Asana: Aligning the Body – Yoga Teacher Training & Intensive Learning Module, Nov. 1-3, 2019

Asana: Aligning the Body

November 1-3, 2019

Teachers: Leigha Butler & Jacquelyn Nash

asana YTT yoga kingston ny hudson valleyUnderlying each yoga posture is the accumulated anatomical wisdom of ages. In this module, take a tactile journey through postural alignment, learning what is happening in the body in each asana so that you can safely guide practitioners and/or deepen your own home practice. With the help of slideshow presentations that Leigha and Jacquelyn have developed over the years, you will walk away from the weekend with a deeper understanding of the poses’ anatomical underpinnings. In addition, this module will arm you with the confidence and knowledge to teach safe, smart yoga asana alignment.

Learn:
  • Basic human anatomy
  • Alignment essentials for movement and held postures
  • How to apply knowledge of anatomy & alignment to your own practice
  • How to guide practitioners safely
Leigha Butler & Jacquelyn Nash

Having met in their 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Leigha and Jacquelyn decided to plant their yoga roots in Kingston in 2011 when they opened The Yoga House in Uptown Kingston. While their styles of practice and teaching differ, their polarities bring a very balanced approach to sharing yoga with those training with them. Both have studied with various teachers, Leigha most recently with Shiva Rea and Jacquelyn with David Swenson, bringing combined knowledge from different approaches to the practice. While they joke about not reading anything but yoga books, they are continually filling their wells with new inspiration for their committed personal practices and the classes that they teach.


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Yoga & Calisthenics – This workshop has been canceled. – Sat., 10/26 – 1:00-3:00pm – Midtown

This workshop has been canceled. Please check back for future offerings.

This workshop is designed for Intermediate and Advanced practitioners who would like to learn how to bring more Core and Shoulder strength into their practice. By using a wide variety of methods we can gain more strength and flexibility around the knee joint, hip joint, and rotator cuff.  
Stabilizing these areas not only builds strength but also reduces the risk of injury in all forms of movement.


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Upside Down & Backwards: Playing with Asanas & Transitions, Sat. 4/27, 12-2pm

Upside Down & Backwards: Playing with Asanas & Transitions

with Laura Olson

Saturday, April 27th, 12:00-2:00pm

$30 to register/ $35 day-of

Midtown Studio

Often we focus so much on the pose that we forget there’s deep magic in the middle places. Take a deep dive into transitions, jumps, binds and inversions with a touch of Lila, a playful approach. Bring your questions, favorite and least favorite poses and transitions, and don’t forget your sense of adventure.

Laura Olson


As a former dancer, Laura has always been kinesthetic, but yoga is what made her finally feel at home. A devoted Ashtangi and reverently rebellious yoga teacher, she has studied extensively in the United States as well as in Mysore, India with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois. Laura teaches both traditional Ashtanga as well as Ashtanga-influenced vinyasa in workshops, classes, and private lessons in the New York City and Woodstock areas.

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Yoga & Massage Date Night–Saturday, 5/4, 3:00-5:00pm

Yoga & Massage Date Night

with Sarah Wilkinson & Liz Anderson

Saturday, May 4th, 3:00-5:00pm

Midtown Studio

$60 register/$65 day of (price is per couple)

This sold out quickly last time–Reserve your spot soon!

 

We had so much fun with our first one, that we thought we’d give you another chance to experience this unique date night. Try something different with your partner and join us for this fun class. The first half of the class will be a gentle and accessible yoga class led by Sarah Wilkinson, which will incorporate partner poses and stretches for a joint experience on the mat. Then wind down during the second half of the class, when you’ll practice giving and receiving Thai Massage techniques with your partner from certified Thai Yoga teacher, Liz Anderson.

 

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Laughter Yoga Pop-up Class, Sat. 4/13, 2:00-3:00pm Uptown

Laughter Yoga Pop-up Class

with Jim Gordon

Saturday, April 13th 2:00-3:00pm

Uptown Studio, 57 Crown St. Kingston

$16 Drop-in (no class cards, please)
Registration strongly encouraged, space is limited

 

For joy and Well Being-come hear how “fake” laughing becomes real laughing using fun and brain chemistry to induce feelings of merry mirth. Then we’ll practice laughter yoga together, playfully using eye contact, childish antics, stretching and breathing to bring up joyous energy. We end with a relaxing savasana. Read more about this practice.

 

Jim Gordon has a Master’s degree in Gerontology, a BS in Aging Services, is certified to  facilitate laughter yoga, and is a Hospice volunteer. He  has a certificate in adult and family mediation, and a certificate as an aging- in-place specialist.  Jim is married with one adult child and two grandchildren. He and his wife, Amy Kletter, live in New Paltz, New York.  His website is www.laughingataging.com   

 

 


 

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