Strength, Balance, and Equanimity: New and Neglected Approaches to Your Yoga Practice
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Strength, Balance, and Equanimity: New and Neglected Approaches to Your Yoga Practice
Friday Evening 5:30 pm - 8 pm
Dynamic Alignment: ‘Alignment’ from the Perspective of Movement, From the Feet Upward
In this session we’ll introduce a dynamic, fascia-based approach to the therapeutic
wisdom of yoga, we’ll lay out basic principles to addressing joint and fascial pain
syndromes through the prism of the feet.
Traditional approaches to ‘grounding’ the feet in yoga poses tend to be static, and fall
short of addressing the pain syndromes that arise in the feet and ankles — as well as
problems in the knees and hips. A more dynamic understanding of how the feet work
in movement — including in asana practice — will put a bounce back in your step and
give you clues for addressing the most common pain syndromes that arise in the
lower body through simple and sweet asana practice.
Livestream
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In person
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Saturday Morning 11 am - 2 pm
Resistance Is Not Futile: Maintaining Upper Body Strength and Shoulder Health
Props have always been a part of yoga practice, but they have always been used as
support for when flexibility is lacking, or for relaxation. But a key issue, particularly
with aging, is maintaining upper body strength, which is essential for shoulder health.
Our use of props should serve to help us with this too, and without risk of injury.
In this session, we’ll make use of resistance bands, pairing them with poses — both
standing poses and floor poses — to practice shoulder and core actions that will not
only enhance the strength of the muscles controlling shoulder movement, but will
increase range of motion and help reduce shoulder pain.
The work won’t be limited to the resistance bands, and we’ll progress to deeper
poses, including backbending, to see how the work with the bands has helped.Resistance bands will be provided, and you’ll be able to keep the resistance band as
part of the workshop if you wish, to continue your practice at home. The session will
be online, so you’ll have video recordings of the session to guide you in your home
Practice!
In person
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Livestream
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Saturday Afternoon 4 pm - 6:30 pm
The Power of Mudra — Supporting Your Breath and Meditation Practice
‘Mudra’ was, from the beginnings of hatha yoga, central to the practice, and
encompassed not just hand gestures, but asana, bandha, drishthi (the gaze of the
eyes), and even states of meditation. It is a central support for all aspects of yoga
practice, and an essential tool for your yoga.
In this session, we will focus on fundamental mudras of the hands, and their direct
connection to your experience of the breath. You’ll find this to be a surprisingly
tangible support for your breath practice, and we’ll explore the link between both the
‘Vayus’ of Prana and mudra in fundamental pranayama practices for calming your
nervous system and clarifying your mind, and the role of Mudra in connection with
the ‘elements’ in Ayurveda for balancing the doshas — and guiding you into deep
relaxation or ‘Yoga Nidra.’
In Person
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Livestream
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Sunday Morning 11 am - 2 pm
Balance Is Equanimity: Improving and Sustaining Your Capacity for Balance, Inside and Out
It is pretty much universally the case that balance becomes more challenging with
age, for quite a few reasons. Nevertheless, there are aspects of our ability to balance
that can be improved through our practice, in terms of hip strength as well as
attention to our foundation in our feet and dynamic alignment of our knees.
In this session we’ll make use of resistance bands as part of a program for increasing
hip strength (the abductors in particular, which are key to balance) and range of
motion. And we will work with our foundation for balance in the feet, and their
connection to the knees.The practice will include some supported balancing poses, such as Tree Pose and
variations on it for improving balance, as well as some standing poses and floor
exercises.
And balance is not just about the legs! In the floor poses we’ll pay attention to the
foundation of the sit bones, and their relationship to the health of your low back, and
experience of equanimity in seated breathing practices.
The overall practice will be well-rounded, going beyond the use of resistance bands
to see what the work with them has taught us!
People taking the Saturday session using resistance bands — please bring the band
back with you! Bands will be provided for those taking just the Sunday session, and
you’ll have the video of the session to continue your practice at home!
In person
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Livestream
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Sunday Afternoon 4 pm - 6:30 pm
Mudra Part 2: The Power of Drishthi, and Equanimity in the Breath
There is an intimate connection between the actions of your eyes and your
experience of the breath, particularly in nostril breathing, as well as your ability to
focus your mind in meditation as well as in daily life. The eyes are in fact key to
‘cleansing’ and balancing your ‘nadis’ in ‘Nadi Shodhana’ — and we’ll explore exactly
what that means in very practical and therapeutic terms!
In this session we’ll explore the particulars of breathing through your nose in
pranayama — practices for addressing the ‘how’s’ of breathing through the nose when
you experience obstacles to doing so, as well as explorations of the ‘why.’ Breathing
through your nose is vitally supportive to your health, and fundamental practices of
pranayama are meant to help you with this.
And the action of your eyes — your gaze or drishthi — is fundamentally connected to
opening the ‘nadis’ of your nostrils. We’ll explore basic forms of drishthi for both
breath and meditation, and how this often neglected awareness is incredibly
supportive of your equanimity, both in your meditation practice and in your everyday
life and its challenges. Drishthi is a fundamental part of ‘mudra,’ and a powerful
practice for rebooting your brain and breath — and not just when you roll your eyes at
the absurdities of life!
In Person
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Livestream
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FULL WEEKEND:
FULL WEEKEND IN PERSON
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FULL WEEKEND LIVESTREAM
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Friday Evening 5:30 pm - 8 pm
Dynamic Alignment: ‘Alignment’ from the Perspective of Movement, From the Feet Upward
In this session we’ll introduce a dynamic, fascia-based approach to the therapeutic
wisdom of yoga, we’ll lay out basic principles to addressing joint and fascial pain
syndromes through the prism of the feet.
Traditional approaches to ‘grounding’ the feet in yoga poses tend to be static, and fall
short of addressing the pain syndromes that arise in the feet and ankles — as well as
problems in the knees and hips. A more dynamic understanding of how the feet work
in movement — including in asana practice — will put a bounce back in your step and
give you clues for addressing the most common pain syndromes that arise in the
lower body through simple and sweet asana practice.
Livestream
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/nqbL5y3I4WwKzL~Ee5tIbFefa1Dh10Y01IZ4jskDb-A=
In person
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/i8m81k3uMYeyddy5Bu0MzM6dWT~Y0j3KfjXfzsxArVs=
Saturday Morning 11 am - 2 pm
Resistance Is Not Futile: Maintaining Upper Body Strength and Shoulder Health
Props have always been a part of yoga practice, but they have always been used as
support for when flexibility is lacking, or for relaxation. But a key issue, particularly
with aging, is maintaining upper body strength, which is essential for shoulder health.
Our use of props should serve to help us with this too, and without risk of injury.
In this session, we’ll make use of resistance bands, pairing them with poses — both
standing poses and floor poses — to practice shoulder and core actions that will not
only enhance the strength of the muscles controlling shoulder movement, but will
increase range of motion and help reduce shoulder pain.
The work won’t be limited to the resistance bands, and we’ll progress to deeper
poses, including backbending, to see how the work with the bands has helped.Resistance bands will be provided, and you’ll be able to keep the resistance band as
part of the workshop if you wish, to continue your practice at home. The session will
be online, so you’ll have video recordings of the session to guide you in your home
Practice!
In person
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/8WC24FNrWtlsy~CP~Xe7zh9jXp1MmBaxwOASeWyvOi0=
Livestream
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/sTb-l6gJznGZS-81upNbO6w63W7~5yOlzXpG4OQx2ik=
Saturday Afternoon 4 pm - 6:30 pm
The Power of Mudra — Supporting Your Breath and Meditation Practice
‘Mudra’ was, from the beginnings of hatha yoga, central to the practice, and
encompassed not just hand gestures, but asana, bandha, drishthi (the gaze of the
eyes), and even states of meditation. It is a central support for all aspects of yoga
practice, and an essential tool for your yoga.
In this session, we will focus on fundamental mudras of the hands, and their direct
connection to your experience of the breath. You’ll find this to be a surprisingly
tangible support for your breath practice, and we’ll explore the link between both the
‘Vayus’ of Prana and mudra in fundamental pranayama practices for calming your
nervous system and clarifying your mind, and the role of Mudra in connection with
the ‘elements’ in Ayurveda for balancing the doshas — and guiding you into deep
relaxation or ‘Yoga Nidra.’
In Person
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/Wb74fRJ3R9XdWoJ7COJSx0SGo2XZyVsbGyzwJqNm2Xw=
Livestream
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/HHXEyAUiHiOSN9qWjBsajTvHT3lMxFDkw43zbjN44r4=
Sunday Morning 11 am - 2 pm
Balance Is Equanimity: Improving and Sustaining Your Capacity for Balance, Inside and Out
It is pretty much universally the case that balance becomes more challenging with
age, for quite a few reasons. Nevertheless, there are aspects of our ability to balance
that can be improved through our practice, in terms of hip strength as well as
attention to our foundation in our feet and dynamic alignment of our knees.
In this session we’ll make use of resistance bands as part of a program for increasing
hip strength (the abductors in particular, which are key to balance) and range of
motion. And we will work with our foundation for balance in the feet, and their
connection to the knees.The practice will include some supported balancing poses, such as Tree Pose and
variations on it for improving balance, as well as some standing poses and floor
exercises.
And balance is not just about the legs! In the floor poses we’ll pay attention to the
foundation of the sit bones, and their relationship to the health of your low back, and
experience of equanimity in seated breathing practices.
The overall practice will be well-rounded, going beyond the use of resistance bands
to see what the work with them has taught us!
People taking the Saturday session using resistance bands — please bring the band
back with you! Bands will be provided for those taking just the Sunday session, and
you’ll have the video of the session to continue your practice at home!
In person
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/lpZ0vzyEQMjTkuZTFthi7DbfmdoWh70akhSOo1c2C8E=
Livestream
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/iOVOXUKmCsi1zZnjZVS6cALu-pSzZhyQQduTv9aUFbk=
Sunday Afternoon 4 pm - 6:30 pm
Mudra Part 2: The Power of Drishthi, and Equanimity in the Breath
There is an intimate connection between the actions of your eyes and your
experience of the breath, particularly in nostril breathing, as well as your ability to
focus your mind in meditation as well as in daily life. The eyes are in fact key to
‘cleansing’ and balancing your ‘nadis’ in ‘Nadi Shodhana’ — and we’ll explore exactly
what that means in very practical and therapeutic terms!
In this session we’ll explore the particulars of breathing through your nose in
pranayama — practices for addressing the ‘how’s’ of breathing through the nose when
you experience obstacles to doing so, as well as explorations of the ‘why.’ Breathing
through your nose is vitally supportive to your health, and fundamental practices of
pranayama are meant to help you with this.
And the action of your eyes — your gaze or drishthi — is fundamentally connected to
opening the ‘nadis’ of your nostrils. We’ll explore basic forms of drishthi for both
breath and meditation, and how this often neglected awareness is incredibly
supportive of your equanimity, both in your meditation practice and in your everyday
life and its challenges. Drishthi is a fundamental part of ‘mudra,’ and a powerful
practice for rebooting your brain and breath — and not just when you roll your eyes at
the absurdities of life!
In Person
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/FMGlY-flbll6B-N5Mpd-aH4H1wDKxhwb0F-9XlLO1tE=
Livestream
https://www.vagaro.com/cl/BDKzundZ8lKlYI5CWVjfdmaX4BwkQJJCKhLw-gVxaBI=
FULL WEEKEND:
FULL WEEKEND IN PERSON
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FULL WEEKEND LIVESTREAM
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