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OCEAN FLOW™ 50-HOUR FACILITATOR TRAINING

Learn to Move Like Water. Learn to Guide It.

13–29 November 2026 | Port Melbourne

Three immersive weekends exploring the movement, science, philosophy and teaching methodology behind Ocean Flow™.

Created for yoga teachers, movement professionals and anyone drawn to deepening their understanding of breath-led, fluid movement.

Founding Cohort • Small Group • Application Based

Yoga Alliance Continuing Education available for eligible Registered Yoga Teachers through Justine Davis, E-RYT 200, YACEP®.

What is Ocean Flow™?

Ocean Flow™ is a Blue Mind-inspired yoga movement methodology designed to recreate the calming, connected feeling of being near water.​

Blending Hatha yoga, somatic spinal movement, circular breathing, and wave-like sequencing, the practice uses continuous movement and nervous-system-aware pacing to guide students out of the busy mind and into a more grounded, embodied state.​​

Ocean Flow™ is less about achieving shapes and more about rhythm, sensation and connection. Breath initiates movement, transitions become part of the practice, and the body is invited to move with greater softness, curiosity and ease.​

Nothing to force. Nothing to rush. Just movement guided by breath, rhythm and flow.

WHAT YOU’LL EXPLORE

Ocean Flow™ is learned through experience. Across three immersive weekends, you’ll move, breathe, observe, practise, question and eventually begin to guide the methodology yourself.

  • Ocean Flow™ Practice

Experience the methodology in your own body while exploring its movement principles, signature movements and wave-inspired sequences.

  • Qi Gong

Explore the qualities of water through Qi Gong — softness, fluidity, grounding, breath and awareness.

  • Yin Yoga

Experience slower practices that complement the movement and water philosophy of Ocean Flow™.

  • Breathwork

Explore breath-led movement and Ocean Flow™ Circular Breathing, including practical experience guiding breath.

  • Circular + Somatic Movement

Learn joint circles, spirals, repetitive patterns, mandala-style movement and the transitions that create Ocean Flow’s fluid quality.

  • Anatomy + Physiology

Explore the nervous system, fascia and joint health, and why circular and repetitive movement can feel so different in the body.

  • Blue Mind + Water Philosophy

Explore our relationship with water and the ideas that have influenced the development of Ocean Flow™.

  • Cueing + Teaching Methodology

Develop language, tone, pacing, presence and sensory cueing through Ocean Flow’s Tidal Vocabulary.

  • Sequencing + Class Architecture

Learn how Ocean Flow™ classes are structured and how to build a practice that moves through a deliberate wave.

  • Meditation + Sensory Awareness

Take parts of the learning outside through walking meditation, noticing practices and time beside the water.

  • Teaching Practicum

Practise guiding movement, receive feedback and bring the methodology together through supervised teaching.

Born From The Ocean

​Ocean Flow™ was not created in a studio.​ It was shaped by a lifetime spent in and around the ocean.

Raised on the remote Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia, Justine Davis grew up immersed in the rhythm, movement, and sensory experience of life by the sea. Years later, while leading yoga retreats throughout Samoa and exploring the principles of Blue Mind, she became fascinated by the way water influences how we feel, move, and connect.

Over time, these influences evolved into Ocean Flow™ — a movement methodology that blends Hatha Yoga, somatic spinal movement, breath, rhythm, and wave-inspired sequencing to recreate the calm, grounded feeling we naturally experience near water.

Today, Ocean Flow™ is taught through classes, retreats, and immersive experiences designed to help people slow down, reconnect, and move with greater ease and presence.

The Ocean Flow™ Method

Ocean Flow™ is guided by six core pillars inspired by the movement of water and the way the nervous system responds to rhythm, breath, and flow.

Breath 

Breath is the foundation of the practice. Rather than forcing movement, Ocean Flow™ allows breath to initiate and guide the body.

Wave 

Movement begins in the spine. Through undulating, wave-like patterns, the body softens, mobilises, and moves with greater ease.

Swell

Like the ocean expanding and receding, Ocean Flow™ explores cycles of opening and softening, creating a natural rhythm within the practice.

Current

Continuous movement and looping transitions create a sense of flow, reducing stop-start movement and supporting a more meditative experience.

Tide

Moments of stillness are woven throughout the practice, allowing integration, awareness, and connection to emerge.

Blue Mind

Inspired by the principles of Blue Mind, Ocean Flow™ is designed to help guide students from a busy, overstimulated state toward greater calm, presence, and connection.

Why Ocean Flow™ Feels Different

Ocean Flow™ draws on the relationship between rhythm, repetition, breath, attention and embodied movement.

 

Rather than moving pose-to-pose, the practice uses looping movement patterns, wave sequencing, and circular transitions to create a more continuous and meditative experience. This softer, sensory pacing helps calm overstimulation and supports embodied flow states — where movement feels intuitive, immersive, and connected.​Inspired by the principles of Blue Mind, Ocean Flow™ guides students away from performance and into presence, using breath-led movement to create the spaciousness, calm, and grounded feeling we naturally experience near water.

Inspired by Blue Mind

Ocean Flow™ draws inspiration from the principles of Blue Mind — a term coined by marine biologist and author Dr. Wallace J. Nichols to describe the calm, connected, and mildly meditative state many people experience when they are near, in, on, or under water.

Research suggests that water can support feelings of relaxation, awe, creativity, presence, and wellbeing. Ocean Flow™ explores how movement, breath, rhythm, and sensory awareness can help recreate elements of this experience through embodied practice.

While Ocean Flow™ is not a Blue Mind certification, the methodology is deeply influenced by the relationship between humans and water, and the profound sense of calm, connection, and restoration that the ocean has offered people for generations.

At its heart, Ocean Flow™ is an invitation to move the way water feels.

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Founding Cohort 2026

November 2026 marks the launch of the first-ever Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Training.

This is more than learning another style of yoga. It is an opportunity to become part of the first cohort trained in a movement methodology inspired by water, breath, embodied movement and the principles of Blue Mind.

Across three immersive weekends, you’ll experience the Ocean Flow™ Method, explore its movement and teaching principles, develop your own understanding of the practice and gain practical experience guiding it.

The Founding Cohort will be intentionally small, allowing space for personal mentoring, feedback, experimentation and meaningful connection.

Participants who successfully complete the training requirements will receive Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Certification.

November 2026 • Port Melbourne • Three Immersive Weekends

Applications are now open.

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • 50-hour Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Training

  • Three immersive training weekends

  • Ocean Flow™ training manual

  • Guided Ocean Flow™ practices

  • Qi Gong

  • Yin Yoga

  • Breathwork + Circular Breathing

  • Circular and somatic movement education

  • Nervous system, fascia + joint-health education

  • Blue Mind + water philosophy

  • Cueing + teaching methodology

  • Class architecture + sequencing

  • Practical teaching labs

  • Supervised teaching practicum

  • Feedback + mentoring

  • Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Certification upon successful completion

  • Yoga Alliance Continuing Education available for eligible RYTs

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FOUNDING COHORT INVESTMENT

$1,250 AUD

50-Hour Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Training

Your investment includes the complete training experience outlined above, training manual, specialist guest sessions, practical teaching experience, mentoring and Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Certification upon successful completion.

Payment plans available.

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ONE FULL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

Because access matters.

For the inaugural Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Training, one fully funded place is available for someone who feels genuinely drawn to the training but for whom the financial cost would otherwise make participating difficult.

Priority consideration will be given to First Nations people, single parents and carers, and people experiencing financial barriers to accessing yoga education.

There is no need to prove your financial circumstances. We'd simply like to hear a little about you, why Ocean Flow™ speaks to you and what having access to the training would mean.

The scholarship covers the full $1,250 training fee.

[ APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP ]

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Training Dates & Location

Dates

  • Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026

  • Friday 20 – Sunday 22 November 2026

  • Friday 27 – Sunday 29 November 2026

Location
Port Melbourne, Victoria

The training will be held in a beautiful waterfront venue overlooking the bay. Surrounded by the sights, sounds and rhythm of the ocean, the space becomes an integral part of the learning experience, allowing you to embody the principles of Ocean Flow™ in the environment that inspired its creation.

Format

  • 50-hour Facilitator Training

  • 3 immersive weekends

  • Small Founding Cohort

  • Application-based entry

  • Ocean Flow™ Facilitator Certification

  • Yoga Alliance Continuing Education available to eligible RYTs

MEET YOUR LEAD FACILITATOR

Justine Davis | E-RYT 200 · YACEP® · Creator of Ocean Flow™

Justine Davis is the founder and creator of Ocean Flow™ — a Blue Mind-inspired movement methodology shaped by a lifelong connection to the ocean.

Raised on the remote Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia, Justine comes from five generations of fishermen and grew up immersed in the rhythms, stories, and sensory experience of life at sea. This deep relationship with water would later become the foundation of her teaching and the inspiration behind Ocean Flow™.

Through years of teaching yoga, leading retreats throughout Australia and Samoa, and exploring the relationship between movement, nervous system regulation, and Blue Mind principles, she began developing a unique movement language centred around wave architecture, circular movement, breath, and embodied flow.

Today, Ocean Flow™ is taught through classes, retreats, and facilitator training, helping people reconnect with the qualities we naturally experience near water — calm, presence, rhythm, connection, and ease.

As both teacher and creator of the methodology, Justine continues to refine and evolve Ocean Flow™, sharing a practice inspired by a simple belief: when we move more like water, we often feel more like ourselves.

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READY TO MOVE LIKE WATER?

Join the Founding Cohort of Ocean Flow™ and spend three weekends immersed in movement, breath, learning and the ocean environment that inspired the method.

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