Sea of Stars by Manskee

Sharing some good vibes, surf music by our friend Manskee Nascimento, check out his video here!

A Luxe Yoga Escape in Punta Bulata, Negros Occidental

We, at FLOW, never run out of reasons to travel and explore all the different spots in our beautiful country while doing what we love best (yoga, surfing, samba, etc). Our next destination is in Negros Occidental! Aaaaannnd we're happy to announce that it's going to be another Luxe Yoga Escape Weekend in a tropical hidden paradise...Punta Bulata White Beach Resort and Spa. 

Save the date: June 28-30 for a fun-filled island weekend of a lifetime!

Retreat Package Inclusions

3D2N accomodations
Roundtrip transfers: Airport to Punta Bulata
Meals & Snacks
2 Yoga classes
1 hour massage (oh yeaaahhh!!)
Green Smoothie & Live Food snacks workshop
Danjugan Island Tour
Flow shirt and Goodie Bag

Email us at flowsurfyogasamba@gmail.com to sign up! Register early to get the early-bird rate of P8,000 only until May 28. Retreat package rate is P8,860 if you pay May 29 onwards.

AND HERE'S A GIVEAWAY!!!!!

We're giving out an all-natural, vegan and raw Hurraw! Lipbalm from Cutieverse to one lucky reader. You just gotta help us spread the Flow love! 

Mechanics:

Tweet or post in Facebook your answer to this Q: 'How do you take care of your skin naturally?' include hashtag #FlowBacolodGiveaway. Must follow Flow on Facebook, Twitter and comment in this blog post your name, email and link to your posts.

We will announce winners by Friday May, 31 2pm via Facebook and Twitter.

FLOW Boracay 2013 + Panda Sunglasses Giveaway!

Not in photo: Noelle Hilario, Stephanie Torres, Zoe Campbell and Summer Soul participants from Lifestyle Network

The Flow Team together with Lifestyle Network’s Summer Soul invaded the shores of Boracay last April 18-21 for 4 days of Surf, Yoga and Samba plus more! We had participants flying in from San Francisco, Singapore, Thailand, and an Aussie expat with our Manila crew.



Each participant received a pair of Havaianas flip flops to be used at the FLOW retreat! Isn't that grand?

Happy Havaianas Feet

FLOW participants lounging in their hippie outfits on a hot summer day

For the very first time, the FLOW girls teamed up with Paolo Soler of Philippine Surfing Academy (PSA) for a surf session at the wave pool of Crowne Regency in Station 2. The surf experience at the wave pool is entirely new because you get perfect waves every single time which is appropriate for beginners to be able to train the body for surf without having to wait for actual waves.

On-land lessons before hitting the water

Rusty our repeat partiipant at FLOW retreats is a natural wahine

Bri Manglapus, a certified Rocket Yoga teacher who also teaches surf lessons at PSA, led an invigorating Vinyasa class at Boracay Terraces. 

Here she is garbed in Zobha from Aura Athletica with FLOW’s Monica Manzano (also in Zobha) before teaching her challenging class.

Imperatriz Filipinense (formerly known as Escola de Samba de Manila) performed live drumming and taught simple Samba dance moves to all guests at the Bohemian Fair and also during cocktails at Discovery Shores.

Bogey, Denise and Toni with past FLOW participant Mia Tengco jamming with the band!

It’s hard to resist dancing once the music start playing!

Samba beats = always a crowd pleaser!

Monica Manzano-FLOW’s yoga teacher, guided exhausted participants into a therapeutic Yin Yoga class at Discovery Shores beach front. Monica stressed the importance of rest in order to be fully active. The main aim and definition of yoga is balance, after all. 

Here’s the group after that much-needed restorative Yin Yoga class on a beautiful morning 

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One afternoon, Alessa Lanot, DIY queen of Life After Breakfast, taught everyone how to make rubberstamps at our Crafternoon workshop paired with happy hour cocktails at Two Seasons. 

Check out all the finished products- rubberstamp postcards by the creative hands of FLOW participants!

The FLOW girls also love their greens and fruits :)

A Green Smoothie and Live Foods workshop at the Summer Soul Bazaar was brought to you by Moringana and Breville. One of the hosts of Listed, Wally Demesa interviewed Denise, Monica and Noelle on-stage asking about the benefits of drinking Green Smoothies and what exactly are Live Foods.

Thanks Maika for taking this shot!

Spreading the Green Smoothie Revolution to the people of Boracay! Here's what we served below: a concoction of local greens with Moringana, (raw but ripe) saba and ripe mangoes (the best in the world!) using a high powered blender by Breville!

The FLOW team ended their Boracay adventure with a sunset sail thanks to Solaire! Monica was able to use her cool Panda shades to protect her eyes from the harsh rays of the sun.

Dying to win your own pair? Just blog about us! State all the reasons Why You Loved FLOW Boracay and get as many people to like your post on Facebook! Most likes wins! We will announce winner via facebook and twitter on May 6 (This contest is only open to any of those who joined the Flow Boracay retreat)

Want to jumpstart your life in a fun and healthy way? Join the next FLOW weekend!  Visit www.flowsurfyogasamba.com and keep updated with our next events at our facebook fanpage FLOW Surf YogaSamba, twitter @surfyogasamba and Instagram @flowsurfyogasamba

FLOW Nature Retreat in Anilao

The FLOW Nature Retreat was held last March 23-24 at a Pugad, a private beach sanctuary in Anilao, Batangas.

This retreat was put together for folks who wanted a short breather from the urban jungle. A good number of people converged with the same idea to join the FLOW team in de-stressing the way we usually do.

Some people were lucky enough to chose the hippie 'camp'out' package which really was an authentic immersion with nature.


The interesting mix of activities for this short but sweet weekend include:

Ocean view Yin Yoga with Monica Manzano. Yin Yoga is coined as the 'needless acupuncture' as this practices goes deeper into the connective tissues that activate the meridian lines of the body. Students feel like they have just finished a 2-hour massage after this session. We highly recommend this class for those people who have the tendency to burn out from work.

Earth Hour Samba with Imperatriz Filipinense. A different take on Earth Hour as we danced to the drum beats in darkness albeit a few lamps for lighting.

 The FLOW kids know how to party with us too!

Sunset Sailing - There's just nothing like a dose of your vitamin sea with kindred souls sailing with you at sunset.





Plus--- the organizers truly want to share the gift of health, always include; an introductory live food workshop and green smoothies powered by Moringana superfoods capsules and teas and Breville.

FLOW participants embark on a journey into health with Moringana, Rawlicious and Breville.

If you missed out on this retreat, keep posted for the next line up of events at our Facebook fanpage, twitter and Instagram sites.

Special thanks to our awesome photographer, Stephanie Torres! To see more photos from this retreat, click here. Check out Stephanie's site http://infinitesatori.org/

Rubberstamping Crafternoon

The Countdown to FLOW Boracay has begun! Have you registered already? We still have 2 slots left so grab it now! The registration is on the upper right corner of this site :)

For those who will be in the island of Boracay already, what a treat we've got for you! We are opening our classes to the public for drop in rates. 

We are so lucky to have Alessa Lanot of Life After Breakfast do a Rubberstamping Crafternoon with us!

Students will learn how to carve their own rubber stamps out of erasers, and each one will be given a set of blank greeting cards and postcards to decorate. 

All materials will be provided in this workshops.

Materials include: pencils, paper, tracing paper, rubber erasers, cutters and carving tools, stamp ink.

Students will get to take home their finished products and stamps.

WHAT: Rubberstamping Crafternoon at FLOW

WHEN: April 19, Friday 2pm 
WHERE: Tentatively at Discovery Shores Boracay. 
ENERGY EXCHANGE: P1,100 per person

To register for this event, please fill up the form here: http://www.flowsurfyogasamba.com/2013/04/flow-boracay-day-rate-reg-form.html before April 17. You may also text/call 0917-5744481 if you want to register on April 18 or day itself.

See you all there!

Granola Girl

The BEST granola on the planet has just arrived in Manila! Granola Girl is finally available and sold exclusively at the FLOW shop (right corner tab of this site!)

Ingredients: Goji Berries, Hemp Hearts, Dried Organic Cranberries, Organic Pumpkin Seeds and Organic Sesame Seeds

Php 550 for a whole bag of goodness! Just mix a cup with nut milk and/or fruit... TRUST US, your breakfast is just about to become BRILLIANT!

How to order? Just email us at flowsurfyogasamba@gmail.com for pick up or delivery (add courier fee)

Cool Granola Girl manifesto

Blog Giveaway from Aura Athletica

Just one week before heading out to our next summer retreat in Boracay, the FLOW girls want to do another blog giveaway to all our cool yogi readers out there! Even if you weren't really into yoga, winning these premium items is good enough reason to start a practice! Don't you just love free stuff?!

We will be giving out a 100% Microfiber XL Hot Yoga Towel and a Nontoxic, Recyclable and Photodegradable Yoga Mat from Yoga Rat thanks to our awesome friends from Aura Athletica!

Blog Giveaway Mechanics:

1. Follow Aura Athletica on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuraAthletica, Twitter @AuraAthletica and Instagram @AuraAthletica

2. Follow FLOW on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/flowsurfyogasamba, Twitter @surfyogasamba and Instagram @flowsurfyogasamba

3. Blog, tweet or Facebook post a photo of yourself in your favorite yoga post preferably out in nature (because we oh-so-love yoga outdoors!). Tag at least 3 friends and include the hastag #FlowBlogGiveaway. Remember to tag @AuraAthletica and @surfyogasamba in your tweets! You may also choose to do all 3 (blog, tweet, post on FB) for more chances of winning.

The most creative entry wins!

We will be announcing winners through our Facebook fanpage on April 17, 2pm.

And for those that can't make it to our FLOW Boracay retreat, do register for the launch of Athletica Magazine and pre-selling of the latest Zobha 2013 summer collection at Aura Athletica's Bonifacio High Street branch on April 18, 7pm.

Continue to FLOW on this summer! See you in our next retreat ;)