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Hot Yoga for DETOX (Tracy) Friday June 22nd at 6:30 PM
We will begin our weekend intensive on Friday night with Hot Yoga for DETOX!
This is a safe and healthy practice taught in a moderately heated room between 78-95 degrees. The purpose of Hot
Yoga is to literally get us s...weating. The focus is by building an internal heat through a flowing
class format referred to as “flex and flow”. In the flex and flow format, we hold (flex) various poses and then
flow through them maximizing muscular conditioning and promoting a healthy range of motion for our joints.
Discussion/Lecture: The Importance of Sweat:
One of the primary ways we benefit from a HOT YOGA
class is through sweat or perspiration, our skin’s way of cooling us down and “cleaning house”. Our skin,
the largest organ in our body, protects our internal bodily structure and guards against foreign invaders. It also helps rid
our body of internal toxins, which if left unchecked, can cause serious problems. Along with the liver
and kidneys, the skin works around the clock to provide a “way out” for waste products. By increasing our internal
body temperature through moving and breathing in a a Hot Yoga class, and increasing the external temperature by turning up
the thermostat, we assist our bodies in this natural detoxification process. The heat we build also increases circulation
through our blood stream: to our heart, through our digestive system, our lymphatic system and even to our brains. The result,
we feel revitalized, refreshed, and more alert!
Mental Detoxification:
As we turn up
the heat and allow our sweat to flow freely in our class we have a powerful opportunity to enter our flow state. As we cleanse
the body we also clear the mind, almost as if the mind knows we are riding ourselves of toxicity. The flow state refers to
the space where we become so in-tune with what we are doing that we lose time or as if it stands still, little attention is
left to worry about life outside of the moment. This space is integral in stress reduction and improves our overall state
of being when experienced regularly. Come to this practice well hydrated, and ready to flow! Bring a towel for
sweat, and any props you may like.
Yin
Practice: Saturday June 23rd at 11:30 PM-12:15 PM
A 75 minute Yin Practice which will emphasize stretching muscle as well as connective tissues
in the body including hips, thighs and lower spinal regions. Yin Yoga is a perfect match for yang yoga, and provides a deep
stretch. Yin practice is an excellent practice for all bodies and types.
Yin yoga also increases one's ability to perform yang yoga, the next asana practice within our
weekend series. By having our joints lubricated we become more flexible and our yang practices begin to feel easier. Perhaps
the main difference in yin and yang yoga is each practice's affect on the mind. Yin yoga creats a balance of inner peace
in the mind. In its earlier years of existence, yin yoga was used to improve meditation practices. Yin and yang yoga provides physical health as well as mental stability.
YANG
YOGA: DETOX FLOW PRACTICE WITH GUEST TEACHER, HEATHER CROSS Saturday June 23rd 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Kindle the flames of tapas! Stoke your inner fire and purify body and mind
with this 90 minute yang-centered detox flow practice. We will explore poses designed to challenge, strengthen and tone the
body, as well as detoxify and purify the internal organs. This practice is designed for all-levels, with an emphasis on twists,
core-strenthening poses, standing balancing and arm balancing poses. Be prepared to work hard and have fun! All levels
are welcome!
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BREAK: 2-3:15 PM
HIMALAYAN STYLE HATHA YOGA (Heather) Saturday
June 23rd 3:30 PM- 4:45 PM
Awaken the divine flame within. Nourish your well-being with
this 75 minute practice incorporating pranayama, a well-rounded asana practice, and meditation in the Himalayan tradition.
This all-levels practice is designed to tone the body, improve energy and circulation, and calm the mind, resulting in increased
awareness. Explore methods to improve the mind-body connection so you are better able to direct your energy and align your
thoughts with the flow of the universe. Practice will end with a 15 minute guided meditation.
BREAK:
4:45 PM to 5:25 PM Wild tree demo/break/snacks/networking/journal/reflection
Yoga Nidra with Tracy Walker 5:30 PM-6:45PM
w/ REIKI ENERGY HEALING BY DAN WALKER and HEATHER CROSS!!!!!!
Wind down your
weekend with A Free guided meditation: Yoga Nidra, is a deep meditative practice done practiced in shavasana for clarity,
helpful for treating general stress, anxiety and depression as it brings the body and mind to a relaxed state of consciousness.
Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, coined "sleepless sleep" and deepens awareness through
many levels of mental processes to a state of supreme stillness and insight. Yoga nidra or "sleepless sleep," is
begins in easy sitting as the connection between the breath is established and participants will be led into a very deep shavasana.
Come with warm clothes, an open heart and anything that will support and comfort you.
