Strength with Michael Lucey

Strength

with Michael Lucey

March 1 from 2 – 4:30 pm.
Hybrid: at our Berkeley studio or via Zoom online

Strength: How many kinds of it are there? What kinds of strength do we need as we advance in our practice and in life? How do we acquire it (them)?

We sometimes use expressions like brute strength or quiet strength — neither of which seems much like the other.

What about core strength? Or what about what physical trainers call agile strength? Or strength of character or strength of will?

Which ones do we need to do Chaturanga Dandasana or to stay in Salamba Sarvangasana for ten minutes?

How are the different kinds of strength interrelated? Is resilence a kind of strength? How does working on different kinds of strength in your asana practice translate into your day-to-day life?

In this workshop we will work on different ways for practicing for different kinds of strength and explore how to incorporate them into our practice over the long term.

This workshop is appropriate for students with at least two years consistent practice of Iyengar Yoga and experience practicing inversions.

The workshop will be held in person at Adeline Yoga Studio in Berkeley, CA.  OR signup to stream the workshop live.  All participants will receive the recording.

Tuition:

Early Bird Special, register early and save $10

$55 – Use code: EARLYSTRENGTH by February 15th
$65 –  Per person – regular rate
Everyone receives a recording valid for 30 days!

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About the Instructor

Michael Lucey is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher at Level 3.  Michael stumbled into an Iyengar yoga class in England in 1982, while he was a student at Oxford University. From his very first class he has been fascinated by the many ways yoga can transform your relation to your body, mind, and breath. He has been fortunate to study with many senior teachers from around the United States and Europe. He has also made 11 trips to Pune, India to study directly with the Iyengar family at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute. His most recent trip was in December 2018. Michael is also a professor of Comparative Literature and French at the University of California, Berkeley, and served as President of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States from 2014-2017.