SAFE Yoga for Better Bones

Category: Wellness Practitioners When: Sunday, February 21, 2010 Time: 1:45 – 2:45 PM Click here to view the classroom

This highly interactive and experiential presentation will focus on learning how to move “from and for the bones,” using anatomical landmarks known as the “alphabet soup of the skeleton” to initiate and guide movement. Emphasis will be placed on optimal anatomical alignment and its importance for both weight-bearing and muscle action on the bones. The participant will learn how Tadasana, Vrksasana, Sukhasana and Shavasana benefit the bones and, combined with Pranayama, are key components of asana practice.

Principles of movement for Yoga asana, including both movement to strengthen bone and movement that would be contra-indicated for persons with low bone mass, will be discussed. To increase the Yoga teacher’s perspective on the issues of low bone mass in Yoga class populations, a few minutes will be spent on the pathology and epidemiology of low bone mass around the globe.

Speaker Bio: Sara Meeks, PT, MS, GCS, KYT is a physical therapist with nearly 50 years of clinical experience. A Yoga practitioner since 1977 and a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher since 1984, she has spent the past 25 years focusing her practice and teaching on the unique management challenges of persons with low bone mass.
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