Yoga For Athletes

About this event

First Sunday: Upper Body Second: Lower Body Third: Active Recovery + Functional Core Work Last: Nervous System Reset: Yin/Restorative + Yoga Nidra In cases where there are five Sundays in a month, the 4th Sunday will be either an extra Upper Body or Lower Body focus day. An athlete is required to push themselves to the brink and come back again and again in order to train and realize their entire body system’s potential. This class will use a variety of modalities to support athletes so they can return to their training refreshed and ready to test their limits again. We will work on the full range of what is required in sports, whether at a professional or casual level. This includes but is not limited to: mobility, body awareness, stability & core strength, respiratory mechanics, balance, presence (Flow State), and nervous system & tissue recovery and training. This class is not a high intensity class – nor is it a typical flowing yoga class – as it is geared toward the recovery phase of sports. We’ll include myofascial work, breathwork, and exercises to cultivate mind-body awareness and build neuromuscular control alongside the class’s core foundation of stretching and movement informed by yoga’s postures and philosophy. Though this class is built through a sports lens, anyone can benefit - beginner or advanced and whether they are athletes or not! The fourth class of the month will be a “nervous system reset” (the yoga equivalent of a deload week) and will contain a Yoga Nidra practice or longer form guided meditation to support the nervous system more fully in an effort to help prevent athletic burnout.

From The Intown Retreat