Open to any and all level of yoga practitioner, this workshop will focus on increasing our skillfulness and strength to go upside-down into Handstand and Forearm Stand. This workshop will be intentionally geared towards play! Inversions can be intimidating, so we'll make sure not to take ourselves too seriously and find ways to source joy and child-like playfulness together. 

The workshop will begin with a discussion of the important functional anatomy that you'll need to understand to safely turn your world around. Then, we'll learn specific exercises to build strength, functionality, and longevity in the wrists and shoulders. We'll play into lots of variations of Downward Facing Dog and Dolphin, plus some special movement techniques that will build your confidence when inverting. Every level of student will walk away knowing how to work with integrity in their individual, unique inversion practice, to grow that practice - and have fun while they're at it!

Personal Investment: $45

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Do you or someone you know who practices yoga have a shoulder injury or tweak? Do you have neck or shoulder tension or pain? These are common issues for yogis, where we are asked to place our whole body weight onto the vulnerable shoulder joint in common poses like downward dog and chatturanga, as well as in inversions and arm balances.

This workshop will start with a brief but thorough lecture on functional anatomy. We'll learn the actions of the shoulder joint and neck, as well as how to engage, locate, and feel the important muscles & bones. We'll discuss compensatory patterns, over-achieving muscles, and other common issues, as well as how all of this information directly applies to our asana practice. Next, we'll go through a therapeutic yoga practice focused on creating strength and intelligence in the muscles that support the spine, neck, and shoulder girdle. 

You'll leave with tools & exercises to strengthen these areas, knowing how to practice asana in a way that guarantees longevity and intelligence in the body. This workshop is great for yoga teachers looking to expand their knowledge of anatomy, alignment, and safe sequencing - and for yoga practitioners of any level.

Personal Investment: $45

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Do you or someone you know have neck, upper back, or shoulder injury, pain, or tension? These are common issues nowadays, where people spend lots of time sitting or slouching. With the correct application of functional anatomy principles, yoga can work therapeutically to alleviate and even completely relieve these issues.

The workshop will start with a brief but thorough lecture on the functional anatomy of the upper back, neck, and shoulder girdle - and how these areas are intimately related to each other. We'll learn the reasons why so many people have pain in these areas, and how to work intelligently on and off of the yoga mat to decrease pain and discomfort. We'll discuss compensatory patterns, over-achieving muscles, and other common issues, as well as how all of this information directly applies to our asana practice. Next, we'll go through a therapeutic yoga practice focused on creating strength and intelligence in the muscles that support the shoulder girdle, upper back, and neck. 

You'll leave knowing how to practice yoga in a way that guarantees longevity and suppleness in these areas, and how this information applies to your everyday life. This workshop is great for yoga teachers looking to expand their knowledge of anatomy, alignment, and safe sequencing - and for yoga practitioners of any level.

Personal Investment: $45

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