Vincent’s Intelligent Inversions: Wisdom & Practice in an Intimate Class Setting
For many yoga practitioners, handstands are the posture they long to conquer after building a solid foundation. Beyond testing strength and stability, inversions bring a unique sense of joy—when the body flips upside down, perspectives shift, and one feels clarity, lightness, and presence in the moment.
Yet in regular group classes, there’s often not enough time to explore the fine details of inversions. Many practitioners also struggle with finding balance and control, making it difficult to stay comfortably inverted.
In this small-group course, Vincent will guide you step by step to:
◆ Build core strength and understand the solid foundations needed for inversions
◆ Apply principles of biomechanics to master balance, direction, and force
◆ Cultivate awareness, focus, and a sense of body–mind integration
Through wall-supported practices and complementary variations, students will gradually develop muscle memory and a deeper understanding of the key principles of inversions. Along the way, you’ll overcome the fear of instability, learn to embrace each inversion as natural exploration, and move closer to the challenge of freestanding handstands. Ultimately, inversions will no longer feel out of reach, but rather a joyful and confidence-boosting practice.
Week 1 – Core Strength for Inversions
Why do so many struggle to balance on their own? This week focuses on the core power required for inversions, with headstand as the main practice. We’ll clarify the role of the core, analyze the coordination of muscles and bones during inversions, and explore how to activate key muscle groups. Through headstand drills, you’ll train the forearms to sense weight and learn to recognize the feeling of balance.
Week 2 – Weight and Balance
Just like balancing an egg on its end requires finding its center of gravity, so too does a handstand. Building on the core foundation from Week 1, we’ll move into straight-arm handstand practice. By experiencing shifts in weight distribution through the palms and arms, you’ll refine sensitivity to balance and learn how to control strength to maintain stability.
Week 3 – Exploring Directional Force Control
Standing up from a chair requires not just balance in the feet but also the strength of hips and legs—handstands are no different. Building on headstand and handstand foundations, this week introduces arm balance practice. We’ll explore transitions such as Crow Pose to handstand, activating hands, legs, hips, and core, and discovering balance between stillness and movement.
Week 4 – Energy Transfer in Inversions
Handstands are like stacking blocks: hands, body, pelvis, and legs align upward. But blocks aren’t always stacked perfectly straight—one part tilts right, another compensates left. This week focuses on proper stacking through forearm stand, learning how strength transfers from the ground upward in a coordinated chain.
● Practitioners with a consistent yoga practice who want to challenge themselves with inversions
● Anyone eager to learn the principles and techniques of inversions in a progressive, step-by-step way
● Build core strength and integrate biomechanical principles to enter inversions with ease
● Learn to stay present and steady, overcoming fear of instability
● Gain confidence and techniques to move toward freestanding handstands
December 2, 9, 16, 23 (Tuesdays)
4:30–6:30 PM
Note: SPACE reserves the right to adjust the above schedule. Any changes will be announced in advance.
● Click [Register Now] to fill out the online application form. Enrollment is confirmed once payment is completed.
● Course availability and discounted pricing are based on the actual date of payment.
