OCEAN DANCE Deep Retreat 2024 Cirali Turkey

12 - 24 September, Cirali, Turkey This is the legendary, most extended course of Ocean Dance that traditionally happens each September. We have enough time to learn, practice, rest, be nourished by Nature and the group, and enjoy dancing with each other and the sea. Come with any level of dancing, swimming, or freediving. Experience an intensive time of getting new habits, still very soft and tender, embraced by the group and the care of the instructors. Become comfortable and confident underwater, in a way you never expected was possible! Start enjoying yourself and find new dimensions of pleasure. Recharge, gain unforgettable impressions and powerful changes, and become a new aquatic version of yourself, forever :) ====== We invite you to: Discover the depth of your dance and the great joy of being present in your body Gain playfulness and freedom in your movement 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 Get access to a sense of connectedness through your dance Befriend the breath hold and get addicted to being underwater Get incredible memories in photo and video The "Ocean Dance" approach is about: somatic freediving, somatic movement and contact improvisation in water Learn it from the founders of the approach! Even if you are unfamiliar or agitated thinking about being in deep water, you will discover that you can: Deeply connect to your body, sense it in detail, and guide yourself to greater freedom of movement Move efficiently and effortlessly in water, releasing tension and avoiding unnecessary movements Become friends with water, have ease holding your breath, and enjoy going deep Be peaceful, restful, playful, and joyful in the water, and underwater Let your body become a piece of art, integrating the aesthetics of non-doing and relaxation, clear directions, and conscious movement Feel and express yourself through touch and movement What does a day in the Ocean Dance retreat look like: Morning warm-ups with somatic movement Morning Water Session Siesta (Rest time) + Lunch Afternoon Water or Land session Evening session (Dance, bodywork, sharing circle, Yoga Nidra, etc.) What you will learn: Principles of effortless and conscious movement in land and water Principles of contact improvisation Safety on the water Theory of freediving Freediving techniques: breathhold, equalization, diverse duck-dives, descent, "no fins" technique and more Exercises that develop your spatial awareness, orientation and proprioception What we also do during the retreat: 2 boat Trips with deep diving, amazing landscapes and caves Chill out in Cirali Spa & hammam Authentic Movement Contact Jams and Dance Dates Visit to the ruins of the ancient city of Olympus Freediving and dancing in the caves (unforgettable!) Meditative hiking to the Khimera mountain and along the Lycian Trail Underwater photo and video shootings The retreat is led by Sasha Bezrodnova (co-founder of Ocean Dance), assisted by the supportive and experienced presence of Zan Perko, Carla Garcia, Ruben Gepner, Damla Ozcelik, Alex Fedorov, Tanya Mikhaylova, Kseniya Andromeda, Katrin Reshetnikova. They will be giving you all the attention and support that you need on your way towards the deep joy of your ocean dance. NB! The retreat itself begins on the 12th of September, you should arrive and check in on the 11th in order to be ready to start the adventure on time! Don't plan anything else on the days of the workshop. You can only attend it fully. Amount of participants is limited because the attention we give you is quite INDIVIDUAL - we only take 3-4 participants per instructor. REGISTRATION and fees: https://forms.gle/CLvsrihxW2uAG1Nw5