Breathe Workshop with Cat of ZAZZBODY
Phase 1: Making a connection with your breath
Week 1: Lay the foundation + Creating breath awareness
-Where and how are we breathing, nasal/mouth, horizontal vs vertical
breath, slow down breathing
-Why it’s important to breath through nose, and when to use mouth
-Diaphragm – what is it, where is it, why do we need to focus on it
-nervous system + vagus nerve
-Creating awareness, connection, and control
New Product in the beach tourist shop!
A1A USA presents HOW TOO’s — a series of quick tips, cheat codes, and straight-up how-to’s from the A1A Beach Club community. From training hacks and recovery tricks to cooking moves, gear fixes, and creative shortcuts, each drop is a slice of DIY wisdom passed around the mats, the kitchen, the studio, and the beach.
Jun did the pour seltzer on stain and suck the coffee out in a DIY style.
He mentioned Utamaro (ウタマロ石けん laundry soap bar – a classic soap used in Japan since the 50s, known for removing stubborn stains from clothing and footwear.
About Utamaro Soap:
Utamaro (ウタマロ) is a traditional Japanese laundry soap widely recognized for its strong stain-removing properties. Characterized by its bright green bar, it has been used for decades in households across Japan to treat coffee, ink, grease, and food stains on fabrics before washing. Its effectiveness and low cost have also made it a standard supply in schools, dormitories, and correctional facilities, including Japanese prisons, where it is issued for uniform and laundry care.
Pluralize the Practice x A1A
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ART BASEL WEEK – TRAINING SCHEDULE
Where: A1A BEACH CLUB 7439 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL
When: Dec 3–7, 2025
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
A four-day multidisciplinary movement, striking, grappling, and wellness series featuring daily classes and micro-workshops led by international instructors across martial arts, yoga, somatic practice, and performance training.
WHAT:
Daily Classes + Micro-Workshops + Releases
• UGS (Grappling) w/ Still Studio NYC
• Katonah Yoga w/ Josie Schweitzer
• MMA for Dummies w/ Adriano Morales
• Sumo Freestyle / Beach Wrestling w/ ONEV
• How to Choke Boys w/ Gezary Matuda
• Breath-work by SPR Factory w/ Louise Zapata
• The Judo Roll Feldenkrais by Niki SaintAmour
• Strike Force by Sasha Minic
• Crawling Patterns by Budokahn University
• Mental Athletic Magazine Release
• Shoyoroll Fight Jersey Release
RUN OF SHOW
WED – DEC 3
6:00 PM – UGS (Grappling) w/ Still Studio NYC 7:00 PM – Strikeforce w/ Sasha Minic
THURS – DEC 4
10:00 AM – The Judo Roll (Feldenkrais) w/ Niki SaintAmour
11:00 AM – Crawling Patterns w/ Budokahn University
5:00 PM – Beach Sumo w/ ONEV
FRI – DEC 5
10:00 AM – Katonah Yoga w/ Josie Schweitzer
11:00 AM – The Judo Roll (Feldenkrais) w/ Niki SaintAmour
12:00 PM – MMA for Dummies w/ Adriano Morales
6:00 PM – Breath-Work w/ Louise Zapata – SPR Factory Stockholm
7:00 PM – UGS (Grappling) w/ Still Studio NYC
SAT – DEC 6
10:00 AM – Katonah Yoga w/ Josie Schweitzer
11:00 AM – How to Choke Boys w/ Gezary Matuda
6:00 PM – Swedish HIT w/ Louise Zapata – SPR Factory Stockholm
7:00 PM – UGS (Grappling) w/ Still Studio NYC
NOTES
• Small-group, donation-based sessions.
• First come, first serve.
• Final schedule with instructor flyers drops soon.
• Book online now to reserve your spot.
A1A Beach Broadcast Channel : Up All Night & Day
Welcome to the weekly staff picks from the A1A Beach Audio & Video Club.
Every week we round up links from our members — YouTubes, music videos, deep dives, dark pleasures, poetic bangers and late-night sand crab holes. Some are informative, some are chaotic, all are worth a watch.
It’s The Beach Broadcast Channel (BBC) our public access channel that washed up on the coastline.
A tribute to the legend, Eduardo Palmieri. Playlist BY ERIC DUNCAN
Eddie was Born December 15, 1936, East Harlem NY.
Died August 6, 2025
THANK YOU
The sophomore playlist by musician and artist Danny Kokomo
This time around, he presents The Demo Tapes — songs we all know and love, but maybe you’ve never heard their demo versions. It’s the raw sound before the polish, capturing the aha moment of a song in its most honest form.
Beach Club Sounds for the weekend!
A1A – Why Cumbia ?
Raulizm – “That’s what i’ve been listening too”
Cumbia is a style of Latin music that originated in Colombia and became popular throughout South America, Central America, and the United States. Traditional cumbia music uses a blend of African, Amerindian, and European styles and uses musical instruments such as drums, flutes, maracas, and accordions.
Cumbia, as a music genre, has many different styles based on where it’s played, and countries across Latin America — like Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Cuba, and Mexico — all have their own unique styles and additions to the music. Cumbia music is most discernible for being percussion-heavy, with a signature double beat played on a maraca or drum, and flutes that carry the melody.
“Latin rock feels jealous of cumbia music.”
From PADI to Free diving: My Underwater Odyssey
After getting my PADI certification in Santa Marta, Colombia, I was hooked on diving. The only problem I found was that the bubbles generated by my regulator scared the few hammerheads I encountered. So I decided to get close and get my freediving certification. I look around, asked many questions and ended up taking the FII course in Jupiter with Oliver from DRIFT Freediving. During the weekend I learned that the most important things are to move slowly to conserve your energy, know that your reflex does not mean you are out of air and to never ever dive alone.
A few months later my next adventures took me to Chub Cay in the Bahamas, where I spent my weekends diving and freediving with strong divers which allowed me to practice learn and push all envelopes. I was a strong diver but became a better diver.
Chub Cay: A Diver’s Paradise
Every other weekend, I’d rush from work to Perry Airport, catching the last flight hour to Chub Cay. Though my friend was the pilot, you are not allowed to land if its dark. The hour-long flight felt like the beginning of the best party ever created, it tasted like absolute salty freedom, and it looked like every shade of blue. Upon arrival, we’d quickly gear up, grab our bags, and jump on a boat to catch dinner.
Landed at Chub Cay.
This team will take you to the best dive spots in the berry islands: chubcaydivers.com
chubcaydivers : let them take you to the blue hole and the sandbars too, kitesurfing is a dream!
If you haven’t gotten your PADI, this is a wonderful place to do it.
Free diving and Spearfishing
We’d spend our days freediving for lobster and lionfish, then dive until the sun dipped below the horizon. Under the full moon, we’d surface, gazing up at the stars. Our days blended into a rhythm of diving, finding new sites, and feasting on fresh seafood. I learned to protect our catch from Caribbean reef sharks who BTW move quickly and are not shy! and the best part? dive in your bathing suit. Gearing up is an acquired taste, but just putting on your BCD is dreamy dive conditions.
Essential Gear for Freediving
As I honed my skills, I invested in essential gear:
1. Mask: A snug fit is crucial. I swear by the Mares Viper mask.
2. Weight belt: Start with 2 pounds and adjust to find your perfect buoyancy.
(the trick to know how much weight you need is to start with 2 pounds so you can be precise on adjustments and be able to keep your nose just above the water. Another way is to begin with same weight and go down 10 meters with full breath if you sink remove weight if you float add some. Keep note of that number! If you are spearfishing you can go a bit heavier. The weight you add will change based on what you are wearing. Also most important thing!? Never dive alone.
3. Fins: Carbon fiber fins from Alchemy Hellas are a splurge worth considering, or opt for affordable alternatives like Hammerhead fins.
Getting Certified
In Jupiter, Florida, I got certified as a free diver with Drift Free diving. The one-weekend course covered classroom instruction and ocean training.
Tips
1. Start with the basics: Invest in proper gear and learn safety protocols.
2. Find a buddy: Never dive alone, and consider joining a diving community.
3. Practice and patience: Free diving takes time and practice to master.
Ladies:
I had dreadlocks in my hair every weekend after diving trust me. Oil your hair before you dive consider coconut oil or jojoba. After diving remove salt water and use a mask. Here’s a list of my vetted products.
Thank You
Souvenir Everything is a pop-up installation by artists Luna
Elortegui and Isabel Gonzalez, presented in collaboration with
Studio AF and A1A for its new iteration at The Shop at The Bass.
April 17—May 5, 2024
The Shop at The Bass Museum of Art
Opening Night: Thursday 17 April, 6—9 PM
To souvenir is to remember everything.
Souvenir Everything
The project began independently in December 2024,
during Miami Art Week, as a 72-hour installation in a downtown
storefront, open to the public day and night.
Now, the artists expand the work into a museum context, combining installation
and retail, where visitors are invited to experience the
installation and acquire souvenirs created specifically for the museum.
Reimagining the traditional souvenir, the artists present a
collection of re-contextualized merchandise and conceptual artifacts.
The title becomes both an instruction and invitation.
Elortegui and Gonzalez approach the project as a shared study,
an evolving collaboration rooted in observation and experimentation.
Together, they built a language that foregrounds the peripheral
and invites critical engagement with space, memory, and perception.
Open April 17–May 5, Wednesday–Sunday, 12–5pm
Luna Elortegui
Isabel Gonzalez
A1A & Souvenir Everything designed a t-shirt for the exhibition.
