Intensive: Six practical workshops on:Anatomy for Yoga (Amsterdam)

Fridays: April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, June 10, June 17
(10.00-12.30)

Experience, discover and understand the limitations and possibilities of your body to create a secure, personal, deep and adventurous yoga practice with endless possibilities.

In these six practical workshops, each lasting 2.5 hours, you will learn to analyze the anatomical differences between our bodies and you will understand and experience why each one of us may need to practice yoga poses differently.

If none of us is equal, why do we have to do the yoga poses in the same way?

We all know that every body has its limitations and possibilities, but we often forget these individual differences. We get obsessed with pursuing the "perfect" pose and lose sight of the therapeutic effects and potential of each yoga pose for us as individuals. This can ultimately result in a lot of frustration and may cause injuries.

To analyze why a yoga practitioner can or can not can do a yoga pose, we must learn to look beyond the surface and understand the natural differences in our skeleton which determines how we move.

Instead of a mere theoretical lecture about anatomy, you interactively discover, compare and understand with the other participants everyone's anatomical possibilities and differences while doing various yoga poses.

You will learn to identify the joints and muscles which are used in the most common yoga poses. You will learn to determine your physical capabilities and limitations and how to adapt and adjust the yoga poses to them so as to prevent unnecessary injuries. Also you will learn to define the general functions of a yoga pose and how to investigate what can be the relevant therapeutical function of the pose for your body.

Each workshop ends with a yoga class which consists of a combination of Yin / hatha / Power / Vinyasa Yoga. During this session you will experience and try out what you have learned during each workshop.

A unique opportunity to get to know, analyze and use your body in order to deepen your yoga practice!

Notes:
• This workshop is ideal for beginners, advanced Yogis and Yoga teachers who want to understand their body, want to explore its boundaries and want to create a personal and therapeutic practice.
• The anatomical principles apply to all yoga poses, yoga styles and other sports.

Prices:
Each part: € 35
Early Bird registration before April 8th: € 165
All the parts together after April 8th: € 180
* Necessary material are included in the prices.

* Tip: To get the most from the workshops to take, follow the sections in sequence.

Dates:
• Friday, April 29 (from 10.00 to 12.30)
* Comparative anatomy focuses on:
- Concepts: compression and tension.
- The joints: wrists, elbows.
* Analysis and practice of backbends, inversions, hand and arm balances: Downward Dog, Upward Dog, Chaturanga, Plank Pose, Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Bakasana.

• Friday, May 6 (from 10.00 to 12.30)
* Comparative anatomy focuses on:
- Concepts: compression and tension (repetition) axis and extremities (new).
- The joint: shoulder.
* Analysis and practice of backbends, inversions and standing poses: Downward Dog, Pincha Mayurasana, Camatkarasana, Virabhadrasana I, Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Urdhva Hastasana, Vrksasana.

• Friday, May 13 (from 10.00 to 12.30)
* Comparative anatomy focuses on:
- Concepts: compression and tension (repetition).
- The joints: ankles, knees and femurs.
* Analysis and practice of various standing and sitting poses: Padmasana, Gomukhasana, Deer Pose, Sleeping Swan, (Supta) Baddha Konasana, Utkatasana, Virasana, Pasasana, , Malasana, Virabhadrasana I.

• Friday, May 20 (from 10.00 to 12.30)
* Comparative anatomy focuses on:
- Concepts: compression and tension (repetition) axis and extremities (repetition).
- The joints: femurs and pelvis.
* Analysis and practice of various standing and sitting poses: Trikonasana, Ardha Chandrasana, Frog pose, Horse pose, Virabhadrasana II, Utthita Parsvakonasana, Uttanasana, Parsvottanasana, Paschimottanasana, Sleeping Swan, Balasana, Hanumanasana, Prasarita Padottanasana.

• Friday, June 10 (from 10.00 to 12.30)
* Comparative anatomy focuses on:
- Concepts: compression and tension (repetition) axis and extremities (repetition), proportion and orientation (new).
- The joints: cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal curves.
* Analysis and practice of various standing poses, inversions and backbends: Halasana, Salamba Sarvangasana, Salamba Sirsasana, Ustrasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, Bhujangasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana.

• Friday, June 17 (from 10.00 to 12.30)
* Comparative anatomy focuses on:
- Analysis of the 8 joints and application of the six concepts to your own body in order to make your own therapeutic practice.
* A long personalized Yin & Yang Yoga session in which you will stretch, strengthen and stimulate your whole body. This session will consist of the yoga poses covered and all the acquired knowledge and insights on the joints and muscles.

Information and registration:
jose@yogatreat.eu (Jose).
Limited availability, so book your place!

Location:
Rasalila
Krelis Louwenstraat 1 (studio 1B24)
1055 KA Amsterdam
http://www.rasa-lila.nl/