Therapeutic Yoga Series

Understand your body better and live more resiliently

Yoga for The Upper Back, Neck, and Shoulders
Tuesday, May 21, 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 the Upper Back, Neck, and Shoulders

The thoracic and cervical spine have become more challenging for most modern bodies. Long hours in front of computers, heads in a forward position straining the neck plus added emotional stress, leading to tightness of the chest muscles, all contribute to much of the pain and lack of mobility in these areas. This 2-hour educational workshop will teach you to create more strength and mobility in your upper body. 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.

This workshop is for you if:

• You are experiencing upper back or neck pain

• Lack of mobility in your shoulders

• Tension headaches

• You want to improve your posture and movement patterns

• You want to deepen your yoga practice

Class includes:

• Basic anatomy lecture on the thoracic and cervical 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 7 - Yoga for Low Back Health

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.