CYP: Pranayama Badge

CYP: Pranayama Badge

Learn the science and practice of pranayama in a small group setting and discover practical tools you can use every day, on and off the mat.

Who this is for

Yoga students who want to better understand the power of the breath and how it influences the body, mind, and nervous system. NOT for complete beginners to yoga.

Benefits

Breathe with greater awareness and regulate your nervous system. Learn 10 foundational pranayama techniques and when to use each one. Build practical tools you can use every day, on and off the mat. Connect deeply with a small group of fellow students.

What to expect

2-week small group experience beginning August 15 at YogaSix Mountain View, facilitated by Bonnie Erickson (CYT-L2, CYS-L2). Sessions held Saturdays/Sundays 3-7PM in studio and Wednesdays 6-8PM virtually, with an offsite outing on August 29. Topics include: the anatomy and physiology of breathing; 10 pranayama techniques (ujjayi, dirga, box breathing, nadi shodhana, simhasana, bhramari, kapalabhati, sitali, and breathwalking); how breath influences stress, focus, and energy; breath as the bridge between movement, meditation, and daily life; building a sustainable personal pranayama practice. Expect 1-2 hours of homework per week.

More information

CYP Program Info- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wq-J7VKxt8x7QUH46-EbhOU8LiAqVJ8P/view?usp=sharing

YogaSix

555 San Antonio Rd suite 37, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA 94040

Hybrid
Sat, Aug 15-Wed, Sep 2
06:00 PM–11:00 PM PDT

Your instructor

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Bonnie Erickson
CYT-L2, CYS-L2
Asana Technique and 2 more specialties
East Palo Alto, CA, US
Level 2 Yoga Teacher Badge

2,500+ classes taught. Four 200-hour trainings led. Study across lineages. Creative, trauma-informed yoga rooted in tradition, with a dancer’s grit and a writer’s clarity. Come breathe and move and laugh with me -- I'm the lady at the center of sacred and profane. IG @BonBonSalon

Born in England, raised in Sunnyvale, California, and seasoned by 20 years dancing in New York City, Bonnie E. Erickson brings to the mat a lifetime of movement, mindfulness, and heart-centered teaching. After nearly two decades as a devoted student before embarking on teaching, she's now guided more than 2,500 yoga classes and is currently enrolled in Stanford's YogaX program, training in trauma-informed therapeutic yoga. Bonnie's had a delightfully meandering path -- in her 20s she opened restaurants for Wolfgang Puck, including one in Kuwait, she worked as an editor at The New York Times, and spent twelve years as the Director of Educational Programming at the celebrated Broadway Dance Center. Known for her soothing voic...

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