Enhance Power, Flexibility & Resilience through
Fascia-Focused Yoga
Live Online Workshop with Catherine Annis
Tuesday 26 May | 7–9pm GMT
Can’t make it live? Sign up to the workshop and receive an on-demand playback of the workshop for 30 days afterwards, so you don’t have to miss out! The recording link will be sent out on the Monday after the workshop.
Important note: Zoom links for the live workshop are sent out 24 hours in advance.
Explore the power of fascia – the body’s intelligent, elastic connective tissue that profoundly influences how we move, feel, recover and age. Drawing on the work of Vanda Scaravelli , contemporary fascial science and biotensegrity-based movement principles, this workshop offers practical, evidence-informed ways to cultivate elasticity, reduce unnecessary tension, and support fluid, resilient movement at any age.
Modern research shows that fascia is not passive tissue, but a highly adaptable, sensory-rich system that responds to how we move, load, and rest. Stress, injury, repetitive patterns, or prolonged inactivity can reduce fascial elasticity – often experienced as stiffness, discomfort, or loss of confidence in movement. The good news? Fascia responds positively to intelligent, varied, elastic movement.
This workshop translates emerging science into simple, embodied practices you can feel immediately.
What we’ll gain:
- Greater fluidity, balance, and power
- Reduced tension and stiffness and protective holding
- Improved joint health, posture, and movement efficiency
- Stronger, more elastic movement without strain
- Increased confidence in daily life, sport, or yoga
- Support for long-term mobility and healthy aging
We’ll explore:
- What fascia is and why it matters for pain-free, sustainable movement
- How habitual movement patterns affect stiffness, ease or discomfort
- Fascial elasticity: how to restore spring, recoil and adaptability
- Biotensegrity principles: balancing tension and compression for whole-body strength
- Movement approaches that support vitality, longevity and nervous system release
Suitable for all bodies and experience levels — no prior yoga experience needed.
Open to anyone interested in improving mobility, strength, and resilience through an evidence-informed movement approach.
Catherine Annis
Catherine Annis founded Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training, a practical and anatomy focused yoga teaching diploma. Originally a professional dancer, Catherine Annis discovered yoga as a teenager in the 1970s. She’s explored many styles of yoga during her yoga journey, including Iyengar, Sivananda and Astanga but finds the strong, deep and meditative approach of Vanda Scaravelli most nourishing.
Catherine’s practice and teaching focuses on deepening physical awareness and alignment to reveal the natural freedom of the body, particularly the spine.
Cost:
We know that our community sometimes face real cost-dilemmas and that our wellbeing practices often suffer when life gets hard.
Know that you have our full support whenever you need it.
We therefore offer a ‘Pay As You Feel’ for our MFML workshops.
There is a suggested price, which we ask you to pay, if you have the means. The suggested price is the ‘true cost’ of running the workshop, and this is £35.
If, however, finances are getting in the way of you joining, you are welcome to pay what you can afford so that you can still benefit and participate. This is the Buddhist system of Dana. The minimum that we can accept is £15, because as a small business we similarly need to be mindful of our cost considerations.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the workshop, drop us a message on support@movementformodernlife.com
Terms & Conditions
Practising safely
The live online workshops are for your education and your enjoyment only. You are participating in the live classes at your own risk. You are encouraged to to take breaks when needed and/or when in doubt, don’t do sequences that you are even a little concerned about. If you have any health condition, please seek medical advice before taking any form of exercise. Please let us know before the workshop starts if you have any concerns.
If you feel unwell in any way or if you experience any discomfort during class, please stop the class and consult your health practitioner immediately. Remember that yoga is mostly a journey off the mat and into life, and it is a journey about taking responsibility for our own actions and cultivating self-knowledge. Only choose exercises which will nurture and support you, and please take responsibility for yourself and your current abilities during your practice. Remember that each day is different, and even if yesterday you were able to perform a movement, that is no indicator that the same exercise is possible today. Please move within your comfortable limits and if you’re in any doubt whatsoever, please seek medical advice.
We are not medical practitioners and we do not seek to offer medical advice. Please consult your healthcare practitioner before starting any new exercise. This is particularly important if you have any limiting condition or are, pregnant, nursing, regularly taking medications, or have any existing medical conditions. We do not accept any liability whatsoever for any injury or damage, either during or after this retreat. Your participation in this retreat is entirely voluntary and at your own risk, and you agree to abide by the T&Cs of Movement for Modern Life.
Your data
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