Upside Down & Inside Out: Arm Balances and Inversions with Madeira
Details
Make arm balances and inversions, stronger, softer and more FUN. This 2 day workshop focuses on combining body, breath and bandhas and is open to all levels.
Advance your practice by internally and externally exploring the foundations of arm balances and inversions in a small and intimate group. Madeira works directly with individual intentions offering tools unique for your practice and body, combining his advanced experience in martial arts, capoeira, yoga and dance.
Outline
Learn and practice how to integrate the body (anatomy), breath and bandhas (our energetic system) to break through physical and mental barriers when approaching arm balances and inversions. through variety of techniques and exercises.
Explore energetic push and lift, how to create and adjust space in the body through variety of techniques and exercises. Build confidence by learning to calm the nervous system and combine movement, energy and breath to build strength and control both on and off the mat.
Speaker/s
Capoeira / Martial Arts / Dances / Yoga
Praised as a star child for embodying movement as his life expression, Madeira started his capoeira journey since 2000 after a lifetime passion in martial arts. He has been one of the instrumental pioneers in developing the Capoeira movement and bringing it to the forefront of the masses in Indonesia.
Professor of Grupo Senzala Capoeira, following the guidance of his teachers Mestre Gato and Mestre Pedro. Madeira has more than 10 years teaching experience and is the Founder of Capoeira Indonesia Association “ Satu Capoeira” . Having opened 12 schools in Indonesia, he never stops developing and sharing his passion and skills with others. With his profound knowledge based in martial arts, dance, anatomy and capoeira he has craftily created his very own unique ways and techniques of teaching. He’s been learning and sharing all over Asia, Russia and Brazil.
In 2011 he founded the Syena Martial Arts Center in Jakarta and is a practitioner of many forms of Martial Arts.
Since 2003, Madeira is also a professional dancer and performer; focusing on teaching salsa and latin dances for all levels.
Madeira is a devoted yoga practitioner, completing his 200 hours YTT with Denise Payne and Bex Tyrer in 2014. He shares all his combined talents and knowledge to a wider audience.
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