Space & Flow

Space & Flow SPACE & FLOW is Yoga-based movement practice which promotes kinaesthetic awareness and 'learning through the body' for positive personal and social change.

07/08/2022

⁣Movement-based, indeed… but we still can appreciate the value and the gifts of a few postures here and there! 😉⠀
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With thanks to the lovely people of Valencia, Spain and to such a lovely host and studio
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Music: “On Call” by Jones Meadow⠀
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06/08/2022

⁣Teaching, sharing and demonstrating one’s research is very much at the core of what and how I teach. ⠀
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It is NOT about offering a finished product, it is about sharing your ideas, your growing strategies, your findings and your doubts. All of which without pretending that what may look easy now doesn’t require any effort, mind-f*cks or challenges. ⠀
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Here we have the lovely SPACE & FLOW yoga teacher demo’ing one of her sequences a couple of weeks ago. ⠀
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Helen is based near Reading, UK and besides being a solicitor is a dedicated movement, yoga (including Acro) and martial arts teacher. Check her out if you’re near her! ⠀
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02/08/2022

⁣Let’s call this organised chaos “Swan Lake in Panam”!⠀
I like to say that SPACE & FLOW aims to empower the individual whilst strengthening the collective!⠀
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This means finding ways to purposely make the practice much more than just physical and appreciating that the challenge is really in the integration of whatever skills we learn, whatever awareness we gain, and of whatever wisdom we feel we have received. ⠀
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The ‘What’ is significant… but the “How” is much more important! ⠀
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So how can we move through space and flow amongst others?⠀
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I’d say with the appreciation that we are responsible for both our individual self within the space occupied and the collective synergy, equally…⠀
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We are free to move but we can not move much faster or slower than everyone around, likewise we can not stop, as everyone around depends on our pace, our sense of flow and timing… and even on our individuality and sensuality to shine through so that they too are empowered to be themselves whilst moving with and amongst others.⠀
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Simple, but not easy… yet always interesting! 😉⠀
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With massive thanks to the Paris crew for Space & Flow-ing with me this weekend. 😊🙏🏽⠀
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Music: “Conditional Love” by Ruiqui Zhao⠀
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02/08/2022

⁣A little bit of floor-work S&F stylee... We play-worked with this sequence in Paris this weekend and with the usual suspects: timing, coordination, sensuality, softness, tension, release, spinal mechanics, biomechanics, improvisation, refinement, non-attachement, laughter, serious play, individuality vs collectivity, and a few other bits.⠀
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Yeah, we did quite a lot in 3 hours! 😊⠀
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With thanks to for demo-ing the sequence with me. 🙌🏽
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Next workshops:⠀
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Barcelona 13 August⠀
Paris 03 September⠀
Amsterdam 24 September ⠀
Links in bio⠀
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Sequence: ‘Le Regard du Cygne’ or ‘ Swan Lake in Panam’⠀
Music: ‘Abel Canela’ by Cumbia Connection⠀
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⁣It is so interesting being back “home” in Paris now on a regular basis and getting to share my work there. Every month ...
01/08/2022

⁣It is so interesting being back “home” in Paris now on a regular basis and getting to share my work there. Every month I meet, and get to move a little with, truly interesting and seemingly interested people! ⠀
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I have been talking quite a bit recently about the differences in energy between the places where you are tolerated and those where you are celebrated, and how I strongly believe one should simply maximise time where celebrated!⠀
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I have learned over the years that depending on the time and the place you and your work can be received very differently and I am pleased to say that it is now the second time in only a few weeks where I come back to BCN from Paris feeling inspired, somehow re-assured, and already planning not only my next dates but also deeper and longer teaching trips as well as more workshops throughout France.⠀
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Toulouse, Montpelier, Bordeaux & Nantes… Watch this space! 😉⠀
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Merci beaucoup à tous ceux qui étaient là ce week-end et ceux qui m’ont déjà contacté pour me dire qu’ils seront là la prochaine fois… J’apprécie. 🙏🏽⠀
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La prochaine fois sera samedi 03 septembre de 10h à 13h… Le lien d’inscription est maintenant ds ma bio! ⠀
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Bisous…⠀
Raphan⠀
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28/07/2022

⁣S&F sequences, both “Flows” and sequences of “pauses”, aim to offer an artistic and somatic-oriented experience that can guide students towards embodied and creative learning and moving strategies. ⠀
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Here is SPACE & FLOW Yoga teacher: teaching a sequence of pauses (20/30sec each) on our graduation retreat 2 weeks ago in Mallorca.⠀
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Ghalia is based in Saudi Arabia, happens to be an in-demand coach and lecturer and is amazingly dedicated to a path of growth both as a person and as a teacher. I am proud to have this lady representing the S&F school in the Middle East. 🙌🏽⠀
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26/07/2022

⁣I now find working with the limitations of a mat a beautiful thing… but it hasn’t always been that way!⠀
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I remember, 8/9 years ago, regularly telling people in my yoga classes to roll up their mats and to do their best to forget about them. ⠀
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Truth be told yoga mats are just not as needed as we make them out to be, but another truth to be acknowledged is that they offer a few many good things including certain “limitations” to our movement practice which can be very useful. ⠀
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Here is SPACE & FLOW Yoga teacher: Heidi ⠀
making use of a single mat beautifully!⠀
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Heidi is based in Switzerland, offers a few classes in Swiss-German and is more than capable of teaching even more complex sequences in English too. 💪🏽🙌🏽⠀
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Check her out if you’re in or near St Gallen (an hour north of Zurich).⠀
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24/07/2022

⁣A beautiful soul, an amazing mover, a great coach, a loving mother and a strong business owner… ⠀
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I am so proud to have this lady representing the school 🙌🏽⠀
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Here is SPACE & FLOW Yoga teacher: Rowena
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One the advices I constantly give yoga practitioners/teachers is to invest in a few resistance training sessions with a good coach and Rowena happens to have her own gym in Stoke Newington! 💪🏽👌🏽
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Seek her out if you’re in need or simply want to step up your strength and movement game. ⠀
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21/07/2022

⁣Paris, la semaine prochaine (le 30 juillet pour être exact!) on va bouger doucement, intelligemment et en restant près du sol! ⠀
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Voyager d’une manière athlétique, poétique mais aussi yogique est possible…⠀
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Oui, avec le rythme de la respiration mais plus précisément avec les envies, les besoins et les adaptations physiques qui font qu’on pourra certainement laisser notre corps respirer comme il le veut, quand il le veut et aussi profondément (ou pas) qu’il le veuille! ⠀
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Pas besoin de tapis ou de ceintures, amenez juste des petites genouillères si vous en avez, un grand sourire, une bouteille d’eau (ou 2), et un esprit sensuel ouvert à la confusion et à ne pas savoir exactement quel va être le prochain mouvement… c’est tout! ;-)⠀
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Atelier SPACE & FLOW Yoga “Floorwork” ⠀
de 10:00 à 13:00 ⠀
au ‘Le Regard du Cygne’ ds le 20e arrondissement.⠀
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Lien d’inscription ds ma bio…⠀
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⁣BIG NEWS: we have 8 new S&F Teachers! I am not alone anymore 🥰 and as such you will now be able to practice S&F in as ...
19/07/2022

⁣BIG NEWS: we have 8 new S&F Teachers! I am not alone anymore 🥰 and as such you will now be able to practice S&F in as varied places as Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and the UK: Norwich, Hastings, Reading & Stoke Newington / London.⠀
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I am so very proud of these ladies, some of whom I have met many years ago and all of them I have worked with online for the past couple of years. ⠀
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We have just came back from a brilliant graduation intensive/retreat in Mallorca where a lot of practice was done (6/8h every day), good food was eaten, music was danced to, and jokes and tears were shared and celebrated!⠀
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So very grateful for these beautiful souls and amazing teachers, they all show tremendous potential and I am honoured that they would let me assist in and witness their growth as practitioners and movers, teachers and leaders, and as importantly fellow humans and colleagues who are simply doing their best to do their bits to contribute, in some ways, to the happiness and freedom of all. ⠀
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The journey begins, the next chapter of S&F Yoga is now and whilst life is challenging we remember that the plan is to get better, stronger, and more resilient and mobile and to find in service the purpose that will give us a sense of belonging. 🙏🏽⠀
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Videos of them in action will follow shortly!!!⠀
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A big HUG and thank you to ⠀
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⠀e_katerina⠀
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Raphan⠀
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Ps Next TT’s start in November in Paris, Barcelona & Amsterdam… Link in bio⠀
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01/07/2022

⁣S&F Yoga is a movement practice but don’t get me wrong we also know how to pause!⠀
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In SPACE & FLOW we call asanas ‘Pauses’ (not poses), because we allow ourselves to simply pause in between transitions.⠀
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These pauses are there to serve us and we work with the understanding that our practice isn’t to serve any dogma that demands rigidity, linear patterns nor straight lines as a path towards A LIFE IN FLOW. ⠀
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We pause, we lean back, jiggle, contract, release, shake, smile, sometimes even swear… we pause because the magic is created in between places, in transit and when we let our guard down!⠀
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We pause and reflect, we adjust, deepen and ponder… sometimes we ponder on the meaning of life, sometimes we ponder on what we’ll have for dinner and whether or not we need to stop by the shop on our way home after class.⠀
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We pause to take better steps, to make better moves… because we refuse to give up on who we can be for who we are… so we pause and drop into that wisdom… and then we move like our life depends on it!⠀
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Raphan⠀
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Check out the August retreat in Mallorca, Spain and the workshops coming up (LINKS IN BIO) if you’d like to work with these guiding principles..⠀
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DM me your interest and if you have any questions ⠀
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Sequence: ‘Amaru uno’ sped up x8 / each pause 30sec⠀
Music: ‘Little Light’ by Wanderer’s Trove⠀
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