28/10/2026
Iceland Ashtanga Yoga Retreat 17-24 Oct 2026
With Bianca Oliveira🌞Ashtanga Yoga Ashtanga Yoga Retreats
Drop Back and Stand up from Chakrasana
Another transition that I find very challenging and impossible…:🙅😭 but….
Started my consistent Ashtanga Yoga practice (Mysore style) in June 2026 Mysore Breathing Room Singapore with Teacher Sita and every practice has been a lesson in patience, courage, and self-discovery. Getting into this challenging transition was not just about flexibility, but also about trust and letting go of fear. Thank you, teacher, for guiding me gently and safely, and continuing encouraging me to believe in what my body for the past 4-5months. Sometime can stand up smoothly sometime so messy 😆😆(charging forward etc)
Am today able to come up with a little more confidence and this sentence below definitely is 💯 percent true.
“99% Practice and 1% Theory”
In this Iceland retreat, Bianca have also guided me and encouraged me to take the leap to stand up with more confidence. Yes I managed to did it on the last day of the Mysore practice with smoother breather and movement to stand up.
For the first time, tried the transition of hands in front of the chest to drop back and then slowly walk hands closer to feet or heels (aim is to catch ankle) with Bianca. (2nd video- not full video😂) is quite closed to my heels though and never imagine is possible…
Beyond my comfort zone again, into an open heart. ❤️🔥 Grateful to your gentle hands, patient guidance, and unwavering encouragement in helping me explore this new transition. Every adjustment reminds me that growth begins with trust. 🧘🧘💪💪
Is Big progress, beyond my comfort zone. ❤️🔥
This backbend transition is more than a pose — it’s a reminder of how far consistency, courage, and patience can take me. Forever grateful for my teacher’s guidance. One breath, one practice, one breakthrough at a time. 🧘♀️🙏✨
Again thank you so much for all the videos Yoga photography 🙏🙏 cos from all these videos, i am able to see and appreciate the process and progress of my ashtanga practice 🥰🥰😘😘(no expectations and just practice)