Mary Paffard has been practicing, teaching and training teachers in yoga for longer than she cares to admit these days! Her work is strongly influenced by her connection to ecology and the natural world, living in a collective apple orchard in California with her partner, daughter, and grandkids. It has also, over the decades, been shaped by her vipasana meditation practice and her interest in other forms of movement modalities and creativity. Currently she teaches online and in-person workshops and programs locally, nationally and internationally, and has been involved for over 2 decades in a volunteer project training teachers in Cuba.   

More info at www.maryyoga.com   and www.yogava.org 

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April 22nd-5:30-7:30pm

BELLY AND BUM/BUTT! (Bum is the English version of Butt!)  

 

This workshop, through asana, breath, meditation and imagery, will open up the possibility of moving from inside to out and creating a harmonious and more natural dialogue between this 2nd and 1st chakra area. Suitable for anybody who wants to maintain long term vitality and flexibility in the pelvis and an intimate connection to the core,  knowing that there is a lot more to yoga than repetitive mechanical movement!! Especially helpful for teachers and those who have had SI or sciatic issues.

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April 23rd- 9:00-11:00am

UPWARD RISING SPIRALS – EQUANIMITY
Celebrating the Spring in the lungs, heart and upper body.

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This workshop will continue and enhance the focus in the deep belly and invite an exploration of the natural spiral arising from the feet and extending out through the arms. This practice will begin with a calming meditation and the asana, which will include familiar poses such as standing poses, surya namaskar, passive/active backbends, will also explore with fluid breath enhanced movements that bring attention to the more intuitive, liquid inner aliveness that this time of year can offer.  This focus, particularly on the lungs, has been helpful to practitioners moving out of the pandemic years, and opening to the whispers of new life, new beginnings that is being echoed and reflected back to us in the beauty of spring around us.    
 

*These workshops ideally complement each other and practitioners are encouraged to sign up for both. However, they can be taken independently.

 

**Options for inversions and more challenging poses will be offered – however, there are always options to those who need modifications or who need to move at a slower pace.

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