𝐎cean𝐃ance 𝐃eep𝐈ntensive

𝐎cean𝐃ance 𝐃eep𝐈ntensive 𝐊𝐨𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 & 𝐊𝐨𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚 April 6,7,8,9 basic course on Koh Phangan April 10 transition and landing to the other island April 11,12,13,14 advanced retreat on Koh Tao 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: https://forms.gle/DZCQT8MnwkZrhmhF8 • • 🐬 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 "𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄" • Dive into the depths of your movement potential with the unique approach that blends freediving fundamentals, somatic movement, and contact improvisation in water. • Ocean Dance is a dance in the multidimensional space of water, at a depth of 0-18 meters. That’s how it looks from the outside. From the inside it is the embodiment of everyone's childhood dream - to fly. The experience of this form is flying, total freedom of movement and self-expression, a state of playfulness and joy, a feeling of support and pacification. In learning this unique form of dance, we learn such vital skills as bodily awareness at rest and in motion, work with stress response, physical principles of ergonomic movement in water, interaction in contact with another person and the foundations of natural movement. The experience of being weightless helps to experience the freedom of movement that some of us don't have on land. That makes this dance available, suitable and helpful for people of diverse age and range of abilities. The Ocean Dance intensive sessions on land and in the water create an immersive experience where you will: • explore the profound connection with your breath and learn equalization, mastering the art of being in harmony underwater. • awaken sensations and deepen your understanding of your body's inner processes. • learn the language of nonverbal communication as you practice deep listening working with • discover your ability to be playful and express yourself fluidly. • How safe is this activity? Is it suitable for beginners? • The main safety rules are to follow the trainer's instructions, and not to miss a single day of class, as the group moves on, so people build their skills little by little, every day. Sometimes people come to the training with a fear of water. And usually after the first day of classes this fear goes away, or becomes insignificant. Beginners in freediving and contact improvisation are warmly embraced, but essensial swimming skills are required. All exercises will be adapted to group conditions, individual requests, and skill levels. It’s enough to have a desire to learn how to enjoy simple things, and an interest in the body and improvisation. The coach will do the rest. • • 🐬 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒 • 4 DAYS KOH PHANGAN SCHEDULE shala by the sea + shallow water + deep water Chaloklum district 9-11.30 session fruit break 12:00-13:30 session lunch break (2 hours) 15:30-18:00 session integration Please, don't plan anything else in the days of the intensive. You can only attend it fully, no parts can be missed. Structure for Koh Tao retreat will be shared privately. Attendance is possible only after completing basic Ocean Dance course this time or previous years. • COST • April 6-9 Basic course . all you need to start your passionate underwater life . 350€ April 11-14 Advanced retreat . deepen your skills in the deep water and have fun, investigating the caves and the underwater life on Koh Tao. 250€ Basic+Advanced 550€ Accommodation and food are not included. Drinking water will be organized, and we will bring fruits to share around noon. • TO BOOK YOUR PLACE • 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 https://forms.gle/DZCQT8MnwkZrhmhF8 Places are strongly limited due to deep water safety politics and to deliver high quality of teaching. • WHAT TO BRING • For shala sessions, you'll need comfortable clothing that doesn't restrict movement, T-shirts with short+long sleeves and pants. For water sessions, you'll need a swimsuit. We recommend swimsuits with sleeves for sun protection and warmth retention, as the body loses heat faster in water than on land, but any suit in which you feel comfortable spending extended time in the water will suffice. If you prefer a wetsuit, you will need to find a rubber weight belt (suitable for freediving) and weights for yourself. A diving or snorkeling mask, nose clips and googles are not suitable for this intensive. We might use nose clips only for photo shouting and some exersices in a shallow water, it is important to have a mask. You also may enjoy having a logbook to make notes/paintings. • CONTACT If you have questions send us a message. • 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 Participants who drink alcohol or use drugs, as well as those who have psychiatric diagnosis, are not allowed to join. Due to safety reason if you do use any drugs you will be asked to leave the program with no refunding. Meditation and good sleep are highly recommended in the days before and during the intensive. • • 🐬 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 • • deep and detailed connection to your body that brings you to a greater freedom of movement. • you will move efficiently and effortlessly in water, avoiding unnecessary tensions and sharp movements. • becoming friends with water and gaining ease when holding your breath, enjoying to go deeper underwater. • becoming peaceful, restful, playful and joyful when interacting with others in water and on a land. • letting your body become a piece of art, using the aesthetics of non-doing and relaxation, clear directions and conscious movement. • feeling and expressing your feelings through touch and movement. • APPLYING THE OCEAN DANCE METHOD TO PSYCHOLOGICAL WORK • As a psychologist, it gives me great pleasure to work with people who are ready to move from a place of fear and anxiety to a place of inner calm, connection with the environment and deep dance with Nature. The contact with the warm water in itself does its healing work, returning us to a state, close to the intrauterine. By learning to manage our breathing, we improve our ability to manage our emotional state and stress level. We develop the awareness that allows us to notice when panic is rising and to come out of it. The idea of stopping breathing for many people is related to the fear of dying. Coming out of this fear and changing it by curiosity to the physical sensations that are appearing, opens many new doors in our consciousness. Sometimes people think it will take years to let go of their water-related fears, or learn to manage their panic reactions. With the Ocean Dance method, big changes are possible within a week of practice. 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 Any conscious movement, especially in water, can evoke strong emotional states. All your states and questions are valid and will be given attention and space; however, this is not a therapeutic group, and we ask you to be mindful of yourself and adapt the exercises to suit you. You may discover some interesting topics to work in your personal growth, some of them you may cover during the intensive, some will take you more time. • PHOTO AND VIDEOART • We like to share our experiences through videos, and also invite our friends to travel to beautiful waters, sharing the moments of dance and encounter. On our retreats we always work with underwater photographers and videographers, so that we can record and share the beauty we are experiencing with the group. Sometimes the records feel very intimate, and do not get published. But the participants carry in the photos and videos their moments of happiness, states of bliss and deep closeness. If you are an underwater photo/videographer please mention this in the registration form. • • 🐬 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 : • Sasha Bezrodnova ​​Developer of the method of teaching underwater dance (Ocean Dance), freediver, host of retreats and festivals on dance in Nature around the world, social psychologist, coach, certified body facilitator (EFC), certified practitioner of Bodymind Gestalt therapy, international teacher of contact improvisation and body awareness. Practitioner of the Deep Listening method, teacher of graduational programs for embodiment therapists and water facilitators, translator of somatic books and author of the blog "Body My Home". Guide of regular Contact Improvisation events on land and in water in Tepoztlan, Mexico. ℝ𝕦𝕤/𝔼𝕟𝕘/𝔼𝕤 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚’𝐬 upcoming 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬: https://linktr.ee/sashadeeepjourney 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: IG: https://instagram.com/theoceandance https://www.facebook.com/oceandancers • • 🐬 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐀𝐍? • This what Ocean Dance is about To gain the playfulness and freedom in your movement discover the great joy of being present in your body let yourself be danced by water find new pleasurable ways of connecting to others empower your sensitivity and expressivity to experience your life at full power befriend the breath hold and get addicted to being under water 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 Dancing in the sea with marine beings - dolphins, manta rays, whales, sea lions - is what takes us beyond my dreams, because reality seems much more magical than fantasy. The quality and presence that the Ocean Dance gives, makes the fish and mammals accept you as a brother, and they approach to play.