“Tissue organization determines the flow of
information... Closed systems deteriorate.”
–Emilie
Conrad, founder of Continuim
Fascia
is the new buzzword in all realms of bodywork and somatic practices, including
yoga. What is fascia, or connective tissue? Why is it important to know the
role connective tissue plays in overall health and vitality?
Where we once described fascia as
the thin wrapping around muscles, we now know, through modern high-powered
magnification, that fascia wraps around and through muscles, bones, organs,
lymph, blood, and water. Fascia runs deep, down to the cellular and subcellular
levels. Fascia determines our shape. Fascia holds us together. Fascia connects
everything to everything. Fascia, in yoga parlance, is the superhighway of life’s
energy, instantly responsive, transmitting the very essence of life itself- prana. Where there is a knot or
impediment in flow, there is a disturbance in the transmission of prana, or life-force.
These
lines of transegrity (Buckminster Fuller’s name for this web of life force) “pull”
along muscle delineation as a result of load-bearing, resulting in extension of
the strain and a counter-rebound, providing elasticity and stability to the
human life-unit. All movement affects the anatomy trains and what you have been
doing (or not) invariably shows up in your body. Yoga can affect the anatomy
trains on purpose, to strengthen, stabilize, realign, energize, feed and
cleanse the tissues, both soft and firm.
Please join Sandra Carden of UNION/YOGA for YoFlo, a yoga practice stemming from an
understanding of Anatomy Trains, and
the magnitude of influence this may have on your yoga practice. We will
incorporate awareness of fascial lines into a practice designed to enhance the
flow of electro-magnetic energy, increasing range of motion, vitality, breath
and relaxation.
Saturday
morning, January 19, 2019, from 10 AM until 1:00 PM at Yoga4 in Lake Leelanau. Please
bring your yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks, 2 yoga blankets, and a strap and a curious
mind.
$55. In advance or at the door
This workshop is suitable for both
teachers and students of yoga. Three CEUs are awarded to Yoga Alliance
registered teachers.
JANUARY 19, 2019 YOFLO FOR CONNECTIVE TISSUE FLUIDITY
To
register: www.yoga4.net or yoga4leelanau@gmail.com