A waterside weekend retreat to switch off and truly connect to yourself & others through conscious movement. Find your flow in somatic practise with contact improvisation, yoga in nature, meditation, acro yoga, slack-lining, healing arts, detox food & more. .

This somatic weekend retreat by the water in Umm Al Quwain (next to a mangrove nature reserve) is centered around authentic and conscious movement for those interested to go deeper into their own bodies and movement practise. This retreat is for everybody who wants to escape the city, truly disconnect and spend a weekend understanding somatic practise and of course detoxing with a yummy veg/vegan/sattvic menu! (Our vegetarian detox menu will support to cleanse your body and mind with green smoothies, raw and healthy foods).

What will we cover?

Moving in and out of contact, researching and co-creating movement, understanding our own points of contact, witnessing others moving with authentic motion, breath work, building trust in yourself and in others through all the different movement practices in a mindful way.

Inspired by authentic movement, contact improvisation, acro yoga, yin yoga and mediation we will discover movement in our bodies to connect deeply with ourselves and try to stay fully in the present moment.

What is Somatic?

In the fast life we are living and our modern lifestyle we often feel disconnected from our bodies. As a living, breathing and feeling organism that our body is, it needs care and attention to be a healthy vessel for a healthy mind. Somatic from the word ‘Soma’ means conscious living body it comes from greek and describes the living body in its wholeness, the interconnection of mind, body, and emotions. Feeling at home in your body and getting into a flow of movement is what we aim in this retreat and will use this time to discover your own internal movements through somatic practise. With a relaxed body the mind has much more options to relax as well.

Facilitators:

Zuza 

Life & Business Coach, trainer, & facilitatior, yoga teacher, dancer, former expat in the UAE. Zuzanna works internationally with entrepreneurs and creative minds to find out what it is that they really want and how to get there on their own terms. She teaches and holds workshops on somatic movement, Yoga, and constructive communication. She is passionate about living life fully and tries to be contagious with that way of being. She spent the last 4 years researching her various interests and visited a lot of teacher trainings in the areas of movement practises, dance, coaching, and yoga. The interconnection between embodiment and the mental impact of movement are one of her main fields of exploration.

Tara 

Therapeutic yoga teacher, photographer and performer, Tara explores the world through movement and arts. Her passion for acro yoga, climbing and slack lining have taken her all over the world, and through connecting with different communities she has learnt an abundance of information about conscious and mindful movement. Co-founder of authenticmotion.org a research platform for conscious movement; she is also extremely passionate about contact improvisation and somatic practise. Her interdisciplinary skill set allows her to connect to all different communities and channels new and exciting ideas through research, workshops and retreats.

Contact information:
connect@authenticmotion.org

Facilities
Hot showers, chilled pool, camping, shared dorms, grass, sea, shaded eating areas, dance areas.

Itinerary:
TBC!

Location:
Umm Al Quwain Marine Club (50 mins from Dubai)

Important things:
* Location: Umm Al Quwain Marine Club UAE
* Save the Date: October 26th- 30th ( dates TBC)
* Price TBC
* Dorms or camping options
* 50 mins from dxb