Tracey Mansell

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher based in London.
❤️ Handstands and Strength and Conditioning.
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Hip Dominate exercises like this hip thrust target muscles of the posterior chain, the glutes, hamstrings and lower back. You can do hip thrusts with body weight only, then you could up the ante and add some sort of… https://t.co/UyEBNuEMoL

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Primary Series Class tomorrow (Saturday 18th) 9.30am - 10.45am. Class is £10, DM me if you’d like to join our yoga crew! https://t.co/Vy7hKLbIBJ

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Active splits need to be trained. I posted a vid couple of days ago. Looking forward to a flatter horizontal line, even an over-split position soon!
Just got to train it first...Train smart and do the work of each… https://t.co/hynN270zvo

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Looking forward to the day I can get this active split position flatter. Even more into an over-split!!! Check out the active split vid I posted a few days ago if you need to develop this for any inverted position. https://t.co/Sqr1lXnyqZ

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Thoracic and shoulder stretch. It’s starting to feel so comfortable now with consistent practice. The handrail I’m using is a perfect height for me and I’m using a 2.5kg dumbbell to weight the arms. You can use a… https://t.co/eGMnuTWua5

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Little tricep challenge for you guys! Hold your line though out and stabilise your hips and spine. Tag if you think someone would want to try this!! https://t.co/rvzrxf0qR5

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Active front splits flexibility pre-supper training https://t.co/oqgHGUygSL

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Now!!!! Is the chance to work on that all elusive handstand. It’s the perfect opportunity to develop a new skill. I have a whole library of drills for you to try. It’s fun, it’ll pick your mood up and make you feel… https://t.co/4WPqEoLIDx

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Virtual Backbend practice today 3pm -4pm. Join me in your own living room and let’s get bendy!
DM for info. https://t.co/5eTewLLQDm

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Pretending to be a contortionist. Well you know that saying, “fake it till you make it” I’ve never been a defeatist and I ain’t gonna start now. This was in all honesty my first attempt at chest stand. I’m told my… https://t.co/iL6h32a0y0

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Handstand Class Tomorrow, Wednesday, 2.30-3.30pm!!!
All levels welcome.
We will cover:
Wall drills
Straight hs technique
Tuck hs entries
Mobility
Conditioning to round off the class!
Join me, every Wednesday at… https://t.co/GMZERAoqw3

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Flexibility and (no sound because of copyright) The Simpsons for company.
When developing your square front splits, keep the back foot tucked under. This will target the psoas and hip flexor of the back leg and… https://t.co/yiBKUw6vFy

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Flexibility and The Simpsons for company.

When developing your square front splits, keep the back foot tucked under, keeps the hips forward facing and stay upright. https://t.co/htvVuB5Iah

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Join me for backbend focus class at 3pm - 4.30pm this Sunday 5 April. I’ll be holding this virtual class every Sunday. If you are an existing student of mine, you’ll be able to jump right in as before. If you are… https://t.co/CJqdW1GVbd

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Right angle handstand
This was one of the drills we practiced in my virtual handstand class on Wednesday. The skill is in executing a neutral spinal position. This is achieved by understanding rib cage and hip… https://t.co/PsaQjJ9Ful

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Handstand class 2.30pm -3.30pm Wednesday 1st April.
Your class will include:
Warm up
kicking to the wall variations
Wall holds
Positioning for hs
Conditioning
The class is £10 and will be going live on Zoom.
DM… https://t.co/6ryIvRvmbZ

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On-line handstand class on Wednesday 1st April. All you need is a wall! We will be going though drills for alignment, shoulder drills for strength and a bit of flexibility too and a teeny tiny bit of conditioning to… https://t.co/ovY6jD0QHp

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Split training this evening pre-backbend practice. Had Gavin and Stacy on and it made me smile 😊 That, and my beautiful cat doing a fab stretch on my mat. Have a lovely evening 💖 https://t.co/scPSHrnrKY

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Backbend practice this evening. I am learning so much about this type of movement. We can take advantage of this time we have and practice the things that we need to do on a regular basis. If you would like to join… https://t.co/2KPCpgeZQr

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LEARNING HIP POSITION IN HANDSTAND

I’d forgotten about this wall drill until I saw london_school_of_hand_balance_ doing it. It’s a fantastic drill for straight handstand positioning. The hip has to extend, so… https://t.co/xgj6DSn0xV