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Workshop intention
This workshop, with one of our favourite Senior yoga teachers and dear friend from New Zealand, Debi Hendra, is about building your confidence for holding freestanding handstands. Using proven drills to help mould your strength, flexibility, balance and alignment for handstands this 2 hours session will take you on a fun and challenging journey with a true expert!
Workshop summary
Handstands related injury prevention
Shoulder & wrist conditioning
Core stability for the handstands build-up
Building towards freestand handstands
Different entries, including tuck, one leg kick, floating from straddle and pike
Who is it for and prerequisites
For the yoga practitioners of all levels, except beginners. Prerequisite is the ability to hold a 30-sec plank.
Your teacher
Debi Hendra started yoga in London in 1996, teaching in 2004 after studying in India for 6 months. She continued training with World Renowned Ashtangi John Scott, and set up a studio in 2009. Thirteen years on she now manages a thriving yoga community studio in Taupo, New Zealand, teaching students from school age to pregnant new mums, mature students with replacement knees to experienced Ashtangis. From anatomy and injury recovery to tips and tricks to help open tight hips and shoulders.
Mother of two, she developed Ashtanga Yoga for Pregnancy with her second child, and a successful Online Yoga Studio during 2020, Love Yoga New Zealand. Debi also runs her own teacheroldtraining, workshops and loves sharing at festivals, including Wanderlust.
Debi started handstands as a young gymnast in London. Now she loves to share the joy of standing on your hands with others. She and Irina, our founder and main teacher, has studied yoga together in New Zealand more than 13 years ago and we are so excited to host Debi at Iriness this June!
When and where
21st of June, Tuesday 11am – 1pm at Iriness Yoga Horsham, Victoria House, Victoria Street, RH13 5DZ, Horsham. Online option is available as well. Pay & contact us at info@iriness.com.
The session will be recorded and available for 30 days.
Workshop price
Workshop investment is £30.
