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Therapeutic Yoga Series

Understand your body better and live more resiliently

Yoga for The Upper Back, Neck, and Shoulders
Tuesday, Nov 19, 6:15-8:15pm
with Jessica Gonsiorowski
$57 | Registration required


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


Jessica Gonsiorowski

About Jessica Gonsiorowski, RYT 500

Jessica is an experienced teacher who works and lives in the Chicago area. Jessica focuses on adapting the practice for everybody at every age and stage. She believes that knowledge is power and is excited to educate you in a way that allows you to become your agent of change.

Qualifications

200 hour Teacher Training with Bloom Yoga, 85 hours Prenatal Teacher Training with Bloom Yoga, 300 hours Advanced Teacher Training with Prairie Yoga, 200 hours in training and mentoring with Yoga Therapist Linda Troutman with Head to Toe Yoga.

Jessica's Weekly Class Schedule

  • Mon 9:30–10:45a, Multi-Style Yoga

  • Mon 11a-12:15p, Plus Size Yoga


Register

Yoga for Upper Back, Neck & Shoulders Only

$57

  • 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.