Rejuvenation Series
Awaken & refresh your body blind spots
Sunday Mornings
October 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
40 Sunset Ridge Road, New Paltz, NY
Build strength and awareness in areas that are underused and misused so you can release your restrictive beliefs about your body and feel good in your life.
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Learn accessible moves to heal your neck, shoulders, hips and back!
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This is a perfect opportunity to reset yourself before the holiday season kicks in.
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Unravel Your Neck & Shoulders
October 8th @ 10:00-11:15am
Learn how to stop struggle in its tracks by feeling for those internal red flags.
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This class is an exploration and excavation of embedded tension in the neck and shoulders.
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What to expect:
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A yoga sequence which includes: abdominal work, vinyasa, standing poses, and shoulder strengtheners
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A few therapy ball massage moves targeting the neck, upper back and rotator cuff muscles
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Neck releasing stretches
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Stability & mobility moves for shoulders, including rotator cuff muscles
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Injury prevention and healing techniques
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Take-away moves that you can practice at home
denise@denisehopkinsyoga.com for questions
The Booty Class
October 15th @ 10:00am-11:15am
Glute Amnesia (aka “Dead Butt Syndrome”) is a thing. Weak butt muscles are usually a result of too much sitting and can cause:
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Sciatica
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Poor posture
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Hip pain
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Knee pain
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Low back pain
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Tight or weak hip flexors
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Weak abdominal muscles
This class focuses your derrière, but it will also benefit your hips! Our glutes help to mobilize our hips and stabilize the pelvis. They are key is maintaining posture and balance. Development of these areas is crucial as we age.
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denise@denisehopkinsyoga.com for questions
Revitalize Your Spine
October 22nd @ 10:00am-11:15am
Our spines can feel like a map of our entire life.
It’s more flexible in certain areas and stubborn in others.
Sometimes it easily rotates so you can see outside of your tunnel vision.
Other times it’s rigidity keeps you in the same place for years.
Take one step towards freeing yourself from old, expired behavior patterns by moving your body in a healing way!
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What to expect:
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A yoga sequence which includes: abdominal work, vinyasa, standing poses, and back healing moves
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Back and buttock strengtheners
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Therapy ball work targeting key back and core muscles
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Back traction moves
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Lots of exclusive core strengtheners
denise@denisehopkinsyoga.com for questions
Stabilize Your Hips
October 29th @ 10:00am-11:15am
This breath-focused and intention-driven intensive will get you feeling your hips more deeply. Join me for a journey through your “body blind spots” which hold us back in our poses and in our lives. You will learn moves that turn on hip-supporting muscles that can be woven into your personal practice.
What to expect:
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exclusive hip-opening abdominal work
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self-massage with therapy balls
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unique strength work to stabilize your pelvis
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long held standing poses
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vinyasa with baby backbends
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a delicious neck massage before a sweet Savasana
denise@denisehopkinsyoga.com for questions