Keys to the Shoulders
With Doug Keller
Doug came to teach hatha yoga by way of meditation and years of academic study: philosophy, both western and eastern approaches spirituality, anatomy, movement and yoga. Doug’s depth, intelligence and accessibility for translating hard concepts into digestible ones is profound. Join him during his long awaited European tour.
Thursday afternoon session is perfect if you want to meet doug or dive deeper into your “use and misuse” of your beautiful shoulders!
Keys to the Shoulders
There are secrets to knowing how to move the shoulders well for the sake of greater freedom — and it’s not just about stretching! We need to understand how the joints of our shoulder girdle work, and how it is lack of proper ‘joint play’ causes tightness as well as weakness and pain syndromes.
In this session, Doug will explain the significance of ‘joint play’ and lay out fundamental principles for working with the shoulder joints safely and effectively. Yoga poses help us to explore shoulder freedom, and there are lots of variations and exercises for making progress.
This session will start out with an explanation and easy-to-remember principles and fundamental movements to restore joint play, leading into an all-levels practice session covering a whole range of poses that will put these ideas to work!
Practical and Profound:
The Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga
The true power of yoga practice and its therapeutic value goes beyond muscles and joints. It influences the nervous system — particularly through the Vagus nerve — in ways that touch every level of our health and well-being.
In the Upanishads, this was described in terms of the ‘Vayus’ of the Prana. In this weekend of training topics, we’ll unveil in contemporary, relatable terms the full significance of these ideas, and tie them directly to the practices — with emphasis on asana, but also extending to pranayama, meditation, and Yoga Nidra.
Each day covers a major area of the body, and realm of the nervous system. You are free to take one day, two, three or all four!
Don’t miss any workshop with Doug!
Thursday, 21 Nov: Keys to the Shoulders
Friday, 22 Nov: Muscular Freedom Starts with the Joints — Feet, Knees, and Hips
Saturday, 23 Nov: The Heart of Movement: the Sacrum and Spine
Sunday, 24 Nov: The Upper Body: The Arms, Shoulders, & Neck as the Wings of Yoga
Get the whole package: All four days & sessions
Price*: €299
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Thursday 21 November | 13.30-16.30
Studio One | Sint Janshovenstraat 1 | Utrecht
Price*: €69
YACEP hours: 3
*We are CRKBO certified and therefore no vat.
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