Full Price: €200
Ashtanga Immersion
Practice, Breath, Handstand Foundations and Back-bending Workshops
*** ALL LEVELS WELCOME ***
with Lorraine Hegarty
at Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg
Friday 21th Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August
An immersive 3-days dedicated to practice, breathing, handstand foundations and strengthening and deepening your back-bendinds.
Schedule – Daily Rythm:
Friday
7:00 – 8:45 Mysore practice
9:00 – 10:00 Pranayama
Saturday
10:00 – 11:45 Mysore practice
12:30 – 14:00 Handstands for Asana Practice: Building Strength, Lift & Shoulder Intelligence
This immersive workshop is for anyone who wants to explore handstands as a way to strengthen and refine their yoga practice. We will explore the art of hand balancing as a practical tool to build power, stability, and awareness that you can feel in your everyday asana practice.
Through progressive, accessible drills, we’ll develop strength and stability in the shoulders, core, and wrists, and then connect this directly to key movements such as jump throughs, jump backs, forearm balance (Pincha Mayurasana). You’ll discover how clear shoulder engagement in handstand can create more space and support in your upper back and chest. Expect a mix of technique, playful exploration, and mindful rest.
The workshop will include:
– Intelligent warm-up for wrists, shoulders, and core
– Wall-based handstand drills and alignment work
– Techniques that translate into lighter transitions and stronger arm balances
– Preparation for Pincha using handstand principles
This workshop is open to all practicioners. You do not need to be able to handstand to join – curiosity, patience, and a willingness to explore are all that’s required.
Sunday
10:00 – 11:45 Mysore practice
12:30 – 14:00 Building Safe & Strong Backbends: Shoulders, Strength & Dropbacks
This backbend-focused workshop is designed to help you build a safe, strong and sustainable backbend practice. Instead of chasing the deepest shape, we’ll explore how to prepare and support your spine through intelligent shoulder work, upper-back opening and targeted strengthening for the whole backbend chain.
You will learn clear, focused drills to open the shoulders and upper back in a way that protects the lower back and neck. We’ll combine active mobility with strength-building exercises for the legs, glutes, core, and back body, so that your backbends feel supported from the ground up rather than compressed in the lumbar spine. Throughout the workshop, we will highlight how to use the shoulders & legs correctly and how to feel “lift” and space in the chest.
We will then apply these foundations to progressively deeper shapes.
The workshop will include:
- Intelligent warm-up for shoulders, upper back, hips and hamstrings
- Drills for active shoulder and thoracic opening
- Strengthening exercises to support deep backbends
- Clear cues on how to organize and use the shoulders in backbends
- Progressive steps towards dropbacks, tailored to your level and experience
- Grounding counterposes and relaxation to integrate the work
This workshop is open to all practitioners.
You do not need to practice deep backbends or dropbacks to join, there will be progression steps for all levels.
Pricing
- Full 3-Day Immersion: 200 euros
- Week-end Pass (Saturday & Sunday): 180 euros
- One Day Pass (Mysore and Workshop): 100 euros
- Single Mysore : 35 euros
- Single Workshop: 65 euros
Details:
– Date: Friday 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August
– Location: Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg Shala 5-9, rue du Nord L2229 Luxembourg
– Teacher : Lorraine Hegarty
Registration: info@ashtangayoga.lu or book single session directly on the regular booking system
Location:
Ashtanga Yoga Luxembourg – Shala, Studio 5 – 5-9 rue du Nord L2229 Luxembourg
To book the workshop/any question: contact Marie info@ashtangayoga.lu