Workshop Schedule

ENGAGE - EXPLORE - EXPAND

Workshops provide the space and time to deepen your practice. They teach you the skills and give you the confidence you need to practice on your own.

Living Yoga offers group classes, private classes, workshops and teacher training in Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Embodied Anatomy and Yoga. Please contact us for further details.

About Lisa : Lisa Petersen is an international yoga teacher based in Ireland. With over a decade’s experience, Lisa brings a blend of humour, passion, and a wealth of knowledge to her work. She offers group and private classes, workshops and teacher training in Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Embodied Anatomy. Since 2005, Lisa has been assisting and hosting world renowned author and teacher Donna Farhi. She originally worked and trained at Vivekenandra Kendra (India's most reputable Yoga Therapy Hospital).

Lisa's style is personable and enriched by a deep understanding of anatomy, alignment and universal movement patterns. Her classes and workshops are innovative and authentic as she guides her students towards personal transformation on and off the mat. She is passionate about finding the balance between being and doing, movement and stillness, strength and fluidity, discipline and freedom.

September 25th, 2010 - Workshop at St. Micheal's Hospital, Dunleary- 10:00-13:00- €35

Radiate – Moving from the Inside Out

Our physical and energetic centre of gravity lies deep with us. It acts like the hub of a wheel facilitating movement in all directions, while providing a stable base to move from. The connection from the centre outwards, and from the periphery of the body inwards is at the heart of every yoga posture, forming the basis for the free movement of breath and prana throughout the body.

This workshop will explore our relationship to our centre and how to integrate the body parts through this central hub. We will examine what happens when we learn to establish a firm yet mobile core, and how the breath is key to creating this. As we connect to our centre, we can experience ourselves being moved from the inside out. Our asana practice begins to evolve effortlessly, and even complex movements are instinctively understood.

During the workshop, we will explore standing, supine, prone and seated poses gradually integrating more complex movements and sequences.

Radiating offers an implicit sense of connection between body parts, a clear sense of democratic support, and a truly relaxed way of being in yoga. It creates lightness and authentic ease in movement and liberates the free-flow of both breath and energy.

November 20 , 2010 - Workshop at St. Micheal's Hospital, Dunleary- 10:00-13:00- €35

These Boots are Made for Walking…..

It took 4 million years of evolution for man to learn to walk. So, why do so many of us have problems in the feet, ankles, knees, hips, and lower back when we walk or run ? Walking and running are learned arts. In many cases we have to unlearn our way out of our inefficient habits and ways of organising ourselves before we can walk tall. This workshop will explore how to find the ease and poise that comes with effortless walking. It is suitable for yoga students, amateur or professional athletes, and anyone who feels they would like to be able to move more freely and easily, whether you have an existing problem or not. The workshop will combine yoga and somatic movement education or somatics offering you cutting edge practices grounded in ancient wisdom.

October 3, 2010 - Workshop at Yoga Dublin, Ranelagh - 14:00-16:00 - €25

Get Your Spine in Line

Yoga therapy has been practiced for over 5000 years as part of Ayurvedic Medicine. Learn how to become your own expert and develop skills that will stand to you for life.

There are three main muscles groups that affect your lower back and core. All three have to be balanced for a healthy spine and easy, pain free movement. This workshop focuses on the hamstrings, quadriceps and abdominal muscles and how they affect the hips and lower back. This workshop is suitable for all levels especially anyone who suffers from tired legs, sore knees, lower back pain or lack of flexibility in the hips and legs. Learn how to be your own teacher and discover how to apply universal movement principles to all your yoga poses no matter how difficult.

November 21, 2010 - Workshop at Yoga Dublin, Dundrum - 11:00-13:00 - €25

Get to the Root of your Head, Neck and Shoulders

Changing how your head sits on top of your spine can reduce back and neck pain, improve your posture and revolutionise the way you breathe and feel about yourself. Learn how to combat rounded computer shoulders and the forward head position that goes with it and say goodbye to tension and strain in the upper body.

The workshop is suitable for all levels especially anyone who suffers from tightness in the neck, shoulders and upper back, headaches, repetitive strain or whiplash.

December 4, 2010 - Workshop at St. Micheal's Hospital, Dunleary - 10:00-13:00 - €35

Shifting Gears: Slow Down and Enjoy the Ride

Our bodies have two sides. The side that works and plays, and the side that rests and relaxes. The key to balancing the two sides is in the nervous system. Enjoy 2 hours learning how to truly rest and restore your energy levels and reserves. This workshop will include asana, restoratives, breathwork and meditation. Open to all levels.

December 5, 2010 - Workshop at Yoga Dublin, Ranelagh - 14:00-16:00 - €25