PLAY-FIGHT CAMP "HORMESIS"
11 - 19 JULY 2024
SPAIN
SPAIN
When Adversity Ignites Evolutionary Adaptations
The theme of the Play-Fight Camp this year, HORMESIS, is a concept intimately related to the very essence of how Play-Fight Practice has been growing and evolving over the past 29 years. Hormesis in the biology and medicine fields is defined as an adaptive response of the cells and organisms to a moderate and usually intermittent stress. In the Play-Fight language the stress is represented by the confrontational aspect present during the physical interactions, which are dealt with and cultivated from a space of cooperation, mutual respect and enduring playfulness. Play-Fight is not merely a way of fighting one another sweetly and mildly. The invitation takes participants way beyond that. Actually, our style and lineage values and proposes with crystal clarity a dwelling space for non-fighting cultivation, paradoxically. Yet, In the making of this safe container we may discover and realize the outlines of our own inner fighting patterns and subconscious dysfunctional tendencies. Through a non-fighting confrontation certain mental frames and other behavioral conditionings may eventually and gently be revealed. In that sense the "Hormesis" concept offered through our Play-Fight Practice lens does not lead only to the biological and physiological positive adaptive responses on the cellular and physiological levels, Above all, it invites every and each of us to undergo a potentially profound emotional, existential and spiritual transformative process, inasmuch as the nature of the practice brings light of consciousness into stored blockages locked into the body-mind organism. Participants will no longer need to occupy their minds by fighting others as there is none to fight against but the self. To remove the outer target requires, though, tremendous individual integrity and committed self-honesty to deal with the possible discomforts of facing own blind spots and self-deceptive mechanisms, albeit participants will always be welcomed and received from a safe space of a sincere care, sensitivity and abundant wholeheartedness.
Play-Fight Camp is one of the Formless Arts major events that has been taking place in Tuscany - Italy since 2016. This year the Camp is moving up to the Spanish mountains, close to Granada and Malaga, at an altitude of 1200m with a stunningly beautiful 360 view of the surroundings. We welcome on board movers and non-movers from all kinds of physical disciplines and backgrounds to enjoy a delightful self-knowledge journey through a body-mind-spirit practice that has the power to ignite healing processes by retrieving an important sense of wholeness and integrity of the self.
THE SHIFT
ARRIVAL DAY
11th July
Daily Activities
12th - 18th July
Departure Day
19th July
8:30 - 9:30 Breakfast and goodbye
7:15 - 8:15 somatic breath
8:15 - 9:15 breakfast
9:30 - 12:30 morning movement session
12:30 - 16:00 lunch break
16:00 - 19:00 afternoon movement session
20:00 - 21:00 dinner break
21:30 - 23:30 jams and other evening activities
8:15 - 9:15 breakfast
9:30 - 12:30 morning movement session
12:30 - 16:00 lunch break
16:00 - 19:00 afternoon movement session
20:00 - 21:00 dinner break
21:30 - 23:30 jams and other evening activities
19:00 - Welcome Dinner
20:30 - Opening Circle
20:30 - Opening Circle
SCHEDULE
11 - 19 July 2024
Bruno Caverna
Creator of Play-Fight and Liquid-Body practices as well as the founder of Formless Arts and GFP methodology.
Since 1985 Bruno has been studying and integrating various body-mind practices such as Capoeira, Acrobatics, Contact-Improvisation, Contemporary Dance, Qi-Gong, Russian Systema Watsu, Freediving, Butyeko Method and Oxygen Advantage. Bruno has made his movement practices a "spiritual"path of self-knowledge and self-actualization, a way to connect to the essence of the being and to realize what human existence is about.
Bruno Caverna
Bruno Caverna is the creator of Play-Fight and Liquid-Body practices as well as the founder of Formless Arts and GFP methodology.
Bruno's first teaching experience was in 1995 as a facilitator of capoeira activities for the inmates of a psychiatric hospital. For a couple of years Bruno tried helplessly to follow an academic path through the studies of Psychology and Physiotherapy. However he grew skeptical upon noticing how the perspective and tendencies of his professional future was sneakily being shaped and imposed onto him. In 2000 Bruno decided to take a radical decision and dropped out of his comfortable zone from a middle upper class in Rio de Janeiro to go wandering aimlessly alone in the Amazon rainforest. It was an important decision to consciously challenge the establishment at that time, not to conforme or succumb to the flow that society was trapping him into one very narrow life perspective. Such an action allowed Bruno to take the responsibility of his future and destiny back into his hands. Such an impulse led Bruno to leave everything he had behind, to merge into a huge dreadful unknown, facing his deepest fears. This amazonic experience profoundly transformed his perception towards life and death, work, purpose, relationships and even the meaning of love, fear and freedom. Ever since the Amazon experience Bruno has become a wanderer sharing his visions, practices and philosophy all over the world in more than 35 countries. In these past 30 years Bruno has been committed to teach from a place of authentic, integrative and holistic cultivation, weaving and honoring nearly 40 years of knowledge accumulation he was gifted by coming across distinguished teachers and masters. Alexander Solovev is one of those rare geniuses who has been directly transmitting to Bruno a concealed knowledge from ancient russian martial arts. The encounter with Alexander in 2016 had a major revolution on every level of Bruno's life and profession, particularly in the way of sharing the embodiment of a very unique falling principle. Currently Bruno is undergoing a creative process in structuring his own methodology and pedagogy GFP (Gravitational Field Principle) with a clear purpose to bridge this unknown gravitational language to a broader audience. By seeing the effects of this principle applied into people's life beyond the classes contexts, Bruno has become convinced that GFP has the potential to become a deeply transformative tool, a powerful healing knowledge in the individual processes, inasmuch as all of us relate to gravity carrying inevitably the burden of functioning in its field 24/7.
ACCOMMODATION
There are two options for accommodation, shared rooms and camping: there are approximately 36 beds in shared rooms spread in different houses or unlimited space to set the tents.
P.S. Cortijo offers a few tents at an additional cost for those who do not feel like bringing their own tent. For this option write to us directly formlessartsevents@gmail.com so we may provide further information and facilitate the arrangement.
The prices are naturally for these different option and have been discriminated in the fee session.
P.S. Cortijo offers a few tents at an additional cost for those who do not feel like bringing their own tent. For this option write to us directly formlessartsevents@gmail.com so we may provide further information and facilitate the arrangement.
The prices are naturally for these different option and have been discriminated in the fee session.
MEALS
3 vegan-vegetarian daily meals. Farming at the Cortijo is fully organic and biodynamic. Almonds, olive and figs are grown in huge quantities along with an array of other fruit and vegetables. We cold press our own extra virgin olive oil :) Food and a cook for your course will be arranged by the farm. Three meals a day can be protein based vegetarian. Our chefs can meet most dietary requirements.
Arriving to Cortijo
The nearest airport to Cortijo Caseria del Mercado is in Granada however flying to Malaga is often a more convenient option due frequency and affordable prices well.
We can arrange a bus from Malaga Airport straight to Cortijo, which takes approximately 2 hours. The price varies between 15 - 25 euros depending on the amount of people committed to share the chartered bus. This communication will become more clear as we approach closer to the event once the group becomes defined as well as knowing participants routes and arrival preferences.
We can arrange a bus from Malaga Airport straight to Cortijo, which takes approximately 2 hours. The price varies between 15 - 25 euros depending on the amount of people committed to share the chartered bus. This communication will become more clear as we approach closer to the event once the group becomes defined as well as knowing participants routes and arrival preferences.
accomudation & meals
CAMPING
400 €
Shared Rooms
520 €
COURSE FEES
- Till 1st May - deposit fully refundable
- Till 29th May - 50% deposit refundable
- Till 14th June - Deposit non-refundable however 50% can be reused into other Play-Fight event with Bruno till August 2025
- After 14th June - non refundable however the ticket can be transferred to another participant only when arranged by the one canceling
Cancelation policy
REGISTRATIONS
Fill the registration form below.
Maximum of 40 spots available.
Maximum of 40 spots available.
The personal data collected here will be exclusively used by the Formless Arts Organisation and will not be shared with any individual or legal entity other than the organization of this event. The sole purpose will be to provide relevant and useful information to the guests regarding the scope of the event to which they are registering.
Cortijo Casería del Mercado
The Cortijo is located 1,250 meters high in the mountains bordering the National Park of Sierra Nevada. Nestled between the small villages of Almegíjar and Cástaras, 100 km from Granada. The closest town is Orgiva.
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