50hr Somatic Water Therapy Training – Foundation Level

August 20th -August 27th, 2026 • Dahab, Egypt

Led by Fabian Atlantis, founder of Oceanic Ventures

This Somatic Water Therapy Training is a 7-day immersive foundation program designed for those called to work with water as a therapeutic medium.

This professional training combines pool-based and open-water practice with somatic awareness, embodied facilitation, movement, breath, and integration. Participants are guided through experiential learning, supervised practice, and group processes that support both personal embodiment and professional development.

The training takes place in Dahab, Egypt — a location known for its calm waters, reliable conditions, and long-standing culture of ocean-based practice. Sessions are held in a dedicated retreat venue with pool access, as well as selected open-water environments in the Red Sea.

Professional Training Pathway

The Somatic Water Therapy Training is designed as a modular professional pathway rather than a single standalone course.

This 50-hour foundation training represents the first level of the pathway. Advanced and extended training modules are planned to follow, allowing practitioners to deepen their skills, log additional practice hours, and refine their facilitation over time.

Future training levels may include:

  • Advanced Somatic Water Therapy Training

  • Extended practice and mentorship modules

  • Specialized trainings in group facilitation, trauma-informed practice, or open-water work

Completion of the foundation level is a prerequisite for all advanced modules.

Who is this training for?

  • Beginners called to work with water therapeutically

  • Bodyworkers, osteopaths, therapists, yoga teachers

  • Practitioners seeking an embodied, experiential foundation

This Training Is Not For

  • Those looking for a holiday-only experience

  • Large-scale or purely academic certifications

  • Participants unwilling to engage in in-water practice

Prerequisites & Physical Requirements

Participants must be comfortable in water and able to float unassisted.

This training involves daily in-water practice in both pool and calm open-water environments. While no prior water therapy certification is required, participants should:

• Be able to swim and feel at ease in water
• Be physically and psychologically stable for immersive body-based work
• Be willing to engage in respectful touch-based practice with clear consent
• Take personal responsibility for their physical and emotional limits


This training is not suitable for participants with unmanaged medical or psychological conditions that could be aggravated by water-based or somatic practices.

Foundational Curriculum (50 Hours)

This training introduces the core principles and practices of in-water somatic facilitation, with a strong emphasis on safety, presence, embodied perception, and relational attunement in water.

Key areas of study include:

  • Foundations of somatic awareness in water

  • Safety, holding, and support principles

  • Nervous system regulation through water-based practice

  • Pool and open-water facilitation

  • Touch, boundaries, and consent in aquatic contexts

  • Group dynamics and basic facilitation skills

  • Integration practices and self-reflection

The emphasis of this level is experiential learning and supervised practice rather than theoretical instruction..

  • 50 hours of guided instruction and practice

  • Pool and open-water sessions

  • Daily yoga and somatic movement

  • Sound healing and integration practices

  • Supervised facilitation practice

  • Small group setting (max. 20 participants)

  • Certificate of completion

Training Highlights

Experiential & Initiatory Components

While the Somatic Water Therapy Training is structured as a 50-hour professional foundation program, the learning is not limited to pool- and ocean-based practice alone.

The training is intentionally designed as a living, embodied immersion, where somatic learning is supported through carefully chosen excursions and rituals that align with the curriculum and deepen integration.

Planned experiential components may include:

  • Opening sweat lodge ceremony
    A traditional heat-based ceremony at the beginning of the training to support grounding, group cohesion, intention setting, and nervous system reset.

  • Desert immersion & Mount Sinai pilgrimage
    A guided journey into the Sinai desert, including a climb of Mount Sinai and a visit to a sacred water source, supporting themes of initiation, endurance, and embodied presence.

  • Blue Hole visit 
    A facilitated visit to the Blue Hole area, offering a direct encounter with depth, presence, and breath in a free diving - informed but non-competitive context.

What’s Included

  • 7 nights on-site accommodation

  • Airport transfers

  • Daily breakfast

  • Full venue buyout

  • All training sessions and materials

  • Pool and open-water practice

  • Yoga and sound healing sessions

  • Program-related excursions

  • Certificate of completion

Not Included

  • Flights

  • Visa ($25)

  • Dinners

  • Personal expenses

Accommodation

Accommodation is provided on site for all participants.

  • Shared apartments (twin beds) included

  • Limited private rooms available as a single-room upgrade ($1000)

All participants stay at the same venue to support group cohesion and immersion.

Ticket Options

Early Dolphin Price: $2,490

Regular Price: $2,990

  • In case of early cancellations, we will contact you to offer the available spot.

    Non-refundable deposit of 300€ secures your place.

    The remaining balance of the course fee is to be paid upon arrival.

    Payment plans available.

  • Flexible payment plans are available for this training.

    Participants may reserve their place with a deposit and pay the remaining balance in installments prior to the training start date.

    If you wish to request a payment plan, please contact us before booking or select the payment plan option during checkout (where available).

  • Participants receive a certificate of completion issued by Oceanic Ventures upon successful participation in the 50-hour Somatic Water Therapy Training.

    This certificate represents completion of the foundational level of the Somatic Water Therapy professional pathway.

  • As part of our commitment to the waters that host this training, a portion of the program supports marine protection efforts in the Red Sea region.

    We contribute to established conservation initiatives working to protect coral reefs, marine life, and coastal ecosystems, and where possible, integrate local clean-up actions during the training week.

Continuing the journey

Participants who wish to deepen their journey are invited to continue directly into the Dolphin Journey following the training. For those feeling called into a complete immersion, the path may further extend into the Nile temple journey, creating a full Egypt initiation. Special combination pricing is available for training participants joining these extended pathways.

Somatic Water Therapy Training + Dolphin Journey

A continuation of the training through direct contact with wild dolphins in the Red Sea, allowing embodied integration, nervous system recalibration, and deep relational attunement with water beyond the pool.

Training + Dolphin Journey Combo: $6,490

Meet your guides

  • Hydrotherapy Specialist & Physiotherapist

    Mohamed Sayed is an Egyptian physiotherapist who graduated in 2020 and
    later specialized in hydrotherapy. He is certified in Water Specific
    Therapy (WST) by the International Aquatic Therapy Faculty (IATF),
    Switzerland, and is the co-founder of PainFX Clinics for Therapy and
    Wellness in Cairo.

    Mohamed began his hydrotherapy career in a large rehabilitation
    center, working with patients with disabilities and wheelchair users
    in therapeutic pools. Through this work, he gained extensive
    experience addressing the physical, emotional, and psychological
    aspects of recovery.

    Today, Mohamed offers hydrotherapy for both rehabilitation and
    wellness in his outpatient clinic. His approach integrates body and
    mind, focusing on how muscles, joints, and the whole person function
    together to support natural recovery and promote a healthy body and
    balanced life.

  • Fabian grew up in Berlin. He formed an early connection with the sea as he learned to windsurfing from his father in the Baltic Sea when he was a little boy. He worked with technology startups, founded a Pan-African non-profit organization, and consulted the United Nations. In his thirties, he entered a personal crisis resulting in burnout and depression.

    He tried out a variety of different modern and ancient healing methods, which led him to volunteering in dolphin conservation in the Red Sea of Egypt. He began to swim with wild dolphins and became deeply connected to the sea again. His dream is to assist people in exploring their inner worlds by going deep into the sea and having the best time of their lives.

    He spends his free time traveling the world and honing his skills in Somatic Water Therapy, Yoga, and Freediving. He was initiated by the Huni Kuin during a Nixpupima ceremony and was named Bixku.

  • Yoga Teacher · Sound Healer · Creator of Shakti Flow

    Lesya, also known as Amrita, is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, sound healer, and space holder for deep feminine awakening. She is the creator of Shakti Flow — a unique practice that blends sacred dance, breathwork, Taoist and Dakini practices, voice activation, and gentle yoga to help women reconnect with their bodies, intuition, and inner
    power.

    Her journey began in the corporate world and transformed through years of study in Kundalini yoga (AmritNamSarovar School, Moscow), prenatal
    and postnatal yoga (Institute of Eastern Recovery Methods, St. Petersburg), therapeutic movement, and energy healing. She has also trained in sound therapy, psychosomatic healing, and trauma-informed bodywork.

    Lesya teaches in Egypt and abroad, guiding retreats and classes that support hormonal balance, trauma release, emotional integration, and
    the embodiment of divine femininity. She also facilitates powerful ceremonies and activations within the sacred energy of Egypt’s ancient
    temples, creating a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern healing.

    Her sessions weave yoga, sound healing with Tibetan bowls and flat bells, and deeply intuitive presence — creating spaces where profound
    healing and joy unfold naturally.

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