Yoga is ultimately about managing energy or life force, known in Sanskrit as prāṇa. Energy is our capacity to do physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual work. Sometimes we need to expand our capacity to store up energy for later, stockpiling for the future. Other times we intentionally release and direct energy for a specific purpose. 

So how can we change the patterns of use and storage of our energy when we feel off kilter?

6.5 CEUs with Yoga Alliance

Yoga offers us a number of ways to do this. While posture work is the most familiar, prānāyāma and mantra are some of the most deeply powerful but underused and misinterpreted practices of yoga. If you are ready to expand your knowledge of yoga beyond the poses, this workshop is for you! In lecture, you will learn about prāṇa and the vāyu (internal "winds") and how we use our breath in words, sounds, and phrases to invoke and reinforce certain qualities and energy, followed by breathwork practices and mantra work. You'll discover first hand how and why prānāyāma and mantra are natural partners with meditation.

Cost: $130

Tara Lemerise, E-RYT 200/E-RYT 500, was expecting the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series and ended up in a Restorative Yoga class instead. That was her best mistake ever! Tara has been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2005 and has earned Restorative Yoga teaching certificates from Jillian Pransky, Judith Hanson Laster, and Cyndi Lee. She has since trained over 100 yoga teachers in her highly-acclaimed Rest for All: Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Tara is deeply committed to spreading the word about the power of the down-regulating and healing practices of Restorative Yoga in order to subvert the prevailing capitalist narrative that humans need to be over-worked and under-rested to have value. Learn more about Tara at www.TaraLemeriseYoga.com.

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