Turning Inwards - Forward Bending
Deepen Your Practice
PLAY WITH - standing, seated and reclined forward folds, anahatasana, triangle pose
EXPLORE - active and restorative approaches to forward bends
AWAKEN - your body's natural response towards rest and relaxation
Explore actions in your body and movement that help you prepare the back line of your body for forward bending. Most of us hold onto a lot of tension in the backline, and tight hamstrings are commonplace. Learn what needs to be both strengthened and lengthened, so that forward bends can offer physical ease and relaxation, as well as the wonderful benefits of rejuvenating your nervous system, and nourishing your digestive and reproductive system. Forward bends aren’t just essential for a well-rounded practice, but they are beneficial for the wellbeing of your body, mind and soul. Turn your awareness into the centre of your being through this restful workshop.
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nicole Nicole Walsh has been a driving force in the Sydney yoga community since she opened the doors of her first yoga studio in 2002. Over her 20 year teaching career, she has become one of Sydney’s most respected teachers.
Passionate about sharing the teaching journey with others, Nicole has been training and mentoring yoga teachers since 2006, instilling a heart-centered approach to teaching in all her trainees. Nicole guides her students via an embodied experience of yoga and meditation, translating yogic wisdom into practical skills for living, so that they may thrive in modern life. She is eternally grateful to her teachers Shiva Rea, Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine for their ongoing wisdom and support.
Nicole’s weekly classes offer an uplifting and progressive approach to Vinyasa Flow Yoga, infusing a dynamic combination of breath-inspired movement and creative, yet balanced and intelligent sequencing, with real-life down-to-earth wisdom. Nicole is a regular contributor to Australian Yoga Journal magazine, and her writing has also been featured in Wellbeing, UltraFit and Women’s Health Magazines. Nicole has taught at yoga events such as Wanderlust, Ignite Yoga Summit, Byron Spirit Festival, Sydney Spirit Retreat, Sydney Yoga Conference and Sydney Festival. She leads workshops, retreats and teacher trainings in Australia and overseas.