Continuing Contortion: Narrow Bridges, Teardrops & Ankle Grabs
Who this workshop recording is for:
This intermediate (and beyond!) level workshop is intended for students who already have some familiarity with contortion training, and are interested in working on more advanced bridges, transitions, and arms-overhead ankle-grab type poses (like half and full teardrops).
Suggested Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have previous contortion training experience (from having worked with a coach, not “self taught”), whether that’s from online training or in-person classes.
A straight arm “open shoulder” bridge is also required. That would mean being able to stack your shoulders at least over your fingertips in your bridge (shoulders-over-wrists not required, but that helps!).
If you don’t have previous contortion experience, or your bridge isn’t quite that deep yet, I’d suggest trying the Beginning Contortion Bridges workshop recording first.
This 90-minute* workshop covers:
An hour long follow-along contortion conditioning class, including
A full body warm up with extra emphasis on back and shoulder mobility (seriously, be prepared for some challenging shoulder drills!)
Active flexibility drills to strengthen and stretch your full backbending chain, with dedicated drills for the hips, lower back, upper back, and shoulders
“Choose your own adventure” style skillwork practice: more than 30 minutes of detailed contortion bridge tutorials are included and you can choose which ones to practice during any given training session. Tutorials include…
Flipping your grip
Half mountain / half teardrop
Donut
Full Teardrop
Swooping into Bridge
Shoulder “Dislocating” into Bridge
Teardrop Bridge
and more!
* This workshop was filmed with the intention of fitting a 75-minute practice, but students may choose to trim it down, or extend it and work on more skillwork for up to a 90-minute practice.
Note: This workshop is also available as part of a 2-workshop “Contortion Bridges” recordings bundle!
Required props:
2+ yoga blocks
Long strap (can be elastic or stiff)
Sturdy chair or low table/bench
Wall space
Upon checkout, you will receive a PDF with a link to the workshop recording (Squarespace limits file upload sizes so I can’t actually upload the whole recording here). The recording is for your personal use only, not to be shared with others - thank you!
Who this workshop recording is for:
This intermediate (and beyond!) level workshop is intended for students who already have some familiarity with contortion training, and are interested in working on more advanced bridges, transitions, and arms-overhead ankle-grab type poses (like half and full teardrops).
Suggested Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have previous contortion training experience (from having worked with a coach, not “self taught”), whether that’s from online training or in-person classes.
A straight arm “open shoulder” bridge is also required. That would mean being able to stack your shoulders at least over your fingertips in your bridge (shoulders-over-wrists not required, but that helps!).
If you don’t have previous contortion experience, or your bridge isn’t quite that deep yet, I’d suggest trying the Beginning Contortion Bridges workshop recording first.
This 90-minute* workshop covers:
An hour long follow-along contortion conditioning class, including
A full body warm up with extra emphasis on back and shoulder mobility (seriously, be prepared for some challenging shoulder drills!)
Active flexibility drills to strengthen and stretch your full backbending chain, with dedicated drills for the hips, lower back, upper back, and shoulders
“Choose your own adventure” style skillwork practice: more than 30 minutes of detailed contortion bridge tutorials are included and you can choose which ones to practice during any given training session. Tutorials include…
Flipping your grip
Half mountain / half teardrop
Donut
Full Teardrop
Swooping into Bridge
Shoulder “Dislocating” into Bridge
Teardrop Bridge
and more!
* This workshop was filmed with the intention of fitting a 75-minute practice, but students may choose to trim it down, or extend it and work on more skillwork for up to a 90-minute practice.
Note: This workshop is also available as part of a 2-workshop “Contortion Bridges” recordings bundle!
Required props:
2+ yoga blocks
Long strap (can be elastic or stiff)
Sturdy chair or low table/bench
Wall space
Upon checkout, you will receive a PDF with a link to the workshop recording (Squarespace limits file upload sizes so I can’t actually upload the whole recording here). The recording is for your personal use only, not to be shared with others - thank you!
Who this workshop recording is for:
This intermediate (and beyond!) level workshop is intended for students who already have some familiarity with contortion training, and are interested in working on more advanced bridges, transitions, and arms-overhead ankle-grab type poses (like half and full teardrops).
Suggested Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have previous contortion training experience (from having worked with a coach, not “self taught”), whether that’s from online training or in-person classes.
A straight arm “open shoulder” bridge is also required. That would mean being able to stack your shoulders at least over your fingertips in your bridge (shoulders-over-wrists not required, but that helps!).
If you don’t have previous contortion experience, or your bridge isn’t quite that deep yet, I’d suggest trying the Beginning Contortion Bridges workshop recording first.
This 90-minute* workshop covers:
An hour long follow-along contortion conditioning class, including
A full body warm up with extra emphasis on back and shoulder mobility (seriously, be prepared for some challenging shoulder drills!)
Active flexibility drills to strengthen and stretch your full backbending chain, with dedicated drills for the hips, lower back, upper back, and shoulders
“Choose your own adventure” style skillwork practice: more than 30 minutes of detailed contortion bridge tutorials are included and you can choose which ones to practice during any given training session. Tutorials include…
Flipping your grip
Half mountain / half teardrop
Donut
Full Teardrop
Swooping into Bridge
Shoulder “Dislocating” into Bridge
Teardrop Bridge
and more!
* This workshop was filmed with the intention of fitting a 75-minute practice, but students may choose to trim it down, or extend it and work on more skillwork for up to a 90-minute practice.
Note: This workshop is also available as part of a 2-workshop “Contortion Bridges” recordings bundle!
Required props:
2+ yoga blocks
Long strap (can be elastic or stiff)
Sturdy chair or low table/bench
Wall space
Upon checkout, you will receive a PDF with a link to the workshop recording (Squarespace limits file upload sizes so I can’t actually upload the whole recording here). The recording is for your personal use only, not to be shared with others - thank you!