PERSONAL POEMS • BOOKS & ZINES • DIVINATION TOOLS • JEWELRY • 1" BUTTONS • ILLUSTRATED MUGS • ART PRINTS • ALL
"When we allow ourselves to see/appreciate each nuanced movement of our
physical form in the same light as we see a poet carefully select each word of her
poem, we introduce a value to our practice that may be expansive and re-centering."
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FROM POSE AS POEM, the class exclusive mini-workbook
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
class size limited to 5 students
class size limited to 5 students
DESCRIPTION: Give yourself the opportunity to enhance your studio practice through the power of the written word in this exciting new workshop from Roots Studio’s very own Katie, and local artist, mystic, and love scribe Ellen Arnstein. Ellen intuitively typewrites on-the-spot poems inspired directly by those who request them, and at the end of this all-levels therapeutic yoga class led by Katie you will have the chance to request and receive an intuited poem of your very own. This powerful class, and Ellen’s poems for us, will be deepened and informed in part by a mind-body centering mini-workbook which you will be able to take home with you and refer to again and again.
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DETAILS: It has been said that a poem is the shortest emotional distance between two points — and in this workshop we will see how powerfully poetry and creative expression can help us in our pursuit of mindful embodiment. As Katie lovingly moves us through a therapeutic all levels yoga practice with compassionate somatic awareness, we will utilize guided journaling to help distill the varied feelings and sensations that arise during asana. Using a workbook designed to help synthesize these powerful feelings and emotions that arise on the mat, we will see how self-expression can help to harmonize and perhaps maximize our practice. These prompts work in a similar way to the gently guiding touch from our teacher during an adjustment — they are simply opportunities to re-center and re-focus, giving us a chance to connect and move deeper into our practice.
After this potent practice, we will integrate a long savasana, followed by a final synthesizing journal prompt. At this point, as practice ends, you will then have the opportunity to sit with Ellen and share with her your journaling work and the powerfully temporal sentiments contained therein. Ellen will then use this information and her connection to the akashic cords that bind us and typewrite your poem in under ten minutes, handing over to you upon completion a special object that you can return to as an extension of your practice and momentary experience time and time again. You will leave this workshop with both your personal poem and your mini-workbook, tools that will then be there for you when you need and want them. WORKSHOP DETAILS: Date: Friday January 17th Time: 6 pm - 8:00 pm Price: $40 plus tax Limited class size of 5 for first workshop. Pre-registration required. |