WATERS
an immersive living arts experience
You could say the WATERS brought us together.
You could say we each caught a wave at some point, each following the wave with loving intent. Somewhere, on a beach by the WATERS in Portugal, those waves met. A place where a river meets the sea — the place where WATERS meet. We say “brought together” as it was so synchronous. At key points of the wheel of the year we would be passing paths (no small feat when not living in the same country). So we met by the WATERS in Portugal, then Wales and then Scotland. When brought together again we didn’t speak about our personal practises, we just took a walk to a body of Water and began to practise together. Through song, movement and meeting this Lake we were transported. Journeying on the back of sound and in the arms of movement. Merging.
Here, the WATERS teach.
In each of our individual commitment to WATERS there was a recognition of another who listens with depth, who gives their body fully, who is devoted to learn the watery ways from the WATERS themself. It was as if meeting a fractal — where two practises met and were amplified. Where multiple bodies meet — the energy intensifies. Wordless, we smiled and laughed, experiencing a profound encounter.
Now, we want to welcome you in.
We’d love to meet you by the WATERS near you. Come meet the WATERS through your body, your heart, your deep knowing, and open yourself to learn your direct relationship with their ways. A gift that can ripple through your life too.
Our WHY
We are deeply committed to rekindling the innate wisdom held within our untamed, intuitive bodies—— An ancient knowing that pulses through us, waiting to be remembered.
This work places Nature’s principles at its heart, honoring cycles, seasons, relationship and communal care as foundational aspects of the creative process, encouraging deep listening to the body and the territory of the lands we encounter, allowing movement to emerge from inner impulses rather than imposed structures. By foregrounding these values, we aim to reignite a profound sense of kinship between ourselves and the natural and unseen worlds, fostering a renewed awareness of the interconnectedness that binds all living things. In doing so, we inquire into and cultivate a visceral knowing of our place within this vast, interconnected whole, fostering reverence, reciprocity, and a renewed commitment to live in harmony with the world that breathes both around us and within us.
Helena Sophia Equinox and the River Gara www.helenasophiaequinox.com
Yamina Lyara and the River Amoreira
www.yaminalyara.com
Our PRACTICE
Through movement, voice, and rituals of presence, we continuously practice to connect with our unique and wild expressions, finding belonging in the profound and intricate relationship between our human experience and the elemental forces of nature. Our practice is alive, circular, evolving, and deeply rooted in collaboration with the natural world. It is both a ritual and an art form, a way of being and creating that invites us to deepen our embodiment in the now. It’s an orientation where performance becomes a living, breathing exchange with all that we are in relationship with.
Inviting you IN
This shared experience is about creating an integrated and attuned space where we collectively delve into the mystical experience of relating, to be in direct experience, to explore and cultivate a field of deep intimacy with the living world, with our bodies as the primary instrument. We enter into this living practice, where we blur the boundaries between performance and elemental presence, where our art becomes an ongoing dialogue with nature.
Through this, you’ll have the opportunity to:
—discover and embrace your sensorial sensitivities and expand your capacity to listen through your body as a whole
—be in heightened awareness to move beyond the mental concepts of the known into the bodily felt unknown
—experience your body as a living bridge and strengthen the connection between your body and the natural worlds
—intentionally participate in the ever present and vital flow of energy between land/water/bodies
—be in direct and prolonged experience to learn from the inner and outer waters
—experience art as a living dialogue
—find belonging in an emergent and liminal field with others
UPCOMING — DATES & MAP
20th of July 2025, North Dartmoor
22nd of July 2025, Near Vallis, Frome, Somerset
24th of July 2025, Near Seaford, Seven Sisters
We welcome you from 1pm, with some time for you to land before we begin our shared experience on each day.
The closing will be at 6pm.
The exact location will be communicated closer to the date. You can either join one, two or all three of those days. There’s an option to travel alongside each other from one place to the next and have a multi—day immersion* with an integration day in between for your own practice. You can get in touch with us for more details around that.
1 day experience £55
2 day experience £100
3 day experience £140
If costs are a barrier, please reach out—concessions are available.
*Information for a multi—day immersion
There’s an invitation for you to journey with us across days. This is an opportunity to continue integrating the practice in between our facilitated experiences together. This will allow for receiving the subtleties and depths, more space for unwinding, unravelling, listening, being held and give back to the waters of the places we will be in relationship with. The days in between can also be approached as a personal or artistic inquiry, simple rest, or intentional space informed by our group experiences.
The days in between (21st and 23rd of July) will be crafted by you individually, hence won't be directly facilitated from our side. There will be integration prompts and guidance. We will each have seeds, threads, intentions (drops and waves of water) to hold, carry and listen to between the contained experiences; each of us holding a key thread which remains alive during the integration days. The invitation is to follow your personal guidance to deepen relationship to elemental wisdom.
On a practical level, food, travel and accommodations are to be organized individually. There will be the option to coordinate and share travels / accommodations with other participants. Contact us if you’d like to be connected to others who are joining the journey.
Practicalities for Participation
Attire — Please wear comfortable clothes that allow for movement, and bring an extra layer or change of clothes to stay warm afterward. Bring a towel, and swimming suit and / or thin dress / clothes if there's a chance you will want to enter the Water. Bring your rain proof coat and trousers if there is any chance of rain.
Refreshments: Wildly collected herbal tea will be provided. Please bring your own thermos bottle that can be filled with the tea. Bring food according to your own need.
Additional Items: You may wish to bring a journal or notebook to capture reflections
Experience: You don’t need any experience, all that is required is curiosity and a willingness to be in the wild
