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flying.pool.project, Arillas, Corfu (2025)

14/09/2025

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.

14/09/2025

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

14/09/2025

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

25/08/2025

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

11/08/2025

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

28/07/2025

🌀 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

14/05/2025

Midwives, doulas, pre and perinatal therapists, and aquatic professionals are coming together to explore the intersection of birth, memory, and the healing qualities of water in this first Pre and Perinatal Aquatic Symposium.

During this three-day BIRTH, MEMORY & WATER SYMPOSIUM, which will be held in warm water in Corfu, Greece, participants will inquire, reflect and share practices, values and ethical guidelines which make this deep and meaningful work unique.

There is ONE PLACE left for this year's event between the 12th and 14th of June 2025. So far, we have participants representing the entire birth continuum from fertility, pregnancy, to birth and newborn life.

We are particularly interested in having a professional male perspective, so if you believe this is you, please check out the link in bio or the comments below.

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Doulas del Agua
Sofia Rotenfeld
Leen Heusdens

18/04/2025

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
avi.sumsum@gmail.com
https://avisumsum.wixsite.com/presenceandflow

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

17/04/2025

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.

15/04/2025

🌀 We are excited to invite you to the 1st Corfu Aquatics Lab, a week of research and labs in water and on land!

🌀 We envision a co-creational space where each one brings their curiosity as well as experience to enrich the whole group.

🌀 This is not meant to be a workshop, retreat or a festival but a labbing space for a small, dedicated group of aquatic bodyworkers to research together.

👉 If you're interested,
sign up here:

🔗 https://forms.gle/yreHzyYArwoKWpnb7

or contact us at:
📨 corfuaquaticlab@gmail.com

16/03/2025

RITUAL & CEREMONY our Closing Circle will help us integrate, reflect on and embody all that we have birthed together during the three days of the BIRTH, MEMORY & WATER SYMPOSIUM. How do we work WITH WATER to reinstate the value of ritual and ceremony as a powerful resource in the experience of pregnancy and birth? How do we allow ourselves to receive, rest and value the impact we have in the depths of serving Life itself?

LEADING THE INQUIRY for each Thematic Exploration are Aquatic and Birth Professionals who share a passion for Water and are in service to Birth. Each thematic exploration will be followed by time for inquiry and the sharing of practices by attending participants so we can go deeper together in building the foundations for Pre and Perinatal Aquatics.

EACH EXPLORATION will unfold over three hours, either during a morning session from 10:00 to 13:00 or an evening session from 16:00 to 19:00 on land and in water. Each exploration has been assigned an umbrella theme that follows a sequence of the experience of being born to create a continuum of flow of awareness and understanding.

01/05/2024

*Join Us Tomorrow Thursday, May 2nd
for an Open House at Arillas Flying Pool 15:00-18:00**

Dive into the warm waters of Arillas Flying Pool ready for private water therapy sessions, water dances, and trainings that will unfold throughout the season.

The invitation is for anyone who wishes to experience a water session and learn more about the upcoming activities.

*We will offer mini water sessions on donation*
There's no need to book—simply arrive with your swimsuit, towel and some fruit or snacks to share. There will water and tea. To ensure you receive a session, we recommend arriving early.

*What is a Water Therapy Session?*
A water therapy session is an experience designed to nurture body and soul. It's a deeply soothing therapy, supported by leg floaters, a nose clip and a skilled therapist.

A session takes place on the water's surface (involving breathing, movement, massage, stretching) and/or underwater (where the magic amplifies). Tailored to your comfort levels and boundaries.

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