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Functional Anatomy & Advanced Postures: A Weekend
Dec
7
to Dec 8

Functional Anatomy & Advanced Postures: A Weekend

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Join Abby for a weekend immersion where you'll learn functional anatomy, and use that information to go deeply into more advance postures. You'll learn how to frame your understanding of anatomy in a way that is individualized to your body, how the joints are meant to naturally move, and how to use your musculature to support deep strengthening and opening.

Day I: The Shoulders: Inversions, Backbends, & Binds | Saturday, December 7th | 2:00 - 4:30pm

Part one of your weekend with Abby will focus on creating opening and intelligence in the shoulders. The practice will begin with a discussion of functional anatomy - how the shoulders are meant to move, and how we can support those actions with proper preparation in the yoga practice. Each student will be guided to gain a greater understanding of the habitual patterns show up their bodies, and how this impacts how they should work differently from other people. Following this discussion will be a vigorous and playful yoga practice, where students will get to dive deeply into opening and strengthening the shoulders in preparation for exploring advanced inversions, backbends, and binds. Expect to work into Handstand and Forearm Stand, Bridge and Wheel, and Bound Warrior variations. The sequence will be intelligently designed so that the body is safely prepared, and students have enough information to work mindfully and intelligently within their own body. Students will be given ample opportunity to choose their individual variation of each posture based upon a foundation of anatomy, feeling, and awareness.

Day II: The Legs: Hip & Hamstring Opening | Sunday, December 8th | 2:00 - 4:30pm

Part two of your weekend with Abby will focus on creating opening and intelligence in the hips and hamstrings. The practice will begin with a discussion of functional anatomy - how the legs, hips, and hamstrings are meant to function, and how we can support those actions with proper preparation in the yoga practice. Each student will be guided to gain a greater understanding of the habitual patterns show up their bodies, and how this impacts how they should work differently from other people. Following this discussion will be a vigorous and playful yoga practice, where students will get to dive deeply into opening and strengthening the hips and legs in preparation for exploring advanced postures like Lotus, Splits, and Foot-Behind-the-Head. The sequence will be intelligently designed so that the body is safely prepared, and students have enough information to work mindfully and intelligently within their own body. Students will be given ample opportunity to choose their individual variation of each posture based upon a foundation of anatomy, feeling, and awareness.

Personal Investment: $80 for both sessions, or $45 single session

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Floating & Flying: Up-Level Your Yoga Practice
Aug
25
12:00 PM12:00

Floating & Flying: Up-Level Your Yoga Practice

Join Abby for this workshop centered around how to take your practice to the next level - through incorporating stronger and smoother transitions. You'll learn how to get lighter and quieter in your floats and jumps, how to smooth out the edges of your movements, and how to optimize your movements to eliminate unnecessary energy dumps. Expect to play with the floats into Chatturanga Dandasana and to the top of the yoga mat, the transitions from Chatturanga into Upward Facing Dog, Up Dog into Downward Facing Dog, the numerous ways that you can step through into standing postures, and some arm balance play!

In this workshop, you'll learn useful takeaways that you can do off your mat to increase the health and longevity of your wrist and shoulder joints, and new ways to play with your strength. You'll walk away feeling more powerful and confident in your Surya Namaskar (our beloved Sun Salutations), and with plenty of fun up-level options that you can add onto our beloved practice.

Personal Investment: $40

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