Patty Townsend

Founder of Embodyoga®

About

Patty Townsend is the founder of Embodyoga®, an inclusive and fully embodied approach to yoga developed out of over 50 years of dedicated practice and 20 years of intimate study with her current teacher Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Patty's breath and awareness centered approach incorporates a deep understanding of how Awake-Alive-Intelligence expresses through the body-mind shaping our perceptions and experiences.

Patty embodies a strong understanding of yoga philosophy and encourages deep inquiry into all things personal and universal. She is an expressive and joyful teacher and her offerings are the culmination of a lifetime of serious practice and inquiry.

Courses by Patty Townsend

Embodying the Bandhas with Patty Townsend

A 4-hour on-demand Master Workshop with Patty Townsend on the three primary bandhas. A whole new paradigm for diaphragmatic breathing, subtle inner movement, and pranic flow.

Summit: Body as Nature

A one-day on-demand summit with six embodiment experts on remembering the body as nature. Yoga, breath, and elemental practices to reclaim wholeness through your essential nature.

Summit: Embodied Journey

A one-day on-demand summit with six leading embodiment experts on the somatic journey home to the body. Yoga, breathwork, fascia embodiment, and meditation for connection and regulation.

The Four Pillars of Healing and Wellbeing

A four-session, 8-hour on-demand workshop with four embodiment experts on the foundations of Embodied Yoga Therapeutics. Applied philosophy, anatomy, somatic psychology, and Ayurveda as integrated pillars of healing.