Beloved Yoga Prana: The Key to Your Vitality

Prana: The Key to Your Vitality

with Susan Knoblauch, Tracey Ivery, Kristina Davies and Jenny Ferguson

Please register no later than October 31 so that you have time to complete the prescribed pre-workshop “homework.” The afternoon asana practice is accessible and you may use a mat and/or a chair.

In this workshop, you will explore the following:

• Understand vital tools to calm and center your mind and body through the holidays

• Know and feel the difference between just living and thriving

• Learn to turn your breath into your on-call superpower

This is a one-day workshop in which we’ll explore the topics of:

• What is vitality, and how does it relate to our energetic states of being (gunas)?

• What is prana, and its relationship to vitality?

• The relationship of prana/vitality to our breath and to our energy bank account

• How seasons impact our moods, sleep, motivation, etc., and our energy bank account

• How to turn natural breathing into conscious breathing, including an asana practice based on conscious breathing

• Visualization of what you personally want to embody during the holiday season and how you will keep a positive balance in your energy bank account

(PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is nonrefundable, but it is transferable. If you cannot attend, please reach out to admin@belovedyoga.com before November 1 for account credit.)

Susan Smith Knoblauch

Susan is a certified Yoga instructor (RYT500) and certified Relax and Renew restorative yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga since 1995, trained for 22 years in the Iyengar tradition (a form of hatha yoga based on the primacy of physical alignment of the body in the poses using props (blankets, blocks, straps, pillows, chairs, bolsters, etc.) to assist the student attain proper alignment . She has modified the Iyengar approach using the principles of Viniyoga training (since 2012) to adapt the various means and methods of practice to the unique condition, needs and interests of each individual - giving each practitioner the tools to customize the process of self-discovery and personal transformation .

Susan has been teaching since 2004. She teaches Hatha, Hatha Flow, Restorative styles of yoga, and pranayama (breath work). Her main teachers include Anne Wutchiett ,and other senior Iyengar teachers at Unity Woods and Maryam Ovissi at Beloved Yoga.

I am dedicated to guiding you in your discovery of your body-mind-spirit connection through alignment, breath, movement, and meditation. I think of myself as more of your guide than your teacher to adapt the many tools of yoga to your interests, unique condition and therapeutic needs - giving you the tools to customize your journey on the yoga path toward self-discovery and personal transformation.

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