Liberating the Upper Body - Yoga for Shoulders, Neck, and Jaw

The human shoulder has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body and due to its natural instability can frequently become injured. Long hours spent at a computer, carrying around children, and every-day emotional stressors can slowly whittle away at our uprightness creating a head-forward, slump-shouldered and collapsed chest posture often resulting in neck, arm and upper back pain. Additionally, tension around the bones of the skull can crimp the free flow of prana and show up as common complaints such as neck tension, headaches or eye strain. If you suffer from chronic tightness or pain in your shoulders, neck, or head then this 2-day workshop is the perfect place to learn how to bring more awareness & ease to these often troublesome areas.

Saturday - Shoulders

In this class you will learn techniques to release specific holding patterns as well as ways to strengthen the integrity of the upper back, shoulders and arms.

Sunday - Neck and Jaw

Sunday's class will release tension in the neck and skull, in particular the jaw and sensory organs, creating a softened sensory awareness and deeper experience of the often overlooked limb of yoga, pratyahara.