Befriending the Body Kelly McGonigal, PhD Sunday - September 26th, 2010 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. COST: $50
Chronic stress, pain, injury, or illness can leave us feeling at war with our bodies, or betrayed by our bodies. Even our yoga practice can sometimes feel like a battle with the body. But yoga can also be a practice of befriending the body, offering healing movement, compassionate attention, and skillful self-care. In this workshop, we will practice listening to the body, caring for the body, and feeling gratitude for the body. In addition to an all-levels gentle movement practice, you will learn yoga therapy breathing, relaxation, and meditation practices that are powerful tools for self-care.
Kelly McGonigal, PhD is a leading expert on the mind-body relationship and the psychology of yoga. She teaches yoga, meditation, and psychology at StanfordUniversity, and is a passionate editor and freelance writer in the areas of mind-body psychology and integrative healthcare. Her writing has been featured in Yoga Journal, Yogi Times, L.A. Yoga, Yoga Chicago, Yoga for Everybody, IDEA Fitness Journal, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. She has been featured as a mind-body expert for many publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, Body + Soul, Fitness, Women’s Health, Natural Health, Martha Stewart Weddings, Readers Digest, Runner’s World,and MSNBC.com.
