Embodying the Bandhas Master Workshop with Patty Townsend
This class can be attended via the on-demand recordings.
These deep-dive training experiences are offered with an exclusive discount for all Embody Lab Members.
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Explore what it means to breathe in a whole new way. Expand your inner sensing and feeling of breath, and enjoy a completely new paradigm of diaphragmatic breathing with Patty Townsend.
Bandhas contain and direct prana. They encourage life-force to flow freely within our core bodies. Effective use of bandhas introduces us to and enhances the sensitivity of our subtle senses. We are invited to explore the inner world of prana.
Each of the three major bandhas relates to one or more of the core-body diaphragms. The bandhas follow the shapes and inherent movements of these diaphragms. When we tune in with sensitivity, bandhas are delightfully energizing and comfortable.
In this workshop we will explore the three primary bandhas: Mula Bandha, Udiyana Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha.
Mula Bandha organizes the pelvic diaphragm and contains our life force at the base. It stimulates prana to rise and to coalesce in the energetic hub of the low abdomen just above.
Udiyana Bandha, practiced on exhalation, follows the upward doming thoracic diaphragm to its completion, providing a still resting place for a yielding heart.
Jalandhara Bandha involves the vocal diaphragm in concert with the soft palate at the roof of the mouth. Jalandhara caps and contains the top as prana churns, balances, and enlivens below. Jalandhara keeps the brain cool and encourages the opening of the central channel, sushumna nadi.
Participants in this online workshop will:
Explore what it means to breathe in a new way.
Expand your inner sensing and feeling of breathing.
Learn to access subtle and effective inner movement.
Learn a new paradigm for diaphragmatic breathing.
Learn to breathe fully without strain.
PRICING
These deep-dive training experiences are offered with an exclusive discount for all Embodied Yoga Members. This means that if you attend regularly, your membership fees could well be covered!
All members will be sent their exclusive discount code via email. If you would like to take advantage of this discount, become a member here before registering for this course.
Practice in your own time, over and over again. Your training fee includes LIFETIME ACCESS to the course recordings at no extra cost.
$87
NON-MEMBER
PRICING
$74
EXCLUSIVE
MEMBER PRICING
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
Patty Townsend
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.