Befriending Winter Water®
North Fork, Long Island
January-March 2025
Befriending Winter Water˜
A magical, transformative experience
Befriending Winter Water™
Guided by Patricia Garcia-Gomez
Private and small group experiences
January–March 2025
There is something so magical about cold immersion in the ocean. It will not only call you to your senses, but if you are open to it, it will introduce you to a whole new world of subtlety and wonderment, and courage. I have seen people meet whole new versions of themselves, replacing fear with awe, hesitation with aliveness. And I’ve learned that our body can go places our mind might not have ever imagined.
I invite you to join me for a guided, personal introduction to the transformative ritual of winter sea immersion. I will share my practice of entering and greeting the water (taught to me by medicine women), as well as techniques for creating a safe, grounding water ritual that you can use every day to embody courage, teach your body new things, and connect to awe.
Cold immersion in the sea is both a powerful ritual, and a deeply restorative practice for the mind and body that gently extends the invitation for befriending one-self and nature. You will come away deeply nourished, and perhaps even meet a new version of yourself.
“I’ve learned that my body can go places that my mind might not have imagined. That’s where the magic begins.”
— Patricia Garcia-Gomez,
Befriending Winter Water
A magical, transformative experience
What you will experience:
Tea and talk with Patricia (up to 4 people)
Guided meditation and preparation
Immersive sea ritual led by Patricia
Post-experience reflection. Joy.
Ask about
Adding a private wood-burning sauna. Magic.
Testimonials
Libby DeLana., This Morning Walk
“My teacher and inspiration. Patricia has changed my life around embracing the cold.”
Michelle Fiordaliso, author, Essays on Belonging
“Only by venturing into places we’ve never been can we discover parts of ourselves we’ve never known. I was fortunate to have Patricia guide me into the forty degree water with love.”
Jennifer Liang, Marketing director, New York
“This experience and practice has opened new ways for me to listen to my intuition, see my capabilities newly, and move through a giant perceived fear. As adults we learn to define everything in a way that can feel rigid. Her approach showed me that I still have the ability to be adventurous and do new things.”
Sara Auster, sound therapist, meditation teacher and author
“A truly beautiful experience, a gift. A secret, sacred space–offering expansive time to connect deeply with the elements. An imprint, a memory that will last forever.”
Caroline Schrank, New York
“I expected to feel pain, but the only pain I felt was my fear. With Patricia’s reframe, the water wasn’t cold, it was just different. My fear was transformed into a deep trust of my body.”
C. Francescani, Suffolk Times
“The way that Patricia walked me in was just so safe feeling. She made me see it in a way no-one else had, so I became curious. I really never thought I could do this. With her guidance, I overcame this huge fear, and its that’s helped me so much, evening dealing with the grief of losing a parent. I love this so much now.”
The water loves you!
