Biotensegrity

The term Biotensegrity was coined by Dr. Stephen Levin, and is the application of tensegrity principles to biological structures.

In relationship to Yoga, how you cue, sequence and move the body will change in subtle and profound ways. You will explore the nature of wholeness, fascia strength and resiliency in your body, somatically.

This is the course that scientifically confirms your intuition of the body as a whole, connected Self. 

Essentially, biological structures such as muscles, bones, fascia, etc… are made strong by the unison of tensioned and compressed parts. This relationship of tension in the musculoskeletal system with the bones providing discontinuous compressive support impacts yoga asana, pranayama and your conscious awareness.

Even the human spine, which seems at first glance like a stack of vertebrae resting on each other, is actually a tensegrity structure.

Understanding the principles of biotensegrity helps us to consider the human body as a connected whole as opposed to as a collection of disparate parts.

When we begin to feel the body being held together by the intelligent web of our fascia, we begin to be able to practice in an enquiry-based way: constantly assessing what our continuously changing bodies need with every breath. This inside-out way of thinking leads to more interoceptive practicing, teaching and cueing.

Come take a deep dive with us into this 25 hr training on the cutting-edge science of fascia, and the theory that pulls it all together to open the doors of perception in your practice like nothing else can. This training will be a mixture of anatomy and creativity, thinking and movement, mess-making and orderly thought. And there will be games, scientific experiments, doodling and crafts!