julie gudmestad
stabilizing your core (therapeutic yoga)
sat 2-4pm, shakti lounge
Imbalances between the back and abdominal muscles can contribute to back pain and posture problems. We’ll focus on some anatomy instruction and practice key poses to restore balance. Yoga has been working on this concept for millennia! After a little anatomy exploration, we’ll practice poses that build strength and stability around your spine and pelvis.
sat 2-4pm, shakti lounge
Imbalances between the back and abdominal muscles can contribute to back pain and posture problems. We’ll focus on some anatomy instruction and practice key poses to restore balance. Yoga has been working on this concept for millennia! After a little anatomy exploration, we’ll practice poses that build strength and stability around your spine and pelvis.
opening your shoulders (therapeutic yoga)
sun 10:30-12:30, chandra lounge
Tight shoulders can impede your progress in yoga, especially in backbends and inversions. After a brief look at the structure and anatomy of the shoulders, we'll work on key poses and stretches to help open your shoulders. Focus will be on shoulder flexion (arms overhead), which is important in poses such as handstand and wheel pose, and on shoulder extension (arms reach back behind you) which is important in shoulderstand, camel, and bridge.
sun 10:30-12:30, chandra lounge
Tight shoulders can impede your progress in yoga, especially in backbends and inversions. After a brief look at the structure and anatomy of the shoulders, we'll work on key poses and stretches to help open your shoulders. Focus will be on shoulder flexion (arms overhead), which is important in poses such as handstand and wheel pose, and on shoulder extension (arms reach back behind you) which is important in shoulderstand, camel, and bridge.
how to work with tight hamstrings (therapeutic yoga)
sun 2-4pm, surya lounge
Tight hamstrings can make your life miserable in forward bends and some standing poses, and it can be difficult and time-consuming to stretch them. In this class, you'll learn the best poses and techniques to improve hamstring flexibility. Instruction will include an introduction to the hamstrings' anatomy, and practice of hamstring stretches, from simple, easy positions to more challenging poses.
sun 2-4pm, surya lounge
Tight hamstrings can make your life miserable in forward bends and some standing poses, and it can be difficult and time-consuming to stretch them. In this class, you'll learn the best poses and techniques to improve hamstring flexibility. Instruction will include an introduction to the hamstrings' anatomy, and practice of hamstring stretches, from simple, easy positions to more challenging poses.
PRE-PRE-FESTIVAL at the yogaloft prana lounge
a very special intensive with julie gudmestad
anatomie
thursday, october 1st, 2009, 10-1pm; 2-5pm
which way is up? (anatomie intensive)
Too shy to ask or feelin' silly for not knowing where or what your psoas is? (Oh, that's how you spell it?!) What the heck is the IT band? (Not a musical group!) How do i know my sacrum bone is indeed golden as Mr. Freeman declares? Rather than googling, or gargoyling, come join Julie Gumestad, writer extraordinaire from Yoga Journal, in a very special daylong session in practical anatomy & yoga therapeutics!
This class will count towards your yogaloft 500 hour YA accreditation!
Too shy to ask or feelin' silly for not knowing where or what your psoas is? (Oh, that's how you spell it?!) What the heck is the IT band? (Not a musical group!) How do i know my sacrum bone is indeed golden as Mr. Freeman declares? Rather than googling, or gargoyling, come join Julie Gumestad, writer extraordinaire from Yoga Journal, in a very special daylong session in practical anatomy & yoga therapeutics!
This class will count towards your yogaloft 500 hour YA accreditation!
