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Dancer Warrior I guess. Or should it be named from the ground up? Thoughts... 1 Dancer Warrior 2 Warrior Dancer 3 Something else ? And is it a dancer pose variation or something else? Either way I like some combination of warrior dancer just because.. how can you not if that's an option. Did this pose 4 or 5 years ago in a shoot but not seen it or done it since, I dont think. Though like most of these things I'm sure it's been done somewhere at some point Thanks @yogisaffi for not fidgeting @ninjastarphotography for the 📷 Thanks @benreasonfilming for the space and lighting! Looking forward to seeing more of @digbylandstudios in action 🕺🎬 🌿 @bamboo_clothing #dancer #warrior #pose (at Digbyland Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkaXHdWgbmQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Grateful to get the chance to perform and work (if you can call it work) in places as beautiful as this. Looking forward to being back at @wellbeingbythelakes this year. We'll be performing on the water again. And teaching an acroyogadance workshop on dryland. Thinking of doing a long weekend trip with the acroSUP board to North Switzerland, Bavaria maybe across to Vienna. Late Sept/ Oct. Let me know if you're that area and would like an acroyogaSUP workshop. Or any beautiful spots you know to do acroyoga on the water. The margins for error on SUP board are dramatically less than on dryland but you adapt and get used to it. There's some technique, tips and tricks that help obviously which we'll show you. This can have a super beneficial effect on your normal acro practice because it helps identify where you can refine and clean your practice and find even greater clarity and control with your partner. When you take that clarity back to dryland things are not just easier, those new levels of control contribute to better quality of flow and elegant movement. If you are interested in that kind of thing of course. Things have to be clean and smooth doing acroyoga on a SUP board otherwise you're going in. And that's all part of the fun in the beginning. But then it's nice start putting some transitionsand sequences together. I've also got an @acroyogasup workshop this weekend in East London. DM if you're interested in that also, limited numbers. Oh we have 2 other events in London in Sept where we'll be getting the SUP boards on the water. A weekend & 5 day summer school and a new teacher training. More details soon or DM me. Look forward to seeing you at the @wellbeingbythelakes next week, assisted by @yogisaffi 🌿 @bamboo_clothing #wellbeingbythelakes #acroyogasup #lovemyjob (at Wellbeing by the Lakes) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch43fNKs6vf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If.. you were picking a favourite which one would it be? I'm not sure I can. Looking back on some magic @soulcircusfestival moments and favourite collabs through the years 2016 - 2022 !! Thanks all amazing these peeps, photographers and those trusting me to support them !! Getting ready for this weekend and the best party of the summer! Always an amazing vibe!! I've got 2 coaching slots left for the weekend if you're interested in experiencing acroyoga on a sup in the water. Sorry!! I mean on the water, 90 min session (45 mins dry land + 45 mins on the water) no experience needed. Jokes aside I haven't dropped anyone in for 5 years. Send me a DM if you're interested. (Tried to tag all photographers but there's a couple of you I can't find including Lydia & Felipe) See you soon 🎪💫💕 #soulcircusfestival #soulcircus2022 #acroyogadance (at SoulCircus) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXJaPnM5Y9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Let your heart and mind be open and your soul be present for your mind may not know what your heart and soul are missing" ~ Tracey von Ott Excited to be travelling again next week. Three countries, one of them a sort of homecoming to somewhere I've not been yet. Been wanting and meaning to for years. Looks like it's finally happening! Also good potential for some more beach shots but that's a bonus @samanthamoves 📸 @bobwaskom @bamboo_clothing #chillingonthebeach https://www.instagram.com/p/CefojosAihl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do" ~ Carl Jung Such a fun collab with these guys in one of favourite countries. I need to go back already! While there's been so many cool syncronicities in the past couple of months travelling this one was preplanned. We knew a few days in advance that @yogisaffi was going to be in France and close to Geneva while I was there. So we arranged to meet the following day with 📷 @_jess.studio_ The day before still counts as preplanned though is probably still a bit last minute. It worked out, that's what counts! Synronicities do come in to play though because Jess was recommended by @miniillo who I met hanging out in Tulum last month. Jess and Illu are both from Mauritius and lived in Switzerland. Which obviously means I also need to visit Mauritius some time soon 🌴😉 The Carl Jung quote is a reminder to myself to do the things that I say I'll do. Or maybe not even bother saying them. Just do them 🙏🏽 #youarewhatyoudo (at Geneva, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeK_0d4gJ_O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"I choose to open my arms to all the good that life has in store for me." - Louise Hay 1 month ago today in Holbox we took this 📷 I'd met @samanthamoves by chance (or not) 24 hours earlier. She was sitting on the pier minding her own business enjoying the sunset. Something about the way she was sitting and chilling made it very obvious she taught yoga. So obvious that I said "Hi, what kind of yoga do you teach?" She laughed. It's the frst time that those were the very first words I've said to someone. Funny moment! After she agreed to try some acroyoga with me and a couple of pics in the sunset. Though Sam had a strong handstand practice, I think she said this was her first time trying hand-to-hand. (I need to check that!) Usually it's harder for someone with a strong handstand to embrace/ adapt to hand-to-hand. Because they've worked hard to refine the balance and control of their handstand, relinquishing control and balance to someone else is a big ask! Sometimes it's such an alien concept that it just doesn't work. Because balance for them is no longer a conscious activity, it's become second nature. Thankfully Sam found the ability to let me share control of her balance. It feels like such a privilege that I get to do this with people. If only I had known when I was a kid and people had asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up. A few had warned me if I didn't decide I'd end up stacking shelves in a supermarket. Instead I find myself stacking peoples anatomy in perfect alignment. So I guess their precictions were partially correct! Come to think of it, I need do another hand-to-hand in a supermarket. Volunteer please? Still haven't decided what I will do when I grow up, at the moment I'm still enjoying this. Thanks Sam for being such a good example of this Louise Hay philosophy. Thanks also to big, bad @bobwaskom for your energy and spontaneity making this and other amazing pics. Btw nothing at all bad about Bob to my knowledge but it sounded good! Heading back for day 2 of the awesome @healthoptimisationsummit and realised I didn't do any H2H's yesterday 🙌🏽 need to fix that! 🌱 @bamboo_clothing #openarms (at Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeIT75itKty/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Can't wait for this event. Learned so much at @healthoptimisationsummit 2019 and met a number of people who've since become good friends. It's also the first festival of 2022, ish!! Different kind of festival but I intend to have + spread just as much fun ✨️🙌🏽😍 ... 📷 @cy_travelphotography 🌱 @bamboo_clothing ... Repost from @healthoptimisationsummit Defy gravity while making friends and building core strength at AcroYoga with Eugene Butcher aka @acroyogacoach 🧘‍♀️🤸🏽‍♂️ If your want to apply your yogic skills and ability in a new way, you should give acroyoga a try. Not only do you get to defy gravity, you also get to make friends while learning to collaborate, communicate and have a load of fun . 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲: ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 AcroYoga: the Fun Way to Build Balance and Strength While Connecting with Others DeRose Meditation Area See you there! 👋🏼 (at The Health Optimisation Summit) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeEnsm5gdzL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Sigh like the wind, open your arms, your chest, your heart and all creatures will hum to you" ~ Penelope Smithh @samanthamoves @bobwaskom no edit, no filter on these, just what Bob saw through his camera on Holbox beach. How would you like to shoot a cool acroyogadance video somewhere like this? No experience needed! I'll give you 4 or 5 coaching sessions first. You pick a beautiful piece of music and in those sessions we practice a new choreography. Do you think this would be a good 1st prize for a giveaway /contest thing? It wouldn't include travel or accommodation or any of that, you'd need to get yourself there. My part is to coach, base, choreograph and practise wtih you for 5 sessions. Then we film it. I'll get the video edited and send you the final piece, photos too. Possible locations somewhere like Goa, Gambia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius, Switzerland Portugal or Cornwall so many amazing options. I'll let you know where/when I'll be and you let me know which one you can make. I'm hoping it'll be a good way to promote my work which I've started to call Partner Yoga Dance btw.. I'll explain that later as its a whole nother stoy. I just wanted to gauge the response to this giveaway/ contest idea. In an ideal world I hope to be working consistently with one partner again soon. But I've been saying that for quite a while, 5 years!! These things can take so I try and stay patient. When it happens I'll do less 1to1 coaching, but until then I may as well take the chance to do things like this while I can. Oh.. We'll practice and shoot in some cool @bamboo_clothing #acroyogacoachgiveaway #sighlikethewindopenyourheart (at Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd0MYtuA5Ij/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Small world syndrome conitnues! Met @manoumel by the lake in Annecy today. This was a spontaneous trip for my last full day, I had no idea I'd end up in France this week. Anyway, Turns out Mel not only knows yoga, she knows acroyoga, does acroyoga, teaches acroyoga, teaches contemporary dance and has been learning an acroyogadance sequence from a video I posted filmed a few years ago. What are the chances from a chance meeting by a lake in the French alps !!?? Unfortunately we only had 10 minutes to chat and a few minutes to practice because Mel had to go teach some dance classes and I need to get a bus back to Geneva by the time she finishes and fly back to London in ghe morning. Super nice to meet you Mel keep up the great work. As we only had a few minutes I'm sure you'll guess what pose we did 🙌🏽 Only decided Iate last night that I might come to Annecy today if the journey was doable. Thanks @paula_lubrina for recommding. Thanks @miniillo for recommending Switzerland and @_jess.studio_ that's the reason I was in the park in Geneva 2 days ago and met Paula in first place who recommended Annecy! Still with me? 😅 Amazing how these connections and synronicities play out. Super blessed to be meeting such cool, amazing people wonderful places. Last year I made peace with the fact I might never legally leave UK again. So all these adventures and chance encounters are super special. Stay blessed #annecy #smallworld (at Lac D’annecy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdqh_Cgscq6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.” ~ Beau Taplin 🧘🏼‍♀️ @samanthamoves 📸 @bobwaskom 🌿 @bamboo_clothing #sunsets_oftheworld (at Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdH-A0iNyev/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Movement is not something we do, Movement is who we are" ~ Emilie Conrad Probably the pinnacle pose from this sunset session. We were on a roll by this point. Big well done @samanthamoves for the patience and focus to stick this one. @bobwaskom nailing the shot yet again 🌠 🌠 @bamboo_clothing #mayurasana (at Isla Holbox) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdEcK3UrF9x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"I often think that the night is more alive and richly colored than the day" ~ Vincent Van Gogh A chance encounter with @samanthamoves and Bob the day before meant we were all looking forward to this 2nd sunset session. It definitely did not dissapoint. Loads of fun and synergy exploring against this mesmerising backdrop. Thank you both 💞🙏🏽 I promise to be open and receptive to more unexpected and potentially beautiful encounters. Preferably in beautiful parts of the world like this 💫 #sunset @bamboo_clothing (at Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-SAPUuNKk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love." ~ Rumi More Holbox synronicity. I met Bob Waskom 5 mins before he took this shot and @samanthamoves 25 minutes before that. She was sitting on the pier minding her own business and was surprised when I asked her what kind of yoga she teaches. She laughed and asked how I knew. I probably could list some rational reasons, but whatever the reasons, it just seemed obvious. Turned out she had also done a bit acro at some point and didn't need too much convincing it would be safe and fun to help get some shots in this beautiful sunset. That was last night, we had another longer session with Bob tonight. The results were pretty amazing, when you see more you might agree there was some synronicity at work in this totally spontaneous collaboration. @bamboo_clothing #sunset (at Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc7N_i1OL-z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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AcroYogaDanee Online Academy going live after 4 years development

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."⠀ - Alan Watts.⠀ ⠀ 4 years ago I started designing a dream online teaching platform for AcroYogaDance so we could inspire and teach people whereever they are in world. I didn't think it would take 4 years but we had some ambitious requirements eg to inspire and produce results equal to or better than attending our studio academy (I realise that might sound ridiculous, because how can online learning out perform in person learning? Great question) ⠀ And the whole system had to be "Idea Proof" ie whatever suggestions or ideas we have tomorrow or next week we are able to implement easilly so eveything can continualy evolves. A bit like your acroyogadance practice. ⠀ ⠀ We went live with a small beta test group in April, feedback is good and users are excited about their progress. The platform haaabout 7% of it's functionality at the moment. So the fact users are already excited is great, can't wait to hear how they feel when they see the reminaing 93% over the next 6 weeks.⠀ If you noticed I've been quiet over the past year or two, this is the reason. There's been some interesting times over the last 4 years and to say that I've been preoccupied with this thing really couldn't be more of an understatement. There've been times of almost complete overwhelm at the enormity of the project and seeminlgy impossible amount of puzzles to solve. 3 months of quiet time to focus definitely helped to find some critical solutions. In case you're wondering, yes I've done this kind of thing before and enjoy playing with web development but do have a tendency to get carried away in terms of pushing the boundaries of what''s possible.⠀ If you've read this far and can answer yes to 3 questions, check back within 24 hours to grab 1 of 10 crazy Life-Time founder discounts for our phase 2 of roll out⠀ ⠀ 1. You're interested in the artisitic side of acoryoga/ AYD?☑️⠀ 2. You've got someone to practice with?☑️⠀ 3. You're willing to follow guidance to work safely (slow is smooth & smooth is fast)?☑️⠀ --⠀ Thanks: ⠀ 🦋 ⠀ 📷 yogaphotography_krisj⠀ 👖 bamboo_clothing⠀ -⠀ #acroyogadance⠀

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Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Was excited to partner with @ambrasana for the launch of new Carte Noire Intense! Watch on @cartenoireuk. #Ad #Yoga #IntenseInAnInstant #CarteNoire #New #AcroYogaDance #AcroYoga https://ift.tt/322C3Ni

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Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Do you know someone with a fear of handstands? Something fascinating yesterday while we were asking for a volunteer. Far more people raised thier hands for having a deep/ phobic fear of handstands than for being able to do a handstand against a wall 😯 Maybe they were more compelled to raise thier hands. .. Thank you being such a committed yogi yesterday Andrea 🙏 and being willing to explore this process live on stage in front of thousands of people. They totally had your back though eh! 🙌 💚 as well @acroyogaballerina .. What a beautiful energy.. how does it get any better than this? Thank for trusting us Andrea and thank you @wanderlustgb for the magic 🧡 #namaste .. Repost @infin8space_andreateja • • • • • • Even though I have been working to hold myself in handstand I cannot hold it for long without the wall behind me for added reassurance and I don't have much experience with partner yoga and the trust needed, so this was scary. It was a challenge especially with an audience of 3000 plus watching at the #wanderlust108 festival. Yet the @acroyogacoach coached me very well even though I lost my composure and yelled OMG!! (When my thought process kicked in ) 😂😅 Check out his classes at @acroyogadance London bridge with his equally wonderful co-founder @acroyogaballerina .. #acroyogadance https://ift.tt/2Kea2uq

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"Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” - Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati .. Thanks 🦋@izzy_ivy_art for your willingness in this little adventure and 📸 @tyler_vs_travel for bringing your magic 🌊 @starboardsup .. #acroyogadance (at Bali) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzSXHbTA8w4/?igshid=1enmqrz88glck