Animal Flow Movement Practice
Move like animals with flowing ground-based choreography
Animal Flow is a structured movement practice that combines floor-based movements mimicking animals (bear crawls, crab walks, ape movements) with flowing transitions and choreography. It's playful, creative, and incredibly fun while building strength, mobility, and coordination. The practice embraces the joy of movement and exploration rather than competitive fitness. Sessions feel like a mix of dance, gymnastics, and primal movement.
How to start
- 1Learn the foundational movements: bear crawl, crab walk, scorpion, ape movement
- 2Practice transitions between different animal movements
- 3Create your own flow sequences combining animals and transitions
- 4Add music to enhance the flow and choreography
- 5Explore different tempos and movement qualities
- 6Share flows with others and get inspired by different styles
What you'll need
- Yoga or Exercise MatEssential~$25
- Comfortable Movement ClothesEssential~$20
- Bare Feet or Minimalist ShoesNice to have~$50
- Open SpaceEssentialFree
Where to learn more
Plot twists
Ways to spice this up when the basics get boring.
- Combine Animal Flow with other movement practices
- Create Animal Flow choreography with partners
- Practice Animal Flow in nature (parks, forests, beaches)
- Improvise unique animal movements and transitions
The playful nature and creative freedom make it highly engaging. No competition or judgment—just pure movement enjoyment. Great for stress relief.
Animal Flow was created to help people reconnect with playful, instinctive movement and has become a global movement practice with certified instructors worldwide.
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