Middle of the Room: Handstands for Intermediate & Advanced Practitioners
Saturday, May 11, 2019
3:00 PM 5:00 PM (2 HRS)
Are you on the cusp of holding your inversions without spotters and want to make that final push towards total independence? Or are you feeling confident in your inversions and wondering what is next? In this workshop, we will work on leaving the wall for good, as well as fine-tuning our lines. Bananas be gone. In addition, we will play with tuck-ups, pike-ups, straddle-ups, and a variety of inverted shapes. Come out and play!
DETAILS: YogaSource Palo Alto
Straight-Up Handstands: All Levels
Sunday, April 14, 2019
1:30 PM 4:00 PM (2.5 HRS)
Description
While many think handstands are that “extra” thing people do in Yoga, they are actually quite central to the practice. In fact, we spend considerable amounts of time inverted on our hands. For example, downward-facing dogs are inversions. You’ve been up-side-down more than you think. The next step is to lift the feet from the mat, and in the process, find the focus and the strength to orient yourself with confidence no matter your relationship to gravity. Once you are on your hands, the possibilities for playful flows and transitions increase exponentially. In this workshop, we will explore pre-hab/re-hab for the wrists, forearms, and shoulders; strength training for the full body; drills that directly translate to easeful entrances into and exits from handstands; alignment conditioning that enhances inverted stability; good times. Come out and play!
DETAILS: YogaSource Palo Alto
Interstitium & Fascia: The Space Between Micro Movement and Whole Body Breakthrough
Sunday, March 31, 2019
2:00 PM 4:30 PM (2.5 HRS)
Description
In March of 2018, scientists discovered a “new” organ, something they collectively call the “interstitium” — a ubiquitous network of fluid-filled spaces found in fascia (connective tissue) throughout the body, a network yogis have known about for centuries. In some regards, we call these networks “meridians” or even “chakras”, channels along which energy (prana or qi) flows.
In an instant, not only did hard science legitimize the claims of yogis worldwide, it reinvigorated those of us focused on fitness and healing to rethink our approach to intelligent movement and how this movement is inextricably linked to well-being. Thus, this seminar on fascial conditioning was born.
This workshop will consist of two parts. Part one will include a short discussion on the fundamental properties of fascia, the connective tissue housing the interstitium. What is the relationship between the interstitium, fascia, and health? How do we train fascia? How can we build greater strength, flexibility, healing, and recovery through fascial conditioning? Part two will be entirely movement based. We will work our way through a series of dynamic movements via conventional asanas such as Crescent Pose or low lunge. We will seek to address adhesions throughout the body, restore the healthy bounce to our anatomies, and revitalize our total biological systems.
DETAILS: YogaSource Palo Alto