Yoga after 60 – Strength Building
Online & In-person | $27 Early bird, use promo code 60, exp. 11/3
$35 Regular
In a very natural way and as the body changes with age, the approach to how and what we practice changes as well.
In this workshop, Diana Meltsner, certified yoga therapist will address the needs of the changing body to stay strong and mobile, to support the joints and strength needed for sustaining good balance.
How can we integrate necessary strengthening into our practice?
We will address:
• Safety tips for strength building without straining the muscles, connective tissue or joints.
• How to support joints and their decreased flexibility and stiffness due to a number of changes.
• The necessity for personalized alignment in poses and transitions.
• Why to give priority to developing and sustaining strength as we age.
• Balancing
• Strong connection to our body through body and breath awareness practices.
This workshop will include a gentle chair and a mat practice, presentation and sharing. You are welcome to bring a couple water bottles or light weights to use (not required).
This workshop will be recorded and shared with participants for later viewing.
CEUs 2 hours for Yoga Alliance offered to attending teachers upon request.
Diana Meltsner, C-IAYT, ERYT-500, YACEP, has been teaching a variety of classes and workshops since 2001 and since 2017 offers yoga therapy sessions privately and at Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic in San Francisco. She has worked in the clinical setting for Kaiser Permanente since 2005 as a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and health educator and is teaching mindfulness and meditation to the medical staff. Her focus is on the healing aspects of yoga on the mind as well as the body by applying the teachings of Yoga, practices of breath-control, mindfulness and meditation. Diana helps her clients to find healing and the ability to move through life with increased ease, stress resilience, and intuition. Diana Meltsner works as a programs manager and serves on the board of directors at Integral Yoga Institute, an urban ashram in San Francisco. She is a yoga teacher trainer for the 200-hour and Meditation Teacher trainings. www.dianameltsner.com
