For the last 10 years, the Handstand Academy has been hosting courses and weekly classes at the Movement Studio, and more recently at Mandala Yoga too.
We teach complete beginners to conquer their fear and get their first seconds freestanding
We then sculpt more experienced handbalancers into sturdier, straighter lines.
Whether you've never gone upside down or have played with it a bit and are ready to train seriously, these courses are made for you.
The video here shows a snippet of our classes, and showcases what our more advanced students are working on - but don't worry, we take everything from ground zero, and gently build things up. This is more to inspire you and show what is possible once we start learning handstands properly!
Mondays
Tuesdays
Thursdays
Saturdays
at The Movement Studio, Terenure, Dublin 6w and at Mandala Yoga, Baggot Street, D4
Who is this for?
These classes were first and foremost designed for beginners and improvers: from newbies who can't reach the wall, people who can't kickup consistently to students who can float once in a blue moon but want to build up their consistency, learn shapes and improve their line.
Our Handstand Course is built in particular for people who understand the value of intelligent programming, but feel lost or overwhelmed with the amount of info out there, & are not sure which exercises to prioritise.
We will design together your handstand tool box, filled with easy-to-follow progressions to conquer fear, learn to kick-up and understand balance.
If you have some experience with handstands but...
you have a tendency to fall short of reaching the floating position, either against the wall or freestanding...
or you never quite find enough power to reach that wall...
following the recipe laid down in these classes will fix all the wrong habits you have developed in your practice and allow you to kick up with control and ease.
80% of the students we have met along the years were facing some form of a mental block.
As long as your nervous system will associate some danger with being upside down, it will not allow you to kick up without a wall or a spotter.
Whether you are aware of that fear or not, working on harnessing the signals of your nervous system is one of the most important, yet underrated, ways to make fast progress in handstands.
You aren't a complete beginner but haven't achieved a 30- second, consistent, freestanding handstand yet.
The culprit here is that you have left a few stones unturned on the way. And you will keep plateauing until you manage to diagnose what foundation needs to be reexamined, pin down the bad habits you may have subconsciously taken along the way, and fix them.
With individualised feedback, tailored drills and homework, we will identify your weak link and the most important drills you should include in your training routines to breakthrough your plateaus.
Centred around you
Our approach is highly Individualised.
We work with individuals, and don't believe in one size fits all approaches. The exercises you perform, in a group of your level, are therefore adapted and tailored to your needs and possiblities: strength, mobility, previous experience or lack thereof, preferred pace of learning.
We will study how to program smart and efficient training sessions, debunk many preconceived ideas and get familiar the most bang for buck exercices.
As experience taught us - without a structure, step-by-step, smart approach... your handstands will be inconsistent, if not inexistent.
How our course works
Each class begins with a thorough warm-up to make sure the body is ready, becoming stronger and more mobile (when need be) every week.
We then work on specific wall-drills that illustrate the theme du jour and its lecture: we want you to understand the why, the what and the how.
As adults, monkey see monkey do only takes you so far.
Having a clear understanding of what you're doing is central to progress, and gives you a roadmap to conquer all your future handstand goals.
We then split the class into groups so that you work on the skills relevant to you: beginners, improvers and intermediates.
The atmosphere is very friendly and supportive: everyone will be helping you, sharing the nuggets that they discovered on their journey.
HANDSTANDS IN DUBLIN
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