YOGA THERAPY COURSE - Hips and Lower Back 6 weeks Term 1

Yoga Therapy for Hips & Lower Back — A Traction-Based Healing Journey

Designed and taught by Marcia Leite, a Brazilian Yoga Teacher and Ayurvedic Practitioner with more than twenty years of experience, this course offers a therapeutic and intelligent approach to releasing chronic tension, pain, and emotional holding in the hips and lower back. Using the precision of Traction Yoga with ropes, straps, and supported asana, this program creates the space your body has been craving. Through gentle, sustained traction you will experience:

Decompression of the spine
Space in the sacrum and lumbar region
Improved mobility and stability in the hips
More balanced posture and freedom of movement
A calmer nervous system and deeper breath
Marcia’s work is grounded in her decades of teaching Iyengar Yoga, her studies in anatomy and Ayurveda, and her intuitive Brazilian warmth.
She brings a therapeutic eye to each student, guiding you safely through movements that restore alignment, strength, and ease.

Who this course is for:

Anyone with tight, painful, or restricted hips
People managing lower back discomfort, sciatica, or sacroiliac instability
Students wanting to understand their bodies more deeply
Yoga practitioners who want safe, precise, therapeutic traction techniques

What you will learn:

How to decompress the lumbar spine using traction ropes
How to stabilise hypermobile or unstable hips
How to strengthen the deep core safely
How to release long-held patterns of tension
Ayurvedic principles to support lower back and pelvic health

What to expect in each session

Each class includes:

Gentle warm-up to prepare the spine and pelvis
Rope traction for hips and lumbar release
Therapeutic use of straps and props
Guided functional strengthening
Deep rest to integrate the practice
You will leave each session feeling spacious, grounded, and supported from the inside out.

YOGA KURUNTA - Puppet's yoga

Every second Thursday of the month its time of Yoga Kurunta, the puppets yoga. We go ahead with the class if bookings are enough.

Discover a unique and transformative approach to yoga with Yoga Kurunta—a method that uses ropes to deepen your practice. This dynamic class allows you to explore asanas with added support and resistance, helping you build strength, improve alignment, and stretch deeper than you thought possible. Perfect for practitioners of all levels, the ropes provide stability while allowing you to safely explore advanced postures and refine your technique.

Join us on Thursday evenings to experience a fresh perspective on your yoga practice—unlock greater flexibility, strength, and mindfulness through this innovative style of Iyengar yoga.