Experiential Anatomy Workshops
Discover yourself through your body, your primary way of knowing.
Next up! 6/4, 7/9, 9/10, 10/29, 11/12 1 - 3:30pm at The Yoga Tree. Scroll down for details.
Svadyaya is the yogic principle for living that teaches self-study. Discover yourself through your body, the primary way of knowing.
The process: I'm so excited to share these workshops which are rooted in the Feldenkrais Method® Awareness Through Movement, as well as yoga. Each workshop includes
The purpose: Having greater awareness of our own anatomy and self-use can help us find greater strength, effectiveness, and also decrease and prevent pain. This awareness can improve your options for how you find poses in yoga, your golf swing, how you sit, and even how you think about yourself in movement. After class sessions, students report experiencing a general improvement in their sense of wellbeing and comfort, greater confidence, and a sense of effortless posture. I recommend a quiet day after attending a workshop.
Bring your curiosity, your awareness, your coffee or tea, a notebook if you would like, and wear your yoga clothes with layers for warmth. You will find your own deep insights through these facilitated lessons (think playful, slow, exploratory floor work), and an opportunity for learning that will influence how you move through life.
- An exploration of the structure and function of anatomy in the context of movement (how you do what you do, and why)
- Two or three movement sessions that will improve your relationship with yourself relative to the area of focus.
- Time to reflect and make connections/ask questions
- Each session will be recorded and made available to participants
The purpose: Having greater awareness of our own anatomy and self-use can help us find greater strength, effectiveness, and also decrease and prevent pain. This awareness can improve your options for how you find poses in yoga, your golf swing, how you sit, and even how you think about yourself in movement. After class sessions, students report experiencing a general improvement in their sense of wellbeing and comfort, greater confidence, and a sense of effortless posture. I recommend a quiet day after attending a workshop.
Bring your curiosity, your awareness, your coffee or tea, a notebook if you would like, and wear your yoga clothes with layers for warmth. You will find your own deep insights through these facilitated lessons (think playful, slow, exploratory floor work), and an opportunity for learning that will influence how you move through life.
Breath & PostureJune 4, 2023 1-3:30pm
$45 Register here Our ability to breathe freely is intrinsically linked to the way we stand, sit, move. Our breath impacts our sense of ease, strength, confidence and well-being. Access to breath is impacted by spine health, postural habits, stress, and more. We can also use our breath to help us address detrimental postural habits...more
Dynamic WalkWhen well organized, we are able to balance the head beautifully over our spine as we walk, able to effortlessly and painlessly orient our eyes, mouth, and attention. We'll clarify something about the function of walking, our habits, and improve our comfort in walking... more
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Ankles, Neck, & BalanceWhether you have good balance or not, we can improve the function of balance by addressing the way we adapt to and transmit force through our feet, legs, hips, and spine. Stiffness in any of these places can create difficulties: in order to balance well, we need to be able to adapt to changing circumstances and uneven ground...more
Happy HipsDisorganized movement in the hips can result in soreness around the low back, sore hips, or even sore knees. Having more freedom and awareness in the hips can result in ease in walking, a sense of confidence and power in ...more
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Neck & ShouldersYour neck and shoulders are related to everything you do, and for many, the tension that builds up from working at the computer, driving, or using the phone lands here. Additionally, the musculature of the shoulders, neck, and chest are connected...more
...Easy NeckIn this segment, we'll look at the anatomy of the cervical spine, and work with eyes, tongue, down to the toes to unwind some of the habits that create unhelpful tension in the neck more
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Heather combined such a complete and high level of expertise on this topic with excellent responsive teaching skills” - Claire W
Good pace, very understandable. I found it useful." - TK
Heather's honed skills as an instructor, which includes past years as a High School English teacher, equips Heather with a lived
understanding of how to effectively present a class with clear compelling goals." - Rachael M
