October Immersion: 2 sessions
Each Session is 2.5 hours (counts for 3 classes for the Challenge month).
Session 1: Forest Hills | Friday Oct 6th | 5:30p-8p
Shoulders with Larissa + Myofascial Release for Shoulders with Jen M
Session 2: Forest Hills | Saturday Oct 7th | 12:30-3p
Core with Jen M + Tonglen Meditation with Larissa
Session 1: Happy Shoulders!
Did you know that your shoulders are the most flexible and mobile of all the joints, with 4 total joints working together to give a wide range of motion? All of this mobility is good and needed! One of the main roles of our shoulders and arms is to bring things to us, and we need to be able to reach up, down, across, behind, and with every rotation available. Learning how to take care of this very complex part of your body will allow you to continue to do all the movements that make your life wonderful, like making (or eating) great food, holding a loved one, and fun things like taking an arm bind in yoga- or holding something behind your back to surprise a friend!
We’re excited to invite you to work on understanding your shoulders, then building stability and flexibility so you can better enjoy your favorite activities, including yoga! You’ll spend the first part of the workshop learning some skills to strengthen and build optimal movement in your shoulder girdle, then wind down with myofascial releasing (think self-massage techniques).
Join Jen M and Larissa for this informative and body-feel-good workshop. Your shoulders will thank you, and you’ll learn a few new tips and poses along the way! (Twisted Bird of Paradies, here we come!)
Session 2: Your Core is the Key! + Tonglen Meditation
One of the definitions for the word core is “the central most important part of something.” In yoga, your core is connected to everything!
Every posture requires some understanding of the core container, whether in Chair Pose to offer stability through effort and control, or in Child’s Pose to fully release and soften, in order to breathe deeply and release the low back. Your Core Container is a magical place, with 4 layers of muscles, 7 layers of tissues, and a vast network of white and red tissues working together to support your movement, digestion, breathing support, and generally your life.
This isn’t a workshop just to work your core as hard as possible (though you will verrrrry likely be sore the next day!). This session is meant to bring more awareness to your core, to understand what it means to take care of your core, and then we’ll integrate these understandings for overall healthy movement patterns. We’ll do that through purposeful movements that come from both yoga and functional fitness, and we’re excited to share these tips and skills so you can keep living into your best self. (We know, that’s a big promise. But your core really is that important!)
Join Jen M and Larissa to learn all about your core, then we’ll end with a restful and soothing 30-min meditation session based on Tonglen (which means giving and receiving).
Pricing:
Full Weekend | Members: $69, Nonmembers: $89
Only Friday Session | Members: $39 , Nonmembers: $49
Only Saturday Session | Members: $39 , Nonmembers: $49
