Deep Dive: A Comprehensive Yoga Practice

Join Jeni Martinez for this workshop inspired by one of her beloved teachers, Kathryn Payne, who used to teach a similar class.

Deep Dive is an opportunity to explore the depth of yoga practice in an unhurried format that is difficult to achieve in a shorter weekly yoga class.

We will begin with a look at a yoga sutra from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, considered a foundational text of classical yoga philosophy. A sutra is one of almost 200 concise statements written in Sanskrit that speak to the theory and framework on which yoga was founded. After discussing the meaning of the sutra and how it is applicable to our modern lives, we will practice chanting it together.

We will follow the sutra study with an exploration of one of the many breath practices that can take your yoga practice to a new level. The workshop will include asana (yoga postures) and a restorative pose with a guided meditation.

Deep Dive will allow you to better understand the more subtle benefits of yoga beyond just stretching the hamstrings. Hopefully you’ll leave this workshop inspired to learn more about this ancient practice and how it continues to be relevant to your life today.

All yoga levels are welcome. Modifications will be offered as needed.