There are many ways to develop more ease in forward bending without back discomfort. There is a pathway to improvement that should be learned.

This type of movement is more readily accessed from standing poses so we will start with these type of poses often using simple props for support such as a wall, chair, and blocks.

Later we will practice some of the classical forward extensions and learn how to adapt them to individual needs by skillfully using props, by practicing important stages of poses and learning the correct actions at every stage.

Yoga is for all. No one is too stiff, old, overweight to practice this kind of yoga. This workshop is for everybody.

The workshop is open to all including beginners to yoga and those new to the Iyengar Method of Yoga.

About the Teacher: Richard Schachtel

Richard Schachtel has been training in Iyengar Yoga for over 40 years which emphasis developing a practice with a high degree of precision of alignment. He founded The Center For Yoga in 1980 and is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and an authorized Iyengar Yoga Teacher Trainer. He has made 22 yoga study trips to India to personally train with the Iyengar Family most recently in December 2017. Richard is the Seattle Area’s most Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher. Richard has been training teachers in Seattle since 1986 and has influenced several generations of yoga teachers. There are over 125 recent graduates of this program which is offered also on the weekends, and in 4 week immersions.