This 2-part (Sat & Sun 2-5pm) workshop will explore the fine art of hands-on adjusting, functional anatomy and alignment for some of the fundamental asanas in not just Ashtanga Yoga but, other styles of Yoga as well. Specific techniques will be offered for observing, connecting with and working safely and intelligently with students practicing yoga in a class or one-on-one setting. Technical inquiry will include: how to approach and adjust different body types, asana modification through prop use, principles of anatomy, reviewing details of alignment and energy movement in the asanas.
Issues of respecting student privacy and vulnerability will be addressed as well as tips to facilitate a safe environment for student growth and transformation.
Curriculum will be based on examining a few core poses from each of the following categories: sun salutations, standing poses, forward and backward bending postures as well as twisting poses.
This workshop is offered as Continuing Education for yoga teachers (Yoga Alliance CE credits available) and to any curious students wishing to deepen their practice and maintain agency while receiving adjustments.
INVESTMENT: $90 for both days or $50 per session
About Leigha:
Leigha has been teaching yoga since 1984 and taught at the original Yoga Works in Santa Monica, Ca., since its inception in 1987. It was through Yoga Works and The Iyengar Institute of Los Angeles that she had the opportunity to study with senior teachers from all over the globe. Her love of Ashtanga Yoga brought her to India to study extensively with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois starting in 1990 and was authorized to teach by him in 1996. She was fortunate to have Tim Miller as her teacher in the West for over 25 years.
Leigha has taught yoga in a wide variety of venues; from Zen monasteries to Fortune 500 companies and even taught entertainer Bette Midler privately on a 62-city tour. She is also a certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Leigha has a gentle, uplifting approach and is passionate about bringing precise alignment to the graceful movements of traditional Ashtanga Yoga that make it a “moving meditation”. Her teaching is infused with an intimate knowledge of anatomy that stems from a bodywork practice of over three decades, which enables her to address the specific therapeutic needs of her students.