Thank you for saying yes to an experience of connection, liberation, joy, and healing in water.
We are so happy you are here!
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COMING HOME TO WATER I:
BREATH & BODY Who is this class for: Complete Beginner to intermediate womxn & non-binary people of color. This class is geared towards those with fear of water and welcomes those who already love being in water, and want to develop their skills in a safer space. Coming Home to Water is a journey towards empowered, liberated, and skilled swimming for womxn and non-binary people of color. Throughout the 12-hour course, we build skills around breathing, understanding your body in relationship with water, floating, body alignment, and the beginnings of stroke development. Through mindfulness, community building, meditation, and self inquiry activities, we center healing and deepening your relationship with water. No previous swim skills necessary. All aspects of identity (read: queer identities, all body types and ages) welcomed and celebrated. This is a space to examine your fears and water your hopes. Maximum number of Students: 5 |
COMING HOME TO WATER II:
MINDFUL MOVEMENT Who this class is for: Intermediate womxn & non-binary POC swimmers who have taken Coming Home to Water Part One: Breath & Body (or 8+ OSS swim lessons), *and* for whom breathing, gliding, and floating is fully comfortable. Already took part one and ready to learn more advanced technique? This is the course for you! We will continue to weave with water by skill-building in the arenas of movement, more advanced breath technique, and underwater exploration. Centering joy and play, we will gain the experience necessary to enjoy the water with your friends and family, as well as the foundations of stroke development. Through mindfulness, meditation, and self inquiry activities, we center healing and deepening your relationship with water. This class is geared towards adults of color with fear of water, but also welcomes those who already love being in water, and want to develop their skills in a safer space. Maximum number of Students: 5 |
AT PEACE IN THE DEEP
Who this class is for: Womxn & non-binary folks of color who have completed Swim Foundations I (8+ hours of OSS classes), *and* who feel comfortable and at peace with rhythmic breathing (with submerged exhale), floating, and gliding. At Peace in the Deep is an invitation to transform the depths into a place of peace, comfort, joy, and safety. By slowly and intentionally leaning into trust building with ourselves, each other, and the water, we unravel the fears and blocks that arise in deeper water, and are free to have new experiences. During this 9-hour course, we strengthen skills gained in Swim Foundations I such as breathing, body alignment, and floating, and play with new skills such as jumping into deep water, and deep water safety. Maximum number of Students: 3 |
**Please note, Swim Foundations courses are not stroke classes (crawl, butterfly, etc). We work on the foundational skills and that create efficient form, and an experience of confidence and calm in water. We encourage you to continue your learning in a strokes class!**
THIS IS FOR YOU!
Does the idea of getting in water bring you anxiety?
This workshop is for you! We move at the pace of your trust.
Do you already LOVE being in water and want deepen your relationship and technique in a safer environment that centers your identity?
This workshop is for you, too! We move at the pace of your growth.
Wearing a bathing suite doesn't feel comfortable?
This workshop is for you! This is a body positive space and you can feel free to wear shorts and shirt, etc.
Does the idea of getting in water bring you anxiety?
This workshop is for you! We move at the pace of your trust.
Do you already LOVE being in water and want deepen your relationship and technique in a safer environment that centers your identity?
This workshop is for you, too! We move at the pace of your growth.
Wearing a bathing suite doesn't feel comfortable?
This workshop is for you! This is a body positive space and you can feel free to wear shorts and shirt, etc.
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS & AGREEMENTS
Proof of vaccination OR negative Covid Results required for all students & instructors
Facility is regularly disinfected
Class size limited to 5 students
Students are asked to wear masks on deck/locker room and distance from each other in the water
Please stay home and care for your sweet self if you have been exposed to COVID or have any of the symptoms
Proof of vaccination OR negative Covid Results required for all students & instructors
Facility is regularly disinfected
Class size limited to 5 students
Students are asked to wear masks on deck/locker room and distance from each other in the water
Please stay home and care for your sweet self if you have been exposed to COVID or have any of the symptoms
SEATTLE AREA ACCESSIBILITY
Coming Home to Water
Pool Description: Indoor Full size pool 4ft all the way across, 92 degrees, located in Renton.
ADA accessible parking and locker rooms, five steps with a hand rail to enter pool.
At Peace in the Deep
Pool Space: The pool is located at a private residence which is also home to Orca Swim School.
This outdoor salt water pool is a balmy 93 degrees and is surrounded by a canopy of trees.
Street parking, pool is located at the bottom of a long flight of concrete stairs. There is a changing area, and composting toilet, but no showers.
There are steps to enter the pool.
Coming Home to Water
Pool Description: Indoor Full size pool 4ft all the way across, 92 degrees, located in Renton.
ADA accessible parking and locker rooms, five steps with a hand rail to enter pool.
At Peace in the Deep
Pool Space: The pool is located at a private residence which is also home to Orca Swim School.
This outdoor salt water pool is a balmy 93 degrees and is surrounded by a canopy of trees.
Street parking, pool is located at the bottom of a long flight of concrete stairs. There is a changing area, and composting toilet, but no showers.
There are steps to enter the pool.
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Other specialized workshops available upon request!
Past identity specific workshops have included classes for QTPOC, Elders, and Black Womxn. Do you work with BI-POC/queer/another community group and want a private group workshop or series? Submit a request below!
Past identity specific workshops have included classes for QTPOC, Elders, and Black Womxn. Do you work with BI-POC/queer/another community group and want a private group workshop or series? Submit a request below!