Yoga is There When You Need It

The Therapeutic Wisdom and Deeper Practices for the 21st Century

Many modern yoga classes scratch only the surface of yoga practice. The deeper dimensions of

yoga practice are rarely explored. The original inspiration of hatha yoga was to combine all of

these elements into a practical system that stimulates our vitality throughout the lifelong process

of aging.

The asana aspect of the workshop will explore the ‘maps’ of our prana (myofascial) matrix in a

way that makes our asana practice more purposeful, focused, and effective, with special

attention to the anti-inflammatory/anti-aging properties of our work with our muscles and joints.

But these very real connections that run through our connective tissue penetrate even more

deeply than muscles and joints: there is a subtle influence upon our breath and ability to focus

as well, which the yogis explored through mudra — actions of the hands that stimulate the

breath and balance the nervous system — and drishthi — the influence of the gaze of the eyes

upon the breath and states of the mind.

Beyond asana, we will experience breath, mudra, and drishthi as connecting with our built-in

circuitry that governs our physical, cognitive, and emotional health, and renews our ability to

restore ourselves in the face of stress and age.