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Through Dance, Immersive Retreats, Energy Healing, Pilates, & Connection

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TABÚ 002
AFROBRASIL

@olissaflow
@timoteo_gigante
@bisimusic
@moishehahnschuman + @anne.lyman

A monthly dance gathering exploring underground rhythms, movement traditions, and contemporary dance cultures from around the world.

For TABÚ 002, we turn toward Brazil — Afro-diasporic roots, percussion, dance, street, carnival, club and community.

Friday, October 2
Laguna Lab @lagunalab_
117 Morris Street #300
Sebastopol, California

6 PM
Doors + Food
Food Pop-Up by Moishe & Anne
Ramen Gaijin + Khom Loi

7–8 PM
AfroBrasil Dance Class
Olissa Francisco
with live percussion

All levels welcome.

8 PM–Midnight
Dance Party
DJs AfroBisiac @bisimusic + Timotéo Gigante
Live Brazilian Percussionists

Samba
Reggae
Baile Funk
Batucada
AfroBrasil
Tropical Sounds
Global Club
Funk
Soul
House
and beyond.

Dance for life.

Presented by
The Human Frequency Project

Hosted by
DJ Timotéo Gigante + Olissa Francisco @olissaflow taken in Laguna Lab by @olissaflow

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5 days ago

LIBRE
Embodied Freedom Dance Retreat

We dance, we journey, we release, we celebrate.

Just 3 spaces left for this empowering and uplifting experience through movement, in the sweet Caribbean breeze.

Join this stunning group of women Nov. 18-23, 2026.

Link in bio.
See you on the sand 💙

#danceretreat #freedom #afrofusion #liberation #playadelcarmen by @olissaflow

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6 days ago

SAMBA REGGAE

Come dive into the irresistible and uplifting rhythms from Brazil!!!

This Friday at @lagunalab_ for Tabú with @bisimusic and @timoteo_gigante
We’ll dance with live drummers from 7-8:00pm and then party with the DJs rest of the night!

And weekly on Mondays at @sirensstudiosebastopol at Subud Hall, 7-8:15pm.

All welcome.

#community #highvibes #sambareggae #dance #sonomacounty by @olissaflow

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8 days ago

One of my favorite ways to ease an achy back while giving your whole nervous system a chance to settle. 😮‍💨

This deeply supported variation of Viparita Karani is one of my favorites for the end of the day. With the spine, pelvis, and legs completely supported, you’re able to release and quiet into deep rest.

Stay here for 5–10 minutes, breathe, and let the effort gradually drop away.

👉🏼 To set it up: Place two blocks next to each other with a bolster horizontally beside them. Add a blanket to support your shoulders, head, and neck. Keep your sacrum supported on the blocks so the bolster supports you from your low back through your upper-middle back, then rest your calves on the seat of a chair.

As someone who has worked with back pain, both personally and with students, for years, I’m a big believer that back care isn’t always about doing more. Sometimes the practice is creating enough support that your body can finally rest.

Follow for more Iyengar-inspired ways to relieve back tension + feel better in your body. by @olissaflow

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17 days ago

What if you gave yourself one afternoon to step away from everything else and come back to YOU? ✨

ILLUMINATE is our intimate Yoga + Pilates mini retreat — an afternoon of movement, breath, connection, laughter, and space to simply be.

Olissa and I created these afternoons because we know how powerful it is to move your body, be in community with other women, and leave feeling a little lighter, stronger, and more like yourself.

✨ Yoga + Pilates
✨ Deep strength + reflection
✨ Connection + community
✨ A beautiful afternoon just for you

📍 Grace Yoga, Sebastopol
📅 October 3

Come spend the afternoon with us. 🤍

Comment ILLUMINATE and I’ll send you the details. by @olissaflow

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18 days ago

Half Moon can feel completely different when you stop fighting for balance and learn how to create space. ✨

In Ardha Chandrasana, I’m helping her lift and open the pelvis, broaden across the chest, and create more length through the whole body, instead of letting everything roll toward the floor.

This is one of the things I love most about hands-on Iyengar Yoga adjustments: sometimes one precise action helps you understand a pose in a way words simply can’t.

After 15+ years of teaching, I still love watching that moment when a student suddenly feels what the pose can be. 🤍

Want this kind of individualized attention in your own practice?

Comment PRIVATE for 1:1 work with me.

Or if a week of yoga, hands-on guidance, incredible food + a beautiful destination sounds more your speed, comment RETREAT and I’ll send you the details. 🌊✨ by @olissaflow

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a month ago

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TABÚ 002
AFROBRASIL

A monthly dance gathering exploring underground rhythms, movement traditions, and contemporary dance cultures from around the world.

For TABÚ 002, we turn toward Brazil — Afro-diasporic roots, percussion, dance, street, carnival, club and community.

Friday, October 2
Laguna Lab @lagunalab_
117 Morris Street #300
Sebastopol, California

6 PM
Doors + Food
Food Pop-Up by Moishe & Anne
Ramen Gaijin + Khom Loi

7–8 PM
AfroBrasil Dance Class
Olissa Francisco
with live percussion

All levels welcome.

8 PM–Midnight
Dance Party
DJs AfroBisiac @bisimusic + Timotéo Gigante
Live Brazilian Percussionists

Samba
Reggae
Baile Funk
Batucada
AfroBrasil
Tropical Sounds
Global Club
Funk
Soul
House
and beyond.

Dance for life.

Presented by
The Human Frequency Project

Hosted by
DJ Timotéo Gigante + Olissa Francisco @olissaflow

Tickets + information
[link in bio] taken in Laguna Lab by @olissaflow

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a month ago

People think Downward Dog is about flexibility… but it’s really about THIS 👇🏼

Your LEGS.

Watch what happens when I place a block between her upper thighs and draw it back.

Her whole pose changes.

The block is teaching her legs what they need to do on their own - work strongly back to draw the pelvis away from the hands and create length through the entire body.

And when the legs actually do their job?

✨ The spine gets longer
✨ The hips move back
✨ The chest has more space
✨ And there’s less weight dumping into the hands, wrists + shoulders

This is why Downward Dog isn’t just a stretch, it’s an active pose.

Your legs should be doing so much of the work.

The goal isn’t to get your heels to the floor or force yourself into a “deeper” Down Dog.

It’s to learn how to use your legs to create LENGTH and SPACE through your whole body.

And sometimes a prop lets you feel in seconds what words alone can’t teach. 🙌🏼

If you’ve ever wished someone could help you experience adjustments and poses like this in your own body, comment “RETREAT” and I’ll send you the details. by @olissaflow

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a month ago

✨ ONE LAST TIME WITH OLISSA ✨

Before our beautiful @olissaflow heads back home to California, we have one final Afro Fusion Dance experience together at Resonate! 💃🏾

I feel so blessed to have had not one, not two, but THREE incredible experiences with Olissa here at the studio. What a gift it has been! 🥹❤️

📅 Tuesday 25th August
⏰ 6:30pm
🔥 Afro Fusion Dance + Pilates + Meditation
🕒 A special 3 hour experience
🙌🏾 Suitable for ALL!

Come ready to move, sweat, laugh and connect. Wear something comfortable that you can move freely in and bring a bottle of water. A yoga mat is also useful if you have one.

Spaces are already filling, so book your space ASAP and come dance with us before Olissa heads home! 💫

Let’s make her final session one to remember! ❤️

#afrofusion #dancemedicine #movementmedicine #pilates #meditation by @olissaflow

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2 months ago

Straight arms aren’t the goal in Cobra Pose. 👇🏼

I’d much rather see the elbows stay bent while the upper and middle back actually learn to work than see someone push the arms straight and dump all of the movement into the lower back.

In this adjustment, I’m helping her:
→ draw the shoulders back
→ create more lift through the upper chest
→ engage the upper/middle back
→ keep length and space through the lower back

Sometimes doing less of the pose creates more understanding where the movement is coming from and how to create more intelligence and freedom in the body.

Save this for your next Cobra practice, and follow for more pain free yoga tips.🧘‍♀️ by @olissaflow

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2 months ago

Most people think Triangle Pose is about stretching your hamstrings. But if you create length through the side body first, you’ll often find you can go deeper without forcing into your hamstrings.

This is one of my favorite Iyengar Yoga adjustments because it helps create length in the lower back, makes space in the hips, and helps you extend and find space through your spine.

One of the things I love most about teaching retreats is having the time to give these kinds of individualized adjustments. They’re often the moment everything clicks.

If you’ve ever wished someone could help you experience adjustments and poses like this in your own body, comment “RETREAT” and I’ll send you the details. 🤍 by @olissaflow

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2 months ago

It’s all about finding joy in the process!
Looking to strengthen, heal, and fully enjoy your body?!
➡️ Come see us

💛 Your true capacity is beyond your wildest dreams.

🙏🏽 For alignment, space, resilience, expression, and JOY - WE GOT YOU - in body, breath, & spirit.

➡️ Links in bio

📍Retreats in Mexico, Greece, and Beyond.
✨Bespoke private retreats for you and your crew. 🌞Local experiences in California
🌍 Workshops around the world.

🫵🏽 See you on the mat, see you on the dance floor, see you in your power 💋

💗 Doing the most with @tessamanning.yoga
And LOVING every moment teaching at @graceyoga.studio

#womensretreats #pilates #iyengaryoga #dance #joy by @olissaflow

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