Each day will open with a devotional morning practice including- water meditations, morning gratitude prayers, dream remembrance and purification breath practices. Then after a light breakfast we will continue into an immersive movement journey weaving dance and somatic practices. Afternoons will be spacious for relaxing, swimming, connecting with fellow mermaid sisters, and nourishing with an amazing healthy Greek catered lunch. At sunset we will sing and drum as offerings to the sea, improvising with song & dance connecting with the water and surrounding natural elements. Some sunset dances will explore individual improvisation, and site specific score work. Dance and movement practices will be wide in scope including elements from Nava Dance, Nava Movement, Sacred Circle dances, whirling, improvisation and somatic inquiry.

Two of the afternoons will include field trip journeys to other nearby beaches to inspire another dimension of our movement practice. We will dine in local taverna’s on those nights getting a taste of real Greek culture! Some evenings we will sit around the dinner table and connect more deeply through story- telling, and wisdom sharing, some nights we will meditate in the sauna, and other evenings we will sing, drum and offer healing chants from the Guedra tradition and beyond. We will be blessed with the live music of Pinar Bayrak who will lead daily singing circles. Pinar is an incredibly gifted multi-instrumentalist, singer and percussionist from Turkey who inspires and empowers students to open the channel connecting the voice to the heart and soul.

Our chef Vardit will nourish us with incredible gourmet, health conscious, Mediterranean cuisine. She pours love and healing energy into every meal that she cooks.

Over the course of the week, we will honor and connect more deeply to the earth and to our own bodies as well as offer space for healing and integration of the various cycles and passages happening in our lives. We will be inspired by the gorgeous surrounding nature and seaside, and connect with the natural rhythm of our movement and breath.

LEVEL: This workshop is open to dancers from any background and will have a mixed level approach that at times will challenge and push our physical ability, and at other times will feel easy, relaxing, playful, and improvisational! There will be a good balance of structure and creative flow.

LOCATION: Our center is right on the Mediterranean Sea on the South East part of Crete in the village of Ferma, near the city of Ierapetra. The closest airport is Heraklion about 1.5 hours away.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Our center features shared rooms (2 per room), a beautiful dance sanctuary, a private deck leading right into the sea, private access to swimming, a dry sauna, and lovely spaces to recline with friends.

*Please note that accommodation room preferences are given out in order of registration. (photos will be provided)

*Special top floor suite with queen bed and spectacular views (extra $100.)

PRICING:

Registration - $1550.  Early Bird until April 1st/After April 1st $1650/After June 1st $1750

Deposit- $250 non-refundable deposit to hold place. (balance due by June 1st.)

Balance Payment- Via Wise or Paypal (Miriam will email full instructions)

*Prices include the dance immersion, shared accommodations for six nights, all meals (with the exception of 2 Taverna dinners out)

*Prices do not include transportation. (shared transportation costs will come out to roughly $100.)

*This immersion has very limited spaces to offer dancers an intimate and meaningful learning experience.  

*Feel free to reach out to Miriam with any questions via email- info@miriamdance.com (or reach out to schedule a call!)

SCHEDULE- (Subject to change)

July 20th-

*Arrival from 3:00 pm- Settle into rooms, rest

6:00-8:00 pm- Opening circle & dance

8:00 pm- Dinner

July 21st-

8:30-9:00- Morning water meditations/prayer by the water

9:00-10:00- Breakfast

10:30-1:30- Morning Session

1:30-2:30- Lunch

2:30-6:30- Mermaid free time!!

6:30-8:30- Sunset singing & dance in nature

8:30-9:30- Dinner

July 22nd-

8:30-9:00- Morning water meditations/prayer by the water

9:00-10:00- Breakfast

10:30-1:30- Morning Session

1:30-2:30- Lunch

3:30-8:30- Nearby excursion (Sunset singing & dance 6:30-8:30)

8:30- Taverna dinner

July 23rd

8:30-9:00- Morning water meditations/prayer by the water

9:00-10:00- Breakfast

10:30-1:30- Morning Session

1:30-2:30- Lunch

2:30-6:30- Mermaid free time!

6:30-8:30- Sunset singing & dance

8:30- Dinner

10:00- Sauna night!

July 24th

8:30-9:00- Morning water meditations/prayer by the water

9:00-10:00- Breakfast

10:30-1:30- Morning Session

1:30-2:30- Lunch

3:30-8:30- Nearby excursion and dance in nature

8:30- Taverna dinner

July 25th

8:30-9:00- Morning water meditations/prayer by the water

9:00-10:00- Breakfast

10:30-1:30- Morning Session

1:30-2:30- Lunch

2:30-7:30- Mermaid free time!

7:30- Dinner

8:30- Stargazing, Song & Guedra (on the mermaid deck by the water)

July 26th

8:30-9:30- Breakfast

10:00-12:00- Closing circle rituals

12:00- Goodbye’s & Departures

July 26- July 30 - Chania excursion

4 days of Re-Wilding the spirit through raw explorations in nature, connecting with the elements, and creating site-specific installations drawing inspiration from some of the most magical beaches/mountains in Crete on the Chania side of the Island. This immersion is only open to a small group of participants, and has a separate fee. Please email for details- info@miriamdance.com