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Develop your Yoga - Ashtanga foundations with Sandra Rossi
Saturday, January 16th and February 20th ~ 11am-1pm
$25 per class
$20 per class for LY teachers, folks in the LYTT program and
monthly members
sign up in advance – space is limited
David
Swenson says, "Each practice session is a journey. Endeavor to move with
awareness and enjoy the experience. Allow it to unfold as a flower
opens. There is no benefit in hurrying."
In special 2-hour class students will spend a little more time in certain
primary series postures – postures that set us up for others. We will
explore alignment, grounding points of interest, address injuries that
were pre-existing or recently developed, and research poses to help open
hips, shoulders, and upper back, while also providing gentle reminders and
tips. By developing new habits and gaining new tools students can find a
practice that is filled with heightened awareness and a certain
sweetness. New space can be created for openings while also developing
independence to help open new doors mentally and physically while on the
mat and off. Ideal for students familiar with Ashtanga Yoga as well as
developed practitioners looking to deepen their practice.
This class is inspired from Sandra’s Mysore practice in South
India where students were encouraged to use props and proper modifications
to create the space needed and proper alignment to find their breath,
lightness, and freedom in their poses. If we don't take the small steps,
we find ourselves leaping ahead and grasping or being attached to the end
result...as opposed to being exactly where we are.
This will
be a Primary Series class - with focus on certain poses - we will not go
through every pose, but we will do closing.
1/16
focus
The
hands, feet, neck, shoulders
Chaturanga, up dog, down dog
Hip openers
Marichiasana B and D research poses
Kurmasana research poses
2/20
focus
Head
stands
- lighting up the chest and upper back through mindfulness of the forearms
and shoulders
Back bends
- Upper back openers - proper arm and elbow alignment
- Proper feet and leg positioning and pressure points to reduce pressure
on lower back
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