One Slow Day is a day in nature exploring relational somatics, movement and contact improvisation, with group and individual reflection. And just a good day in a community of like-minded people, with good food, a sauna and a beautiful place.
A day of movement, somatics and dance in nature
Saturday, 28 November, Fools' Valley, 30 min from Lisbon
Retreat near Lisbon
We are not embodied minds, but mindful bodies. We perceive the world through the body all the time, and most of the time we don’t notice it. Movement is our first language, and we need some time to come back to it and rely less on analysis and thinking.
In a world of acceleration we need time and space to feel resonance with others, with our own body and emotional state, and with nature.
Saturday, 28 November
10:00 Session 1 — movement and awareness practice, arriving in the body and slowing down
13:00 Lunch and time on the land
15:00 Session 2 — movement, contact improvisation and relational practices
18:00 Sauna and dinner
around 21:00 we go home and there will be a possibility to stay overnight
Program of the day
Location and Conditions
Location: Fools' Valley, 30 minutes north of Lisbon. A residency and research space in the countryside with a 200 sqm dancehall, a natural swimming pond, a wood-fired sauna and a vegetable garden. The details and how to get there will come after registration.
Cost: 120 €, includes both sessions, lunch, dinner and sauna.
Language: English
What to bring: Comfortable clothes for moving and lying on the floor, something warm, a bottle of water. Swimsuit (optional) and towel for the sauna and pond.
Facilitator
Renata Gizatulina
I’m a gestalt and somatic therapist (Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy and Body-Mind Gestalt) and a group therapist. So my idea for this day is to create a safe and brave space for body awareness and reflection.
A big part of my life is dancing. I love contact improvisation, Axis Syllabus and performative practices. I have been dancing CI for nearly 10 years and teach CI classes in Lisbon.
My research interest is in relational and movement-oriented approaches in psychotherapy and education. I also work as an organisational consultant with companies and NGOs in learning and development and community building.
Venue
Fools' Valley
I will contact you within one business day—please check your spam folder; the email will come from me@renata-gizatulina.com
After you register, you will receive payment details and other practical information about the day.
One Slow Day in Fool's Valley
