Category: Handstands

An intro into Arm Balances & Inversions @ This is Yonder

An intro into Arm Balances & Inversions @ This is Yonder

 

When: Saturday 26th October 2019, 2.30pm – 5pm 

Where: This is Yonder, 4-6a Hookers Road, London, E17 6DP

Cost: £25 you will need to download the Mindbody App to make the booking.

A two hour and a half-hour introduction to the world of balancing on your hands.

Have you ever been baffled by arm balances? Is it strength? Is it flexibility? Or is it overcoming the fear?

We will cover the foundations to the three classic inversions: –

  • Sirsasana / headstands,
  • Pincha Maryasana / forearm balances and
  • handstands.

Exploring some of the basic elements to arm balancing including: –

  • Tittibasana / firefly,
  • Bakasana / crow and
  • there will be more to explore.

This workshop is ideal for those who are comfortable being upside down, with a regular yoga practice and who are keen to discover more about their hands and arm balancing potential. We will cover alignment techniques, strength elements, the embodiment of inversions and safely taking weight on your arms and hands. We will build it up progressively working on upper body stamina, core conditioning and wrist awareness.

Prerequisites: Should be able to do a headstand against a wall for 10 seconds.

The Art of Arm Balances & Inversions @ Yogarise Covent Garden

Discover the world of Arm Balances & Inversions @ Yogarise Covent Garden

 

When: Sunday 29th September 2019, 2.30pm – 5.30pm 

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

Cost: £35 for bookings please click here 

An afternoon session to delve into the world of balancing on your hands. Have you ever been baffled by arm balances? Is it strength? Is it flexibility? Or is it overcoming the fear?

We will cover the three classic inversions: –

  • Sirsasana / headstands,
  • Pincha Maryasana / forearm balances and
  • handstands.

Exploring a range of arm balancing including: –

  • Tittibasana / firefly,
  • Parsva Bakasana / side crow and
  • Eka Pada Koudiyasana / split leg arm balance,
  • there will be more to explore.

This workshop is ideal for those who are comfortable being upside down, with a regular yoga practice and who are keen to discover more about their hands and arm balancing potential. We will cover alignment techniques, strength elements, the embodiment of inversions and safely taking weight on your arms and hands. We will build it up progressively working on upper body stamina, core conditioning and wrist awareness.

Prerequisites: Should be able to do a headstand against a wall for 15 seconds.

 

London AcroYoga Solar Immersion

AcroYoga Solar Immersion in London with Pascal Weis & Jaqui Wan

 

When: Saturday 4th to Wednesday 8th May 2019, 10am – 6pm

Where: 

  • Saturday & Sunday – Southbank University Sports Hall, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA
  • Monday to Wednesday – The Arc Centre, 98b St Paul Street, London N1 7DF

Cost: It’s possible to pay a non-refundable deposit of £100 to reserve your place.

  • All five days £435
  • All five days early bird rate of £385 for bookings paid by 10th March 2019 
  • Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday £275
  • Weekend Rate £200
  • Day Rate for Saturday £100
  • YOU CAN REGISTER HERE

I am honoured and excited to announce our AcroYoga Solar Immersion in London, five full days of training that will empower, inform and embody your acrobatic potential.  We will a spectrum of acrobatics including: –

  • L basing sequences & washing machines,
  • handstand training & hand to hand,
  • standing acrobatics,
  • acrobatic sequences and
  • abundant joyous fun and laughter 

We will make the impossible possible, with linear progressions that will work on embodied conditioning and strength training to help build individual confidence; we will move onto partner calibrations with inversions paving the way for the collaboration involved in partner acrobatics. 

Priority and emphasis will be given to the art of spotting enabling the learning of advanced acrobatics safe, accessible and fun. 

Once we have refined our foundations, we will train more precise acrobatic balances, such as foot-to-hand, hand-to-hand and standing acrobatics. Get ready to push past your own personal limits in a fun and safe environment.

 

***This course fulfils an immersion pre-requisite for the AcroYoga Teacher Training application***

 

SKILLS COVERED

  • Solar AcroYoga Asana sequence
  • Strength training elements
  • Alignment, balance and endurance in inversions
  • Spotting techniques
  • Specialized acrobatics training groups (2 bases, 2 flyers)
  • foot-to-hand, hand-to-hand & 2-High acrobatics
  • L basing and standing acrobatics 

 

THERE ARE PRE-REQUISITES

Please review the prerequisites in this video below.

…and if you are not sure if you are ready, just ask us and we support you and find a way to get you ready!

 

YOU CAN REGISTER HERE

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • One month prior to the course start date: full refund minus £50 processing fee.
  • Within one month to one week prior to the course start date: 50% back.
  • A week before the course start date or during the event: no refund, no credits, no exceptions.

 

 

Inversions & Arm Balances at Yotopia

Inversions & Arm Balances at Yotopia 

 

When: Sunday 3rd February 2019, 2.30pm – 5.30pm 

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

Cost: £35 Bookings are made directly with the studio more information to follow or email info@yotopia.co.uk

An afternoon session to delve into the world of balancing on your hands.  Have you ever been baffled by arm balances?  Is it strength? Is it flexibility?  Or is it overcoming the fear?

We will cover the three classic inversions: –

  • Sirsasana / headstands,
  • Pincha Maryasana / forearm balances &
  • handstands.

But we will explore a range of arm balancing including: –

  • Tittibasana / firefly,
  • Parsva Bakasana / side crow and
  • Eka Pada Koudiyasana / split leg arm balance,
  • but there will be more to explore.

 

 

 

 

This workshop is ideal for those who are comfortable being upside down, with a regular yoga practice and who are keen to discover more about their hands and arm balancing potential. 

We will cover alignment techniques, strength elements, the embodiment of inversions and safely taking weight on your arms and hands. We will build it up progressively working on upper body stamina, core conditioning and wrist awareness.

Prerequisites: Should be able to do a headstand against a wall for 15 seconds.

 

Yonder Series: Handstand Intermediate

Yonder Series: Handstand Intermediate

 

When: Saturday 1st June 2019, 2-5pm 

Where: This is Yonder, 5 Hookers Rd, Walthamstow, London E17 6DP

Cost: £30 (Pay for two Yonder workshops for £50).  To book please click here or email info@thisisyonder.com 

Following on from our inversions workshop April 2019 we will progress from the foundations to explore the range of ways to balance on your hands.  This workshop is ideal for someone with regular handstand practice and who are open to the art of hand-balancing.

We will revisit the foundations covering strength elements, embodiment, wrist awareness, and the ingredients to a static straight handstand.

Move on to explore handstands with leg variations, one arm handstands and handstands on body parts; and will end with much-needed wrist and shoulder love.

Prerequisite:  You must be able to a handstand against a wall for 30 seconds without coming down.

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