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“Backbends naturally lead to the real aspects of life and the higher aspects of yoga”. BKS Iyengar
Backbends or backward extensions (Purva Pratana Sthiti, in Sanskrit) keep the body both vigorous and supple and make the mind alert, spirited and light. They also uplift us creating joy, grace and vitality in body, mind and spirit.
Join Nicky Fonte in this 2 hr workshop, where we will work progressively from supported towards unsupported backbends. Poses that open the shoulders, chest and frontal hips create the necessary foundation for understanding how all backbends are accessed. As we approach the more vigorously intense backbends, we will look at how to maintain a balanced zeal with equanimity and poise while fostering positivity throughout.
Open to those who love backbends - and to those who might fear them, learn to effectively overcome those obstacles! The ability to perform the final (classic) asanas is not required as modifications will be shown.
Come and open the doorway to your spiritual heart!
Friday June 5th, from 4:30-6:30 PM

Hello friends!! My name is Dana Schlosser. It is an honor and a gift to support you in your journey through this life with the vibration of sound.
I feel sound meditations are opportunities to remember one’s true nature. The deeper we listen, the closer we are to liberation. Through sound and vibration, truly, anything is possible.
In our meditation, we (you, me, and the sound) will relax into deeper states of awareness and expansion. The utilization of breath and guided meditation will help to set the foundation for exploration. Overtone omitting instruments like the gong, singing bowls, voice, and shruti and more will lay the path for this journey. And then, truth unfolds. The deeper we listen, the more we hear…
Please dress comfortably, and bring a closed water bottle, eye mask if you wish, and anything that will make you more comfortable to lay on the floor (mat, pillow, blanket, etc).
About your guide … I’ve been devoted to sound for all of my life, from the memory of a beloved elder’s hearing aid tone, sounded as a loving farewell, to singing and writing for multiple groups, completing a music degree in NYC, 2 extensive therapeutic sound programs, Reiki Shinpiden level trainings, trauma informed courses, and work in somatics and experimental psychodrama, and, and so much more self study. I am committed to sound and loving experiences with vibration. My deep interest in not only sound and vibration, but in cosmovisions, ceremonial work, religions, nature, expanded states of consciousness, meditation, movement, breath, art in all its forms, and the human soul and body. I am a lifelong student. You can often find me outside listening to a creek, studying a book about consciousness, melting into the sound of two singing bowls perfectly synchronized, or singing a silly song with my daughter.
Cost: $40 individual

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Each of us at Twisted Roots Yoga & Wellness is committed to offering you the gift of yoga in a variety of forms. Yoga is the Vedic Sanskrit term meaning to yoke or join. Through your continued practice of yoga, you will begin a transformation which allows you to join your physical self with your mental and spiritual self. Whether you choose to practice Bikram (hot yoga), Hatha, Vinyasa (hot yoga), or Yin, you will leave our studio feeling both rejuvenated and restored. Each of us looks forward to sharing our love of yoga with you as you either begin your yogic path or continue in your journey. Together, we create and strengthen our yogic community. ~Namaste
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