Pedro Goucha

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, working with renowned companies such as Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch and The Netherlands Dance Theatre, 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. Meditation changed my relationship to dance. It was stillness that taught me the most about moving. Seeking to share the benefits of mindfulness, I became a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher.
My passion for movement led me to study Somatic Movement and become a certified teacher in the Feldenkrais Method.
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 offer classes, workshops and retreats to anyone interested in exploring how the awareness that emerges from the fields of Meditation, Somatics, Dance and Permaculture may contribute to the cultivation and embodiment of creativity, peace and environmental awareness.