Arm balances and inversion poses can seem intimidating, unrealistic or down-right scary! This playful workshop is designed to demystify and break down these poses to help make them fun, accessible and above all safe for nervous first-timers. Designed for all levels of yoga practitioner – come armed with questions, an open-mind and a sense of adventure!
You will learn:
The secret to transferring your body weight for maximum lift and lightness
The principles of good hand positioning and alignment to keep wrists healthy and aid with balance
How props can help make these postures more immediately accessible
Strength-training drills for the core and upper body to build your endurance, stamina and confidence
Last updated Sept. 18, 2018, 6:18 a.m. UTC
* Are you a beginner to yoga and don’t know where to start?
* Do you have a health concern and you’d like to learn how yoga can help?
* Do you play sport and want to know how yoga can improve your performance?
* Are you looking for help with an ongoing injury?
* Do you have physical limitations that make group yoga classes intimidating or inaccessible?
If so, private yoga therapy classes may be the perfect solution for you!
With 18+ years of yoga experience and over 1000 hours of formal training, Vicky’s major life-passion is to share the therapeutic benefits of yoga. She specialises in working with students on a one-on-one basis where she can create tailor-made and accessible yoga practices that address the specific needs of the individual. Vicky also runs regular yoga therapy courses, workshops, teacher trainings and yoga retreats.
Vicky has experience in using yoga to help students manage a wide range of health issues including:
* musculo-skeletal imbalances and injuries
* chronic health conditions
* chronic pain
* mental health illnesses
Vicky is an E-RYT 500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) with the international governing body Yoga Alliance and also has a Graduate Certificate in Yoga Therapy.
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