with Susanne Lahusen
Sat 7 Dec
Studio
2:00pm
2hrs
In teaching, touch is mostly corrective.
Used somatically, it can be so much more.
For teachers and trainees.
- £20 -
Touch can be an important part of somatic practices and yoga teaching. Traditionally, in teaching, touch is mostly used to correct. Used somatically, touch can help us raise awareness, it can give room for exploration and for finding new movement pathways, and it can also be supportive and re-assuring. Equally, touch is all about consent and clarity of communication between teacher and student.
This workshop will be mostly practical, attention will be given to both, the person giving and to those receiving hands on assists.
Inspiration will come not only from yoga, but also from the Alexander Technique and other somatic practices and Contact Improvisation.
Hopefully, you will leave with plenty of new ideas; you will receive detailed hand-outs to support the work we do in class.
About Susanne :
Susanne has been teaching yoga since the early 1990’s. Her own practice started with Ashtanga, Iyengar and Scaravelli yoga. She gradually began to evolve her unique style of teaching vinyasa flow classes based on somatic principles, creative practice as well as addressing current research in anatomy and biomechanics.
Susanne holds a Yogacampus level 2 teaching qualification accredited by the British Wheel of Yoga. She also has a BSc in Movement Studies and Sports Science, an MA in Dance, and advanced certification in Pilates, fitness, gyrotonic, and the Alexander Technique.
She is qualified to teach Yin yoga, Yoga Nidra and restorative yoga.
In addition, she has attended many courses on somatic movement practices, especially Feldenkrais, breath work and myofascial techniques.
Susanne previously ran a Pilates Foundation teacher training course, and, for many years, taught at London Contemporary Dance School, at the Circus Space, and on graduate, postgraduate and dance movement therapy courses at Trinity Laban.
From 2012 until 2024 she taught somatics, experiential anatomy, yoga therapy and sequencing on the Yogacampus Teacher Training and Yogacampus Therapy Diploma course as well as vinyasa classes at The Life Centre.
Susanne now runs vinyasa flow classes at OrangeYoga in Cheltenham, she also teaches Sequencing on the OrangeYoga teacher training course, and holds regular workshops at the studio.
Since September 2024, she has been teaching experiential anatomy, somatics and yoga therapy on the new
OrangeYoga Therapy Diploma course.
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Cancellations:
Please note Workshops will be refunded only if we can find someone to take your place. Obviously we will take account of exceptional circumstances - please contact reception at studio@orangeyoga.co.uk and we’ll be happy to help.
Warm Layers:
Due to the nature of the Crescent Bakery building, it's ideal to wear layers of clothing for cooler / warmer fluctuations.
Staying over:
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