bodywork
Our favorite modality to deepen the body’s awareness! Staying true to the Saltwater philosophy, we address your body’s conscious needs (what you notice) while applying knowledgeable touch throughout the whole body so that every part of you feels attended to (you know, those spots you had no idea were sore). Come as you are, leave feeling more connected.
Go deeper into your unknown with integrative bodywork. Integrative bodywork sessions are facilitated by Grace in a unique blend of her 10+ years of experience in massage therapy with tools she acquired during her graduate work in Depth Psychology and Somatic Studies.
The body remembers everything, even though we consciously don’t. What will you discover?
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Bodywork sessions:
60min - 125 75min - 150 90min - 175
Integrative bodywork:
60min - 135 75min - 160 90min - 185
To schedule a table session, contact us by text, phone or email. Been in before? Current clients can book online for bodywork. Please text or call us to schedule integrative bodywork.
land-based coaching
somatic coaching
Take your self-inquiry a bit deeper. By applying tools rooted in a depth psychological perspective, we start to explore your body’s endless knowledge. Arrive as yourself, leave with a broader view of who you are (as well as some homework).
dreamwork facilitation
The most unfiltered communication between our unconscious and our conscious self comes in the form or dreams. This is not an interpretation or analysis, but rather a facilitation to guide you to your own meaning of your dream images.
All somatic coaching sessions are in person with Grace. Longer sessions include on table integration.
60min - 125 90min - 175
ocean-based coaching
soulful freediving
Experience a somatically informed freediving session (for certified freedivers or those who have completed a course and are working towards a certification) that emphasizes acute awareness of your embodied experience. Improve your technique, troubleshoot equalization issues and confront your internal challenges with the support of your somatic freediving coach.
Freediving coaching session includes a personalized somatic exercise and post-dive debrief, 90min of water time and video of your dives. Sessions will be held at La Jolla or Catalina Island.
Prerequisite - level 1 course completion from any agency or working towards certification sign offs.
90min - 250 (up to 2 divers per session)
Connect with us to schedule.
freediving
Interested in becoming certified as a beginner, advanced or master freediver? Do you have fears around water that you’re ready to address? Find out why freediving is such a powerful practice for cultivating somatic awareness in an environment emphasizing safety, education and introspection. You’ll be amazed at what you’re capable of!
Courses are held at our Encinitas office and Catalina Island. You will be responsible for the cost of your ferry ticket through Catalina Express.
You will need your own gear:
5mm freediving wetsuit (gloves recommended)
Mask, snorkel, weights and belt
Long fins, booties
Questions about freediving gear? Check out our article here.
We highly recommend BestDive wetsuits. Orders yours here and use code Saltwater for 10% off of your first order.
Courses and coaching sessions are by request only. Send us a email to get started. There is a minimum of 2 students and maximum of 4 per course.
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AIDA1 - Introduction to Freediving - An entry level class for those not sure about their comfort level in the water or would like an introduction to freediving without the pressure of a certification course. 1 day - 250
AIDA2 - Beginner Freediver - This course is for those who have a moderate to high level of comfort in the water and are looking to achieve a level 1 certification. 2.5 days - 475
AIDA3 - Advanced freediver - For those who have completed a level 1 course with any certifying agency and are ready to continue to deepen their skills and work towards a level 2 certification. 3.5-4 days - 550
AIDA4 - Master Freediver - This course will prepare you to continue your depth practice with deep equalization techniques and open ocean equipment management. Successful candidates will be certified as a level 3 master freediver and as an assistant instructor. 4.5 days - 750
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For more information and course requirements visit AIDA International. Ready to get started? Contact us!
*You must be a certified freediver or have taken a course working towards your sign-offs to attend a coaching session.
How do bodywork and freediving intersect?
If you’ve ever practiced both, you may already know.
We come from a depth perspective… That there is more to you than just that of which you are aware. We are not here to fix you, to heal you, or do any other term floating around the wellness community. We are somatic facilitators providing a therapeutic experience for you to process whatever is bubbling to the surface during our time together. Through attentive listening to your words and your body, we do our best to allow you to feel safe, heard and held so that you can unfold.
Take this work a step further and find this therapeutic space in the ocean, the archetype of our unconscious. By willingly putting yourself in an ever-changing, dynamic environment to be with your own ocean of emotions, shadows, or traumas in a focused manner, the potential for transformation is incredible. This work is about allowing restrictive thought patterns to come to the surface. Continue your alchemical process with a land-based somatic coaching session.
The entire Saltwater team are certified freedivers and have felt this transformation for ourselves. We are happy to share that experience with you, in or out of the water.
To learn more, read “Embodied Self-Awareness in Freediving” in the read section.