Join Marie Prashanti Goodell for this Yoga Therapy workshop.

In this time of uncertainty, our bodies may not be able to cope as effectively with stress. The body’s primary stress absorber is the adrenal glands. Hormones produced by the adrenals, especially cortisol, play an important role in regulating the immune system. Maintaining a balanced level of cortisol is an important part of staying healthy. In the first half-hour of this workshop, you’ll learn how the adrenal glands help the body cope with stress, how they are activated by any type of stress (physical, psychological or emotional), and how they become depleted when activated too often. In the second half-hour, we’ll explore how you can balance adrenal hormones through lifestyle changes in sleep, nutrition, exercise, relaxation and attitude. In the third half-hour, we’ll participate in a short yoga practice to help recharge the adrenal glands. For this practice, gather a bolster (or 2 pillows), a blanket, and an eye pillow.

Suggested donation $10 – 25

Marie Prashanti Goodell, C-IAYT & RYT-500, turned to yoga to manage stress more effectively while working as a high-tech, marketing manager in Silicon Valley. After experiencing improved health, Marie began teaching yoga in 2011. She offers Hatha and restorative yoga classes at IYI SF; wheelchair yoga at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and 1:1 yoga therapy sessions where she focuses on stress management, adrenal fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome. She also works with clients recovery from surgery, heart disease, cancer and arthritis. Marie incorporates many dimensions of yoga in her teaching to support healing and wellness including physical postures, breathing exercises, deep relaxation, meditation, imagery & visualization, energy work, gentle touch, mantra and yoga philosophy. In addition to teaching, Marie is a board member of IYI San Francisco and the Accessible Yoga Organization.