Wade Oakley Workshop

Saturday, January 31st 11:00am-1:00pm: Mysore

Saturday, January 31st 2-4pm: Hands as Feet: Arm Balances & Inversions

Sunday, February 1st 11:00am-1:00pm: Mysore

Sunday, February 1st 2-4pm: The In Between: Transitions

INDIVIDUAL SESSION ONLY

Perhaps before yoga, it was easy to go through a day without placing your palms on the ground. But the deeper we get into practice, the more we root through not just our feet, but also our hands. Connecting our hands to the grounds opens up a world of possibilities, exciting connections for the nervous system, and new challenges for the brain and body. We will build from the ground up and learn how to safely approach, practice, and refine many of the arm balancing and inverted asanas of primary, intermediate, and finishing. This session is open to all levels - whether you’ve never gone upside down or you can hold a freestanding handstand while having a conversation, there is something to be learned!

INDIVIDUAL SESSION ONLY

Practice ashtanga yoga with Wade in the traditional Mysore-style, named for the city in India where this method has been developed and taught for generations with individualized instruction.

INDIVIDUAL SESSION ONLY

We spend most of our attention on the state of each asana but most of our practice in motion, in between postures. How do we keep the threads of breath, bandha, and drishti continuous through the various transitions between postures? Where do we initiate movements from? How do we cultivate aconnection between postures regardless of the outward physical form? Folding forward, lifting up, jumping back & through, even laying down, all of these motions can cultivate strength, connection, and focus to take us further inward during practice.