The
FLOW GOES RAW participants survived Typhoon Mina last August 27-29 when we braved the strong rain, the constant wind & flooded roads....
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Flooding en route to Northern Philippines.
Photo by Bogey
But what we had were even stronger spirits, 'Rain or shine, the show must go on! So, we decided to push through with the much awaited event and sat in the coaster for a total of 12 hours. Yes, buns of steel in the end, as Sambista rockstar Bogey Bernardo reminded us all.
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The FLOW Buns of Steel Coaster
Photo by Bogey |
We were greeted by an Asian-inspired 100% Live Food buffet by Bali-certified Raw Vegan Chef, Asha Peri. A true feast for the eyes, filling to the tummies and nourishing to the soul!
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| Raw Vegan Sushi |
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| Asian Wrap Wonder |
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| Raw Vegan Dumplings |
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| Can you believe this Pancit is totally RAW? |
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| Raw Meatballs too! |
And now for some SURF...
For most parts of the long weekend, we had overcast and rains but the gloomy weather didn't stop the peeps from getting out on the beach for their surfing lessons by the San Juan Surf School, owned and operated by the famous & award-winning Luke Landrigan.
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| Luke Landrigan showing some surf moves |
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| FLOW group catching some sunrays here and there |
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| Adi Z all smiles! |
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| Happy FLOW peeps after a surf session |
And of course the little ones, who learn through imitation, surfed some baby waves too! Surfer dudes Santi and Benny styled by our awesome friends, sun protection headgear by
HeadWare and colorful anti-mosquito bands by
Para'Kito. Dengue can't touch us now!
Because it was raining pretty hard most of that weekend, we had all our yoga classes indoors thanks to
Kahuna Beach Resort!
Aisa Locsin of Yoga+ and Rianna Gatus of Beyond Yoga helped out in our mostly partner yoga session and an intro to AcroYoga workshop for the yoga enthusiasts.
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| Dee & Adi perfecting their triangle |
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| Danielle and Pia in an Assisted Paschimottanasana |
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| Three isn't a crowd at all |
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| I lift Pia up |
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| Can we please have AcroYoga in Beyond Yoga? |
At night, we had an amazing Samba and jamming session with the Drum Director of E
scola de Samba de Manila, Toni Bernardo.
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| Dee, Toni & Bo leading the pack |
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| Benny's got some beats |
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Sexxxy Cristalle teaches us belly dancing moves too
Photo by Bogey |
More unforgettable live food creations by Asha to remember...
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| Raw Choco Cups |
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| Raw Lasagna, a personal fave! |
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| Raw Choco Brownies |
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| A raw version of Nestle Crunch |
Everyone got an assortment of goodies from our sponsors: A water-resistant backpack & a FLOW GOES RAW t-shirt from
Rudy Project, multi-purpose headgear from HeadWare, stylish Para'Kito bands (which can be worn during yoga, surfing or samba!), gift certificates from Browhaus & STRIP, MAMO microfiber towels, Moringana capsules and tea bags, Total Fitness & ONESPORT Magazines.
Before we head back home, one last group shot for the road!
Many thanks to all the participants who experienced this unforgettable long stormy weekend with us!
We hope to see you again in our upcoming November FLOW Surf Yoga Samba Weekend Retreat. Save the date for November 18-20, 2011. Keep posted for the registration form on our
site. See you then!
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