ANATOMY and the BREATHING BODYwith LESLIE KAMINOFF
2012 dates TBA Early Birds $200 late fee is $250
The workshop will be held at Triangle Yoga so space will be limited to 50 participants. The the hours will be; Friday 6pm-8pm Saturday 12:30pm-6:30pm (with a short break) Sunday 12:30pm-3:30pm
Leslie will be available for private sessions for $125 an hour Friday afternoon from 4pm to 5pm, and Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9am to 11am. Please call Triangle Yoga @ 919-933-YOGA (9642) and ask for Tracy to schedule a session. Out-of-towners should stay at the Siena Hotel, 919-929-4000, and ask for the Triangle Yoga Workshop Discount
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YOGA ANATOMY
The subject of human anatomy holds an endless fascination for many of us, yet its study can easily become a frustrating process of memorizing, and then quickly forgetting countless details. Yoga provides a singular opportunity to the anatomy student because it shows us which details are important to focus on, and integrates those details into a unified vision of human existence. It is the specific intention of this course to provide a creative and engaging learning environment that will make the course material a living, breathing part of our personal and professional lives.
This course provides a practical grounding in the essentials of the anatomy and physiology of yoga practice with a particular emphasis on the relationship between breathing and healthy spinal function.
The ABC's
THE APPLICATION OF BREATH-CENTERED YOGA
The Application of Breath Centered Yoga comprises the second part of The Breathing Project's core curriculum. Building upon the material he covers in his Yoga Anatomy course, Leslie teaches the dynamics of a non-standardized, adaptable, breath centered approach to Yoga. Through experience, practice, discussion and exchange students will learn how to:
- Cutomize yoga practice for individuals and groups of people
- Use Breathing in relationship to movement and stillness as the foundation of yoga practice
- Read the body to identify patterns of holding and tension
- Sequence asana in a adaptable contextualized manner
- Adapt and modify asana to maximize benefit and minimize risk of injury
- Learn hands-on assists from an anatomically-informed breath-centered perspective
- Explore classic yoga philosophy with anatomical understanding of the human system
- Clarify teaching language for clear communication
- Explore the use of pranayama, visualization and sound
In addition, some ABC sessions will be conducted as "Yoga Clinc" in which we will discuss and review case studies of specific individuals with chronic and acute health conditions
THE SYLLABUS
Friday
6pm-8pm
Introduction to yoga concepts in Krishnamacharya Tradition
Pranayama
Prana/Apana
Samayoga
Biological basis of yogic concepts
Prana/Apana
Sthira/Sukha
Sukha/Dukha
Saturday
12:30pm-3pm and 4pm -6:30pm
Asana Practice
Defining breathing as shape-change
2 cavities
3 dimensions
Defining spinal movement as shape-change
flexion as exhale
extension as inhale
SLOIRA - the diaphragm formula
Shape
Location
Origin
Insertion
Relations
Action
Diaphragm as engine of shape change
car analogy - engine is diaphragm
steering and suspension, brakes is accessory mechanism
Vocal diaphragm
glottal positions
ujayyi as a valve
Pelvic diaphragm
guided tour of the pelvic floor
Sunday
12:30pm -3:30pm
Asana Practice
The body as a pressure mechanism
"door demo"
breath and diaphragm support
Bandhas explained
historical perspective
static vs. dynamic contexts
stability and support
Mahamudra
Kundalini
About Leslie
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an Internationally recognized specialist with twenty eight years’ experience in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and bodywork. He has led workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs all over the world
Leslie currently practices yoga therapy in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He is the founder of the yoga list, “e-Sutra,” and “The Breathing Project,” a New York City yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and therapy. Leslie teaches The Breathing Project's unique year-long course in yoga anatomy, and is the author the bestselling book, “Yoga Anatomy” published by Human Kinetics.
Leslie's new book Yoga Anatomy, published by Human Kinetics, sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been the #1 yoga book on Amazon since then. There are currently 100,000 copies of the book in print.
Required Reading:
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
Pick one up at Triangle Yoga
You don’t have to be a teacher, nor even desire to become a teacher to attend this course. Your Yoga practice will reach new heights as you become more grounded and peaceful through this ancient practice.
Leslie has also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, an influential e-mail list and blog that has an active worldwide membership.
WHAT IS RATIONAL YOGA?
Leslie’s work has been evolving a rational — non-mystical — approach to Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Leslie uses the immediate reality of human anatomy as a starting point for exploring issues of support and release, stability and freedom, space and boundaries. This process clarifies and validates much traditional wisdom while exposing many long-standing misconceptions and myths.
By relating fundamental yogic concepts to their anatomical origins, Leslie's approach resolves many doctrinal and philosophical differences between schools of Yoga.
