Danza Medicina

A two day DanzaMedicina workshop in Berlin guiding women into instinct, emotional honesty, and the wisdom that rises through embodied movement

About DanzaMedicina

DanzaMedicina is a somatic practice for women that understands dance and movement as living narratives — an act of resistance against collective anesthesia, the silencing of our instincts, the plasticization of our senses, the suppression of our visceral forces, and the disciplining of our bodies.

By moving against the current of disconnection, exhaustion, and superficiality, DanzaMedicina reminds us to embody what we should never forget.

This is a living practice of dance, healing movement, and body psychotherapy that offers a space to recover our lost ancestral fragments while surrendering to the authenticity and spontaneity of the self.

An invitation for women to remove their masks, face their fears, and listen to the raw intelligence that inhabits feminine bodies.

SCHEDULE

11:00–13:00 DanzaMedicina Session 
13:00–14:30 Lunch
15:00–18:00 DanzaMedicina Session

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Two full days of guided DanzaMedicina
Morning and afternoon sessions each day
A warm, supportive group space
Tea, Water & snacks

Extras: Nourishing lunch available as an add-on. 

PLACE

The workshop will take place at DOCK 11 in the heart of Berlin, a vibrant space for dance, somatic work, and artistic expression.

Prices

For a 2-day workshop with full-day programming. The workshop is open to a maximum of 55 women. A lunch and food package can be added on. 

Your Facilitator & host

Morena Cardoso - Facilitator

Morena Cardoso is the facilitator and creator of DanzaMedicina, a practice that has reached fifteen countries and impacted more than five thousand women through dance laboratories and immersive movement. Her research explores the boundaries between art, clinical practice, rites of subjectivation, and feminisms. A master in Psychology, somatic therapist, and writer, Morena’s main territory of investigation, practice, and poetics is the feminine body—from the center of the bones, through the dark cave of the womb, to the skin under the skin—places where memories cannot be negotiated. A Latin woman of bittersweet medicine, Morena summons the body-territory as the first site of struggle, resistance, and insurrection against the capitalist-colonial-patriarchal order, defending spaces where other languages emerge through gesture, invoking re-imaginable ways of co-existence.

Marijana Lemm - Host

Marijana is the founder of Tara Retreats, a community organizer, and a complementary medicine practitioner. For the past seven years, she has been hosting and teaching at women’s retreats, combining movement, art, and nature-based learning. Her work is devoted to inspiring collective healing, social justice, and strengthening our connection to the land, with her roots stemming from both Montenegro and Germany.

What our past guests have to say:​

Bogdana Runcan, Romania
"It was a deep process of surrendering and connecting with myself - in which I was guided throughout my shadows, traumas, fears, my pain and vulnerabilities; into a process of rebirth, acceptance and self love - It just changed my life forever and I thank Morena from all my heart!
Norma Krause, Argentina
Norma Krause, Argentina
My experience with DanzaMedicina was so wonderful that I cannot even express. I knew the emotional traumas I carried with me throughout life, but certainly I did not think they were still so present . As we started working on the workshops of DanzaMedicina we subtly started gliding towards unimaginable places of our lives, where there was still unresolved childhood pain that was held within for more than 60 years
Michelle Karen, Australia
I was able to release tension, sadness, guilt and fear through the practices we did together. I was able to see the similarities we share as women, the battle we fight separately when we should and could be doing it together. I felt love, support and strength.

Frequently Asked Questions​

Do I need any dance experience?

No. Danza Medicina is open to all levels. You only need openness and curiosity.

What should I bring?

Comfortable movement clothes, a water bottle, a notebook, and anything that helps you feel grounded (shawl, socks, etc.).

What time does each day start and finish?

Each day includes full-day programming. The exact schedule will be sent after registration.

 

Is food included in the price?

Lunch is not included in the base price but can be added as a food package prepared by Shams Kitchen.