YOGA KURANTA: IYENGAR ROPES
with Tatyana Wagner
In Studio Only
Saturday, September 13 | 3:30 - 5:30pm
In this two hour workshop we will explore the use of ropes for all groups of yoga asanas - sitting and standing asanas, forward bends, backbends, inversions and restorative poses. We will use the ropes to become aware of our alignment, and to open, stretch and strengthen specific areas of the body. It is also a lot of fun to practice with ropes! Kuranti means a puppet. We will become like puppets suspended by ropes.
Register now, as this workshop is limited to six participants.
STILL SPINNING: YIN YOGA + THE CHAKRAS
with special guest teacher Corina Benner
In Studio + Livestream
Sunday, September 21 | 12:15 - 2:15pm
Corina Benner has been Emily's Yin teacher since 2014, and Emily is beyond honored to have her traveling across the country to offer these special classes! She will also teach the Saturday 12:15pm Gentle + Strong class on Sept 20.
Chakras are energetic vortices running approximately along the length of the spine. They contain and disseminate life-force energy (prana), and are believed to reign over life-issues. We could relate with them as programs in the bio-computer of the human body: we each have a program for survival, pleasure, will power/action, relationships, etc.
In this workshop, students will sink into yin yoga poses that are believed to influence or be influenced by different chakras as they learn about the many different associations ascribed to each center. Symptoms of excess, deficiency and balance will be explored, as well as affirmations to potentially initiate balance and healing. Regarding this as an opportunity to practice Svadhyaya (self-inquiry) each participant has the opportunity to accept themselves whole-heartedly, exactly as they are, while recognizing limiting patterns and initiating powerful change from a place of self-love.
This workshop will take the place of the regular Yin class on Sept 21.
THERAPEUTIC BREATHWORK WORKSHOP
with Lauren Morlock
In Studio Only
Sunday, September 21 | 5:30 - 7:00pm
Therapeutic Breathwork, or Conscious Connected Breathing is a practice developed to bring about deep change. By facilitating movement through the different kinds of repression that limit our ability to fully experience life; breathwork works to identify and integrate both the physical and psychic parts of ourselves. Modern trauma research confirms that repression lives in the body, on a deep level, sometimes hard to find; even in the most dedicated efforts to diagnose and treat.
This style of Breathwork is akin to holotropic breathing; holotropic meaning “moving towards wholeness”. It is an active meditation, with the breath, that brings us into an expanded state of consciousness. In a cyclic, slightly-faster-than-normal-paced breathing pattern, we breathe to a set of curated musical accompaniment that supports and augments the experience.Therapeutic Breathwork is an effective and powerful tool for exploring ourselves; traversing the emotional, physical, and energetic bodies. This conscious practice allows what may be buried in the psyche, or embedded within the structure of the body, to arise and be processed in a safe and supportive container. It allows us to be in our bodies; held in a space of radical presence and Self-nurturing.
Oftentimes we are left feeling lighter, spacious, grounded and aligned after the session. Breathwork is a powerful and accessible tool for those of us who struggle with anxiety, stress, depression, substance use, pain, grief, trauma, insomnia, and more. It is also a great tool for encountering the Self, ever-more intimately, while building self-love, agency, and empowerment. I’ve experienced Breathwork transform many lives, as it has my own.
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX WORKSHOP
with Rebecca Hooper
In Studio Only
Saturday, September 27 | 3:30 - 5:30pm
Vertical extension and horizontal expansion…An exploration of Parivrtta Kriyas (revolving actions). All levels welcome.
MUSIC AS MEDICINE: SOUND HEALING JOURNEY
with WalkingStar
In Studio Only
Sunday, November 16 | 6:00 - 7:15pm
Join WalkingStar for a 75 minute meditative Sound Journey as he opens a portal through sound frequencies to support what you desire for your own healing and relaxation. Release what no longer serves you and usher in more inner peace and love.