(Link na hrvatsku verziju je na dnu teksta, pod INFO AND APPLICATION)
"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." – Isak Dinesen
Most modern discoveries about human health—both body and mind—boil down to very simple truths that we have known for thousands of years: we need safety and belonging, we need movement, sunlight, water, deeper breaths, enough sleep, and time in nature. It is in human nature to always seek more—new benefits, new approaches, new topics—and in doing so, we often complicate our lives, always feeling like we are missing some miraculous ingredient. But how much trust do we really have in the intelligence of the body, in simplicity, in the cure that is already available to us?
This year, at Echo, we are once again returning to this original cure—the body. The medicine of a body that moves, a body that breathes, a body that feels, a body that belongs, a body that rests… The medicine of being in nature, the medicine of quality time together and quality solitude…
Echo does not end when we leave the dance venue. It continues in swimming in the late-summer sea, on the warm rocks of secluded Vis beaches, in conversations that go deeper than everyday exchanges, in moments when we share space with others in silence. And everything we receive through it echoes within us long after we leave the island.
What's the medicine you need this year?
🟢 ABOUT THE RETREAT:
Echo of Simplicity was envisioned in 2012. as a haven of simplicity through the paradox of simultaneously accepting and changing oneself.
Every day we are together from 10:00 to 14:00, and the rest of the day is free for you to fill it in or not, however you like. The island offers us enough space for enjoying both solitude and socializing.
The methods we use are a combination of conscious dance, dance therapy, somatic exercises and body psychotherapy, with elements of meditation and expressive art therapy.
No previous dance experience is required to participate in the retreat (although I highly recommend it), but curiosity about movement, yourself and others is a must. If you have any special needs (physical, mental or emotional) that might affect your participation in the retreat, please let me know when you register.
The retreat will be led simultaneously in English and Croatian.
There are two groups this year:
13. - 17. 9. 2025.
20. - 24. 9. 2025.
Due to the ferry schedule, you need to arrive to the island at least a day before but you can leave on the last day of the retreat.
🟢 LED BY:
Enesa Mahić, psychologist, EABP, ECP, Supervisor, educator and trainer with more than 20 years of experience in body psychotherapy. Practitioner of Somatic Experiencing method of working with trauma, practitioner of expressive art therapy and a 5Rhythms teacher. Working as a trainer, supervisor and therapist in Croatia, Serbia and Hungary within CIR ICBP training institute for body psychotherapy (cir-icbp.com)
🟢 LOCATION: island of Vis, Podšpilje
The dancers are usually located in the village of Rukavac, which is a 10-minute drive from the venue, or in the towns of Vis and Komiža. We offer dancers the opportunity to connect with each other to share accommodation and transportation, as there is no functional public transportation on the island.
🟢 PRICE:
€300 for applications until March 31st 2025
€350 for applications from April 1, 2025
There are 3 places in the working team and 2 places in the creative team for a 50% lower price.
Registration is valid after payment of a non-refundable deposit of €50, which is included in the price of the retreat. The deposit cannot be transferred to other workshops and is refunded only in case of my cancellation of the retreat.
🟢 INFO AND APPLICATION
🇬🇧 English:
https://corenesa.com/en/event/medicine-1/
🇭🇷 hrvatski:
https://corenesa.com/event/medicina-1/
🟢 CONTACT ME:
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🟢 FILM: Echo of Simplicity/Odjek jednostavnosti:
https://vimeo.com/1071113811
Also check out other Health & Wellness events in Komiza, Workshops in Komiza.
