Carrie Owerko – Master Class Iyengar Yoga Fundamentals

Carrie Owerko – Master Class: Iyengar Yoga Fundamentals

Check it out: Carrie Owerko – Master Class: Iyengar Yoga Fundamentals

You may know that yoga helps make space in your body. But it can also create space for possibility, space for expansion, and space for playfulness in our yoga practice. If you want to learn innovative ways of creating space on and off the mat through the fundamentals of Iyengar Yoga, join senior intermediate Iyengar teacher Carrie Owerko for this six-week Master Class.

Whether you’re a teacher, passionate practitioner, or lifelong yoga devotee, here’s your chance to study with some of the world’s wisest teachers. With Yoga Journal’s Master Class you can sign up to unlock expertise and wisdom from all nine teachers, or a single class, in the form of weekly yoga practices, discussions, guided self-study assignments, support and inspiration.

Course Outline:

WEEK 1

• Iyengar Yoga Fundamentals
• Making Space Through Motion and Action

WEEK 2

• Making Space From the Base and the Breath

WEEK 3

• Making Space Through Stability and Mobility

WEEK 4

• Making Space to Uplift the Self

WEEK 5

• Making Space Through Traction Action

WEEK 6

• Making Space Through Action + Reflection

Curriculum:

Each week focuses on one pose and one fundamental principle of Iyengar Yoga. You will explore several variations of each pose using blocks, straps, blankets, bolsters, and chairs in innovative ways to advance your asana and bring on a-ha moments in your practice. These workshops will impart a sense of direction in a pose and invite you to move toward effortlessness as you deepen your practice. By the end of this intensive, you will have the tools to create an effective sequence that can be easily customized for yourself or your students. This course includes:

• An introduction to 6 fundamental principles of Iyengar Yoga
• 6 practices that will help you explore the depth and breadth of various poses through the Iyengar Yoga lens
• Weekly self-study assignments to help you embody what you’ve learned