Explore Your Practice: Inversions

DATE:
14th & 15th March 2020
PRICE:
$45 each or $80 for both

Time:

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Venue:

Divine Flow Yoga

Address:

22 William St Brookvale

Organiser:

Eliza Hayward

Phone:

0413713380

Email:

info@d-fstudio.com.au

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About This Event

Inversions Day 1: Set the foundation through movement exploration

Join Sara Zavik for 2 hours of intelligent and explorative movement, drills and yoga asana highlighting the range of motion and muscles needed to prepare for inversions. This workshop will include:

    • Education on the range of motion (R.O.M) of the human body and how it applies to our yoga practice and our everyday lives, inspired from the Functional Range Conditioning FRC system
    • Fun and creative use of props and drills to enhance your understanding of your body and how it applies to the more common yoga poses done in the practice
    • Partner work to get objective feedback of your movement and where your body is in space
    • Strengthening and mobility drills to illuminate the core, spine, hips, glutes, shoulders and wrists

Who is this for?

    • EVERYONE, from beginners to seasoned practitioners
    • Students wanting to dive deeper into their practice, whether you are inverting or not, you will definitely get something out of this workshop
    • Individuals who are curious about the difference between flexibility and mobility, and it’s importance to their daily movements
    • People who want to learn more about how the body moves to empower and embody how their own individual body moves

What you will walk away with:

    • A foundational understanding to advance and invert your practice
    • Stronger, more stable body with a better understanding of how you hold yourself in space
    • Upside-down playtime starting with handstands, guided and self practice play
    • A relatable understanding of movement patterns and how it’s useful to our yoga practice and daily lives

 


 

Inversions Day 2: Fearless Flight

Join Sara Zavik for 2 hours of fun and exciting mental and physical preparation for exploring the upside down world without fear. This workshop will build and layer from our work and play of Day 1, and will include:

    • An experiential review of our range of motion, mobility and strengthening drills
    • Informative explanation of the wrists, elbows and shoulder girdle to enhance your knowledge of balancing on your hands & forearms
    • Drills, drills, drills
    • More upside-down play plus options to build on handstand and forearm balance

Who is this for?

    • Students looking to advance their practice, specifically handstand and forearm balance
    • People intrigued about how their body moves in space and how it correlates to inversions and other yoga asana

What you will walk away with:

    • more confidence to invert your practice
    • enhanced understanding of your body
    • mobilizing and strengthening tools you can apply to any practice
    • joy and excitement in the process of the practice and all the steps along the way
    • build your skills to an already existing inversion practice
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Radha Vine

Radha is a spiritual aspirant and yoga teacher with over 30 years of practice and teaching, rooted in the Satyananda Yoga tradition. She offers a gentle, embodied approach to every yoga class— including asana, pranayama, meditation, and philosophy — guiding students to explore presence, ease and awareness within their own body, mind and spirit.

Her work as a somatic practitioner naturally flows into her teaching. Drawing on private clinic healing sessions, Radha helps students tune into their bodies and individual needs bringing a compassionate and responsive energy to every class.

Through her life as a mother, mentor, and lifelong student of yoga, self‑study, and spiritual growth, Radha brings warmth, curiosity, and presence to her teaching. She encourages students to move mindfully, feel fully, and connect with their own inner strength, creating a safe and welcoming space for exploration and growth.

Olivia Kerr

Olly has been teaching and practicing yoga on the northern beaches for the past 10 years. She loves teaching and being part of the yoga community and is grateful for the friends, connection and lessons that she has gained along the way. 

Olly is passionate about helping people to move their bodies in a way that is wise and intuitive to them. She believes that movement is medicine and with each class her intention is for students to connect deeply to their body, mind and breath using strong but simple movements.

Olly is also a Chiropractor and has had experience working with people of all ages from all walks of life. During Olly’s chiropractic education she has extensively studied movement, physiology and the nervous system. She loves incorporating her knowledge into thoughtful movement practices. She is trained in Pilates, Vinyasa and Yin.

 

Elise Griffin

Vinyasa | Strength + Soul

With over 17 years of personal yoga practice and a strong background in the fitness and wellness industry, Elise brings a depth of experience, intelligence, and embodied understanding to her teaching. With a Bachelor’s degree in Sport & Exercise Science and more than a decade working as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and movement coach, Elise bridges the gap between strength, mobility, and mindful movement.

Elise discovered yoga as a powerful complement to her athletic training, and over time it became a central pillar in how she moves, lives, and connects. Her approach is informed by both science and lived experience, blending functional strength, breath awareness, and fluid sequencing. Her classes invite students to feel strong, capable, and supported – meeting their edge with curiosity rather than force.

Elise is deeply passionate about the way yoga supports not only physical health, but nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and connection. Her classes offer a space that encourages students to build trust in their bodies and confidence in their practice.

Above all, Elise is committed to creating a welcoming environment where students can deepen their relationship with movement and carry the benefits of their practice beyond the mat and into everyday life.

Jess Verdier

Jess is a Yoga and Pilates instructor with a passion for helping people move well and feel supported in their bodies and lives.

With an active background and a long-standing love for yoga and Pilates, Jess’s teaching blends functional movement, mindful awareness, and breath-led flow. Her classes are thoughtfully designed to build strength and mobility while also creating space to slow down, reconnect, and regulate the nervous system.

Jess is known for her calm, grounding presence and inclusive teaching style. She encourages students to trust their own intuition, honour their energy, and meet themselves with compassion, both on and off the mat. Her intention is to support students in feeling strong, steady, and more at home in their bodies.