Water and Breath – two main life forces. We need and we are both of them. Inhaling, exhaling, waves of the ocean, pulse of our inner Water – a dance of life that we want to celebrate during a whole weekend with you!

In this retreat we dedicate our time to breathing, moving and meditation practices on land and in the Water, which help us to focuss on the present moment and reconnecting with our vitality. Both, breathing and foating, can be amazing transcendental experiences that anyone can easily access.
This weekend is created for you, to receive, to let go, to be held and be fully nurtured on all levels, as well as going deep into yourself, giving you the possibility to release stuck energies and tensions in your body.
You will receive breathwork sessions with Mela Mariposa and experience the magic of somatic water work with Lao Marin.
We are blessed to have a catering service by Jivan, who will provide, high quality, organic, gluten-free and vegan meals for us during our practices. Healthy and nutritious food is essential for grounding and to accompany your journey of self-care.
The sessions are held in beautiful spaces that provide enough safety and comfort to let go and surrender. No previous experience needed – if you are ready to let new energy in, gain clarity and strength for your new projects and have a great time, you are very welcome to join us.

DATE & SCHEDULE: 27.-29. May 2022
Friday 4-8pm
Saturday 9.30am-6.30pm, including breaks
Sunday 9.30am-5pm, including breaks
LOCATIONS:
Friday session and accommodation: Quinta Ten Chi offers us cozy nature, a bodywork space and a dorm for everyone who is happy about a simple and cheap accommodation for 10€/night, enjoying the company of the other participants. Of course, you are free to book your own private accommodation in Sintra and surroundings. (www.quintatenchi.org)
Saturday and Sunday sessions: Liquidzome is a beautiful chlorine-free hot water pool embedded in a sacred geometry construction, made of wood and cork. (www.liquidzome.com)
TRANSPORT: Saturday and Sunday we offer transport in the morning from Ten Chi to Liquidzome and back in the evening. The ones staying in Sintra can relocate walking, by bus or with taxi/uber.
FOOD: We provide 4 meals during the retreat (vegan, gluten-free, organic, delicious and healthy), prepared and delivered by our private cook, altogether for 60€, paid additionally at the check-in.
PRICE: 290 € (not included: food and accommodation)
270 € Early Bird till 11.3.22
PARTICIPANTS: 8-14, mindest number 8
INFO/REGISTRATION: info@melamariposa.com

FACILITATORS:
MELA MARIPOSA is a breathwork facilitator and spirit coach. She has worked for over 12 years as a nurse in psychiatric clinics, she is a holistic nutritionist and spent years studying the science and practice of traditional yoga. She has lived, trained and taught in various communities in Asia and Europe. Nowadays she integrates shamanic work, western therapeutic elements and elements from traditional Yoga & Tantra www.melamariposa.com
LAO MARIN is trained in different natural healing practices, body therapy, dance and somatic waterwork. With Somaquatics, Lao combines all of this knowledge and is completely dedicated to working with people and water, individually and in groups, giving single sessions, teaching courses and facilitating reatreats, in Berlin and other beautiful places around the world. www.somaquatics.com

BREATHWORK
The more consciously you breathe, the more connected and aware you become. Breathwork uses a simple technique, called “conscious connected breath”, a profound technique that deeply supports the clearing away of old energies, conditioning, negative thoughts/patterns and emotions. It helps us to open up the doors for new possibilities and a greater consciousness. If done properly it is a “gateway” to your inside world, to truly see who you are with all layers of a human being, emotionally, physically and energetically. And yet the outcome is always a surprise, as we are all individuals caring different stories and backgrounds. The main result is pure presence & awareness, which eventually leads us into a fuller acceptance of what is. In this retreat we learn about the importance of breath in our life, observe own breathing patterns and go into practices, where deep, intensive breathing opens up doors and helps us to transform.

SOMAQUATICS
Water is part of our body, thus the liquids of our body are part of Water, as a whole. Somaquatics is a space for experiencing and discovering one’s own body in relation to Water. Water awakens a cellular memory of the universal life force energy within, reconnecting us to our health, vitality and the innate joy of life, especially, when over the course of life we may have come to forget. SOMAQUATICS facilitates connection to the
here-and-now, and simultaneously, as well to the other dimensions. The experience that arises in the very moment of connecting with Water is completely individual for every person. It can range from encountering one’s own essence, an important memory, the answer to a personal question, or perhaps meeting the living conscious essence of Water itself. In this retreat we will do practices alone, in pairs and as the whole group, floating eachother and experiencing weightlessness, movement and breath.