Anne Phyfe Palmer
Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga – Embracing the Positive
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The perinatal body is an amazing opportunity. It is a body of potential, of creativity, and of great wisdom. However its power is often overshadowed by fear.
During pregnancy women often receive many negative messages about their bodies and labor. They often have worries about childbirth and the health of their baby that are fed by our media and the people around them. Postpartum moms are adjusting to life with baby (and without sleep). Their whole world, and their body, has changed.
Yoga practice is a wonderful support for this amazing but challenging time. As yoga teachers and practitioners we can learn about the perinatal body in order to be a positive rather than a fear-based guide for yoga practice, be it for our students or ourselves.
Join us to learn the basics of how we can modify yoga and help women embrace the positive during pregnancy and into motherhood.
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The Koshas – Unveiling Your Potential
The Koshas, also called sheaths, or dimension, are a system in which to understand the totality of the human existence. The Taittiriya Upanisad describes five layers, or sheaths, that cover the soul. From the gross inward to the subtle, these layers are what can keep us from our highest potential when not clear or transparent. Like lampshades over a bulb, they can obscure our inner light, keeping us from discovering and living from our true nature. The ancients described our highest potential as lightness of body, the ability to withstand change, and a stable and focused mind, ready to sit for pranayama and meditation practice.
In this class we will discuss the five koshas individually and link to each an aspect of yoga practice that addresses the health and clarify of that sheath and can unveil your fullest potential. You will walk away with practical tools and a useful map to help you find your way to your soul.
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Speaker Bio: Anne Phyfe (it’s a double first name) Palmer dedicated herself to the practice of yoga in 1994 after ten years of teaching movement classes as a part-time job throughout high school and college. In 1996, she opened 8 Limbs Yoga Center to bring together yoga teachers with an inclusive and open-minded style of teaching the traditional aspects – or limbs – of yoga. Anne Phyfe’s focus in practice is to find both energy and calm through the ancient wisdom of yoga. Read full bio »