The Beauty Of Back Bending

The Beauty of Backhanding!
Open Your Mind and Heart
A Day of Yoga Practice
In this day-long workshop we will integrate yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation and study blending detailed physical alignment with
practices to help you calm the mind and enjoy the beauty and ease of back bending practice. You will learn to settle your mind, find space in your breathing, and establish a restorative meditation practice. This mind space allows your body to open into backbends with ease.

It is primarily the physical aspects of the yoga tradition that people see and entertain when approaching a yoga practice. Much more important than the outer reflection of the yoga practice is the way we feel the postures in our breath, our energy and our mental state. According to Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutra, yoga asana has two important qualities: sthira and sukha. Sthira is steadiness, alertness and an unwavering presence of mind. Sukha, which translates as sweetness, refers to the ability to remain at ease and comfortable in the postures. Both qualities need to be equally present or there is no practice of yoga asana. Moving with your breath, being in the reality of the moment by not pushing or pulling away from what is, will assist in maintaining these qualities throughout your yoga practice.

Kat Kelly will offer yoga, breathing and meditation practices throughout the day. In the afternoon we will practice meditation and study together as a group. We will learn tricks to make back bending friendly and fun. We will explore how to practice in times of peace and also with challenges in our bodies, minds and relationships.
Please join us for a day of contemplation, learning, quiet, community and study.
Investment in you $150 for the day.
I hope you can join me.
Schedule for the day
8:00 – 9:00 am Pranayama and meditation practice
9:00 – 11:30 am Yoga asana breakdown and practice of back bends
11:30 – noon Yoga nidra practice
Noon – 1pm Lunch break
1:00-2:30 pm Discussion and lecture on the yamas of the ashtanga tradition
2:30 pm Tea break
3:00 – 4:30 pm Asana practice and review
4:30 -5:30 pm Pranayama and meditation practice
5:30 – 6:00 pm Q & A and closing