Join our Guest Teacher Sylvia Garcia in this workshop we will be working on learning the correct alignment for your handstand and exploring lots of different entries into it.
We will explore functional conditioning in the upper body and core and will work both individually and with a partner who will spot and support you to help learn the correct position without fear of falling out. We will be learning an acrobatic/gymnastic handstand which is very different and more functional than the classic yoga handstand.
You will be given loads of drills to put into your own training practices and will of course learn how to bail safely from a handstand.
This workshop is suitable for ALL levels and will be a lot of fun! Sylvia has been training with Sainna at London School of Handbalance for over a decade and has also trained handbalancing at the San Diego Circus Centre with Jean Luc Martin.
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia began her yoga and pilates journey in 2001. Coming from a strong dance background yoga and Pilates were always a part of her daily training and continue to be. Initially Ashtanga was her main practise, she completed her Primary and second series TT’s with David Swenson. More recently her yoga practise has become more Dharma and Rocket based alongside a strong hand balance and acrobatic training regime.
Sylvia has been teaching yoga and pilates for many years and is London based. She is certified on all Pilates equipment and teaches group mat, reformer and tower classes. She also travels extensively to share her teachings all over the world. She likes to combine a strong flow with time to break down peak poses and transitions with precise detail and although you are most likely to find her upside down she does also enjoy practising and teaching yin to balance things out!
Sylvia is a dancer turned yoga and Pilates teacher of 20+ years and has trained extensively in Hand Balancing, Inversions and Standing Acrobatics. Sylvia is an AcroYoga certified teacher who teaches extensively throughout London and abroad and loves to make inverting and Acro an accessible practise for all ages, sizes & levels.