Judith Lasater
www.judithlasater.com

Judith Hanson Lasater holds a Ph.D. in East-West psychology and is a Physical Therapist.  She has taught yoga since 1971 and is one of the founders of Yoga Journal magazine.  Having studies with B.K.S. Iyengar in India and the U.S.,  Ms. Lasater is president of the California Yoga Teachers' Association and the author of Relax and Renew:  Restful Yoga for Stressful Times and Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life,  30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Begining Students and Their Teachers. The focus in her teaching is to weave the philosophy of yoga into practice on and off the mat.

 

 

WEEKLONG INTENSIVE

Moving from the core: Anatomy, Asana and Therapeutics for the Spine`

The spine is at the core of the body as well as being the basic structure through which we practice asana,  move our energy and, thus, reconnect to our wholeness. Yet each part of the spine has its own specific movements and limitations. This Intensive will focus on anatomy, asana and therapeutics, including relating the movement patterns of the spine to the teaching and practicing of yoga asana. During the Intensive we will spend some time in lecture to learn the basic structure and kinesiology of the spine. Then we will divide into small groups to focus on integrating what we have just learned into asana as we watch others practice and discuss what is happening. Then we will join back as a larger group to work on the therapeutic applications of our new knowledge for those times we are teaching students with injuries or other problems of the back. We will ask and answer such questions as: What is basic movement allowed in the cervical spine? Which joint is the most mobile in the entire spinal column and what effect does it have on asana practice? Which poses aggravate the sacroiliac joint and why? Integrating the answers to these questions into our practice and teaching will no doubt improve our teaching and enliven our own personal practice. 

It is suggested that participants review the relevant pages in Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain available on Judith's website www.judithlasater.com

 

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