Foundational Yoga Series
Foundational Yoga Series
With Anna Sitzmann
Thursdays – February 8, 15, 22, and 29th 6:00 to 7:15 pm
$45 for the Series, no cost for members
Join Anna for her special blend of hatha yoga, flow, and meditation. In this four week series new and continuing students will get an opportunity to explore 4 foundation poses from the basics to the nuances. In the process you will refine how to be and breath at your productive edge, and find comfort and satisfaction with your process and potential. Featured poses will be Downward Facing Dog, Camel, Half Moon, and Lord of the Fishes Twist. The class will focus on preparing the body for a given pose, exploring technique and variations within the pose, and practicing related counter poses. We will conclude with 15 minutes of meditation to connect with the spiritual movement that comes from dedicated physical practice.
Anna Sitzmann trained in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga at Yoga East+West in Ubud, Bali. She aims to help students connect more deeply with their spiritual nature by experiencing the full depth of bodily awareness. She treats each asana as a meditation on sensation, and each practice as a dedicated time to explore the whole person, including the parts of us that we habitually avoid. Anna draws on movements from ballet, contemporary dance, and Somatic Experiencing to create playful, mindful sequences guided by music. She builds heat with longer holds, and she emphasizes proper alignment to balance physical safety and challenge. Her personal practice is rooted in Buddhist and tantric meditation techniques, human anatomy, and the fundamentals of nervous system regulation. She has a PhD in philosophy and taught at the undergraduate level for ten years before transitioning to work in the mental health field.
