Name: Happy Hips with Susanne Lahusen
Start: 2025-11-02T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-02T16:30:00+00:00
Location: Orangeyoga Studio

Anatomy, latest research and lots of practical ideas.
For teachers and trainees.
- £25 -
We want our hips to be more open, more stable, pain free, resilient... the list is endless. No two hips joints are exactly the same, and it is often difficult to know what we really need, and what is the best approach for our own individual hips to be functioning optimally.
What we hear and read can be so confusing: do we need more stretching, more strengthening, what activities are recommended for certain conditions, and what should some of us modify or do less of?
What does 'hip opening' actually mean? How might our breathing patterns and the way we use the rest of our body affect the stability and freedom of the hip joints?
The workshop will cover some basic anatomy, things that might go wrong with our hips, and a summary of recent research that is likely to influence how we practice yoga and how we treat our hips in exercise, sports and everyday life. Some conditions and treatments covered include tightness, lack of strength, arthritis and some very basic considerations for hip replacements.
At least half of the time will be given to practical work: somatic explorations as well as specific exercises and ways to adapt postures and movements for our hips to be happy.
There will be slides and detailed hand-outs.
The workshop is for all interested yoga practitioners, teachers and student teachers.
About Susanne:
Susanne has been teaching yoga since the early 1990’s. Her own practice started with Ashtanga, Iyengar and Scaravelli yoga. She gradually began to evolve her unique style of teaching vinyasa flow classes based on somatic principles, creative practice as well as addressing current research in anatomy and biomechanics.�� Susanne holds a Yogacampus level 2 teaching qualification accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga. She also has a BSc in Movement Studies and Sports Science, an MA in Dance, and advanced certification in Pilates, fitness, gyrotonic, and the Alexander Technique.
She is qualified to teach Yin yoga, Yoga Nidra and restorative yoga.
In addition, she has attended many courses on somatic movement practices, especially Feldenkrais, breath work and myofascial techniques.
Susanne previously ran a Pilates Foundation teacher training course, and, for many years, taught at London Contemporary Dance School, at the Circus Space, and on graduate, postgraduate and dance movement therapy courses at Trinity Laban.
�From 2012 until 2024 she taught somatics, experiential anatomy, yoga therapy and sequencing on the Yogacampus Teacher Training and Yogacampus Therapy Diploma course as well as vinyasa classes at The Life Centre. ��Susanne now runs vinyasa flow classes at OrangeYoga in Cheltenham, she also teaches Sequencing on the OrangeYoga teacher training course, and holds regular workshops at the studio.
Since September 2024, she has been teaching experiential anatomy, somatics and yoga therapy on the new �OrangeYoga Therapy Diploma course.
** Practical Bits **��
Wear and bring -��
Due to the nature of the Crescent Bakery building, it's ideal to wear layers of clothing for cooler / warmer fluctuations.
Bring your yoga mat and water bottle.
Cancellations -
Please note Workshops will be refunded only if we can find someone to take your place. Obviously, we will take account of exceptional circumstances. Please contact reception at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.