Month: December 2015

AcroYoga Lunar Day with Erica Montes & Jaqui Wan

When: 10th April 2016 10am – 5pm
Where: Moving East, St Matthias Church Hall, Wordsworth Road (junction of Belgrade Road) Stoke Newington London N16 8DD
Costs: £55 or £45 for bookings made on or before the 27th March 2016

The AcroYoga Lunar practice cultivates the art of deep listening, loving touch and the ability to give and receive.

You will learn to: –

  • to fly passively by trusting and letting go;
  • power of the breath in releasing fear and emotional holding patterns;
  • ground, accept and witness

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We will begin the day with AcroYoga Lunar asana to tune to our own bodies. There after we will delve into elements of Thai massage in a supine, prone and or seated sequence. We will explore the flow of energy in the body, where it maybe blocked, and how to use the breath, gravity, body weight, touch and vibrations to release, unblock and create free flow.

We will introduce the art of suspended therapeutics, involving a base and flyer. The base grounds and suspends the flyer with their hands and feet to create the potential to release tension and muscular holding patterns. The passive nature of the flyer enables the base to sculpt the flyer into a variety of shapes that stretches and opens the flyers upper body.

Open to all and especially those who have studied or are studying Thai massage or other forms of body work. Please note you will be asked to work in pairs or encouraged to work in small groups.


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CANCELLATION POLICY:

Cancellations 7 or more days prior to start of the event will be issued a refund less an administrative fee of £10.

No refunds, no transfers, and no credits for cancellations within 7 days of workshop start date.

No refunds or credits for failure to attend or failure to complete the workshop.

AcroYoga Trilogy: an intro

CANCELLED DUE TO INJURY

 

When: Saturday 2nd April 2016, 2.30 – 5.30pm

Where: The Light Centre Belgravia, 7-9 Eccleston Street, London SW1W 9LX

Cost: £30, for booking click here

 

An introduction with Jaqui Wan and Daniela McDermott.

Open to all levels. we will provide a safe environment to explore trust, connection and playfulness. We will combine elements from Yoga, Acrobatics, and Thai Massage and cover asana sequences, partner yoga, assisted inversions, basic partner acrobatics, therapeutic flying and Thai massage. No partner needed.

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For more information: –

  • tel: 020 7881 0728
  • email: reception@lightcentrebelgravia.co.uk
  • bookings click here 

Demystifying Inversions @ Evolve

When: 16th April 2016 2-5pm
Where: Evolve, 10 Kendrick Mews, London SW7 3HG
Costs: £35, for bookings click here

If you are an experience yoga practitioner and have been baffled or scared of being inverted this is the one for you.

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A layered offering that begins with an asana practice, that includes upper body conditioning enabling the ability of taking weight on your hands. Explore different kinds of inversions and look into the benefits of doing them.

During our three hour session into the world of inversions. We will: –

  • work progressively into the art of inversions, beginning with an asana practice that enables body awareness, ease and comfort with being inverted;
  • cover the principles of taking your weight on your hands, this includes some time allocated to arm balances;
  • explore be the benefits doing inversions, breaking down the foundations and variations to: –
    • headstands (sirsasana),
    • forearm-stand (pincha mayurasana) and
    • handstands (adho mukha vrksasana)

Suitable for experienced yoga practitioners with an interest in working on their inversion practice. Please note you will be encouraged to work in pairs or in small groups.

For more information

Two’s Company : the art of counter balances

Two’s Company is part a two part workshop series, this offering focuses on the art of counter balances.

 

When: 1st May 2016 2-5pm

Where: Yotopia, 13 Mercer Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9QJ

Costs: £30, bookings are made directly with the studio

We will up look into the push, pull nuances of balance, stretch and engagement that allows for beautiful shapes and structures to be built when we delve into the world of counter balancing.

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This three hour workshop will begin with an solo asana practice to prepare the body for session ahead.  There after we will calibrate with the giving and receiving of body weight and how this will be used in balancing each others weight.

We will explore different counterbalances both symmetrical and asymmetric shapes can lever bodies into interesting positions and stretches.

Pre requisites: –

  • some experience with inversions would be beneficial;
  • a regular yoga or body work practice; and  
  • a willingness to work supportively in small groups.

For more information

Two’s Company: Exploring a partner practice

Two’s Company is part a two part workshop series that begins with the exploration into a partner practice.

 

When: 14th February 2016 2-5pm

Where:  Yotopia, 13 Mercer Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9QJ

Costs: £30

“True love is boundless like the ocean and rising and swelling within one spreads itself out and crossing all boundaries and frontiers envelopes the whole world.” Mahatma Gandhi

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We will:

  • expand deeper than you would on your own though the collaboration of assisted partner stretches;
  • explore the themes of trust and letting go with AcroYoga and the art of flying therapeutics;
  • discover the power of healing hands through Thai massage and the balance of giving and receiving.

This three hour workshop will introduce you to partner yoga; suspended therapeutics, where you explore the roles of inactive flying and supportive basing; and the listening qualities of Thai massage. 

Not just for partners. Ideal for anyone interested in what is possible in pairs.  No yoga or massage experience necessary just a willingness to be tactile in a non intimidating way.

Bookings are made directly with the studio.  There are limited spaces which will mean booking is best to reserve your place.

For more information email me on jaquiwan@gmail.com.

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