You are invited to take part in the intensive in Barcelona by The Bamboo Body.
5 days of practice. To return to the work that matters and remember who you are.
This is an opportunity to train in both the how and the why of movement, and to develop a foundation that supports long-term exploration and personal growth. For one week, we will engage in deep practice. You will be exposed to the generalist approach developed through years of study, teaching, and personal investigation. Movement will be the medium — but the subject is you.
The work will be led by Anna, founder of The Bamboo Body.
With over 16 years of experience across martial arts, dance, strength training, and movement research — and more than a decade of direct study with Ido Portal — Anna has developed a clear, principle-based pedagogy. She has worked with athletes, artists, CEOs, and complete beginners alike, building individual processes that foster both technical ability and internal development. Her approach is not borrowed, but distilled from daily practice and personal experience.
This intensive offers both practical and theoretical study — designed to give participants the tools, language, and frameworks to navigate their own movement journey.
THE SCOPE OF THE EVENT:
▸ Internal Maps
Before direction comes orientation. We’ll sharpen your ability to perceive your own body — both in motion and in stillness. Building a precise internal map is foundational to developing movement skill and creativity. This will serve as the groundwork for everything that follows.
▸ Athletic Development
We’ll explore the body’s capacity to transmit force, move efficiently, and adapt. We will work on adaptability, coordination, and physical intelligence — through progressive tasks and frameworks that meet you where you are. No background required. Just presence.
▸ Structure
Your body has architecture. We’ll investigate how to align with it — how to generate movement with minimal friction, how to reduce unnecessary tension, and how to understand your own patterns more clearly. Efficiency over effort.
▸ Rhythm
Rhythm is intelligence.
It’s one of our nervous system’s most powerful learning tools. We’ll work on rhythm as a physical skill — improving coordination, timing, and the body’s ability to respond to life’s pulses.
▸ Communication
Movement reveals how we relate to ourselves and others. We’ll work with language — spoken and unspoken — to refine our inner dialogue and external feedback. We’ll study how to bring clarity into every interaction, and also how to relate to others in a shared space.
▸ Environmental Practice
Movement doesn’t happen in a vacuum. You’ll learn how to interact with your surroundings in new ways, exploring the concept of affordances. We’ll explore how your environment invites movement, and how shifting your perspective can create endless opportunities for creativity, play, and physical development.
▸ Internal Work
Physical practice always opens the door to internal material. We will explore internal states: how emotions, thoughts, and self-perception affect the way we move and the way we live. You’ll receive tools to navigate frustration, projection, distraction, fear — not as problems, but as signals. You will learn to become a more self-aware and sovereign practitioner.
▸ Improvisation
The final layer: integration. This is where we move freely within constraints, break our own rules, and test the coherence of what’s been learned. This is where the pieces come together — where you learn to move with intelligence and responsiveness, not just follow instructions. Improvisation reveals what truly have been learned.
DATE AND TIME: 22-26 July 2023
10.00 – 13.00 / 16.00 – 18.00 (lunch break in between)
19.00 – Lecture or Q&A
NOTE: Schedule approximated, the actual schedule might vary.
PRICE: 700€ for the whole event (accommodation, food, and flights are not included)
1000€ for the event + 2 months online support
BOOKING: in order to book your spot it is required to deposit the whole sum in the following bank account:
Account: 00811325500001219532
IBAN: ES9000811325500001219532
The Bamboo Body S.L.
Barcelona, Spain, 08004
Calle Cabanes, 31, bajos
Before making the transfer please send us an email on info@thebamboobody.es to make sure there are still spots available.
PLEASE NOTE: PURCHASE IS FINAL, NO REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED.