This class series is based on a demonstration by Thomas Meyers (Anatomy Trains) where he illustrates how the movements of the eyes from infancy guide the development of movements with the whole body.
In Part 4 we use the sequence of movement with an eye toward Yoga to explore how each position is an opportunity to explore some possible postures and stretches of yoga and how a sequence of movement itself can become a yoga flow.
Read MoreA forward fold can help lengthen the entire backside of the body. There are fascial connections that run from the soles of the feet all the way to the head, and getting into a forward fold can show us where we habitually shorten and hold tension in certain areas of the posterior chain of the body. That shortening of certain areas is caused by many things such as our sitting and shoe wearing habits, but it then affects our posture, walking gait and general ability to move freely. In this session, we'll breakdown all the parts of the forward fold and see how to get more movement throughout the body in this simple posture.
Read MoreA look at how alignment can help us move more of our body in our physical activities. This class will focus on the common yoga pose, downward dog. We'll see how limitations in our ranges of motion are causing us to avoid moving certain joints and how using alignment markers can help us get more movement and strength overall.
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