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Matthew Sanford is an Iyengar-style yoga teacher who is paralyzed from the chest down. He is the author of Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence and founder of the nonprofit Mind Body Solutions. A leading voice in the integrative health movement, Matthew received a Karma Yoga Award from Yoga Journal in 2003.
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Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Saturday, May 17
11:00am-1:00pm: Main Conference
Code: M2SANF
All Levels
Attention to alignment and precision integrate the subtle, energetic connections between mind, body, and spirit to reveal an effortless flow of prana— a realization accentuated by Iyengar Yoga. Explore this insight through basic asanas and simple adjustments. Mostly asana.
Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Saturday, May 17
3:30pm-5:30pm: Main Conference
Code: M3SANF
All Levels
Learn how practicing from an energetic level can change your practice. The performance of asana usually travels from the physical poses to their energetic depth. Matthew draws upon his unique experience as a paralyzed Iyengar-style teacher to approach them from the opposite direction. Asana and discussion.
Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Sunday, May 18
3:00pm-5:00pm: Main Conference
Code: M6SANF
All Levels
Although different asanas utilize and confront gravity in different ways, they often share a lot in common. We’ll explore how the influence of gravity teaches different things in a variety of asanas. This knowledge can be applied to help a student master a single asana. Mastery of inversions is NOT required.
Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Monday, May 19
9:00am-4:30pm: Yoga as Medicine Intensive
Code: AMSANF
Matthew Sanford is a pioneer both in adapting yoga for people living with disabilities and in advocating for a mind-body approach to our medical and rehabilitation practices. He will use his unique perspective as a paraplegic and an Iyengar Yoga practitioner to give participants basic guidelines for adapting yoga and applying yogic insights to transform the delivery of health care. Discussion and asana.
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