Unlock the Power of Āsana
Learn to recognize and cultivate the forces that transform āsana into a gateway to expanded awareness.
Why do we practice āsana?
For many of us, yoga begins as a physical practice. We become stronger, more flexible, and more at ease in our bodies. Yet, over time, many practitioners sense that something deeper is possible. Perhaps you've caught a glimpse of it yourself—a moment of profound presence, a rush of energy felt in your body, spacious awareness, or a quiet that stayed with you long after practice ended. A realization that suddenly something that used to bother you just…doesn’t anymore.
What if those moments weren't accidental?
Sunday, August 16th, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$108
Space is limited. Registration required.
In the yogic tradition, āsana was never an end in itself. The postures are not simply exercises for strength and flexibility; they are a means of refining perception, inviting the mind to take a seat in the body, and awakening our capacity to participate consciously in the movement of prāṇa—the vital force that animates every aspect of life. As our sensitivity deepens, the practice shifts from simply doing postures to discovering what the postures reveal, and exploring the implications of what we uncover in our practice for all the other areas of our life. Yoga then becomes truly transformative.
The eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga are often imagined as steps on a ladder, but aṅga means limb. Just as every limb of the body participates when we walk, all eight limbs of yoga are alive within practice. Āsana is not merely preparation for yoga—it is one expression of the whole, inviting us to be fully embodied with breath, attention, presence, and awareness in every movement.
In this immersive three-hour workshop, we'll use āsana as a laboratory for direct experience. Through a series of targeted experiments, and application of principles that teach you how to unlock the hidden power within each posture, you'll discover how subtle shifts in attention, breath, action, and intention transform the way the body receives, expresses, and circulates prāṇa—and how those shifts influence the mind, senses, and quality of consciousness.
This is not a workshop about learning more advanced postures; it is an opportunity to discover how yoga actually works.
Together we'll explore:
How āsana becomes the vessel within which the deeper practices of yoga unfold.
The relationship between breath, attention, and the movement of prāṇa
How effort and ease work together to cultivate vitality and resilience
Key principles that transform familiar postures from physical exercise into profound practice
Common habits that limit the flow of energy and awareness
How to practice with greater sensitivity rather than greater effort
Ways to carry the intelligence of āsana into everyday life
By the end of the workshop, you'll have a practical framework for understanding why āsana is one of yoga's most brilliant revelations: a practice through which vitality, awareness, and transformation unfold together.
Whether you've practiced yoga for two years or twenty, this workshop offers an opportunity to rediscover your practice from the inside out.
Come prepared to move, explore, experiment, ask questions, and experience yoga in a way that is both practical and profoundly transformative. Suitable for students with prior yoga experience.