Workshops/Teacher Trainings
WORKSHOPS AND TEACHER TRAINING
In-person - Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Collective, New York, NY - October 21, 2023
WHEN: Saturday, October 21, 2:30-4:30pm
WHERE: In person, Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Cooperative, 119 W 23rd St #406, New York, NY 10011
CONTACT: 646-964-5772 | Email info@samamkayayoga.com
This session will combine some of the work from our previous workshops while also exploring new therapeutic movements for your sacrum. Its aim is to provide you with a toolbox of techniques to relieve your lower back pain due to sacroiliac joint and sacral band issues. Students of any skill level – including beginners – will benefit, attendance in prior workshops is not required.
During our time together you will learn:
- Gentle, safe movements to soothe, balance and strengthen your sacroiliac joints and sacral band, while respecting your body’s particular conditions and limitations.
- How to explore the messages that your sacroiliac joints present to you, in order to gain understanding of how to create sacral spine health.
- Techniques to change your emotional responses to sacral pain.
Liz Owen learned lower back therapeutics over a 25-year period immersed in Iyengar yoga. During this time, she studied with senior Iyengar teachers in the U.S., and both B.K.S. and Geeta Iyengar. Her expertise of lower back health and yoga philosophy brings both Eastern and Western wisdom to bear on creating a healthy lower back and will bring mindfulness and depth to your journey of maintaining lower back health in daily life.
In-person -Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Collective, New York, NY - October 22, 2023
WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2023 – 2:15-4:15pm
WHERE: In person, Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Cooperative, 119 W 23rd St #406, New York, NY 10011
CONTACT: 646-964-5772 | Email info@samamkayayoga.com
This session will combine some of the work from previous workshops while also exploring new therapeutic movements for your lumbar spine. Its aim is to provide you with a toolbox of techniques to relieve your lower back pain due to lumbar musculature issues, trauma, and vertebra and disk conditions. Students of any skill level – including beginners – will benefit, attendance in prior workshops is not required.
During our time together you will learn:
- Gentle, safe movements to soothe, balance and strengthen your lumbar spine, while respecting your body’s particular conditions and limitations.
- How to explore the messages that your lumbar presents to you, in order to gain understanding of how to create lower back health.
- Techniques to change your emotional responses to lumbar pain.
Liz Owen learned lower back therapeutics over a 25-year period immersed in Iyengar yoga. During this time, she studied with senior Iyengar teachers in the U.S., and both B.K.S. and Geeta Iyengar. Her expertise of lower back health and yoga philosophy brings both Eastern and Western wisdom to bear on creating a healthy lower back and will bring mindfulness and depth to your journey of maintaining lower back health in daily life.