Practical Biomechanics (Yoga Introductory Workshop - Backbends) with Samuel Lee & Jack Lee
22 Feb - 21 June 2025 | apm – Kwun Tong
ABOUT
Do your backbends leave you feeling tight, stuck, or even in pain? Whether you’re a yoga practitioner, teacher, or physiotherapist, this workshop is designed to revolutionize the way you approach backbends – helping you achieve greater depth, stability, and safety in your practice.
Join Samuel Lee and Jack Lee for a two-hour interactive workshop that combines yoga techniques with biomechanical insights to ensure a healthy, injury-free evolution of your backbend practice.
Yoga is a lifelong practice – but injuries from improper alignment or overexertion can cut that lifetime short. Both Samuel and Jack share a vision for safer, more effective yoga practices, particularly in backbends—a family of poses that’s as challenging as it is rewarding.
With nearly two decades of combined experience, Samuel and Jack will bring valuable insights from the fields of yoga and physiotherapy to teach you practical, science-backed methods for deepening your backbends while protecting your body from injury.
This workshop isn’t just for yoga practitioners. It’s also ideal for yoga instructors, physiotherapists, and anyone looking to enhance their teaching or treatment plans through the integration of biomechanics principles.
What You’ll Learn:
– Breathwork for Backbends: Master the breathing techniques crucial for healthy spinal movement.
– Thoracic Spine Mobility: Learn how to safely open the thoracic spine and maximize the natural curvature of each vertebra.
– Core Strength & Stability: Understand the role of deep core muscles, serratus anterior, and external obliques in achieving deeper, more stable backbends while avoiding lower back pain.
– Hands-On Adjustments: Learn effective cues and techniques to guide your students into deeper backbends safely.
Who Should Attend?
– Yoga Practitioners striving to deepen their backbends without compromising their health.
– Yoga Teachers looking to teach more effectively by understanding biomechanical principles.
– Physiotherapists & any healthcare professional wanting better insight into the movement needs of yoga practitioners to develop informed treatment plans.
About Instructor:
Samuel Lee (PURE Yoga Instructor)
With a wealth of experience teaching nearly 100 private students, Samuel has seen the unintended injuries caused by improper practices. His vision? Help every practitioner enjoy a sustainable, fulfilling yoga practice for years to come.
Jack Lee (Registered Physiotherapist)
“Not a yoga practitioner, but definitely can help you with a better and healthier practice. ”
- Flipping your grip better without compromising your shoulders.
- Achieving stable scorpion backbends without retracting tour scapula.
- Turning on your gluteal muscles without tucking your tailbone.
- A good backbend is the one without back and sacral pain.
Meet Jack for more.
Schedule
22 February, 8, 15 March, 26 April 2025, 14 & 21 June 2025 – Fully sign-ups
apm – Kwun Tong
10am – 12pm
Tuition
Full Workshop (a total 2.0 hours)
Special Offer: HK$1,200
Location, schedule & fees
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Event Language
Cantonese
Event Capacity
20
Refunds/Cancellations
- No refunds or credit will be given for cancellations starting 22 January 2025.
- Valid refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee that will be deducted from your refund.
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Special Offer from Nood food
5% off all nood food items for yoga event registrants on date(s) of the workshop.
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LOCATION
Samuel Lee
A former real estate and finance professional, Samuel found solace on his yoga mat, leading him to his first yoga teacher training in 2015. Influenced by his primary teacher, Jasmine Sun, and other mentors such as Connie Yan and Frances Gairns, Samuel's practice and teaching focus heavily on Yin, Hot Yoga, and Ashtanga. He emphasises meticulous alignment and mental resilience in his classes, guiding his students towards personal growth and empowerment through yoga.