The much loved Sound & Soak is back by popular demand!  

Join for an evening of sound meditation and soaking for womxn of color and nonbinary bipoc at Hot House Spa in Capitol Hill, Seattle. Ticket includes private access to the spa (hot tub, sauna, steam room, showers, and nap space), as well as live meditative music to support your relaxation, healing, and joy.  This is an opportunity to ground in self love, intention setting, and meditative vibrations.  We've added an addtional hour for 3 full hours of relaxation.

Queer identities and all body types celebrated! 18+

Hot House is a clothing optional space. Nudity should be expected but is not required : )

Subsidized Lottery Ticket

We always strive to have a range of accessible ticket options, however due to fixed operational costs, we are unable to do a sliding scale this year. We are excited to offer one $30 subsidized ticket to our Sound & Soak event for any BIPOC women & non-binary POC for whom cost may be a barrier.

If you are interested in applying for this discounted ticket, please fill out this google form: 2026 Sound & Soak Lottery Ticket Sign Up  

One person will be randomly selected through a lottery system and will be notified by via email at least two weeks before the event.

*Please note this workshop is a space for womxn of color and non-binary POC.  Please contact support@oshunswimschool.com if you have questions or want to find a different way to be involved! 

For details about Hot House policies, please visit hothousespa.

Live Sound Meditation by artist Jennifer Moore.

Jennifer Moore is a multi-disciplinary artist born and raised in the Northwest, with a focus in poetry, music, sonic meditation and all things sound. She draws inspiration from daily life, bringing those experiences of heaven and hell together into balance through sound. She creates as a practice of love and freedom and invites others to join her under the banner of EmitOneLight Productions. When she is not composing, she is on the 1s and 2s as DJ Freequeensee, a form of alchemy near and dear to her heart.

www.jenniferbmoore.comhttps://soundcloud.com/enoore

www.facebook.com/djfreequeensee

*New* Foundations Immersion: Coming Home to Water (Part One) -

Join for an experience unlike any other - a two-day swim immersion in community with other BIPOC women and nonbinary adults, held in a small group at a private pool.  The new two-day immersion format is an exciting option that allows for continuity and embodiment, helping skills, confidence, and trust develop naturally, in a format that fits your schedule. 

This course is the same well loved journey toward empowered, liberated swimming, offering 13 hours of trauma-informed, culturally based instruction in a warm (90°), 4-foot-deep pool. Participants build foundational skills—breathing, water comfort, buoyancy, floating, body alignment, gliding, and early stroke development—while being supported to move at their own pace in a safer, affirming space.

Through mindfulness, meditation, and self-inquiry, we center healing and deepen your relationship with water. No prior swim experience is required; the course is especially supportive for adults of color with fear of water, and also welcomes those who already enjoy being in water and want to grow their skills in a supportive environment. 

Logistics

Dates: Friday February 20–Saturday February 21, 11am - 7:45pm daily

Total Instruction Time: 13 hours (18 hour course including breaks)

Location: Lower Queen Anne, Seattle 

Setting: Small group, private pool (90°, 4 ft deep), located in a residential apartment building.

Maximum number of Students: 5

Pool Description: Indoor pool 4ft all the way across, 92 degrees, located in Lower Queen Anne. 

*COVD-19 Precautions: We no longer require a covid test or vaccine status, but please stay home and care for yourself if you're showing any of the symptoms. Class size limited to 5 students.

*Accessibility: There are 12+ steps and unfortunately this location does not have another way to enter.  Street parking only.  Under 5 minutes to the D line,1 and 33/24 bus lines. 

*Food: The schedule each day includes one break(45min)  and one meal time (1hour 30 min).  Participants are encouraged to bring snacks and there are a variety of restuarants within .3 miles.  You are also welcome to bring your own meal, but please note there is no lunchroom at the facility. 

*Please note this class is a space for those who have experienced gender and race based exclusions from aquatic environments (womxn of color and non-binary POC). The space centers Black women and lovingly welcomes other identities! Contact oshunswimschool@gmail.com if you have questions or want to find a different way to be involved! 

Thanks to the generous support of Seattle Parks & Rec, this $10 offering is $5.  If this is a barrier, please use the code "SPR" to waive the fee. 

Pool Description: 86 degree indoor full size pool, 4ft-8ft. Pool space has 4-5 steps with railing to enter water. 

We are so excited to be partnering with Seattle Parks & Rec to bring the OSS Open Swim to the Rainier Beach Pool again in 2026! This monthly offering is geared towards BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, POC) women and femme beginner swimmers to practice your skills and improve your water comfort, and for advanced swimmers to have a safer space to swim in community!  Please note, allies of all genders and races are welcome to join this offering!  We ask allies to read over agreements below. Come enjoy music, and the magic of playing in water with community. Former Oshun Swim School students as well as new community members are welcome so bring a friend and come practice your breath work, strokes, or just vibe and float!  

Details:

-There will be several lanes avaialble for advanced swimmers, and an open area for floating and breathe practice

-You are welcome to use the sauna and pool noodles

-There are showers and gendered locker rooms, as well as private all gender changing rooms.  Changing rooms and lobby are open before the start time, but the pool isn't necessarily open before the start time. 

-Open Swim will be lifeguarded and we'll come together for an opening circle and closing circle (no swimskill instruction is offered)

-To keep a spacious and safe experience, there will be no more than 30 particpants

-Most open swims are geared for adults, but if you have a (16+) young person you'd like to bring with you, they are welcome to join! Please note, minors are required to pass a swim test before going into the deep end. April and December are our all ages open swim!

*COVID-19 Precautions: There is no longer a mask requirement, but please stay home and rest if you have any of the COVID symptoms*

Ally agreements: This space centers Black women and femmes, Black men, Indigenous people, and people of color. If you are joining a BIPOC loved one as an ally, please be mindful of your presence by leaning into listening rather than directing, teaching without invitation, or taking up a disproportionate amount of speaking space. Thank you! More info about allyship can be found here.

Please send any inquiries about open swim to levera@oshunswimschool.com, as our main email address will not be checked regularly. 

Open Swims may be facilitied by founder Chandrika Francis, or by the talented water baby, Alanna Francis.  More below : )

Alanna Francis (she/her) is a Queer Creole femme hailing from the West Coast, particularly Seattle, with a fervent dedication to investing in people and communities. Her approach to work is holistic, recognizing the importance of authentic connections aligned with core values to push beyond the status quo.  With a background spanning the nonprofit and events sectors, Alanna possesses a unique ability to advocate, collaborate, and amplify the voices of diverse individuals, including activists, artists, business owners, students, and more. Her focus lies in elevating and connecting BIPOC and Queer/Trans communities, firmly believing that lasting change arises from the voices of the marginalized uniting in solidarity.

March Focus: TBD

April Focus: All ages

May Focus: TBD

June Focus: Seattle Pride (QTPOC liberation focus!)

July: outdoor all ages

August: outdoor all ages

September: TBD

October: TBD

November: TBD

December: End of year celebration *all ages*

Thanks to the generous support of Seattle Parks & Rec, this $10 offering is $5.  If this is a barrier, please use the code "SPR" to waive the fee. 

**Please note the July Open swim is a special fieldtrip to the outdoor Mounger Pool, located in north Seattle (Magnolia), and all ages are welcome! Enjoy a deep end, shallow play area, a slide, as well as a lap swim area.  Come explore a new space in community.  Our group will have the entire space! Learn more about Mounger Pool Here. 

Pool Description: The outdoor Mounger complex has two great pools. The Big Pool is kept at 85 degrees and has 5 lanes and a 50-foot corkscrew slide. The Little Pool, warmer at 94 degrees and shallower, is great for relaxing and teaching your little tadpoles. There is a parking lot next to the pool.  The pool is on buslines 62, 75, and 79.

We are so excited to be partnering with Seattle Parks & Rec to bring the OSS Open Swim to SPR Pools! This new offering is geared towards BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, POC) beginner swimmers to practice your skills and improve your water comfort, and for advanced swimmers to have a safer space to swim in community!  Please note, men and white allies are welcome to join! Come enjoy music, and the magic of playing in water with community. Former Oshun Swim School students as well as new community members are welcome so bring a friend and come practice your breath work, strokes, or just vibe and float!  

Details:

-Open Swim will be lifeguarded and we'll come together for an opening circle and closing circle (no swimskill instruction is offered)

-This open swim welcomes kids!  You are welcome to bring your little ones! Children younger than 6 or under 48" in height must be directly supervised in the water by an adult who is within a distance of an arm's length at all times.  All youth must pass a swim test before moving to the deep end.  

*COVID-19 Precautions: There is no longer a mask requirement, but please stay home and rest if you have any of the COVID symptoms*

*Please note the open swim centers BIPOC women and non-binary folks, and lovingly welcomes men and white allies.*

Thanks to the generous support of Seattle Parks & Rec, this $10 offering is $5.  If this is a barrier, please use the code "SPR" to waive the fee. 

**Please note the August Open swim is a special fieldtrip to the Colman Pool, located in West Seattle, and all ages are welcome! Enjoy views of the sound from the outdoor salt water pool (less chlorine, easier on the skin!).  This is the only Seattle City Pool like it! Come explore a new space in community.  Our group will have the *entire* pool reserved this year! Learn more about Colman Pool Here.** 

Pool Description: Olympic size *salt water* outdoor pool, 4ft-12ft. Pool space has 4-5 steps with railing to enter water. We will be meeting at the South Parking Lot at 9:45am, and walking together to the pool at 10am.  Please note, the lot is about 10min-15min walk (.5 miles)to the pool. 

Open Swim Description:  This new is geared towards BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, POC) beginner swimmers to practice your skills and improve your water comfort, and for advanced swimmers to have a safer space to swim in community!  Please note, men and white allies are welcome to join! Come enjoy music, and the magic of playing in water with community. Former Oshun Swim School students as well as new community members are welcome so bring a friend and come practice your breath work, strokes, or just vibe and float!  

Details:

-Bus line C

-The parking lot is a bit of a long (but beautiful!) walk.  We realize this may make the trip inaccessible to some folks and apologize for the parking situation.  There are a few ADA accessible spots closer, but still involve quite a walk.  The trail is paved and wheelchair accessible, and there is a lift in the pool.  Please reach out if you need more accessibility support or want to check in! We will be meeting at the Southern Lincoln Park Parking Lot, which is a little further, but an easier, flatter walk. 

-There will be an area for  lap swimmers, and the rest of the pool is an open swim area.

-Open Swim will be lifeguarded and we'll come together for an opening circle and closing circle (no swimskill instruction is offered)

-This open swim welcomes kids!  You are welcome to bring your little ones! Children younger than 6 or under 48" in height must be directly supervised in the water by an adult who is within a distance of an arm's length at all times.  All youth must pass a swim test before moving to the deep end.  The deep end has a diving board. 

*COVID-19 Precautions: There is no longer a mask requirement, but please stay home and rest if you have any of the COVID symptoms*

*Please note the open swim centers BIPOC women and non-binary folks, and lovingly welcomes men and white allies*