A New Developmental Language for Working with Children

What began in 2011 as an ongoing collaboration with the Friedrich-Fröbel-Schule has grown into a living exchange between educators, therapists, developmental practitioners and children themselves — shaping many of the principles and relational approaches that now form the foundation of Flowland and the KidSoma Method.

This special training weekend offers a rare opportunity to study live with Alé in an intimate and highly practical setting where developmental understanding, play, somatic navigation and real educational practice meet.

For the first time in Germany, participants will also be introduced live to the “Makers of Flowland” — internal companions, developmental forces and constructive functions that help children organize participation, adaptability, creativity, timing, regulation and connection.

One of the unique aspects of Flowland is the use of shared symbolic language that helps both children and adults quickly recognize a child’s strengths, challenges and developmental needs without reducing them to labels or diagnoses.

When one of the companions becomes overactive, disconnected or “sleepy,” children and adults gain playful and practical ways to understand what support may be needed — often creating more collaboration, less overwhelm and a greater sense of orientation for everyone involved.

Rather than asking only:
“What behaviour needs to stop?”

this work explores:
“What is the child trying to organize — and how can we support that process through play, participation and relationship?”

Why Flowland Resonates So Deeply with Children

• Children quickly recognize themselves in the characters and developmental forces of Flowland without feeling judged or pathologized.
• Complex inner experiences become easier to understand through playful and relational language.
• Both children and adults gain shared reference points for understanding stress, strengths, participation and connection.
• Rather than focusing only on behaviour, Flowland helps reveal what the child may be trying to organize internally.
• Many children become more collaborative, independent and flexible as they learn to recognize what support they need and when to rest, engage or reconnect.
• Professionals often experience relief and greater clarity because children’s internal and relational processes become easier to understand and support in real time. 

About Alé

Alé Duarte is a somatic educator and consultant with over 30 years of international experience. He is the creator of the KidSoma® Method and a pioneer in somatic developmental work across therapeutic, educational, and social contexts.

Known for his capacity to bring deep nervous system work into accessible and practical form, Alé has taught in over 28 countries. His is a keynote speaker at international trauma and embodiment conferences in Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and across Latin America an Asia.

His approach integrates body-based intelligence, subtle perception, and constructive attunement — making him a trusted mentor to professionals supporting children and adults in times of challenge and transformation.

Alé’s methodology is not theoretical — it’s forged in the field.

He has led long-term interventions in post-disaster zones, refugee contexts, and marginalized schools, including humanitarian programs in Thailand, India, Syria, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and the Middle East. His work has helped rebuild emotional resilience and reestablish developmental trajectories for children and communities recovering from systemic shock and trauma.

Holding a Master’s Degree in Innovation in Education and Entrepreneurship from the Oulu University of Applied Siences, Alé integrates current neuroaffective science with traditional somatic disciplines.