The Path to Inversions with Emiliana Tsoukala

Handstand: The position that turns the world upside down

We invite you on Sunday, April 7 at 11:00 to a Sunday workshop with Emiliana Tsoukala where we will delve into handstand and its technique.

The handstand or in Sanskrit Adho mukha vrkasana (the upside down tree) is one of the most challenging asanas in yoga. It takes perseverance, patience and dedication. It is one of those asanas where the whole body is present, on both the physical and mental levels. One needs to feel one’s body in its full range in order to bring it into balance and stand in it for a while.

The handstand confronts us with a change of perspective, loss of control and fear of falling. It balances between control and release from control. It invites us to take risks, to trust our hands, always with whole body awareness. It teaches us to fall and get up again and again. It teaches us that failure is often the only way to success.

Can we actually move and transform, if we don’t first take risks and let go?

In this workshop we will be introduced to handstand and its technique. The way we approach it and the difficulties we will encounter. We will explore the obstacles it brings us on a deeper, more psychological level and what it can teach us as a practice.

➵ All levels of practice welcome, as variations will be given personally to each person.