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Hᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ Wᴀᴛᴇʀs ɪɴ Aʀɪʟʟᴀs 🇬🇷

Iᴍᴍᴇʀsᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟꜰ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏ ᴛʜɪs ᴊᴜɴᴇ with Avi Srebro

​✨ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 | 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟲–𝟭𝟵
Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your practice, this program is open to all levels. We will dive into the core principles of water therapy, equipping you with the fundamental skills to:
- ​Offer balanced, intuitive water sessions
- ​Enhance your somatic practice
- ​Gain confidence as a water therapist

​𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴

​🌀 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻) | 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟲
Designed specifically for water therapists, this advanced training explores the fascial system’s anatomy and physiology. We will cover:
- ​Techniques for Superficial and Deep fascia
- ​Working with Fascial Meridians as well as viseral and Cranial fascia.
- ​Practical implementation for common physical conditions.

​𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙨 🌿
Consider extending your stay! During the summer, the village comes alive with a vibrant community. You can experience:

.ecstatic.dance.holiday (taking place before the courses) at Gayatri Mandir

Colibri Spirit Festival (taking place after the courses)

​Local ecstatic dance, sound journeys, drum circles on the beach, contact jams and more.

​🔗 Special Offer: Join us for both courses to receive a special discount!

​DM for details

🫧 2nd Corfu Aquatics Lab 🫧
We are gathering again for a week of research in water and on land — a co-creational space to explore, deepen and expand our aquatic bodywork practice.

🌀 This is not a workshop nor a retreat, but a lab container for a small group of experienced aquatic practitioners with the aim to inquiry and experiment.

📍 Flying Pool Project , an outdoor, off grid heated pool, nested in the beautiful greenery of Corfu, walking distance to the pristine waters of the Ionian Sea and the bustling village of Arillas

🗓 16–22 August 2026

For more info:
[email protected]

Signed up here:
🔗 https://forms.gle/9iwPJweBD1sbYGwKA

Birth, Memory & Water Symposium
12 - 14 June 2025
Arillas, Corfu, GREECE

A Symposium brings together experts to present and discuss a specific topic or theme. It emphasizes the exchange of knowledge, research findings, and insights among participants. In Ancient Greece, it was a popular way of socializing after dinner which involved food, wine and conversation.

This first Pre and Perinatal Aquatic Symposium brought together a select group of leading water and birth professionals, to explore the intersection of birth, memory, and the healing qualities of water. The symposium offered a natural space for deep discussion, knowledge sharing, and collaborative exploration on how these powerful elements can aid in both healing and empowerment during the experience of giving birth and of being born.

Themes that showed up during the Symposium regarding the container were:

- What is the purpose of the “Container”, how do we hold and care for it?
- How safe do we feel in a natural environment?
- What is our capacity to listen and to ask for what we need?
- How able are we to hold our own stories and contain ourselves?
- How do we create a continuum and how do we deal with seemingly conflicting opinions?
- What is our capacity as a birth team and how do we show up for one another?

Indeed, there might not be a ‘safe’ container to be born into after all, only a brave one.

BIRTH MEMORY IN WATER
Birth, Memory & Water Symposium
12 - 14 June 2025
Arillas, Corfu, GREECE

"What if we remembered that the apple was actually an apricot and that pleasure is our Birthright?

What if we remembered that our Bubble is our Birthright and that Life is wanting us to express our needs, desires and unique human potential?

What if we remembered rather than imagined the complex layers of awareness that inform our being in utero?

What if we could strip away the layers of confusion, numbing, medication, trauma, separation, and witness the essence of what truly remains?

Slow is the new fast and soft is the new deep in pre and perinatal aquatics so that the space in between can be seen, expressed and gently integrated."

Sophia Michalopoulou, founder of AQUAGENESIS led the enquiry into Birth Memory in Water as an Integrative Aquatic Therapist and educator who specializes in pre and perinatal trauma release. She is also a newborn and baby swimming educator as well as a pregnancy and birth doula. Sophia supports the entire birth experience from conception, pregnancy and birth with water in order to create a more gentle and conscious fluid continuum for future babies and children.

Sophia grew up by the sea on the island of Corfu, Greece and her love for water became her life path and service. After experiencing a number of aquatic bodywork modalities, open water practices, therapeutic and teaching methods on land and in water, she dedicated herself to the path she found the most depth and capacity to hold herself.

Immersed in warm water, Sophia began to remember her own birth journey while studying with David Sawyer and to see birth from a baby’s perspective. Sophia’s thesis, “MY BIRTH STORY” outlining her exploration and embodiment of Vanishing Twin Syndrome, became a podcast on Spotify. She facilitates the process of remembering more of who we are so that we can overcome a sense of separation and live our lives from our fullest capacities while expressing our unique human potential.

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📸 Photographer Corfu - Elena Kipriotis

BABIES WITH WATER
Birth, Memory & Water Symposium
12 - 14 June 2025
Arillas, Corfu, GREECE

Sofia Rotenfeld from Haifa, Israel led the inquiry into how we can support babies with water to integrate the impact of birth. For the past 25 years Sofia has been developing and implementing her own unique method that comprises a variety of tools from different fields of therapy and concentrates on the fulfillment of our inherent potential, with a focus on newborns and infants.

By training, she is a senior teacher of yoga and yoga therapy, a doula with years of experience in assisting natural births, caring for babies and children with developmental difficulties and more.

Throughout her many years of work, Sophia says "I have witnessed the miracles that occur in babies using the tools I have developed, which allow any baby to connect to their physical and emotional center from the moment they are born."

"A pivotal point in this first Birth, Memory & Water Symposium was our capacity as adults to listen to one another, to sit with differences of opinion in peace, to contain our own birth stories so we can find a way through tight spaces that feels honest, kind and transparent because ultimately, beyond our own perceptions of right and wrong doing, babies feel it all. "

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📸 Photographer Corfu - Elena Kipriotis

BIRTH IN WATER
Birth, Memory & Water Symposium
12 - 14 Jue 2025
Arillas, Corfu GREECE

"Still so many stories of giving birth, of being born and of wanting to give birth are wanting to be heard, seen, witnessed to be integrated, for peace to settle back into our waters."

Leen Heusdens from Belgium led the inquiry of how we can support Birth with Water. Leen is a holistic midwife and integral therapist with a deep passion for the nature within and around human beings. With her love for physiology and phenomenology, she supports people in a respectful, body-centered way.

In 2018, she completed the Integral Aquatic Therapy training with David Sawyer, which profoundly enriched her vision of birth and healing. It was during this training that she met Sophia Michalopoulou , with whom she is realizing shared dreams in 2025.

Her mission is to help babies be lovingly born, at their own pace, and in the presence of their parents. Driven by an ongoing hunger for knowledge and self-development, Leen is currently pursuing training in Sexual Dignity with Maya Kerstan.

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📸 Photographer Corfu - Elena Kipriotis

Whether you are new to water dancing or a seasoned dancer you are warmly invited to dive into this immersion where we will explore the essentials of water dancing.

A great opportunity to deepen our relationship with the element water as well as the fluidity in our bodies and our capacity for deep embodied listening
A beautiful chance to cultivate deeper trust in a playful way.

All this in the warm waters of .pool.project surrounded by the stunning nature of Arillas, Corfu.

For more info and registration:
https://forms.gle/nBAd7zNuGHAqKuvh9

🌀 THE FLYING POOL PROJECT – SUMMER 2025 🌀
A sanctuary for aquatic arts in Arillas, Corfu
A space to soften, connect, and return to flow.

✨Nestled in the green hills of Arillas, the Flying Pool Project is a warm water space dedicated to movement, healing, and embodied connection.✨

💦 We are a team of water therapists and facilitators offering 1:1 sessions, weekly classes, like contact improvisation in water, exploring and seasonal workshops like "Birth, Memory & Water" exploring birth imprints. 💦

🌞 The space is open to visiting therapists, guest facilitators, and co-creators who wish to share their gifts in the water. 🌞

🏵️ We invite you to join us.
To float. To move. To be held.
To explore what becomes possible when we meet in water.

With love 💜
The Flying Pool Team

A course designed for water therapists.

The advance training will focus on the fascial system, anatomical and physiological function of fascia, the types of fascia, how to influence the fascia and how to work with fascia in water.

A practical course that will include theory, dry practice and water session each day, giving the participants more tools to elevate their sessions.

For more info:
Avi: +972528713546
[email protected]
https://avisumsum.wixsite.com/presenceandflow

Register here:
https://forms.gle/T8CydfVbtu5viKK26

Fluid Motion: A 3-Day Water Dancing Immersion

An invitation to move, listen, and savor the magic of movement in warm water.

This is not just about dancing—it's about building skills and soaking in moments of deep presence, playful connection, and rest.
Through somatic practices on land and in water, we'll explore fluid movement, breath, and touch—solo and with others.

Expect:
🌀 Developing a movement vocabulary on land and water
🌀 Somatic listening + embodied presence
🌀 A dance of joy, grace, and ease

Whether you're experienced or water-curious—come as you are.
Let the water move you.