Hi Students:
Happy New Year to all of you. Below is my class schedule and next workshop at a glance. Click on the event to get more detailed information.
2014 Class Schedule:
Tuesdays @ 11 a.m.
6 week series (2 slots available)
Pre-registration required!
Wednesdays @ 10:30 a.m.
On-going Class @ West End Yoga, Lancaster City
Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.
6 week series (this class is full)
2014 Workshop:
Pelvic Floor Health & Control Workshop for Men & Women
Saturdays, February 1 & 8
At: Health By Design in Leola, PA.
I have included this wonderful picture of a snake beside a skeleton’s spine, to help you imagine using your entire vertebral column to move your head and pelvis. In today’s society people tend to only utilize the seven vertebrae of the neck to move the skull, which is the heaviest part of the body. Our bodies are designed to use all 24 vertebrae when moving. Functioning in this way will place less pressure on the joints of the back resulting in fewer injuries.
I like to think of the discs between each vertebrae as shock absorbers. To use more shock absorbers when you walk, simply think that your entire spine can move like a snake, from your tailbone to your head. And when you lift or lower your head imagine your neck beginning at your tailbone. Pretend that your head is as heavy as a bowling ball, inviting each vertebrae to round, when looking downwards. When looking upwards imagine the same image in reverse! Have fun and let me know what you experience from this change of thought.
I look forward to seeing you soon!
Donna