Your Breath & Your Pelvis
An intimate exploration of your breath and its relationship with your pelvic bowl
Over seven weeks we will explore the relationship between your breath, pelvis, vulva, vagina, spine and jaw, using simple somatic practices to soften tension and become more sensitive to the subtle movement and pleasure within the pelvis.
Live 7-week online women's course
"I last offered this course three years ago, and had been thinking I was ready to offer it again, refreshed and expanded by what I have explored since.
Then just recently, a woman who joined me last time told me how profoundly the practices had helped her resolve gynaecological issues she had lived with for many years.
It felt like a quiet confirmation to offer it again."
What we will do together
We will explore pelvic breathing, spinal breathing and ujjayi, gradually moving towards applied and pure uddiyana bandha. Rather than approaching the bandhas as something to impose or perform, we will explore them through the intimate experience of a woman's body, becoming sensitive to the subtle closing, lifting and releasing felt within the vulva and vagina. The practices offer a way of becoming more intimate with the whole of your pelvis, jaw and breath, with the subtle sensations and pleasure that can be discovered there, and to enter into clearer communication with your body.
No previous experience needed
You do not need previous experience of yoga, breathing practices or the bandhas. You only need an interest in becoming more intimate with your body.
As always, you are invited to explore in relationship with your own sensitivity and limits, and in ways that feel welcome to you.
Deep Listening
Alongside the seven weekly sessions, there will be three optional Deep Listening gatherings.
These are an invitation for you to be together with other women in the course, to share, listen and be heard.
The price includes all seven live Tuesday sessions, recordings of the Tuesday sessions and the three optional live Deep Listening gatherings.
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DATES
Breath and Pelvis classes run every Tuesday, deep listening run on Fridays.
BREATH AND PEVLIS CLASSES: All classes 18:00 - 19:00 BST/GMT
September: 29th
October: 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
November: 3rd, 10th
DEEP LISTENING CLASSES: All classes 18:00 - 19:00
BST/GMT
October: 9th
October: 23rd
November: 6th
THE COURSE
Beginning 29th Setpember
Each Tuesday we will meet online for one hour of guided practice. You can join the sessions live or practise with the recordings afterwards, in your own time.
Facilitated by Olivia Crooks
Olivia has taught embodiment for over two decades, in which she has given over ten thousand hours of teaching.
What she has to say about her approach:
"Crossing the 10,000-hour threshold made me a yoga elder some years ago, through years of
teaching classes, intensives, retreats and teacher trainings. Yet even with that background,
each class I give is still a new experience for me, shaped by the people present and by what
unfolds between us, whether online or in person.Being an embodiment guide is, for me, about
guiding people into a more enriched relationship with their body’s intelligence, awakening
their capacity to listen, trust, feel, and live from their innate wisdom"
