A three-day intensive on the northern beaches of Cairns at our new Kewarra Beach studio. The retreat/intensive will focus on building backbend asanas and the support they provide for pranayama (breathing) in the Iyengar hatha yoga tradition.

Backbends are an important practice. They strengthen the spine and internal organs, counter the forward bending of daily life, and bring joy and vitality into the body and mind.

Lengthening the spine and opening the chest will be a primary focus, working to feed the organic body and the brain, as well as drawing on the breath as a source for life. Pranayama is most effective when the chest and mind have been opened through the work of backbends, and inversions. Standing poses, forward bends and twists will play a significant role in well-considered sequencing.

Participants: Open to all students, local and interstate, with experience in backbends, inversions and pranayama. No beginners.