Feel strong and supported as you move upside down. In this workshop, you will develop strength and create lightness through core activation and breath.
Expect a sequence that will teach you how to warm up your body to practice inversions safely. You will refine alignment, challenge your mind, and develop trust as you move upside down with control. Focusing on technique to feel confident in your yoga practice and beyond.
We will start by establishing the alignment that best suits your body to develop a safe inversion practice and maximize the benefits of these exhilarating movements. You will get a detailed explanation for how to set up for a particular inversion, adapted to your level, and for how to use the wall and props effectively to aid in your journey.
We will explore core stability and shoulder strength to bring awareness to our base when the hips are over the head. Once the body is ready, we will build up inversions like śīrṣa (headstand) and tripadikā śīrṣa (tripod headstand), together with creative variations, and smart transitions to gain confidence.
The āsanas where the head is below the heart are meant to invert one’s perspective upside down to challenge fear. These poses are closely connected to intuition - shifting from rational, analytical thinking to a feeling-based, inward-focused state. This empowering workshop will help you feel deep physical and mental strength.
DETAILS
Sunday, March 15th
2-4PM
$48
We believe in making our offerings accessible. If finances are a barrier, please reach out — we’ll find a way together.
This class will be accessible for all students: Whether you have an advanced practice and want to progress feeling lighter in your inversions. Or, you are working to bring your legs over your head with control.
Adriana will offer a multitude of options for different levels of practice. The intensity of the class will be adapted according to stamina.
RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES
Ability to hold a plank for 6 steady breaths. Feeling comfortable in your adhomukha śvāna (downward facing dog).
HOW TO PREPARE
Please bring:
~ Yoga mat
~ Water bottle
~ Towel.
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
Adriana loves sharing her passion for movement. A passion that has improved her relationship with herself, her community, and the environment around her. It is impossible not to want to share it with others. Her purpose is to inspire those around her to get curious in their own path of connection with their body.
Adriana is a dedicated yoga teacher with over 10 years of personal practice. From her early years of practice, she was fascinated by the subtle ways in which movement can transform our way of living. Over the years, she has deepened her understanding of the body through contortion training and the study of therapy-based disciplines. She finds passion in observing and understanding the human body and creating sequences that help your body find ease into deep poses. However, what made her fall in love with the practice of yoga was the energy of the Ujjāyī breathing: All students flowing and breathing as one.
She loves holding space for her kula (community). A space for creativity and inclusion, where our paths of self-transformation converge.
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