Class Description

Awareness through Yoga 60-75 minutes
Where awareness and yoga meet to increase ability to move through life with ease.

“If you know what you are doing, you can do what you want”     -Moshe Feldenkrais

Practicing yoga through the use of the principles of Feldenkrais, we use motion, with close attention, helping us create a clearer picture of ourselves, how we move. This allows us to move--use force--more efficiently. 

What we do:     
    -Using the poses of yoga, we attend closely to how we move, building on our physical experiences improving the quality of movement, and increasing possibilities for moving.
    -We unite breath with movement (our breath is an easy way to check in with our physical, emotional, and mental state)
    -We discover how WE each do yoga, in an individualized way that respects our bodies, how they’ve compensated to adjust for injuries throughout our lives. This is a practice of respect. (that is part of the philosophy of yoga)

Yoga specific goals:
    *will aquaint you with yoga poses, proper alignment
    *will build strength and deeper understanding of physiology leading to a safe and strong practice
    *will give you all the skills needed to do yoga, but beyond that, should make your life better.

Benefits:
    * increased flexibility
    * increase of ease and efficiency in movement
    * increase joint health and healthy ways of using our joints
    * better balance and stability
    * can lead to greater comfort, reduced pain (backs, necks, joints), and greater precision in movements
    * can lead to better self-use, regardless of the situation.

This work affects our lives. ​

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