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A Taste Of What's On
Windmill Voices Community Choir
New free community choir at Brixton Windmill Centre on Wednesdays 12.30pm to 1.30pm from 11 March. Welcoming singing group – free refreshments and improved happiness guaranteed! Led by local soprano Isolde Roxby. Funded by Thinc Fund. www.brixtonwindmill.org
Brixton Windmill Open Day
A chance to visit Brixton’s unique landmark! Find out more about the fascinating history of the Ashby family and the mill. Book a full guided tour via our website or drop in for a free short tour. Our shop and cafe are open throughout the afternoon. We also offer bookable local history walks on Sundays and selected Saturdays.
Workshop: introduction to backbends at Yoga Point Brixton
Introduction to Backbends – Overcoming fear and finding balance. There is a link to book this workshop here. Nina will lead this workshop to introduce and develop backbends. Not suitable for absolute beginners; you should have a reasonable level of fitness and regular asana practice. Our body’s natural response to danger is to curl in, protecting our most vulnerable part – our heart, both the physical heart and the energetic heart space (anahata). Backbends do the very opposite action opening us up to the world. We are exposing ourselves and that takes courage – but also builds more of it! Overcoming our fears on the mat can give us courage off the mat too. Anahata is the center of compassion, and a positive balance in the heart chakra cultivates sensitivity and unconditional love for self and others. Our spines are an incredible combination of strength and flexibility – of Sthira and Sukha. Practicing backbends can open up the front body, increase your hip flexibility, and improve the mobility of your lumbar and thoracic spine. Backbends are invigorating and strengthening. They stretch the quads and hip flexors and help open up the shoulders and chest, an area where lots of us hold…