Come and enjoy exploring the intricacies of backbends over an afternoon of "backbend bliss".
As most of you will know backbends are not easy to explore in a general class environment nor in an hour long session.
The workshop is aimed at those of you who struggle with backbends (it doesn't mean that if you're the backbend queen/king you can't participate!).
So let's dive deep into the heart of matters and move through a series of opening postures to help you "bend backwards" in a safe and enjoyable manner. With a maximum of 8 participants, and many Yoga props, you'll get the opportunity to gradually release through the shoulders, upper back and lower spine, whilst receiving plenty of personal guidance and insight into how and where your attention needs be focused.

The goal is not to take you all to a full backbend by the end of the afternoon as this may not be what is appropriate for each one of you individually, but rather through progressive postures to enable you to understand how you can progress  without risking injury and whilst still receiving the benefits of the postures.
Backbends in winter are great body warmers and boost the immune system. Yet as the body tightens with the cold weather they can feel harder to get into. The intention of the workshop is to leave you feeling energized, refreshed and open (not to take you through a yoga boot camp blast! I promise! )
We will finish the sessions with a series of grounding counter poses and a long restorative Savasana.