ADVANCED STUDIES with
Leslie Kaminoff and
Amy Matthews

Somatic Synthesis Weekend Workshops
with Amy Matthews

These workshops are opportunities to explore advanced concepts in anatomy, kinesiology, physiology and embryology. We will pay particular attention to the development of embodied teaching skills, and explore the question of what it is to transmit information with skill.

Upcoming Weekend

The Spine as a Limb #1: Head & Neck
Saturday & Sunday, January 14 & 15, 9:00am-6:00pm

Sign up for the whole series or just a single workshop.
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ANATOMY COURSES NOW ENROLLING FOR SPRING TRIMESTER

Yoga Anatomy: Practices
with Leslie Kaminoff

This brand-new offering from Leslie Kaminoff is the companion to his Yoga Anatomy: Principles course. Each lesson will present a one-hour practice session that is themed to a corresponding Yoga Anatomy lecture. The second hour of each session will be spent in reviewing the methodology behind the sequence, the reasoning behind the teaching choices, and suggesting adaptations and modifications for achieving specific effects.

Additionally, selected lessons will be led by special guest teachers who will give course participants a chance to experience a wide variety of the perspectives and techniques utilized by some of the leading yoga educators in the country.

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Embodied Anatomy & Kinesiology: Muscles
with Amy Matthews

This new course with Amy Matthews will focus on muscles and how they create movement in our body. We will travel through the body exploring muscles in specific relationship to each joint, and in global layers and patterns. Using principles from Body-Mind Centering and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation we will begin to analyze the incredible complexity and variety of patterns that the muscular system uses to perform simple actions and complex asana.

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600-Hour Yoga Educator Program
with Amy Matthews and Leslie Kaminoff

The Breathing Project's 600-Hour Yoga Educator Program is a two to three year program of in-depth exploration of anatomy and kinesiology, incorporating weekly classes with Leslie and Amy and weekend workshops.

The context for the exploration of this material is yoga and asana, but the principles can be applied in any somatic field, including martial arts, sports, dance, pilates and fitness.

The weekly classes are ongoing (visit the page on our anatomy classes).

For further details on the full program, go to our 600-Hour Yoga Educator Training page.

New workshop!
Posture & Breath
with Alicia Suárez

Sunday, January 29
10:00am – 5:00pm

What is good posture?

What does posture have to do with breathing?

How can our breathing patterns become more efficient?

Our posture and breath are intimately connected. Finding the architectural support of our bones can create space within internal structures and allow for a more complete and free breath. In this workshop, we will explore the adaptability of the lungs, healthy spinal movements and postural awareness to facilitate movement and decrease tension in the neck, shoulders and hips in our practice and activities of daily life.

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New class!
Essential Yoga for Every Body
with Lynn Crimando

Thursdays 3:30 - 4:45pm

This class combines traditional postures, including upper-body weight-bearing, standing and seated balances, modified inversions, and sun salutation sequences that are safe for all body types and ages, with the mindful application of the breath for powerful results. This class is open to beginners to experienced practitioners.

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BODY-MIND CENTERING® AND YOGA BEGINS A NEW PROGRAM AT
THE BREATHING PROJECT!

EMBODIED DEVELOPMENTAL
MOVEMENT AND YOGA
with Amy Matthews and Roxlyn Moret

October 2011 - January 2013

This program teaches key developmental movement principles in relation to the practice of yoga. The courses in this program explore the movement patterns that emerge and integrate through the first year, and provide students with a personal experience of the unconscious movement patterns that form the foundation of asana.

Next weekend: February 4-6
Reflexes: Gravity and Space

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