the Detox series

workshops available as part of the Detox Series include:

Detox Series I: physical - Focusing on physical toxicity in the digestive system and the core region of the body, this workshop includes a detailed discussion on how our diet, lifestyle, and products that we consume affect our bodies and the way we feel. Suggestions for dietary and herbal considerations will be discussed before moving on to the practice of a two hour detox yoga sequence created to flush toxins from the body and bring awareness to the digestive system and core muscle groups. Filled with twists, abdominal work, arm balances and creative yoga sequencing, this workshop will leave you with an awareness of your digestive region and knowledge about what changes and considerations you can make in your diet and lifestyle to help reduce toxicity on a daily basis.

Detox Series II: emotional - Adding on to the physical effects of toxicity, this workshop uses the energetic regions of the chakras to discus emotional toxicity and how feelings such as anger, sadness and fear trigger certain responses in our bodies that cause us to feel emotionally toxic. We will discuss how toxic emotional build up can also lead to food cravings, over indulgences and eating disorders that contribute to toxicity in our bodies on a physical level. The discussion for this workshop will detail the three main lower chakra regions (located where the digestive track runs) of the muladhara, svadhisthana and manipura and how imbalances in these regions block energy from rising to the higher chakras (located in the heart, throat, brow and crown of head) where we emotionally process relationships with others. Dietary and herbal considerations will be discussed to balance emotional and mental toxicity and purification of individual chakras. Following the discussion, a two hour detox yoga sequence will focus on twists, hip and shoulder opening and backbends to re-align the spine so as to improve emotional and energetic flow through the 7 chakras.

Detox Series III: surface - Created in partnership with Pangea Organics this workshop discuses the toxicity of body care and the products that come in contact with the largest living organ in our body: the skin. We will discuss why our skin is coming in contact with over 200 chemicals a day (what goes on your body usually makes its way inside your body), many of which originate in the skin care products that we use daily- even the ones that are labeled as natural or organic. This workshop will educate you on some of the toxic and petroleum based ingredients to be wary of while also discussing what one can do using herbal remedies and dietary considerations to help improve your skin by detoxing the circulatory and immune systems. Following the discussion, a two hour detox yoga sequence will help to purify the body through an awareness of the circulatory and lymphatic systems which move through the body to remove toxins and disease thus stimulating immunity and well being and of course... glowing, radiant skin.