Yoga for Optimal Wellbeing – November 4th

This workshop is designed to teach you how to modify your yoga practice to optimize longterm wellbeing through a focus on biomechanics, mindfulness, and joy. True wellbeing requires physical, mental, and emotional health. Better biomechanics improves your physical health because it reduces iinjury rates and compels you to use the parts of your body you have been diligently ignoring. Mindfulness improves cognitive functioning, and a focus on joy supports emotional wellbeing. 

Biomechanics: 

We all know that physical movement is critically important for our longterm wellbeing. However, there is a growing body of evidence indicating that how we move, not just how much we move, can have a dramatic effect on our wellbeing. 

In this workshop you will begin to discover that our habitual movements are often problematic in terms of efficiency, balance, safety, and wellbeing. You will learn how to notice ingrained detrimental habits 

(neck tension, for example) and then…