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Monday, March 7, 2011

March Monday Yosemite Yoga Series with Heather Sullivan




Cultivating a Healing Yoga Practice, Respecting Our Bodies’ Limits


March 7: Salamba Sarvangasana "Whole Body Supported Pose"
Our practice tonight will focus on the queen of poses, shoulder stand and ways we can support our entire being toward health and peace.

March 14: The Back Body: Yoga and Lower Back Pain/Injury and Tight Hamstrings
Explore the connection of hamstrings, hip rotators, iliopsoas muscles, & sacroiliac joint. Practice poses that strengthen and support these systems while identifying poses and practices that could aggravate or injure the lower back or hamstrings.

March 21: Deep Restorative Practice
A relaxing evening of deep self care and nourishment. Sample poses include supta baddha konasana, matsyasana over chair, salamba sarvangasana over chair

All classes take place at the El Portal School Multi-Purpose room, Mondays, 5:45-7pm
All level classes. Hand-outs and take home practices will be available. These classes will emphasize restorative and healing poses and practices. Focus on proper alignment, breath, body awareness.
Please bring: Journal and pen, warm clothes, extra blankets, pillows and bolsters if you have them.

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