In yoga, the five bandhas are often described as “energy locks.” They enable us to tone and lift the spine despite gravity’s ever-present downward magnetic pull. From a physical perspective, an activated bandha engages specific muscle fibers to aid this anti-gravity lift. From an energetic perspective, this activation in the subtle body lifts weight off our joints thereby lightening our load and preventing injuries.

In this workshop, you will use your Hasta (hands) and Pada (feet) Bandhas to reduce weight bearing on your joints as experienced in inversions and backbends.

Pratyahara, pranayama and meditation will accompany the asana practice.

This workshop is also part of Serene Yoga Studio’s Advanced Teacher Training program, where 200 RYTs can accrue these hours towards the 500-hour certification. Serene Yoga Studio is a Canadian Yoga Alliance CYA-RYS Gold Yoga School. All Serene Yoga Action Workshops are eligible for accreditation and credits with Canadian Yoga Alliance.

Trust, courage, and detachment are required for and received from a regular inversion practice. Inversions turn our world upside down allowing us to directly experience our personal capacity for trust and courage. There is no right or wrong attached to what we discover. There is only what emerges for us to witness, reflect upon, and respond to in whatever means appears appropriate. Of course, this response without judgment is the ultimate definition of detachment.

In this workshop, you learn to work safely with a partner while experimenting with cellular mula bandha breathing in inversions. During inversions, we face fear and open physical and energy pathways. Pratyahara, pranayama, and meditation follow increasing the amount of energy flowing through the asana-opened passages. The reward – our ability to remain detached, trusting, and courageous, no matter what confronts us.

This workshop is also part of Serene Yoga Studio’s Advanced Teacher Training program, where 200 RYTs can accrue these hours towards the 500-hour certification. Serene Yoga Studio is a Canadian Yoga Alliance CYA-RYS Gold Yoga School. All Serene Yoga Action Workshops are eligible for accreditation and credits with Canadian Yoga Alliance.