian Jiujitsu. What most enlivens me is exploring what becomes possible when humans, gathered with shared intention, arrive in a natural space to move together, to feel, to experience, and to uncover something new.
I am excited to meet you, to know your hands, and to find comfort in your energy as we come together for the first Evolve Move Play Europe retreat this year. Thank you.
Giulio Hesse
Giulio has always been passionate and curious about embodied movement practice. His adventure with parkour and various movement disciplines began in Cologne in 2010 and he especially loves to move in nature. Nature exploration and movement practice make him feel alive and free.
With over 12 years of coaching experience and a background in sports science, he has already accompanied many people on their journey to connect with their own body, the environment and other humans. He is co-founder of Parkour Movement e.V., has built up a local movement community, launched his own project Im Grünen Bereich and taught Parkour at the German Sports University for six years.
He completed his apprenticeship training with Rafe Kelley as an Evolve Move Play Coach in 2025.
Giulio's sessions are full of joy, diverse movements, playful, creative and challenging at the same time.
www.imgruenenbereich.com
@giulio.moves on instagram
Mark Negyesi
A Philosopher by nature and Mover at heart, Mark strives to grow into a fully integrated human being.
He had been teaching Yoga since 2010 (until 2023) and over the years added Pilates, Natural Movement, the Generalist Movement practice (based on Ido Portal and Joseph Bartz), Acroyoga and most importantly Evolve Move Play.
EMP is like completing the circle of a journey, because it brings together all the parts of a practice toward a fulfilled and meaningful life.
Mark is a Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer and has been teaching weekly movement classes since 2014. In 2012 he cofounded the Yoga and Movement Studio in Gauting (next to Munich) where he lives with his family.
www.marknegyesi.de
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