Handstands & Arm Balances
Supportive Small Group Community
6 Students per Handstand Class
Building Foundations: Handstands I
Beginner Handstands focuses on developing the foundational skills you need to get upside-down with the wall.
Each class includes a warm up, full body conditioning with drills and skill building starting on the floor and with the wall.
Skill development includes:
* Strength & flexibility drills for wrists & shoulders
* Core conditioning
* Cartwheels, bailouts & wall kickups
* Mindset: overcoming fear & embracing challenge
Fall Season 2025
Sundays
Sept 14 to Dec 21, 2025
14 Week Session
6:30pm to 7:30pm
$280
Play Studio Saskatoon
408 Ave C South
Finding Balance: Handstands II
Are you ready to get your handstand off the wall & into the middle of the room? This class is for you!
Skill development includes:
* Middle of the room kickups & balance endurance
* Underbalance, overbalance and alignment wall drills
* Introduction to Tuck & Straddle entries & shapes
* Active flexibility & strength skills to improve your upside-down
* Mindset: celebrating success & learning from failure
Pre-Req Skills:
Controlled Kick up & Exit at the Wall
30 second Wall Hold
Cartwheel Bailout from a Free Kick Up
Fall Season 2025
Sundays
September 14 to December 21, 2025
14 Week Session
5:15pm to 6:15pm
$280
Play Studio Saskatoon
408 Ave C South
Exploring Shape: Handstands III
Straddles, Tucks & Pikes add beauty, variation & control to your handbalancing practice. Discover how these shapes will also grow your strength, flexibility and balance in new challenging ways.
Skill development includes:
* Tuck, straddle & pike hop entries
* Shapeshifting at wall & in free balance
* Negative press exits from tuck, straddle & pike
* Active flexibility for straddle, tuck & pike shapes
* Mindset: Tenacity & Determination
Pre-Req Skills:
Kick up & Exit of a Free Standing Handstand
20 Second Free Hold
1 Minute Wall Hold x 3 Reps
Introduction to Arm Balance Workshops
Introduction to Arm Balances
Learn to become stronger & overcome fear as we safely progress through the beginning mysteries of some of the most popular arm balances…the crow family, elephant trunk, eight limbed pose and firefly!
Workshop includes a full body warm up, skill development, playtime and a cool down stretch.
Recommended Pre-Reqs:
30 Second Plank & 10 Pushups from Knees
Sunday July 27, 2025
6pm to 7:30pm
$25
Play Studio Saskatoon
408 Ave C South, Saskatoon, SK
Introduction to Inversions
Begin your journey toward inversions poses and discover the playfulness in being upside-down! Together we will explore three different styles of headstands, forearmstand progressions and have an introduction to handstands!
Workshop includes a full body warm up, skill development, playtime and a cool down stretch.
Recommended Pre-Reqs:
30 Second Plank on Forearems & 10 Pushups from Knees
Sunday August 31, 2025
6pm to 7:30pm
$25
Play Studio Saskatoon
408 Ave C South, Saskatoon, SK