FALL 2018 | Integration Week #1

Published: Fri, 10/05/18

Hey ,

Happy Thanksgiving!

Welcome to FALL 2018 Yoga Session first integration week.

What the heck is integration week?

This is when we put a pause on new information and learning!

Going to multiplicity of yoga teacher trainings and retreats have taught me that integration time is the most important + overlooked piece of healing + learning process. This is WHEN all the learning / growing actually happens!

New information - both physical and intellectual - tends to float on the surface of our awareness until we give ourselves the opportunity to pause, to be, and most importantly to feel what is right and valid for us.

Just like Savasana - that final relaxation pose at the end of each class - integration week is the time to process and assimilate, to make use of whatever makes sense for us and discard the rest. It is also the time to purge and de-clutter.

Before you get reading - how are your classes working for you?

This is just a 2 minute - short survey; please let me know what is working and what isn't so I can course - correct if need be!

Here is September's reader's digest:

We've conglomerated September follow ups from the whole rainbow of classes (from Pain Care to Advanced Core Restore) into one reader's digest because often times A-HA moments and solutions present themselves right on the intersections of different approach methods.

How to get THE MOST out of your yoga class:

Welcome to Friday Round-up – a weekly class follow up e-mail that breaks down and explores in a more detail some of the concepts / alignment principles that we employ in class and on the mat.

Pain As An Alarm System + Ball Rolling For Pain Relief:

Welcome to your first Pain Care + Corrective Movement e-LESSON.

Our goals are lofty; our mat time together time is short.
Weekly e-LESSONS are designed to supplement your mat practice; to expand your understanding of the new and emerging science of pain management; and to deepen your knowledge and felt sense of the body.

Explain Pain - A 5 Minute Video

Last week we talked about pain as our body's internal alarm system, and how -

because our pain mechanism is so complex - there are that many things that can go wrong with it.

Sometimes picture is worth a 1000 words.

Moving from the Hip:

Welcome to your first Advanced Core Restore e-lesson.

After some careful consideration I chose to stick to basics to begin with - so rather then diving straight into the advanced core restore material we will spend some time navigating our way back through the Core Restore Foundations on-line course.

Moving Forward Safely + Stress, Muscle Recruitment, and Movement:

One of the most common questions I hear is,

"I hurt.
How do I move forward safely without re-injuring myself?
Can I actually strengthen safely?"

This week we are going to address this and many other questions that arise around chronic tension, fatigue, and pain.

Proprioception For Pain Relief + Better Function

This week we focused on finding + engaging the gluts - in addition to our "move from the hips" motto - and many students have struggled with isolating / triggering gluts.

So before we delve into today's topic - which is balance + propioception - let's take a look at our sitting habits.

What Is Yin Yoga

In the world where time is money, busyness is a measure of success, and fast-moving yoga styles are all the rage, Yin Yoga is a precious commodity.

Yin Yoga, lodged at the intersection of Hatha yoga, Chinese Daoist practices and Western science, is a slow, quiet and introspective practice.

Why Ball and Yin?

Now that you are familiar with the background of yin yoga a natural question might be, "What's up with the ball rolling - and why does it hurt so bad?"

Ball rolling wasn't a part of my yin yoga training - and it is most definitely not a part of a traditional yin yoga practice. I was introduced to ball rolling by one of my compatriots (now you know why it hurts so bad.... Nah, just kidding!) during Wonderlust Whistler Yoga festival a few years ago.

un-hurt un-stuck un-sore

Julia + SATORI TEAM