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Pilates Deconstructed® & Yoga Deconstructed® Embodied Anatomy Biomechanics

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Yoga Deconstructed®: Creativity Meets Science Weekend Immersion

This weekend immersion series is perfect for yoga teachers who want to bridge the best parts of yoga with current movement science and research. This weekend immersion includes four workshops taught over the course of two days. Participants may sign up for one or all of the workshops.

This weekend immersion can also be included as part of a 200 or 300 hour teacher training.

Movement Science Meets Asana - A New Paradigm

3 hour workshop

Are you finding that your students often struggle to do even the most basic poses in your classes? Or, if they’re able to do all the poses, do they complain of wrist, back or hip pain?

Unfortunately, most people are desk bound and their only movement for the day is during yoga class, so their bodies aren’t well adapted for the large ranges of motion required. Conversely, many of our students who are able to practice all the poses are still in pain, because they aren’t balancing out their extreme ranges of motion with stability and strength.

If you’re struggling with helping your students become more embodied and want strategies to create a safer class environment, this workshop is for you.

This Yoga Deconstructed® workshop will teach you:
  • How to apply modern movement science to your yoga teaching.
  • How to bring functional movement into your classes, while still feeling like you are teaching yoga.
  • An exercise science based approach to sequencing to prepare the body for movement and minimize the risk of pain and injury.
  • Understanding the components of a pose, such as directions of movement at each joint, loading principles, and biomechanics.
  • An introduction to taking an interdisciplinary approach to teaching yoga and how to add techniques from other modalities to your teaching toolbox.

A New Beginning : An Updated Approach to Prepare Your Students for Asana

3 hour workshop

In yoga classes, we’re trying to create an environment that nurtures your mind as well as your structure. However, many of our students don’t feel safe in classes, because they’re afraid of doing the poses “incorrectly” or receiving an unwanted hands-on adjustment.

Additionally, in most yoga classes, a typical warm up doesn’t facilitate joint differentiation. For example, in cat/cow most students will flex and extend their spine in the places that already have the most mobility, rather than finding movement in places that are underused.

Beginning your classes with somatic exercises and sensory feedback methods before a preparatory exercise such as cat/cow, helps your students become aware of movement blind spots that may contribute to pain in more advanced poses later in class.

This Yoga Deconstructed® workshop will teach you:
  • How to choose somatic exercises to encourage active ranges of motion, promote dynamic full body movement, and help prepare the body for larger static poses.
  • The application of myofascial release techniques to help your students embody the anatomical concepts taught in traditional yoga, so they can better understand the purpose of the pose.
  • How to apply the pain science paradigm to empower your students to trust that their bodies are robust and resilient.
  • Strategies to introduce variability and neuromuscular re-education into class that help facilitate tissue resiliency, neuroplasticity, and new motor patterns.

Preparatory Exercise: Introducing Creativity & Critical Thinking Into Your Classes

3 hour workshop

Modern postural yoga uses poses that in theory prepare the body for a peak pose at the end of class. However, exercise science has shown that there is a more effective way. By incorporating preparatory exercises into our classes, we can better prepare the body for more challenging asanas, while bridging the gap between our sedentary lifestyle and yoga asana. This also helps to reduce the risk of injury.

Also, asana is a highly specialized form of movement that often emphasizes aesthetics over function. Through preparatory exercise, we can balance out our practice, by including movements that don’t exist in yoga poses, thus reducing our risk of pain and overuse injuries.

If you’ve been trying to incorporate preparatory exercises in your teaching, but have been struggling with selecting the right exercises and sequencing them within a class, then this workshop is for you.

Oftentimes, alignment cues are thought to be synonymous with safety. However, not all alignment cues correlate with biomechanics or function. This is why critical thinking skills can make you a more effective teacher.

In this Yoga Deconstructed® workshop, you will learn to apply critical thinking when teaching, creating and selecting preparatory exercises.

This will help you understand:
  • How to choose the right preparatory exercises for your students’ needs and based on what you see in the room.
  • How to use preparatory exercises to prepare your students’ tissues and joints for specific asanas.
  • The application of preparatory exercise to improving function in everyday life and athletic performance.

Putting It All Together: A Revolutionary & Non Dogmatic Approach to Asana

3 hour workshop

Have you been trying to keep up with the latest research, but you aren’t sure how to apply it to your classes?

Are you looking for a way to differentiate yourself and specialize in movement, so you can establish credibility, be the go-to expert in your community, fill your classes, and get more private clients?

Do you just want to know how to keep your students safe?

If so, you’re in the right place.

Unlock your creative potential and movement smarts by learning how to combine applied anatomy with the transformative aspects of yoga.

This updated, evidence based formula will keep you current in your teaching, prepare you to foster a safe environment for multi-level classes, help you attract more private clients, and build your following.

This workshop will synthesize everything you’ve learned in the previous workshops, so you can:
  • Structure classes and layer exercises in a fun and challenging way, while keeping the heart of yoga.
  • Teach from a skills based approach, instead of lineage based approach.
  • Feel confident teaching complex poses and exercises in multi-level classes.
  • Incorporate exercises and theories from multiple modalities into your teaching.
  • Help your students build strength and stability to balance out their yoga practice.

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My birthday isn’t until May 20 but Farzad and I My birthday isn’t until May 20 but Farzad and I will be in Tulsa visiting my parents so yesterday my dear friend Sarita aka @goose_face_killah and I did an early celebration 🎉We saw the @jeffrune exhibit called “the space in which to place me” at @thebroadmuseum and got to meet him and have our books signed.I highly recommend going to see it!Jeffrey does a phenomenal job representing the U.S. and critiquing it in a rainbow 🌈 of colors.Afterwards, we had dinner at @girlandthegoatla and enjoyed the best of focaccia we’ve ever had in our life!The older I get the more I realize how important it is to slow down and make time to celebrate birthdays with friends and loved ones.Here’s to my 53rd trip around the sun ☀️
#jeffreygibson #thebroad #girlandthegoat #downtownlosangeles #birthdaycelebrations
My client Sarita @goose_face_killah went from back My client Sarita @goose_face_killah went from back squatting 53 pounds when she first started training with me in 2023 and now she’s doubled that and back squats 98 pounds!We thought we’d celebrate her accomplishment by memorializing the event with this video.There’s something very satisfying about being stronger than you were when you were younger.We automatically assume that the reverse will happen, but it doesn’t have to.You can build strength at any age.When what you do in your weightlifting sessions is 2 to 3 times heavier than anything you need to do in your regular life, your regular life feels easy.You don’t hesitate before picking up your 50 pound suitcase and putting it in the trunk of your car.You don’t worry that some part of your body might hurt when you pick up 2-4 heavy bags of groceries and carry them up a couple flights of stairs.Being strong brings a sense of freedom into every aspect of your life.Not just physically, but also emotionally.If you’re curious about the emotional benefits of weightlifting, I highly recommend @laurakhoudari ‘s book called Lifting Heavy Things.It’s one of a few books I regularly lend to my personal training clients.I’d love to know …are you stronger than you were when you were younger?
It’s been fun filled weekend in Las Vegas with @ It’s been fun filled weekend in Las Vegas with @julesyoga and @chelseadanaeyoga 💙💃🏼!Gym time, dinners out for sushi & pizza plus plenty of down time to catch up on life stuff.And icing on the cake was the @acdctour2025 concert last night ⚡️🤘#acdc #acdc⚡️ #friends #yogafriends #gno #80srock
Tight hip flexors? Try this instead of stretching. Tight hip flexors? Try this instead of stretching.Do 3-4 sets of 5-10 reps per side holding a weight.Once you can do 3 sets of 10 reps at that weight, bump up the weight by 2-5 lbs and start with 3 sets of 5 reps.Once you can do 3 sets of 10 reps at the new heavier weight, bump up the weight again by 2 to 5 pounds and cut the reps down to three sets of five.Repeat on and on and this is progressive overload!I have my bottom foot hooked into a 60 pound kettlebell.you could also use a heavy dumbbell.I like having a box to tap my head on, but it’s not necessary.if keeping the gesture leg straight is too challenging, keep your knee bent.Try not to do a backbend!This is meant to be done with a hollow body hold.# hipmobility #tighthips #mobilitytraining #strengthandconditioning #yogainspo #mobilityexercises #stremgthtraining
I can’t wait to see Luisa Omielan‘s show God i I can’t wait to see Luisa Omielan‘s show God is a Woman today @elysiantheater !Here’s the description :This beautiful stand up show is a new take on questions as old as time.What is life and how do we navigate through it?It’s a love letter to the world, featuring a woman’s best friend.This show unpicks religion’s contribution to the suppression of women’s autonomy. It offers a hilarious alternative perspective on women in scripture. It breaks down everything you thought you knew about Mary Magdalene, the original Slut Shamed woman.And features the most beautiful story of friendship between a grieving depressed white ex catholic comedian and a Muslim-Pakistani painter decorator.This show provides some comfort and hope but also challenges people to seek confidence from the wisdom within.We may not have all the answers as we navigate through this shit show world right now, but maybe our tiny contribution is enough to make an impactful difference.Me, and you, my beautiful audiences.Showing the world what we can do together.
@ashleyfranceshoffman and I had a GNO on Saturday @ashleyfranceshoffman and I had a GNO on Saturday to see @44obamamusical and it was phenomenal!It should be on Broadway and it ranks right up there with my two favorite musicals …Rent & Les Miserables.I was smiling and laughing so much that my face hurt by the end of the night. 😄We met someone there who was seeing it for the fourth time and TBH I would go back and see it 3 more times if it weren’t completely sold out.Fingers crossed that I will get to see it again in another city or when it comes back again. 🤞🏼if you get the chance to see it, GO!!
When I first learned about this, I was horrified a When I first learned about this, I was horrified and shocked.You can support Sarah Inama, the sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho who is standing up to this by wearing the “everyone is welcome here T-shirt” from @brigade_screen_printingI just ordered mine and it’s on its way.you can also send a card of support to her at:Lewis & Clark Middle School
c/o Sarah Inama
4141 East Pine Ave.
Meridian, ID 83642
USARepost @davidbegnaudAn “Everyone is welcome” sign must come down from a classroom because not everyone agrees with that sentiment, Idaho teacher, Sarah Inama, says she was told after being ordered to take down the sign.
My favorite way to spend the weekend is with @azma My favorite way to spend the weekend is with @azmanawi in his @groov3dance class at @bayclubs El Segundo.On Saturday, we learn and rehearse, on Sunday we rinse, repeat and perform !And btw, in case you thought you were too old to dance , my teacher Azman is 55 and I’m 52 years old.I was not a dancer growing up. The few times I did try taking lessons I didn’t like it because the style of dance wasn’t for me and I wasn’t very good at it.In my early 20s I tried some dance classes again, but still felt like it was a total fail.Now in my fifties, I started taking groove3 dance classes about a year and a half ago.This time I stuck with it and had no attachments to being “good at it.” Also I love hip-hop music so that definitely kept me consistent.The classes I took in the past were jazz and ballet, which were not my cup of tea.When I was growing up, there weren’t any dance studios that offered hip-hop or contemporary dance lessons.The whole process was a good lesson in making sure not to write something like dancing off  completely, but to try different styles to find the one that you love 💗.My goal a year and a half ago when I started taking groove three classes, was simply to challenge my brain, move my body and meet new friends.All three of those things happened and I’m sure you can see my joy in the video which is why I share it.
If you’re looking for a night out in Hollywood t If you’re looking for a night out in Hollywood that will make you forget about all your troubles then don’t miss @bingo.locoFarzad and I had a blast dancing and acting silly with @sofiesnow and @drjoshku 💃🏼🕺🏻🥳When was the last time you had a night out to act silly and dance?
Happy birthday Vidajoonam!!! Happy birthday Vidajoonam!!!
About last night… we had a blast last night at @ About last night… we had a blast last night at @thecinevita seeing Tarantino Rocks @hollywoodparkca 🎉🥰I finally saw Pulp Fiction yesterday for the first time so that I would know what was going on last night at the show.We tried a new restaurant before the show and the food was delicious ! I highly recommend @coniseafood  in Inglewood 👍🏼
Repost @cool_cammyIf you find yourself feeling Repost @cool_cammyIf you find yourself feeling hatred for a certain group, ask yourself where it came from.Who  put that idea into your head?How might those people benefit from you hating that group?Is this hatred serving you?Who benefits from mass paranoia?Who benefits from division among the people?Is it really you?Or is it a distraction designed by those who are hungry for power and control?
Hi friends!I can’t wait to take this dance thi Hi friends!I can’t wait to take this dance this on Sunday with my dear friend @pattywortham !You should definitely go if you live in LA…it’s gonna be EPIC 💃🏼🔥Repost from @pattywortham
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Friends! True story: I can’t take it anymore - must move to all the good tunes with all the good people! Please RSVP by DM or email me at pattywortham@gmail.com to join me this Sunday, 2/2/25, or lmk if you want to be included on an invite for another dance party hosted by yours truly. Xo!
I shared this in my stories and it seemed to reson I shared this in my stories and it seemed to resonate with a lot of people so I’m sharing it here on my grid.Have you switched from low rise socks to crew socks with leggings?
@azmanawi ‘s @groov3dance classes at @bayclubs a @azmanawi ‘s @groov3dance classes at @bayclubs are best described as:1. pure joy
2. the best brain challenge
3. Sweaty!!!He’s an incredible teacher and I’m so grateful for this dance crew!#groove3 #likethis #groove3dance
Anyone else out there that likes to do this too? Anyone else out there that likes to do this too?
#workout
I’m so grateful that I no longer have to get dre I’m so grateful that I no longer have to get dressed up from head to toe with hair and make up for a corporate job like I did in my 20s and early 30s.Casual clothes that are comfortable are my happy place.During the pandemic, I shifted my business to work from home and that has continued now that I train clients in my garage home gym.So now I actually look for chances to “dress up”  in regular clothes (thank you @taraaquilinastyle for helping me with this!), but since that doesn’t happen  often, I started getting “dressed up” for work even though I’m just in the garage at my house.This is happened because I was inspired by  @jordanaedelstein .She regularly talks about dressing up for yourself… not just for other people.I think this is so important!Often times we wear things that aren’t comfortable or don’t fit our personality for a plethora of reasons.I’ve definitely fallen into that trap but now when I shop for new items to wear, I think about one main thing which isDoes it bring me joy?If you don’t follow Jordana‘s stories, you should!  Aaand her podcast and newsletter are fantastic!Yesterday I bought a 2 new pairs of sneakers because I wear sneakers almost all the time 😉I’ve had my eye on these Nike Cortez soft fuzzy sneakers for a while so here they are styled with my favorite sunglasses, sweater, & leggings.This outfit definitely brings me joy when I wear it!Fun fact: the Nike Cortez sneaker came out in 1972, which was the year I was born.I know one of the main reasons I love this style is because I had the same exact sneaker attached to bright colorful wheels & wore them as rollerskates as a kid.I clearly remember that the shoes were a royal blue with a turquoise swoosh, and I replaced the regular shoelaces w/ ice cream 🍦 cone patterned shoelaces.I was a rollerskating queen 👸 in our neighborhood in the late 70s.A huge thank you to my mom @judyalt21 & dad who were kind enough to indulge my Nike rollerskating style fantasies. 🙏🏼The good vibes & nostalgia live on! 🌈🦄CTA:
Wear something today that’s comfortable & brings you joySunnies & sweater @target
Leggings @amazon
Sneakers: @nike
Here’s your Monday reminder that your future sel Here’s your Monday reminder that your future self will thank you for the choices you make today!I feel so lucky that I get to help my strength training clients make healthy choices every day in their sessions with me 💪🏼🥰
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I’ve got some great news to share…My Premium O I’ve got some great news to share…My Premium Online Training course Flow Sequencing with Resistance Bands is 20% off until  December 2🎉*This online course qualifies for 12 CEC hours through Yoga AllianceClick the link in my bio to grab it👆🏽
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