August 22, 2018

Recap Of The Siyaflo Spicy Summer Event!

Photos by THIS IS IT STUDIOS

The Siyaflo Spicy Summer event was a ton of fun! It was the second event of the Siyaflo Health Series, held at iDance Vancouver. Here’s a recap of the morning.

Attendees arrived between 830 and 9am, and got to know each other while snacking.

We had delicious crackers from Kapow Now, among other yummy foods.

At 9am I started an ice breaker for everyone to connect further. People introduced themselves and described a favourite summer memory as a kid.

It was smiles all around.

Everyone loved getting a little nostalgic!

Then yoga and fitness instructor Emily Lee led us through a vinyasa flow yoga class to warm us all up.

She had us giving high-fives with our feet while in downward dog, and laughing throughout.

Participants were also given a mini massage with essential oils to calm them during shavasana.

Next, Amy Laithwaite led us through a fascial stretch session (no, not facial, your connective tissue). We really stretched our bodies, especially our hips! Hip openers for the win ;).

We also learned that in order to get more flexible in the hips you don’t just want to do external rotation hip exercises, but also internal rotation exercises. Good to know!

We then had a quick break where attendees got to chat and snack!

Next we dove into the spicy nutrition talks with holistic nutritionist Laurence Annez de Taboada.

She discussed some of the best spices to eat, aphrodisiacs, and how she overcame her eating disorder.

Next we did a super fun and sexy dancehall class led by dance performer and instructor Colleen Cassidy. It was beginner friendly, though she definitely pushed us out of our comfort zone (which is always a good thing!)!