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Splits & Backbends Workshop
Take your practice to the next level by learning a whole new different approach to your flexibility. Explore and safely access poses you never thought you could do before and learn how to maintain your flexibility.
Next workshop will be Sun, Feb 23, 10am-12pm @Self-Retreat Studio
Why do a Workshop at all?
Learn new technique and poses
During a normal vinyasa class we rarely ever have time to explain more challenging options because we are only in the pose for 3-5 breaths. Some options are quite accessible but you need to learn the right technique to do them. During the workshop, we will look at poses that you can start including in your practice so you can continue to work on different variations and progressions regardless of your level of flexibility. Some examples of poses that we might cover are splits (front & mid), compass, wheel, camel, flip grip poses (king pigeon, lounge, dancer, half-moon) and possibly some inversions depending on the group.
Discover a different approach to your practice
I have trained for years with my teacher Rebecca Hannah. Her style is called the Art of Flexibility and the style incorporates, yoga, contortion and dance techniques used to upskill your practice safely. Of course, I add to this with my own experience and my yoga & dance background. During the workshop, we will be doing drills, stretches and strengthening exercises. If you have done my Stretch & Mobility or Art of Flexibility class you probably have an idea. However in this workshop, besides working on preparing the body we will spend a lot of time on specific poses, how to do them safely and transitions.
Make your practice sustainable
I often work with people who are hypermobile as well as people who lack natural flexibility or those working with injuries. What I have learned is that everything is possible when you have the right tools and techniques. It might take a longer time for some people to reach specific poses. Based on that we might have a different approach for individual people. What's important for me is that everyone access poses safely. Also while in yoga we do a lot of passive stretches, I use more of an active flexibility approach in my Workshops, which will help strengthen the body while becoming more flexible. This will make everything you do in the workshop sustainable.