The bandhas are the most elusive aspect of practice. They’re subtle components of the not very well understood energetic body. What if there were a physical part of them that you could access? What if you knew what these were? Bandha understanding comes theoretically, energetically and physically. Looking at the mysterious bandhas from different points of view will absolutely help you to employ them in your practice. If you can access them, your practice will come from the inside out and be more energetic in nature.

In this segment of the workshop we will first take a broad perspective of what the purpose of yoga asana is and how bandhas fit into it. In order to do this we will look at the physical aspects of the bandhas as well as access points in the practice, and how breathing relates to creating the energetic fuel for the bandhas. All of this will be employed through practical exercises to have an experience with.