Extended Practice w/ Sara Basile

Class Overview:

Extended Practice is a two-hour yoga workshop designed to deepen your relationship with movement, awareness, and presence. In this session, we will focus on cultivating full-body awareness by exploring movement through each part of the body.

While the human body is one interconnected whole, we often experience it through its many parts—hips, shoulders, spine, breath, and beyond. In yoga, we cultivate awareness by tuning into these parts individually, noticing how they move, align, and interact. By breaking things down in this way within each pose, we create space to explore the body with greater clarity. This detailed attention not only refines physical alignment but also reveals the subtle connections that bring the body back into a sense of wholeness.

Each posture will then be broken down into its fundamental actions—such as pelvic positioning, internal or external rotation of the limbs, and the subtle movements guided by the breath. By isolating and exploring these building blocks, you’ll notice how each part of the body contributes to the whole. This approach opens a series of choices within every shape, empowering you to adapt the posture in ways that feel supportive, expressive, and uniquely your own.

This workshop emphasizes awareness, reflection, and the quieting qualities of the breath. By staying present in each movement, students can access a deeper connection with their inner experience, cultivating a meditative state that extends beyond the mat.

All levels and bodies are welcome. Please bring along anything that will support your comfort during this extended 120-minute class.