SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® YOGA IMMERSION SERIES
EMBODYING THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS AS UNIVERSAL CRYSTALLINE ENERGY 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 Endocrine Glands 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 ENDOCRINE GLANDS AS UNIVERSAL CRYSTALLINE ENERGY IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
Originally Offered August 7 - September 19, 2021
THIS ONLINE SERIES is composed of recorded livestream class, 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. The 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 ENDOCRINE GLANDS AS UNIVERSAL CRYSTALLINE ENERGY
IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
The endocrine glands are the major chemical governing system of the body and are closely aligned with the nervous system. Their secretions pass directly into the blood stream and their balance or imbalance influences all of the cells in the body.
The glands create crystalline psychophysical states through which we are able to experience and understand the universal aspect of self. This is the system of internal stillness, surges or explosions of chaos/balance and the crystallization of energy into archetypal experiences. The endocrine glands underlie intuition and the perceiving and understanding of the Universal Mind.
This series will explore how the endocrine system expresses itself, and new pathways of somatic awareness and alignment in 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:
Glands Of The Spine & Central Axis
Section One
Introduction to the endocrine glands
Glandular support for the spine
Principles of working with the endocrine system
Notochord: early head to tail organization
Glands of the lower body: perineal body, coccygeal body, gonads
Glandular support of the skeleton & joints: pelvis, pelvic diaphragm, hip joints, sacrum, ankles, tail, feet.
Body-mind integration: self-support
Glandular countersupport: coccygeal body & the head glands
Reflex points of lower body glands
Movement exploration & application to yoga
Glands Of The Lower Body
Section Two
Glands of the lower body: gonads, adrenals, pancreas
Glandular support of the skeleton & joints: hip joints, pelvis, knees, ankles, forelegs, sacroiliac joints.
Solar plexus: spatial organization
Navel center to periphery organization: differentiating all six limbs
Body-mind integration: self-support
Key gland of transformation: pancreas
Neurocellular patterns
Reflex points of lower body glands
Movement exploration & application to yoga
Glands Of The Upper Body
Section Three
Glands of the chest: thoracobody, heart bodies, thymus
Thoracobody: support for the thoracic diaphragm & breathing
Glandular support of the skeleton & joints: hands, forearms, wrists, arms, elbows, sternum, xiphoid process, shoulder girdle, shoulder joint, thoracic spine.
Body-mind integration: group consciousness
Glandular countersupport: adrenals & the glands of the thorax
Neurocellular patterns
Reflex points of the upper body glands
Movement exploration & application to asana
Glands Of The Neck
Section Four
Glands of the throat: thyroid, parathyroids, carotid bodies
Glandular support of the skeleton & joints: neck, throat, humeruses, elbows, ribs, tongue, vertebral column, vocal diaphragm.
Body-mind integration: creative expression
Key gland of transformation: thyroid
Glandular countersupport: gonads & the glands of the throat
Neurocellular patterns
Reflex points of the neck glands
Movement exploration & application to asana
Glands Of The Head
Section Five
Glands of the head: carotid bodies, pineal, mammillary bodies, pituitary
Body-mind integration: spiritual realization & universal potential
Key gland of transformation: carotid bodies
Glandular countersupport: Head to tail, head & lower body
Differentiating the areas of the skull
See-saw action of the head
Senses & perception
Neurocellular patterns
Reflex points of the head glands
Movement exploration & application to yoga
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR?
The principles and techniques learned in this series 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 Endocrine Glands as Universal Crystalline Energy In the Practice of Yoga are Lisa Clark, Roxlyn Moret, and Patty Townsend, with Guest Teachers Bob Lehnberg, and Diane Elliot.
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