Cycle 1 – Somatic Art Practice®

with Marina Tsartsara

August 11 – 18, 2026 | Lefkada, Greece

Exploring fascia, support, and creative expression through somatic and artistic practices.

About this cycle

This week invites you into a deep exploration of the relationship between rest and activity, through the lens of somatics and art-making.

Through movement, sensing, and creative processes, we enter a space where inner and outer worlds are experienced as a continuum—connecting body, environment, and perception.

What you will explore

• Explore fascia and internal support in the body

• Experience rest as an active, dynamic state

• Engage with nervous system and fluid system awareness

• Connect movement with drawing and visual expression

• Deepen embodied perception and relational awareness

• Move between individual exploration and collective process

The practice

Somatic Art Practice® (SAP®) is an inter- and transdisciplinary approach that explores the personal and interpersonal embodiment of what we are made of.

The work unfolds through somatic and creative journeys that connect the world inside the body with the world outside—others, space, and the natural environment—understood as a continuous field.

Drawing from Body-Mind Centering® (experiential anatomy and somatic movement) and visual arts, the practice integrates physiological, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of experience.

During this week, particular attention is given to:

• the nervous system

• the fluid system

• embryological development

These become entry points into understanding how rest and activity coexist as complementary forces.

From the micro-world of the cell to the macro-world we inhabit, the work opens a space for exploring how we move, relate, and create—within ourselves and with the world around us.

🎨 Somatics meets art

The tools of SAP® interweave:

• movement and embodied exploration

• drawing, sculpture, and installation

• creative writing, photography, and videodance

This creates a process that moves from individual somatic depth toward collective expression and shared meaning.

About Marina Tsartsara

Marina Tsartsara is a dance and visual artist, educator (MSc), and Body-Mind Centering® Teacher, teaching in official BMC® trainings in the UK, Spain, and Greece. She is also the Administrative Director of the Greek BMC® program ISTOS.

Since 2014, she has been developing Somatic Art Practice® (SAP®), an approach that bridges somatics and art-making through practices such as Mindfulness & Drawing and Body-Mind Centering® & Visual Art.

Her background includes a BA (Hons) in Dance & Visual Art, an MSc in Screendance, and an MPhil in Performance Autoethnography, exploring embodied experience through the lens of Medical Humanities.

She is also a somatic therapist, mindfulness teacher, and Hakomi student, with her work deeply influenced by leading figures in dance, somatics, and improvisation.

Who is it for?

This program is open to anyone who wishes to engage with movement, dance, and embodied practices in a supportive environment.

• No prior experience required

• Open to all ages and bodies

• Suitable for artists, movers, therapists, or curious explorers

Practical info

Dates: August 11 – 18, 2026

Location: Paleohori Eco-Art Space, Lefkada

Includes site-responsive sessions in natural landscape and by the sea

Shared accommodation & 3 full daily meals are offered

Open to all levels

Part of a larger journey

This cycle can be attended independently or as part of the full Rest in Motion program. Together with Embodying Developmental Memories site-specific marine workshop, it offers a complete experience of support and fluidity, structure and flow, land and sea.

Contribution

€800 (8 days)

€1500 (16 days)

Daily workshops, guided movement sessions in open-air shaded dance platform and natural environments, sessions by the sea and collective activities.

Daily shared meals are offered and participants are hosted in shared living arrangements, at no additional cost.

Transportation for program activities (e.g. sessions by the sea) is arranged and provided at no additional cost.

A payment plan in two or more installments is available.

2 supported spots available – talk to us.

Registration

To complete your registration, please fill in the registration form and submit the 50% deposit within 48 hours after receiving confirmation of your spot.

As places are limited, your participation is confirmed upon receipt of the deposit payment.

For any questions, feel free to get in touch with us at paleohoriartspace@gmail.com

We’re happy to offer a free call to support you with any questions and help you feel into whether this experience is right for you.