Your Meditation Seat Matters!How we sit when we're practicing meditation often determines how comfortable we are and how long we'll remain still. It is not necessary to be in pain. There are optimal and in-optimal ways to help your hips and pelvis be prepared for meditation in the musculo-skeletal sense. Yet, yoga is a practice for the subtle body. And meditation is even more subtle than that. Therefore, we also want to consider how we sit in relationship to the chakras and the vayus. Sarahjoy will teach preparatory poses as well as explain both physical and subtle body anatomy for seated meditation. It is not necessary to already have an established practice in order to benefit from this session.
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Understanding ShoulderstandJoin us in this yoga therapy clinic as we break apart the science of a healthy shoulderstand. This popular pose powerfully nourishes the thyroid, pituitary, and pineal glands, the 5th, 6th & 7th chakras, balances udana vayu, and prepares us for meditation. However, it is not a beginning level pose nor one to try to learn without guidance. In this session, we will explore the mechanics of the pose and practice the building blocks to a successful shoulderstand. Sarahjoy will share several variations of the pose to increase opportunities for students to understand which shoulderstand is their best medicine.
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Understanding HeadstandJoin us in this yoga therapy clinic as we break apart the science of a healthy headstand. This powerful pose nourishes the pineal gland, the 7th chakra, quiets the vata nature of the mind, and prepares us for meditation. However, it is not a beginning level pose nor one to try to learn without guidance. In this session, we will explore the mechanics of the pose and practice the building blocks to a successful headstand. Sarahjoy will share several variations of the pose to increase opportunities for students to understand which headstand is their best medicine.
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Pranayama TechniquesPranayama is a very powerful practice. One reason it is so powerful is in its ability to influence myriad internal systems of the body with very slight adjustments in how we breathe. Yoga tells us that the more subtle a practice is, the more potent it is. Pranayama is also a practice that ought to be tailored to the individual. In this session, Sarahjoy will review and go more deeply into 3 common pranayama practices: Ujjayii breath, 3-part breath, and Nadi Shodhana. Even if you have been practicing for some time, you will learn about deepening the subtlety of your practice. If you are a beginner, you will get started with your pranayama practice without the disadvantage of confusion about how to practice the techniques!
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