"yoga is not about touching your toes, it is about what you learn on the way down."





Judith Hanson Lasater



Thursday, April 29, 2010

Releasing the Spine ~ Backbends Workshop

This Sunday, May 2nd, Paola will guide us in a workshop to explore Backbends in yoga practice. Backbends can be intimidating for some, but we will look at deconstructing and working with asanas for all abilities in this workshop. There are many backbends in yoga; from locust to pigeon to wheel ~ poses for students of all levels. We will explore both restorative as well as more active backbends.

The benefits of backbends include bringing freedom and movement to the spine, release of tension from the pelvis, heart and throat and finding a sense of energy in the body. There are a few spots available, please contact the studio if interested.


Slow and deep into the heart of the day.
With each inhalation comes an exhalation twice as long.
Slow and deep filling the lungs with infinite space,
the sun rises and sets in each single breath.
Forget about tomorrow.
Now is an eternity and life is a victory to celebrate
the heart of the day.


Leza Lowitz " Yoga Poems"

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