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An Intensive on Four Sundays
May 4, 11, 18 & June 1
Sundays, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Studio 2
Fee: $120 by 4/20, $135 after
Register Now
Inversions are arguably the most exhilarating of all the yoga asana. At the same time, they are some of the hardest
poses to learn. We tense in the face of the unfamiliar, and lose connection with the breath, and the lifting,
clarifying muscles of the torso, hips and legs. Oftentimes, our neck, shoulders and chest are too constricted to be
the base from which the body rises.
In this workshop, you will learn how to do full arm balance (handstand), pinchmayurasana (elbow balance),
sirsasana (headstand) and sarvangasana (shoulderstand) safely and with appreciation. We will prepare with more
beginning-level poses, sequences to open the chest and shoulders, and partner work. You will hone your home
practice by learning basic anatomy, observing what needs attention in your own body, and discussing the sequences
we do in class. You will have homework and must commit to a regular practice (5 days per week) for the span of the
course.
This intensive is limited to 18 students. You must have been practicing yoga consistently for at least a year, have
no major neck or shoulder problems and no blood pressure or heart problems. Please consult with Yoko at (510) 526-
8336 if you are not sure that this workshop is right for you. There will be no class on May 25th, Memorial Day
weekend.
Comments from former students:
Yoko Yoshikawa has been teaching yoga since 1996. She wrote a feature article on headstand and shoulderstand for
the October 2000 Yoga Journal. This is the fifth time that she is offering this workshop.
Cancellations before April 19 will be refunded less a $15 administration fee. No refunds for cancellations
on/after April 20.
May 4, 11, 18 & June 1
Sundays, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Studio 2
Fee: $120 by 4/20, $135 after
Register Now
Inversions are arguably the most exhilarating of all the yoga asana. At the same time, they are some of the hardest
poses to learn. We tense in the face of the unfamiliar, and lose connection with the breath, and the lifting,
clarifying muscles of the torso, hips and legs. Oftentimes, our neck, shoulders and chest are too constricted to be
the base from which the body rises.
In this workshop, you will learn how to do full arm balance (handstand), pinchmayurasana (elbow balance),
sirsasana (headstand) and sarvangasana (shoulderstand) safely and with appreciation. We will prepare with more
beginning-level poses, sequences to open the chest and shoulders, and partner work. You will hone your home
practice by learning basic anatomy, observing what needs attention in your own body, and discussing the sequences
we do in class. You will have homework and must commit to a regular practice (5 days per week) for the span of the
course.
This intensive is limited to 18 students. You must have been practicing yoga consistently for at least a year, have
no major neck or shoulder problems and no blood pressure or heart problems. Please consult with Yoko at (510) 526-
8336 if you are not sure that this workshop is right for you. There will be no class on May 25th, Memorial Day
weekend.
Comments from former students:
- “I enjoyed this workshop very much. I love the powerful feeling that inversions seem to give me but I must
say that they are quite humbling also. So much care and attention needed for the safe set-up for inversions
— I valued learning this.” - “Before the workshop I had been “winging” my inversions — throwing myself up and trying to hang in there.
Now I am more confident in knowing how to set up the pose and adjust when I am in it… Thanks — this class
has changed my whole outlook on my personal practice.”
Yoko Yoshikawa has been teaching yoga since 1996. She wrote a feature article on headstand and shoulderstand for
the October 2000 Yoga Journal. This is the fifth time that she is offering this workshop.
Cancellations before April 19 will be refunded less a $15 administration fee. No refunds for cancellations
on/after April 20.
| TACKLING INVERSIONS, with Yoko Yoshikawa |
| Yoko Yoshikawa |
3966 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
