Sat, Jun 15
|Himalayan Yoga and Meditation Center
The Language of Anatomy III, The Spine w/ Rich Logan
The spine is literally the backbone of the musculoskeletal system; understanding its functions and its vulnerabilities is crucial to developing a sound approach to yoga anatomy. This class will combine lecture, discussion and demonstration.
Time & Location
Jun 15, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Himalayan Yoga and Meditation Center
About the event
The spine is literally the backbone of the musculoskeletal system; understanding its functions and its vulnerabilities is crucial to developing a sound approach to yoga anatomy.This class will combine lecture, discussion and demonstration to help us identify and recognize the capabilities and limitations of the spine.
We will become familiar with the form and function of a healthy spine as well as to identify some common spinal imbalances. Applying this knowledge of spinal function, we will learn to assess imbalances and practice some safe ways to adjust the spine within a yoga class. Through this workshop you will learn the kinesiology and muscular anatomy of the spine. We will explore range of motion and explore yoga techniques to bring the spine into balance.
Bio 2023:
Rich Logan travels the world studying and teaching massage therapy and Yoga. He is former faculty at the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Rishikul Yoga, and Mathatitu Yoga Ashram. He has done hundreds of workshops, trainings and retreats internationally, guest lectured at the Auyurvedic College in Mysore, India, in Hamburg, Germany, the Sacred Valley in Peru, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, featured at Wanderlust Chicago, and Bhakti fest Midwest. He has lived and now volunteers in Ukraine offering therapeutic massage, yoga therapy and yoga classes to soldiers, refugees and citizens. He fronts Akoustikirtan, a revolving band of world-class musicians and has played Kirtan around the world. A meditation practitioner since 1978, serious student of Yoga since 1998, teacher since 2001. He incorporates his knowledge of anatomy and physiology with a unique understanding of spirituality in the modern world. Significant teachers have been: TKV Desikachar, V. Venkatesha, Hema Venkatesha, Kim Schwartz, Tias Little, Steven Hartman and over 2 decades with Gabriel Halpern. He promotes a mindful practice, bringing one to the edge of ‘experience’ to ‘witness’ the moment unfold and realize it is us who is the unfolding.