A Deeper Look At Our Bodies

A Deeper Look At Our Bodies with Shannon Schafer
June 6th-7th
$45 per class, or $70 for both

Saturday June 6th 12-3pm
Part 1: Introduction to the Spine and Pelvis: Learn to “stand up” to bad posture and counteract negative movement patterns all on your own.
We will begin by talking about basic anatomy of the skeletal frame emphasizing the spine and pelvis. We will break down and discuss the curvatures and movements of the spine and establish why it matters to take a look at them during our Yoga practice, working our way through a practice focused on asanas which most commonly present misalignments in these areas.
We will take an in depth look at our posture, assessing how our postural habits work into our most fundamental asanas (poses). Our work will be to establish individually where we tend to misalign, as well as what we should personally focus on in working against those negative patterns to establish new and healthier ones.

Sunday June 7th 12-3pm
Part 2: Myo-fascial and Tension Release: Rid yourself of your aches and pains as we deepen our understanding of the body's internal fabric, and look into the movements we take over and over again.
We will discuss the fascial system (the body’s internal fabric/ connective tissue), the concept of Biotensegrity and come to an understanding of how this so deeply impacts our asana practice and can rob us of maximum benefit when not addressed. We will weave in the knowledge of alignment we gained from the Postural Workshop and integrate the ideas of these two systems of the body.
Our physical work will be head-to-toe, self myofascial release and massage, learning simple self-assessment tools to take home with you to transform your body and posture, as well as manage physical discomfort.