ADVANCED STUDIES
with Leslie Kaminoff and
Amy Matthews
- Monday - Thursday, August 13 - 16,
9:30am - 5:00pm
This 4-day teaching intensive is for experienced educators wishing to advance their teaching skills by delving deeply into the practical applications of the material taught by "Yoga Anatomy" co-authors Amy Matthews and Leslie Kaminoff in their live and online courses.- Click here for more information.
- Friday - Sunday, August 17 - 19,
9:30am - 5:00pm
This 3-day immersion will explore the complex and dynamic movement scales in the icosahedron, the geometrical form that represents relationships between the three planes of movement. By challenging us to mobilize our center of gravity and access a full range of spatial choices, the scales reveal our habits and help open up new choices in the dance between gravity and space.- Click here for more information.
- These workshops are opportunities to explore advanced concepts in anatomy, kinesiology, physiology and embryology, while also developing embodied teaching skills.
- Upcoming Weekend
- Creating Movement: The Muscular System
Saturday & Sunday, June 9 & 10, 9:00am-6:00pm
- Sign up for the whole series or just a single workshop.
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Anatomy & Breath Clinic
- The clinic offers a rare glimpse into what happens in a private therapeutic yoga session. In ABCs, Leslie teaches the dynamics of a non-standardized, adaptable, breath-centered approach to Yoga in the context of individual clinical case studies. The clinic is held on Wednesdays from 4:15-6:15pm. You can just show up: it's free, and there's no need to register.
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ANATOMY COURSES
- Our spring trimester is in session with a focus on limbs. But it's not too early to register for Fall 2012, when Leslie's Principles and Amy's Bones courses will return!
Yoga Anatomy
with Leslie Kaminoff
- Yoga Anatomy: Principles and Practice provides a practical grounding in the essentials of the anatomy of yoga practice with a particular emphasis on the relationship between breathing and healthy spinal function. In alternate years we will use different approaches to exploring the material. The first year will be a discussion of the principles of yoga anatomy through a combination of lecture and demonstration. The second year will be guided group practice, followed by an analysis of the teaching methodology.
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Embodied Anatomy & Kinesiology
with Amy Matthews
- This course travels through the body addressing structure and movement from an experiential perspective, using principles from Body-Mind Centering, Laban Movement Analysis and the Bartenieff Fundamentals, PNF and various yoga practices to discuss principles of alignment and therapeutic applications. In alternate years we will focus on different systems - bones, ligaments and joints in the first year, and the muscular system in the second year.
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- The Breathing Project's Yoga Educator Program is a two to three-year program of in-depth exploration of anatomy and kinesiology, incorporating weekly classes with Leslie and Amy and weekend workshops.
- The context for the exploration of this material is yoga and asana, but the principles can be applied in any somatic field, including martial arts, sports, dance, pilates and fitness.
- The weekly classes are ongoing. Click here for information on our anatomy classes.
- For further details on the full program, go to our Yoga Educator Training page.
LESLIE'S YOGA ANATOMY COURSE IS NOW ONLINE!
- Click here to sign up for more information.
THERAPEUTICS
Classes and Workshops
- Therapeutic Applications of Anatomy
Know Your Pelvis
with Alicia Suárez
- Sunday, July 1
10:00am-5:00pm
As bipeds, our ability to bear weight and locomote on two legs puts a significant demand on our pelvic floor bones, ligaments and muscles. Learning where movement happens in the pelvis and how it is created is essential for the health of our internal organs, as well as our back, hips, knees, and feet. In this workshop, we will learn about the anatomy of the pelvis and explore the application of the information in asana.
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- Teaching Chair Yoga
A Workshop for Yoga Teachers
with Julia Hough & Alexandra Oudheusden
- Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28
11:00am - 6:00pm
Yoga has something to offer practitioners of every age, ability or physical conditioning. In this workshop we explore a full range of adaptations that can be employed to create a safe, satisfying practice.
On the first day we will explore office yoga and using the chair as a prop. Day two will be dedicated to chair yoga for elders and the chronically ill.- Click here for more information.
- BODY-MIND CENTERING® AND YOGA
AT THE BREATHING PROJECT!
EMBODIED DEVELOPMENTAL
MOVEMENT AND YOGA
with Amy Matthews and Roxlyn Moret
- October 2011 - January 2013
- This program teaches key developmental movement principles in relation to the practice of yoga. The courses in this program explore the movement patterns that emerge and integrate through the first year, and provide students with a personal experience of the unconscious movement patterns that form the foundation of asana.
- Sign up for the whole series or just a single workshop.
- Upcoming weekends:
May 5 - 7
Embryological Development and Yoga, Part 1
June 2 - 4
Embryological Development and Yoga, Part 2
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