On Saturday afternoon we begin with Extracting Strength Through Standing Postures, using feet, legs, and hips to build power and stability in the standing sequence. Sunday morning is traditional Mysore with one to one guidance from David on your personal practice. Sunday afternoon we work in Backbend Essentials, using key backbends from Primary and Second Series to study clear, safe backbending principles. Across the weekend you will see how playing with opposing forces in each asana strengthens technique, steadies the nervous system, and deepens your connection to the poetic soul of the practice.

Extracting Strength Through Standing Postures

Saturday March 21, 12:30 to 2:30pm | $50

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Mysore Ashtanga with David Garrigues

Sunday March 22, 8 to 10am | $45

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This class provides the student with a concentrated and heightened learning experience that will help them develop practical and technical yoga skills and be immersed in the inspirational magic and poetic soul of the practice. Each student will receive valuable one to one guidance from David on developing their personal practice. The student will develop skill in applying the practice techniques in ways that are logical, challenging, intelligent and fun. David focuses on learning how to follow the Ashtanga system and at the same time creating a practice that honors individuality, versatility and creativity.

Backbend Essentials: Primary Roots, Second Series Wings

Sunday March 22, 2 to 4:30pm | $50

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This class focuses on the backbends of Ashtanga through the lens of opposing forces. We will work with key postures from Primary and Second Series, including Upward Dog, Purvottanasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana, Shalabasana, Bhekasana, Dhanurasana, Ustrasana, and Kapotasana. You will learn how grounding the legs, buttocks, and abdomen creates the counterforce that lets the chest open, how pressing down through the limbs supports the rise of the spine, and how front body softness is balanced by strong action in the back body. The aim is to build a strong, confident, and sustainable relationship with backbending that supports your whole practice.

This offering is for folks who are looking for support and community as they navigate personal and/or collective grief. As well as for those who are looking to be a better resource for those grieving. A combination of slow flowing asana, restorative postures (resting on props), breath awareness, ritual and more will be offered to help provide the space to witness, explore and tend to that which is weighing heavy on the Heart.

We’ll explore the mechanics of these vinyasa transitions, what to look for when approaching these challenging movements, drills to accelerate learning, and ways to scale intensity up or down depending on your energy level on any given day.