SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® YOGA IMMERSION SERIES
EMBODYING THE ORGANS AS KEYSTONES OF VITALITY IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
THIS ONLINE SERIES is now available in a recorded format. The series has five distinct sections, each exploring different aspects of the Organ System and Yoga. With unlimited access, you can move at your own pace, and enjoy practicing the classes as often as you like.
SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® YOGA IMMERSION SERIES:
EMBODYING THE ORGANS AS KEYSTONES OF VITALITY IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
Originally Offered Livestream March 20 - April 25, 2021
THIS ONLINE SERIES is composed of recorded livestream classes, plus additional bonus yoga classes to continue your integration. A total of 50+ hours of embodied learning, in an easy online library format to access as often as you wish.
Live Stream Class / 20 Recorded Classes / 38 hours. These classes were originally presented live on zoom and recorded. They are an active combination of presentation, somatization and movement exploration, principles of embodiment and application, with discussion and questions.
Pre-Recorded Class / Ten 75-minute Classes / 12 hours. These classes are designed to continue your integration of the material presented in each section. Classes are embodied explorations of yoga with application of material to asana, sequencing, breath, meditation and philosophy.
Lisa Clark EmbodiYoga® is licensed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen to offer the School for Body-Mind Centering® Yoga Immersion Series. School for Body-Mind Centering® Yoga Immersion Series description text copyright Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen used with permission. Body-Mind Centering®, BMC®, are registered service marks of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.
EMBODYING THE ORGANS AS KEYSTONES OF VITALITY IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
Our organs are part of our internal environment and inform our movement. The vitality of our organs is reflected in our external form. The organs are the contents, offering volume, fluidity, and three dimensionality. Through movement they countersupport and balance each other. When embodied they illuminate internal relationships and connectivity, from inner to outer expression, and support for the limbs and spine.
This series will explore how the organs express organic flow, and new pathways of connection and alignment within our practice. Classes are based on Body-Mind Centering® foundations, as a basis for experiencing ourselves in the practice of yoga.
The series will draw from the following material:
The Digestive Tube Seat Of Nourishment
Lungs & Connection With Environment
Section One
Yoke sac to gut tube: the development of the organ central axis
Balancing the three vertical axes: gut tube, notochord, neural tube
Anatomy of the lungs
Individuating the lobes, pleura, heart
Breath: from internal to external respiration
Structures of respiration
Lungs: upper limb support in the practice of yoga
Organ tone and Internal support
Heart & Pericardium As The Spiralic Center of Breathing & Circulation
Section Two
Embryology of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
Blood vessels and peripheral pump
Heart and central axis Integration
Lungs and heart: Differentiating and integrating peripheral and central support of the spine and upper limbs in yoga practice
Integration Of The Upper & Lower Body
Section Three
Peritoneum Cavity
The mid-abdominal organs: liver, gallbladder, stomach,pancreas, spleen
Heart, pericardium, and thoracic diaphragm
Organ asymmetrical movement and support of the midbody
Ways to address imbalance, collapse and fixation in the organ system
Organs as keystone axes within asanas
Strengthening The Lower Back Through Fluidity
Section Four
Embryology of the kidneys and bladder
Kidney / bladder axis
Kidney integration with lower ribs and spine
Bladder and the integration of the pelvis
Sequencing, and countersupport of the organs in yoga practice
Central & Peripheral Support Through Rotational Integrity
Section Five
Small and large intestines
Organ peripheral and central support of the spine and lower limbs in yoga
Countersupport of the organs and limbs in yoga practice
Small & large intestines coordinating in relation to Lungs & Heart
Creating new pathways of alignment within asanas engaging the organs
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR?
The principles and techniques learned in this course can be used for personal development and for professional enhancement. We recommended it for anyone interested in movement, dance, yoga, bodywork, somatic studies, education, meditation, and other body-mind disciplines.
No previous experience with Body-Mind Centering® or Yoga is necessary for this course.
FACULTY
Our faculty are professional practitioners and teachers of Body-Mind Centering® with decades of dedication and experience integrating Yoga & Body-Mind Centering®. They bring to their classes rich diverse backgrounds in the fields of yoga, therapy, somatics, movement, and meditation.
The faculty for Embodying the Organs as Keystones of Vitality in the Practice of Yoga are Lisa Clark, Roxlyn Moret, Patty Townsend, Nina Wehnert, and Michal Yarkoni.
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SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® IMMERSION SERIES