This experiential workshop is going to give you the basics and a coordinate system of sorts, in relation to which you can self-assess, correct and explore how your core muscles interact with each other and the environment (including your everyday habits and behaviours).

You will take away a set of simple (not necessarily easy) corrective exercises and postural adjustments that will help you to efficiently use your core muscles without having to think about it (also known as reflexive core use).

You will learn to identify and release tensions from the core that prevent it from optimally supporting you throughout life.

You will practise exercises as well as simple moves that you can do any time to re-educate your body and develop balanced strength and mobility and maintain them.

You will find out and experience how everything in the body is truly connected, and how your shoulders and legs affect the way your core functions.

You will see how breathing affects the core, and core function affects breathing.

You will leave the workshop with a new understanding of your body. A plan and a handout with detailed explanation of the exercises will be emailed to you.

About your facilitator: Elena Vasileva, M. Sc. (physics) is a Nutritious Movement certified Restorative Exercise Specialist and Certified Craniosacral practitioner.

Restorative exercise is a biomechanics based system of corrective exercises and lifestyle changes and recommendations that encourages using parts of the body that aren't being used in modern life's every day activities in order to minimise wear and tear and optimise cellular regeneration throughout the whole body.