About

This is the anti-retreat for realists and anyone tired of the same old wellness culture, including spiritual bypassing, the search for a guru and the hunt for dogmatic rules.

We’re not offering you the typical serene escape. Instead, we invite you to a down-to-earth experience that allows for chaos and the messiness of life and relationships. It's a genuine dive into what it means to truly connect with yourself and others.

Over three days, as unpredictable as life itself, we'll navigate through a series of real, raw experiences designed to strip away the glossy surface of the usual pretense. "Real Talk, Real Walk" is about fostering an authentic connection with yourself and life. Through a combination of somatic practices, Fluentbody movement, straight forward group sharings, breathwork, and meditation sessions, you'll discover a sense
of belonging that's as sincere and embodied as it is joyful. Every element of this retreat is designed to celebrate the real, the absurd and the wonderfully human aspects of our existence.

Join Us: If you're ready to embrace a weekend of honest self-discovery and unexpected insights. Here, we don't just accept imperfections, we celebrate them. We are calling in those who dare to live unapologetically, find humor in the mess and walk their talk, no matter how wobbly the steps.
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Ready for something real?

This retreat sprouted from the idea to combine the cosmic realms of André and Florencia—like a smoothie made of galaxies. Equipped with the treasures of know-how in embodiment, they've decided it's time to deliver their soulchild into the world.  Together, they're fueled by the heartfelt wish to merge their superpowers, aiming to craft something that is bigger than the sum of their parts. Get ready for a retreat experience that promises to be a heartfelt hug in human form, magnified by two. 

Join us for a retreat that's as real as you are, and let's discover the magic of authenticity together.​​​​​​​

Six days of FLUENTBODY in a nourishing rural environment between hills and the sea, close to the warm costs of Algarve, Portugal. In this intensive workshop we will take a journey through movement, dance, connecting and feeling, to explore the intricacies of our stories.
We will open doors to new places, awakening physical sensations, which can also work on an emotional level.

• 2 Fluentbody classes PER DAY

• one session of SOMATIC THERAPY

• assistance for integration

• healing rituals

• a day off to explore the surroundings ( Faro, beach, lake)

• plenty of time to move at your own pace

• campfire / chilling areas

• 6 nights

• 3 organic meals / day

Included in the course package you will be able to book a 60 min one-on-one integration session with Andre, our somatic bodywork practitioner somatic-learning.com/

A one -on-one session aims to help you to break through barriers and tap into your own unique sense of strenght and purpose, in order to take a life changing steps towards accompleshing your goals.

Because we care about you receiving all the tools for the time after the retreat.

This course is being adapted to the restrictions of the epidemic needs.

LOCATION:

VINHA VELHA

For many years this place has been attracting groups & families from several countries.
At the moment there are 20 people from different social and cultural backgrounds living here. Some of them are staff, working on the farm others are  long term tenants that work outside in other areas.

The inhabitants of Vinha Velha share values such as sustainability, diversity and responsibility towards the environment. We live in close neighborhood but everybody apreciates their own privacy and individual life-style.

For our guests there is the opportunity to stop in our Cafe Quinta with a small library and internet access, open from Tuesday to Saturday. Here you can get our farm products, vegetables, eggs and the homemade,  yoghurt, fresh cheese and bread made by Margit. On the cozy outside terrace residents, guests and the children come together.

FOR BOOKING AND MORE INFO: FLUENTBODY RETREAT

The Experience of Compassion 

In this intensive we will deepen our ability to explore the silence of the heart, to feel our compassion for others and ourselves. 

When we continue to breath and focus, listening attentively… When we surround these feelings and sensations with breath and recognize that they are contained and held in an immeasurable substance like water or air, intangible, ineffable, but utterly real.

The more we search for it, return to it, and accept it, the more we bathe and purify ourselves in the soundless center of our being.

We will take a journey through movement, dance, connecting and feeling - to explore the intricacies of our stories. Connecting conscious and unconscious movement, we will uncover delicate, pleasurable and powerful movements, without self-judgment. We will open doors to new places, awakening physical sensations, initiating emotional cleanse.

The workshop doesn’t require any previous knowledge in movement or in dance. It is aimed at people who enjoy movement as a means of self-discovery and of celebrating life.

The time frame will be from Monday until Friday , 11.30 -13:30.

REGISTRATION: https://www.motionsberlin.de/summerintensives2021/

Bodies have their own language. They tell a story, and constantly seek to feel as alive and fluid as possible. Uncovering this fluidity gives us the potential to enrich our senses and imagination, to experience lightness and power, and to raise our self-awareness and the capacity for self-healing. How can we reconnect to my body’s language and fluidity?

We will take a journey through movement, dance, connecting and feeling, to explore the intricacies of our stories. Connecting conscious and unconscious movement, we will uncover delicate, pleasurable and powerful movements, without self-judgment. We will open doors to new places, awakening physical sensations, which can also work on an emotional level.

This workshop could help you navigate through feeling tired and heavy, feeling disconnected from your body or too much in your head, feeling blocked, suffering from chronic pain, or simply wanting to learn, move and explore.

Fluentbody is for people who want to take charge of their lives, and move out of the limitations of others’ expectations and how they are supposed to be and look. Through both individual sessions and group training, Fluentbody helps people to be generous to their body and mind, to develop a sense of what they want and don’t want, and to gain more of their own strengths and possibilities.

Florencia ( Uruguay / Israel) is based in Berlin.

Florencia Lamarca was born in 1981 in Uruguay. After receiving her final degree from the Mateh Asher School of Performing Arts in Israel, Florencia became a member of the Ensemble Batsheva touring throughout Europe, Japan and the United States until 2004. She then moved to Europe and collaborated with dance makers on numerous projects.  
Durning the years 2007 - 2019 Florencia was a guest performer at Sasha Waltz & Guests. Furthermore she was part of the production »Ein Sommernachtstraum« by Constanza Macras and Thomas Ostermeier at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz.

Along side her performativity work, Florencia has been choreographing her own work and collaborated with artists in Berlin and Europe. Her work was performed in RadialSystem and Dock11 amongst others.

She qualified as a Grinberg practitioner and Pantarei approach, and has since developed her own approach to healing drawing on her experience and knowledge.

Florencia brings 20 years of dance experience, primarily training and performing with Ohad Naharin of Gaga Movement, with having worked as a somatic practitioner since 2011. Florencia has been traveling the world teaching unique workshops combining her extensive knowledge of movement, her choreographic research and her somatic healing approach.

Price : 95€
Max : 16 persons

Inscriptions: lahincapiecharry@gmail.com

This October 3 and 4 we come together for the fourth time in Berlin to experience the transformational power of conscious movement. Experienced international teachers will be guiding us carefully and joyfully in this inner journey. The event will be fully compliant with the latest government regulations so we can enjoy a safe and healthy space.

There are still few tickets left for those who are eager to come. 

We look forward to share with you this deep transformational experience.
Wake up your aliveness and nourish your soul!

With love from our dancing hearts,
The Conscious Dance Festival Team

A delicious combination of Sweatlodge and Fluentbody training over four days.

The Sweatlodge is widely known for healing and detoxification in many Native cultures around the world. Not only does sweating clear the body of illness, but it also removes impurities from the mind and spirit, as toxins are removed from the body with extreme heat, and muscles and joints can be rejuvenated. Over these four days, there are usually four rounds, during which everyone has their own journey. This could mean confronting old fears and pains, or learning to let go, surrender and trust, or feeling less effort and more connected. In a ritual practice guided by Remo, the group sits in a circle in the dark Sweatlodge, hot stones are brought in representing our ancestors, and you can set your own intentions. You should bring clothes that are comfortable to sweat in, but that cover and protect your body. The seminar is in natural surroundings with woods and a lake, which is great for jumping in after the Sweatlodge!

In the Fluentbody training, you learn to move out of the roles you usually fit, or your usual limitations of how you are supposed to look and be. Contrasting with the Sweatlodge, here you are in a constant flow of movement, as Florencia guides you with imagery that taps into ways of being that your body already knows but doesn’t usually connect to. What if your muscles moved like stretching chewing gum, or if your body expanded like a helium balloon, or if you imagined how your bones move inside you? You don’t need to be a dancer for this, as it’s about moving outside of judgements and working through uncomfortable feelings like being shy. Through embodying these images, you connect to yourself as a body, which can help you access pleasure, and develop a sense of your own strengths, and possibilities, and of what you want and don’t want. It can also bring up emotions like old pains and traumas. With her depth of experience and sensitivity, Florencia guides these trainings with enough time, space and understanding for you to go through your own process. You’ll be barefoot in the studio, and will need clothes that are comfortable for moving in.

The magic of combining these two practices is that they both connect mind, body and emotion in very different ways, giving the right conditions for healing to happen. The changes and insights from the Sweatlodge can be worked through in the Fluentbody training, and vice versa. For example, the Sweatlodge can leave your muscles softer and your senses opened up, and moving with this in Fluentbody training can allow you to access more deeply what you feel and need. Together, the two practices give you a lot of tools to integrate into your life and aims in order to create a change. Over the course of the three days, participants become more free, full and alive, developing a sense of their own individuality as well as feeling more connected within the group.

Seminar fee: 180€

Accommodation :

Single room 63 € per day -

Double room 44 € per person/day -

Three bed room 38 € per person/day-

Meals : 33€ per Day ( total 3 full days)

Breakfast / Lunch (3 course menu) / Dinner (2 course menu)

*The fee for the Seminar is not inlcuded in the full price, you will need to add the costs of accommodation and meals.

To register:https://goo.gl/forms/cXsnPGPbKfa0f5NJ3

A delicious combination of Sweatlodge and Fluentbody training over four days.

The Sweatlodge is widely known for healing and detoxification in many Native cultures around the world. Not only does sweating clear the body of illness, but it also removes impurities from the mind and spirit, as toxins are removed from the body with extreme heat, and muscles and joints can be rejuvenated. Over these four days, there are usually four rounds, during which everyone has their own journey. This could mean confronting old fears and pains, or learning to let go, surrender and trust, or feeling less effort and more connected. In a ritual practice guided by Remo, the group sits in a circle in the dark Sweatlodge, hot stones are brought in representing our ancestors, and you can set your own intentions. You should bring clothes that are comfortable to sweat in, but that cover and protect your body. The seminar is in natural surroundings with woods and a lake, which is great for jumping in after the Sweatlodge!

In the Fluentbody training, you learn to move out of the roles you usually fit, or your usual limitations of how you are supposed to look and be. Contrasting with the Sweatlodge, here you are in a constant flow of movement, as Florencia guides you with imagery that taps into ways of being that your body already knows but doesn’t usually connect to. What if your muscles moved like stretching chewing gum, or if your body expanded like a helium balloon, or if you imagined how your bones move inside you? You don’t need to be a dancer for this, as it’s about moving outside of judgements and working through uncomfortable feelings like being shy. Through embodying these images, you connect to yourself as a body, which can help you access pleasure, and develop a sense of your own strengths, and possibilities, and of what you want and don’t want. It can also bring up emotions like old pains and traumas. With her depth of experience and sensitivity, Florencia guides these trainings with enough time, space and understanding for you to go through your own process. You’ll be barefoot in the studio, and will need clothes that are comfortable for moving in.

The magic of combining these two practices is that they both connect mind, body and emotion in very different ways, giving the right conditions for healing to happen. The changes and insights from the Sweatlodge can be worked through in the Fluentbody training, and vice versa. For example, the Sweatlodge can leave your muscles softer and your senses opened up, and moving with this in Fluentbody training can allow you to access more deeply what you feel and need. Together, the two practices give you a lot of tools to integrate into your life and aims in order to create a change. Over the course of the three days, participants become more free, full and alive, developing a sense of their own individuality as well as feeling more connected within the group.

Seminar fee: 180€

Accommodation :

Single room 63 € per day - - - All booked !

Double room 44 € per person/day -

Three bed room 38 € per person/day-

Meals : 30€ per Day ( total 3 full days)

Breakfast / Lunch (3 course menu) / Dinner (2 course menu)

*The fee for the Seminar is not inlcuded in the full price, you will need to add the costs of accommodation and meals.

HEALING SEMINAR

I am still touched by these four days of deepness, trust and transformation.
I had imagined the potential of combining these two elements (Sweatlodge and Fluentbody), and now I've seen how powerful and healing it can be.
We were so lucky to have the gift of a beautiful and generous group at the fabulous location of the Seminarhaus in Neu Schönau, with meals full of love, and the best weather to enjoy and digest the process.

Thank you all, especially Remo for guiding the Sweatlodge ceremony in such a wonderful way, allowing us to be and to feel, and bring healing to our body, mind and soul.

From the first day I knew that this has to happen again!
So I am really happy to announce the dates for the 2nd edition of the Healing Seminar:
28-31 March 2019.

Deeply grateful for this experience.

With love,

Florencia

Movement, dance and healing are combined in this four-day seminar.

The sweatlodge ritual opens up a healing journey of purification, led by nature, and guided by Remo. Through Fluentbody dance, we can digest what we uncover, and create space for it to move through us and sink into our bodies. The two elements together let each of our healing journeys become richer and deeper.

We will be surrounded by nature, 1,5 hours from Berlin, in the beautiful location of the Seminarhaus Neu Schönau. www.seminarhaus-neu-schoenau.de

You're very welcome to email me with any questions.

Florencia

lamarcaflorencia@yahoo.com

Talking about: https://youtu.be/sXHZtGv2ufQ