Hands to the Heart —> Winter 2026            

This 10-week course focuses on actions and principles that will open the heart and bring more freedom to your shoulders and neck.  On the physical level, this means activating the hands, arms and shoulders and exploring how they work together.  As the outer layers open, the work moves deeper into the ribcage and spine and enables a deeper work on the spiritual Heart, which yoga says is the repository of everything you carry.  The effects of this deeper work on the Heart extend far beyond the body. 

Each thematically focused asana practice either goes deeper into one of our 1st principles or introduces a new one.  The cumulative nature of this approach provides tremendous insight into 1) the strengths and limitation of your upper body, 2) how bring more movement into the upper spine , and 3) how to free your Heart from the things it carries.  Topics include:

• The state of your upper body foundation –  hands to heart
• How the shape of your ribcage affects the way you use your core, shoulders and arms
• Spinal waves to open the 19 vertebra in the chest and neck 
• Learning to release what you are to make space for what you might become

Section 1 – Monday 17:00 / Jan 12 – Mar 16
Section 2 – Monday 19:00 / Jan 12 – Mar 16 
Section 3 – Friday 10:00 / Jan 9 – Mar 20 (no class Mar 6)