Yoga Therapeutics and the One on One Session

–Elizabeth Rogers

Yoga is inherently therapeutic in various ways depending on the interpretation or the way in which it is taken up by the practitioner. Nevertheless, in broad strokes, we can distinguish between short-term application of yoga techniques and principles  to specific complaints or sufferings (‘applied therapeutics’) and the further elaboration of a somatic-contemplative practice over a longer period of time. I have often found that those who engage yoga as support for specific issues ranging from generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression and PTSD to musculo-skeletal issues and auto-immune disorders often cultivate the desire in doing so to continue to practice in an extended more contemplative context. Read more…

New Drop-in classes:

 Ashtanga Foundations, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 -8:00 p.m. beginning Tuesday February 19th, with Julie Stewart (Tues) and Elizabeth Rogers (Thurs). This All-Levels drop-in class will cover the foundations of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga including sun salutations, standing asanas, back bends, and closing sequence. In the context of these essential asanas in their traditional sequencing, we will explore proper alignment, that is, what it is to create space in which to move and to refine awareness through breath and body. We will also explore classical yoga philosophy in both traditional and contemporary contexts.