Previous Workshops
UNDER THE SEA
(Womxn of Color) Have you ever been curious how to swim and play under water? This 2 hour workshop provides the tips, tricks, and practice needed to be comfortable with submerged movement and play. Through community building, games, music, and skill building, we will go on a joyful exploration of the underwater world together! $25-$50 sliding scale *Please note this class is a space for those who idenitfy as a womxn of color, and non-binary POC who feel aligned to womxn centered spaces. Please contact oshunswimschool@gmail.com if you have questions or want to find a different way to be involved! |
Saturday, May 18th
1-3pm Renton WaterBabies $25-$50 sliding scale |
SOUND & SWIM
(Womxn of Color)This 4-hour water immersion workshop provides a safer place for for womxn of color to deepen our relationship with water. It is our most in depth workshop that also features live musicians! The day will be filled with live music, swim skill-building, self-love exercises, mindfulness practices, community building, and play! An invitation to lean into joy, relaxation, and connection. A 4 ft-deep 90 degree pool and generously heated deck allow for a comfortably warm experience no matter the outside weather. This immersion welcomes and celebrates queer identities and all body types! Total beginners to advanced swimmers welcome! We will spend some time in separate groups depending on experience level where you will have the opportunity to refine your water skills, no matter where you are on the spectrum. $50-$125 sliding scale. Fee includes cost of pool, lifeguards, facilitation, and live music. Thank you for giving generously! To make this experience more accessible, some additional scholarships are available upon request () Payment plan available: $25 deposit plus 4 payments of $25.00, paid every four weeks |
Saturday, June 8th
Renton WaterBabies $50-$125 sliding scale |
RHYTHM & WAVES - AQUATIC DANCE
(Womxn of Color) This two hour workshop is an invitation to explore how sound vibrations, movement, and water flow together to produce a beautiful experience of embodied rhythm. Through games, and rhythm activities, joy and mindfulness will guide us to a deeper relationship with water. No previous dance experience needed, swimmers of all levels welcome (4ft pool). $25-$50 sliding scale *Please note this class is a space for those who idenitfy as a womxn of color, and non-binary POC who feel aligned to womxn centered spaces. Please contact oshunswimschool@gmail.com if you have questions or want to find a different way to be involved! |
Saturday, July 6th
Renton WaterBabies $25-$50 sliding scale |
FREE BIRD OPEN WATER WORKSHOP
(Womxn of Color) An invitation to know water more intimately, and to gain the confidence, knowledge, and skills, to spend more time in our precious lakes, rivers, and oceans. We will focus on lake comfort and safety considerations that are different from swimming in a pool. We will also do some swim skill building geared towards beginner or intermediate swimmers. This is an experience of water in its most natural state. Mindfulness, meditation, and self inquiry will be integrated into the experience. There is nothing quite like swimming in a natural body of water under the wide open sky - come join! $25-$50 sliding scale *Please note this class is a space for those who idenitfy as a womxn of color, and non-binary POC who feel aligned to womxn centered spaces. Please contact oshunswimschool@gmail.com if you have questions or want to find a different way to be involved! |
Saturday, July 27th / Saturday, August 10th
Lake Washington $25-$50 sliding scale |