with Karen Macklin
Ever wonder how the yoga postures that we practice today came to be? Or how our modern, studio-based yoga practice evolved from the ancient traditions and texts of the past 2000+ years?
During this illuminating day of inquiry, we’ll examine the history of yoga and its multitudinous roots by looking at pivotal texts (like the Bhagavad Gita, Upansihads, Yoga Sutras, and Hatha Yoga Pradipika). We’ll also discuss the many forms yoga has taken over the years–devotional ritual, concentration-based meditation, energetic cultivation, embodied physical practice–as a way of better understanding how we’ve arrived at what yoga is today. Mostly lecture with some meditation and physical practice.
YGSF Members receive 10% off the regular price of this workshop.
About Karen Macklin:
Karen Macklin (RYT-500) has been studying yoga and meditation since 2000 and has received training in the yoga traditions of Ashtanga, Iyengar, Shadow Yoga, AcroYoga, Therapeutic, and Restorative, as well as in various forms of Buddhist meditation, yogic philosophy, and the science of Ayurveda. She has studied with many wonderful teachers, and has been most influenced by Scott Blossom, Sean Feit, Chisandra Fox, Gary Kraftsow, and Jason Crandell.
