Embodied Asana

Service Description

Members: use code YBNMEMBER when booking. Dates: May 8th – June 19th, 2025 (with a rest on May 29th) Format: Online – live weekly sessions + optional self-practice/reflection prompts Level: For experienced practitioners (not necessarily advanced in ability) Style: Somatic, explorative, intuitive Course Overview This 6-week somatic yoga journey invites you to reawaken your asana practice from the inside out. Each week, we’ll explore a different category of poses as a gateway into deeper embodiment, presence, and connection. Rather than striving or fixing, we’ll listen, feel, and respond — moving with the support of gravity, breath, and the space around us. The course is a reminder that we are not separate from nature. When we over-effort, it’s often because we’ve forgotten this simple truth. Through embodied awareness, we rediscover a practice that is not only technically refined but also deeply satisfying, fluid, and meaningful. Weekly Breakdown 🌱 Week 1: Standing Poses — Finding Ground & Direction Date: May 8 Connect to the support of the earth Explore standing as both a physical and relational act Learn how to yield into the ground to rise with ease 🌊 Week 2: Forward Bends — Yielding & Softening Inward Date: May 15 Practice folding as a process of gentle surrender Use gravity as a friend rather than a force to resist Explore the role of breath, spine, and nervous system in softening 🔥 Week 3: Back Bends — Opening with Support Date: May 22 Learn how to open the front body without forcing Discover the role of the back body and breath in feeling supported Explore courage, vulnerability, and expansion through sensation 🕊️ Week 4: Upper-Body Balance — Strength Through Softness Date: June 5 Delve into arm balances and shoulder-supported postures Develop trust in your body's natural strength and intelligence Cultivate presence and curiosity over performance 🌪️ Week 5: Twists — Spiralling from the Center Date: June 12 Explore twisting as an organic spiral rather than a forceful action Access the deep core and spine through breath and awareness Learn to integrate oppositional movement with fluidity 🌌 Week 6: Inversions — Reclaiming Inner Space Date: June 19 Reframe inversions as an opportunity to shift perspective Use inversion variations (supported, restorative, playful) Embody the quality of stillness, spaciousness, and flow