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Understand your body better and live more resiliently

Therapeutic Yoga for Low Back Health
Tuesday, Dec 10, 6:15-8:15pm
with Jessica Gonsiorowski
$57 | Register


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-hour 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 and 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


Jessica teaches therapeutic yoga workshops monthly on Tuesday evenings. Each workshop focuses on different parts of the body and anatomy.


Jessica Gonsiorowski

About Jessica Gonsiorowski, RYT 500

Jessica Gonsiorowski 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 Low Back Health 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.

3 Therapeutic YogaWorkshop Series

$156