My name is Pedro Goucha Gomes, and I live in the Portuguese countryside with my wife and children. Since the age of 9, I've been involved in the dance world, from a professional dancer to a choreographer and teacher, working with renowned companies such as the Netherlands Dance Theatre and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, amongst others.

In my early twenties, a trip to Japan sparked my interest in meditation, which led me to explore different practices and meditation traditions. Seeking to share the benefits of mindfulness with others, I enrolled on an intense eighteen-month Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program at the Institute for Mindfulness-Based Approaches in Germany.

Meditation changed my relationship to dance. It was stillness that taught me the most about moving.

My passion for movement led me to explore the somatic field. After studying Somatic Movement at the Somatic Movement Institute in the Netherlands, I enrolled in a four year program at the Feldenkrais Institute in Madrid. The Feldenkrais Method has been an absolute revelation to me. Its applications are wide ranging and the pure joy of practicing has improved my life and enriched how I experience movement, learning and growth.

Today I am committed to sharing practices that I believe may lead to a greater sense of peace and respect toward ourselves, each other and all life around us. With this in mind, I studied Permaculture and have initiated Embodied Awareness, a platform offering classes, workshops and retreats to anyone interested in exploring how the awareness that emerges from the fields of Somatics, Meditation, Dance and Permaculture may contribute to the cultivation and embodiment of creativity, peace and environmental awareness.

My family and I are involved in the Loural Ecovillage, a retreat center in Portugal focused on integrative therapies, art, permaculture, and energy autonomy.