Reflexive Strength Practice Labs

Lower Back & Upper Back Classes
Deep work. Lightly held.

map & app guide your internal process
map + app + cycle → healing + quiet strength
the whole is more than the sum of the parts

for deeper healing:
- you'll only get out what you put in
- you will need to master your own process
- i will empower you to do this
- full healing only happens in the dojo

Most bodies are carrying more tension — and more unused capacity — than they realise.

In lower back or upper back class, you’ll learn how to release, awaken, and strengthen you core and spine— rebuilding posture and movement from the inside out.

This is a structured class designed to create measurable shifts without forcing, stretching, or pushing.

Perfect for anyone who wants to move freely, safely, or powerfully.

The first class is free for newcomers.

Come and experience your own reflexive strength in action.

Who can benefit from attending a class?

People living with chronic tension or persistent back discomfort
Movers, athletes, and dancers wanting cleaner force transmission and posture
Yoga practitioners seeking deep support without constant control
Anyone who wants to build strength, awareness, and confidence in daily movement

You don’t need experience.

You don’t need flexibility.

You don’t need to be “fixed.”

Just curiosity.

How classes activate reflexive strength

Each class follows the reflexive support protocol described in the About page:

Assess → Release → Reshape → Mobilise → Stabilise → Re-assess

In every session you will experience:

Assessment

A gentle warm-up and other exercise to observe how your spine is organising support today.

Targeted release

Precise use of props and positioning to reduce unnecessary holding in the lab’s focus area.

Reshape alignment

Careful fascial work to reorganise structure so new support can become available.

Mobilise the new alignment

Simple, zero-impact movements that help the nervous system recognise this new position as safe and usable.

Stabilise reflexive strength

Exercises that activate and refine deep postural support so strength holds without conscious effort.

Re-assessment

Taking a moment to assess what has shifted — and where attention might still be needed.

The loop closes every time.

Why returning matters

Classes alternate between the lower back and upper back core sequences.

These two sequences form the foundation of the method. They are where decades of holding patterns most often accumulate — and where consistent practice creates the most reliable change.

The first time you attend, you’ll map your current holding patterns and usually sense shifts clear enough to understand how the work functions.

Each time you return, you work a little deeper.

accumulated tension begins to unwind
the body remembers previous openings
reflexive support comes back online — and strengthens
posture and alignment reorganise gradually

This work builds class by class.

You are welcome to begin with whichever class theme draws you most.

(Please see the schedule below for upcoming dates.)

The explorers arc

You feel it.

A moment
when something switches on
without force.

A quiet return.

The class is for this.

Come and test the waters again.

And again.

Let the body confirm
what the mind suspects.

We meet regularly.

Not to perform.

To unwind.

To soften old armour.

To build new support.

Deep work.

Lightly held.

Serious about healing.

Relaxed about ego.

You don’t have to be ready.

Just curious.

What you’ll experience
Safe and supported practice

Using carefully selected props, you’ll explore movements that feel challenging but fully safe. Your body learns to release chronic tension, improve alignment, and restore mobility without strain. Two short silent videos below show exercises from the first two sequences.

Lower back exercises from core sequence 1

Upper back exercises from core sequence 2

The classes focus on foundational sequences that support most bodies most of the time.

You work at your own level.

Whether easing pain or enhancing performance, the same principles apply: release unnecessary holding, restore alignment, retrain support.

Every class allows space for careful observation and individual refinement within the group structure.

The aim is not performance.

It is reliable, repeatable support.

Props

Reflexive Strength Therapy & Training relies on specific, simple props — like strips, felts, and massage balls — to help your body feel grounded and supported.

At present, I provide all props for classes, except for the wool–felts which are currently on order from the Netherlands.

In the meantime, until these wool–felts arrive, I ask all class participants to bring 2 large bath towels to every class. This will allow you to make different sizes of bolster/rolls/cushions to support the work for your lower or upper back.

(NB. If you already have a Critical Alignment wool-felt, then you can bring this instead.)

When & where?

Schedule

The times and dates for upcoming classes are:

Wednesday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Doors open 6:15

Core sequence 1 — "Passion & Power"
Lower back sequence including hips
11 + 25 Feb, 11 + 25 Mar, 8 Apr
Core sequence 2 — "Opening the Heart"
Upper back sequence including shoulders
18 Feb, 4 + 18 Mar, 1 Apr

Classes are 2 hours long, to ensure that all participants get a full transmission of the exercises.

Please aim to arrive between 6:15 and 6:25 pm so you can register, settle, and get the most benefit from the session.

Venue

Practice labs are held in a delightful venue near Kings Cross/Farringdon Road/Grays Inn Road:

OMUK
Unit 1
22 Packenham Street
London
WC1X 0LB

Kings Cross, Chancery Lane and Farringdon tube stations are all around 15 minutes walk away, or around 10 minutes away with a connecting bus.

Pricing

First class is free for newcomers.
Then a sliding scale: £15 – £25 – £35 per class (community/standard price/supporter price — self-certified based on ability/desire to pay)
Special discount: Training program participants get 50% off the above prices. Please message me privately if you need the special access code to book at this reduced rate.
Missed sessions: Please tell me in advance if you are going to miss a booked practice lab, and I will carry your ticket forward to your next session.
Refund policy: Practice lab bookings will be refunded automatically, no questions asked, provided they are at least 24 hours away, at the time you request a refund. There will be a deduction for the Eventbrite booking fee which cannot be cancelled.

Pre-class checklist

2 LARGE BATH TOWELS — REQUIRED — see props section above

LOOSE COMFORTABLE CLOTHING — t-shirts, jogging pants, leggings etc.

EXTRA LAYERS — to keep warm

Ready to book a class?

If you want to book, please:

click the relevant button to book a class.
OPTIONAL STEP — click the new client button to complete a short 3-5 minute online form. This step is optional, but it will help me to support you better during your practice lab session.

If you have any queries or concerns before you book, please click here for my contact details, and message or call me.

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quiet strength training

Lower Back & Upper Back Classes Deep work. Lightly held.

for deeper healing:

you'll only get out what you put in

you will need to master your own process

i will empower you to do this

full healing only happens in the dojo