Restorative Yoga
Saturday March 31st
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Freeport Yoga Company
Cost: $30
Restorative Yoga is a practice of allowing the body to relax and rest deeply. During deep relaxation, all the organ systems of the body are benefited. Each organ system is stimulated and soothed through the practice. The restorative sequence taught in this class is designed to bring balance into the body and move the spine in all directions, from supported backbends, forward bends, and gentle twists, as well as a restorative inverted posture, which reverses the effects of gravity. The use of props supports us in our total relaxation. Restorative poses help relieve the effects of chronic stress.
The practice of deep rest provides the body an opportunity to renew and heal, as we trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for balancing the body and bringing the response system into equilibrium. Prana, the masculine energy, resides above the diaphragm, moves upward, and controls respiration and heart rate. Apana, the feminine energy, resides below the diaphragm, moves downward, and controls the function of the abdominal organs. Restorative yoga balances these two aspects of energy so that the practitioner is neither over-stimulated nor depleted. All levels of practice are encouraged to attend!
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Yoga and Live Music Workshop
Next Date TBD
Freeport Yoga Company
Cost: $30 if you pre-register online www.freeportyogaco.com
$35 at the door
Caroline Cotter, singer songwriter, traveler, and yoga teacher
This yoga class will be accompanied by live soulful music of talented local musician Caroline Cotter! We will explore a sense of freedom and expansiveness in our bodies, minds and spirits. This all levels practice will offer a balance of strength-building postures, which gives us a sense of both internal and external strength, and more restorative postures. As we become more flexible in our bodies, we become more flexible in our attitudes. The experience of practicing yoga to live music is an opportunity to feel more alive and more connected to yourself and to others. Experience enhanced relaxation and a quiet mind. A fabulous way to transition into your weekend!
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Yamuna Body Rolling Workshop
Saturday March 3rd
at the Jade Integrated Health
1:30-3:30 p.m. Focus on balancing the upper body- $30
3:45-5:45 p.m. Focus on balancing the lower body- $30
Please call ahead to register: 207-773-5778
Yamuna Body Rolling is a unique approach to health and fitness that helps people feel better, move more freely, gain strength, and eliminate pain. Specially designed balls will; increase muscle length, create joint mobility, promote healing of injuries, tone muscles, energize nerve roots and vital organs, dislodge tension and discomfort, enhance blood flow, and stimulate bone. Carefully planned routines match the body’s own logic and order to re-educate one’s innate body awareness.
Focus: Balancing the Upper Body
We will explore elongating both the posterior and anterior muscles of the torso. We’ll practice routines to free the hip joints, rib cage, chest and shoulders, resulting in a longer more relaxed body.
Focus: Balancing the Lower Body
In this workshop we will work to free the muscle groups of the legs to establish proper balance, alignment, tone, and length of muscles from the pelvis down through the feet. Whether you perform a particular sport or general fitness workout, or simply carries on daily life, leg and foot holding patterns become established. Everyone needs to free their leg patterns to establish healthier and better alignment of the whole torso and to prevent injuries.
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Partner Yoga Workshop- TBD
Partner Yoga is a way to experience directly the root principle of Yoga – union. To experience union, we relax into the present moment and our individual nature. From this authentic connection with ourselves, we realize our essential sameness and unity with others. Partners work together to heighten balance, energy, and alignment. Partner Yoga integrates the body-heart-mind-spirit connection through the use of universal principals such as trust, compassion, creativity, and communication. Partner Yoga positions utilize the principles of individual postures while incorporating the presence of another to deepen the impact of the postures. Partner Yoga is nurturing, playful, and can deepen self-awareness. In this workshop you will experience how partner yoga is unique in its approach, pace, and touch, and provides a pathway into Yoga that may have previously seemed intimidating or inaccessible. We will explore communication, breath awareness and therapeutic poses you can share with a partner. We will explore how to modify or adapt the postures to make the practice accessible, engaging and therapeutic for both partners. All levels are encouraged to attend! Bring a partner or come alone, and we will pair you up!
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Yoga Therapeutics
Next workshop TBD
Yoga Therapeutics will be introduced in a way to explore how to tailor private sessions and classes to meet the needs of who you’re working with, in a warm, responsive and supportive way. Practitioner assisted yoga postures will be introduced to stimulate and balance the flow of healing energy within the body, opening the areas which are blocked bringing a person deeper into balance and harmony for health, happiness and wellness of being. Yoga Therapeutics creates a powerful release of stress and tension, an increase in vitality and well-being and it deepens the connection between mind, body and spirit in both the giver and receiver. Hands on assists and gentle adjustments will be explored. This experiential workshop is great for yoga teachers and students who are interested in deepening self-awareness, presence, and ability to meet others where they are.
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Yoga & Live Cello Workshop: Exploring Inner Balance
Workshop on March 6th was a fabulous experience!
Next workshop TBD
Key principles of creating balance in the physical body will be explored in this experiential workshop. The mind-body connection will be emphasized in a slow Vinyasa yoga practice accompanied by a professional live cellist. The flow of this workshop is based in the tradition of the Yi Ching and music as therapy. The Yi Ching explains the vibration that affects specific organs. Through working with each vibration coordinated with working into yoga postures affecting specific organs, we will explore and monitor the inner response. Linking yoga postures with breath coordinated with the vibration of the cello may lead you to new discoveries, bringing awareness to the mind, body and spirit. This practice encourages a balance between energizing and accessing a deep sense of calm. Some knowledge of yoga is recommended.
