DANCING YOUR DEPTH
with bruno caverna
13 - 20 sEPTEMBER 2026
An invitation to dive deeply into a somatic journey across land and water — weaving Freediving, Underwater Dancing, GFP, Somatic Breath, Movement Research, Play-Fight, and Liquid-Body into one fluid field of exploration.
DIVE DEEP INTO the TRANSFORMATIVE POWER of WATER
An Invitation
This retreat is not a search for peak performance or mastery. It is a space of inquiry — a place to listen, recalibrate, and rediscover the simplicity of being moved by life. Through land and water, we learn to move not against nature, but with it — and perhaps to remember that freedom is not something we achieve, but something we allow.
Into the Depths — The Meeting of Water and Land
This retreat was born from a simple yet profound question:
What if the way we move, breathe, and relate on land could find its reflection and continuation in water — and vice versa?
After decades of exploring diverse movement traditions, from capoeira and Play-Fight to Internal Martial Arts, Contemporary Dance, Freediving, and Aquatic Therapy, Breath-Work, there is recognition that all these disciplines are, at their core, different languages describing the same principle: the potential to reflect our innermost states of consciousness through an honest dialogue between control and surrender, gravity and buoyancy, tension and release.
Every session opens a new door into the same house of exploration
This retreat was born from a simple yet profound question:
What if the way we move, breathe, and relate on land could find its reflection and continuation in water — and vice versa?
After decades of exploring diverse movement traditions, from capoeira and Play-Fight to Internal Martial Arts, Contemporary Dance, Freediving, and Aquatic Therapy, Breath-Work, there is recognition that all these disciplines are, at their core, different languages describing the same principle: the potential to reflect our innermost states of consciousness through an honest dialogue between control and surrender, gravity and buoyancy, tension and release.
Every session opens a new door into the same house of exploration
About
Play-Fight
Somatic Breath
Movement Improvisation
Gravitational Field Principle
Somatic Breath
Movement Improvisation
Gravitational Field Principle
Liquid Body
Aquatic Therapy Principles
Aquatic Therapy Principles
Freediving
Underwater Dance
Underwater Dance
LanD PRACTICE
POOL SESSION
OPEN waters
Why Bring Land and Water Together
Land and water represent two complementary fields through which the body learns to relate with the world.
When approached consciously, these two environments start speaking to each other.
- On land, gravity is the constant teacher — it reveals how we brace, resist, or over-effort to maintain control.
- In water, buoyancy takes over, dissolving habitual tension and inviting the nervous system to reorganize through softness, adaptability, and trust.
When approached consciously, these two environments start speaking to each other.
What we learn about yielding in water informs how we stand and move on land; what we learn about grounding and structure on land allows us to relax more fully into the fluidity of water.
This oscillation becomes a dynamic meditation between two worlds — between falling and floating, between holding on and letting go.
This oscillation becomes a dynamic meditation between two worlds — between falling and floating, between holding on and letting go.
PARTICIPATION
WHERE
Dahab - Egypt
WHEN
28th Dec - 5th Jan
FEE
Sliding scale 450 - 650 euros
MAX PARTICIPANTS: 6
REQUIREMENTS
Ability to equalize the ears at least to -10m comfortably
WHAT IS INCLUDED
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
FACILITIES
SELECTION
Applicants are invited to complete an evaluation form, sharing their motivation and relevant background.
Please note that participation will not be confirmed solely by chronological order; alignment with the retreat’s intention and context will also play an essential role in the selection process.
Dahab - Egypt
WHEN
28th Dec - 5th Jan
FEE
Sliding scale 450 - 650 euros
MAX PARTICIPANTS: 6
REQUIREMENTS
Ability to equalize the ears at least to -10m comfortably
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- All practices in water and on land
- A session at Blue Hole (entry fee plus transport)
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
- International flights
- Airport Transfer Sharm - Dahab - Sharm
- Accomodation
- Meals
- Diving gear
FACILITIES
- True Depth Center at Lighthouse (Donny Mac)
- Zen Garden
- Ecotel for the shallow pool session, only in case the water can be properly heated at the ideal temperature of 34 degrees, essential for this particular practice
SELECTION
Applicants are invited to complete an evaluation form, sharing their motivation and relevant background.
Please note that participation will not be confirmed solely by chronological order; alignment with the retreat’s intention and context will also play an essential role in the selection process.
APPLICATION FORM
limit 6 participants
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