Prajna Yoga Workshop with Theresa Murphy
$180 before May 15th
$220 after May 15th
Friday 6-8pm Unwind the Spine $35
Many people experience upper back and neck stiffness. Lower back compression is most common in our culture– 85% of our society suffers from low back pain at some point in their lives. Typically this pain is due to asymmetrical strain patterns, i.e excess tightness on one side of the body. This class aims to release constriction in the sacral, lumbar, thoracic and cervical areas through gliding, rocking and stretching movements. In particular, our aim is to unglue the tightness in the muscles, tendons and ligaments by irrigating blood into the spine and sacrum.
Saturday 9-12 Deep Front, Open Back $50
To safely bend the body backwards the most fibrous tissues in the front body must be soft and receptive. In this class we’ll work deeply in the caverns of the front of the ankles, hips, and belly to service the elongation needed for back arching with ease and joy.
Saturday 2-5 The Art of Inverting $50
Because of the way that the heart and lungs are nourished, going upside down is an invaluable way to elevate one’s spirit. We’ll lay a stable foundation for students so they can then build the confidence and self-trust to do inversions safely; yoga teachers will learn a sequence to prepare their own students for inversions.
Sunday 9-12 Hip Joint Elixir $50
The name for the hip socket in Greek is acetabulum, which means “wine cup”. This class will explore ways to generate fluidity in the hips through both mobilization and stabilization techniques.
About the Teacher
Theresa Murphy, eRYT-500, is the senior Prajna Yoga instructor under Tias Little and his dedicated student since 2001. Her style and approach to teaching is unique, a playful blending of classical alignment, with a myriad of yoga asana disciplines and traditions incorporating yogic and Buddhist philosophy, deep body work, mind training, chanting and anatomy study. Theresa is currently a student of the Insight Yoga Institute, a 750 hour program directed by Sarah Powers, studying spiritual psychology, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, Yin Yoga, Taoist Yoga and Shadow Yoga. She actively studies Iyengar Yoga with Patricia Walden and Peentz Dubble in Boston, other major influences are Sarah Powers, Erich Schiffmann, Dharma Mittra, and others. She has been teaching yoga since 1998, practicing the disciplines since 1989, studying the wisdom teachings since 2000, additionally with 6 years experience running two yoga studios and 4 years running a teacher training program in Omaha, Nebraska she lives the yoga! Her classes are fun, challenging and uplifting, taking you on an unexpected journey!
