Therapeutic Yoga Series

Understand your body better and live more resiliently

Yoga for Low Back Health
Tuesday, May 7, 6:15-8:15pm
with Jessica Gonsiorowski
$57 | $156 for the series of 3 workshops*
Registration required

This workshop is one of the 3 workshops in the Therapeutic Yoga Series. Sign up for this workshop on its own or save $15 when you sign up for all 3.

Therapeutic Yoga Series

Habitual postures and movement patterns can create imbalances in your body that contribute to discomfort, pain, or even injury over time. Although yoga is a great support in keeping your body healthy, it is not uncommon to take these imbalances into your yoga practice and perpetuate some of them. Feel the liberation of understanding your body, its patterns, and imbalances. Expand your yoga practice or come and start your yoga journey in these intelligently developed workshops. Learn how a therapeutic approach to your yoga practice can create more balance, stability, and freedom in your body.

In each 2-hr workshop you will study a specific area of the body, learn its basic anatomy, how to strengthen and lengthen the key muscles, and get insight into the specific area's energetic component. You will learn about your habitual patterns, how to move towards more functional alignment and movement in your daily life and on the mat.

Yoga for Low Back Health

Low Back pain is omnipresent in our modern culture and one of the main reasons students come to Yoga. In fact, it is estimated that up to 80% of people will deal with back pain in their lives at some point. Low back pain can be caused by many reasons, such as structural issues and/or spinal injuries, habitual posture patterns, weak and/or tight muscles, and stress of any kind.

In this 2 -hour workshop we will focus on functional alignment, posture and movement of the lumbar spine and pelvis. Learn how releasing and strengthening supporting muscles can alleviate discomfort and bring more freedom into your movements. Learn about your own habitual patterns in these areas of your body and how you can create more functional and sustainable movements on and off your mat.

You may be interested in this workshop if:

•  you are experiencing acute or chronic low back pain

• you are recovering from an injury

• you want to improve your posture and movement patterns

• you want to deepen your yoga practice

Class includes:

• Basic anatomy lecture on the lumbar spine

• Yoga asana for stretching and strengthening key muscles

• Breath practice

• Stress reduction practice

• Utilizing props to adapt the practice in a personalized way

• Q&A

Additional Therapeutic Workshops in this Series

• Tuesday, April 23 - Yoga for Knees and Hips

• Tuesday, May 21 - Yoga for Upper Back, Shoulders, and Neck

Register

• Upon registration and payment, you will receive a class registration confirmation.

• Additional reminder emails will be sent 24 hours and 2 hours before class.

• Register early; space is limited.