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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 the na-tional Volvo-for-Life Award in 2008.
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Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Thursday, March 26
9:00am-4:30pm: All-Day Intensive
Code: ATSANF
all levels, therapeutic
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 draws upon his unique experience with yoga and paralysis to give participants basic guidelines for adapting yoga and applying yogic insights to transform the delivery of health care. Discussion and asana.
Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Saturday, March 28
3:30pm-5:30pm: Session 3
Code: M3SANF
all levels
Alignment and precision integrate mind and body without muscular action, a yogic insight made clear by Matthew's experience with yoga and paralysis. Explore the energetic connections between alignment, precision, and prana through basic asanas and simple adjustments. Mostly asana.
Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Sunday, March 29
10:30am-12:30pm: Session 5
Code: M5SANF
all levels
The effect of gravity often deepens and expands a student's inward energetic experience in an asana and thereby helps reveal its inner workings. Matthew uses his unique experience with yoga and paralysis to explore the subtle influence of gravity and how it teaches us in a variety of asanas. Mastery of inversions is not required. Mostly asana.
Instructor: Matthew Sanford
Sunday, March 29
3:30pm-5:30pm: Session 6
Code: M6SANF
continue your education
The study of asana usually travels from the physical performance of poses toward their energetic depth. Matthew draws upon his experience of practicing yoga with paralysis to give a deeply focused experience of asana in the other direction-from its inward sensation toward the physical action. The insights are a boon to teachers who hope to share yoga with students of all abilities. Discussion and asana.
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