the principles of functional vinyasa:
2 hour intensives
FOR: STUDENTS
INVESTMENT: SGD55 for a single session, SGD300 for 6 sessions
Date: 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 october 2024
time: 9.30am - 11.30am
hom yoga river valley
In this 2 hour intensive, we explore functional strength and mobility of the various anatomical regions of our body, and explore some of the yoga poses safely and intentionally. Each session's theme is as follows:
session 1: hips mobility
(16 october)
Explore the strength and mobility of the hip joint in all its dimensions, and explore ways to strengthen the musculature around the hip joints to help us find greater stability in our VInyasa practice. You will explore poses such as Hanumanasana (full splits), Padmasana (lotus), Seated Compass, and its associated variations.
session 2: feet and ankle stability
(17 october)
Explore the musculature of the feet and ankles where we look at the intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles, and how we can create greater resilience in those regions and enhance our single leg balances. You will be exploring various standing balancing poses and find ways to experience greater stability in these poses.
session 3: backbending fundamentals
(18 october)
This session focuses on strengthening the posterior chain of the body to cultivate a greater sense of equanimity in your backbends. We will explore poses such as Wheel, and its associated variations to find greater ease and balance in these poses.
session 4: cultivate resilience of the abdominal core (21 october)
We will look at creating strength in our other dimensions of the core, and look at ways we can utilise the resilience of our muscular core to better support our spine. We will explore variations to some of the common poses in order to overtly create strength in our abdominal core - hence finding greater stability in poses more focused on upper body strength.
session 5: shoulder mobility
(22 october)
We will explore the mobility of the shoulder joint as a dynamic structure, and see how the mobility of our shoulders can help us in better upper back mobility and strength. You will be exploring binds in this practice, and see how to find a greater sense of openness in these category of poses.
session 6: building blocks of arm balances and inversions (23 october)
This session focuses on the fundamental techniques in order to better stabilise the shoulders as we move towards arm balances and inversions. You will expect to work through some shoulder strength and conditioning, followed by an exploration of some arm balances such as Bakasana (crow) and Parsva Bakasana (side crow), as well as inversions like Sirsasana A and Sirsasana B.
You may opt to join for a single session, or purchase a bundle of 6 classes. This intensive is suitable for practitioners who are looking to level up their practice, with more time and space to work into each region intentionally and to gain greater strength and mobility.
