As we age, we lose mobility. Western medicine focuses on our aging joints, which often suffer from arthritic changes over time. Following the concept of tensegrity, we can realize that mobility is much more than just our joints. Our changing mobility is due to a lack of space in our bodies, due to tightened fascia or soft tissue. The tightened soft tissue puts more strain on the joints and can lead to arthritis. Discomfort from joints may lead to a decrease in movement, which then starts the cycle over again with reduced flexibility in soft tissue.
October Outside Yoga in the Garden at NC Botanical Garden: with SAM Sather, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020, (Rain Date October 27th)
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Fee: $13 ($12 Member of the NC Botanical Garden)
Limited to 16 attendees: register soon
Where: North Carolina Botanical Garden (website)
Register: HERE
Join us for 75 minutes of rejuvenating outdoor yoga. The class will be held outside in the Children’s Wonder Garden.
Tensegrity and Yoga
What is tensegrity and how does it apply to yoga?
You may be familiar with your yoga therapist explaining that a certain pose will help your body “open” in a certain dimension. But what is going on inside the body to allow this to happen? There is an engineering concept called “tensegrity”, a combination of tension and integrity, that can be applied to your body. We usually think of our bodies being built on the skeleton, where movement is limited by the bones and joints. It is natural to think about it this way since we use skeleton models to understand how the body moves. We are primarily a system of soft tissues, the muscles and fascia, with secondary support from the bones. Instead of the bones holding everything together, the balance of tension across our bodies is the main support.
Mindfulness Meditation Benefits
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is being present in the moment, without judgment. Practicing mindfulness has health benefits, including reduced anxiety and depression, and an increased ability to cope with stress or illness. Some studies have shown that mindfulness practices caused measurable positive changes in areas of the brain responsible for memory, learning, and emotion.
Outside Yoga in the Garden at NC Botanical Garden: with SAM Sather, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
Join us for 75 minutes of rejuvenating outdoor yoga. The class will be held outside in the Children’s Wonder Garden. You will be immersed in the sounds and sights of nature as Sam leads you through a series of seated, standing and lying poses in the meadow with views of native flowers, trees, and butterflies. The class is gentle and invigorating. Variations of poses will be offered. Sign-up and plan to join us as part of your lunch break.