Shoulders Workshop with Ahu
October 6th 2019, 12:00 – 14:00
How to Unburden Your Shoulders
Many of us tend to have some tension around the shoulders due to our daily habits. In this workshop we will aim to bring more mobility and spaciousness, as well as stability in your shoulders.
Patanjali describes the quality of asana as “Sthira sukham ssanam” (YS II: 46) meaning that yoga posture should be stable and comfortable, in other words enjoyable. We will also explore how we can experience applied philosophy in our body through enjoying our practice.
We will start with simple shoulder/arm work to establish healthy patterns to improve the sense of stability and ease in your shoulders. Once we understand these patterns, we will see how they apply to all kinds of poses from downward facing dog to standing poses and then to more advanced poses.
Ahu Karan Jespersen is an authorised Astanga and Iyengar Yoga teacher and she does Bodywork.
Ahu was born in Turkey and started the regular yoga practice in 2004 in Istanbul. Before settling to Copenhagen she earned Masters degrees in Economics from New York University and in Social Anthropology from London School of Economics.
While studying in London, she had a glimpse of teaching yoga for the first time while assisting her teacher Cary Perkins in Mysore classes. Soon after she traveled to India to study with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois, and after regular visits she was authorized to teach by KPJAYI in 2010.
Other major influences on Ahu’s yoga path have been Rolf and Marci Naujakot, Richard Freeman, Chuck Miller and Maty Ezraty who inspired Ahu also to study Iyengar yoga. Additionally, she has been practicing Osho meditation, and since 2012 Buddhist meditation with Stephan Wormland. The goal of Ahu’s teaching is to help creating a mindful practice, that allows students to live in a healthy relationship with themselves, the world and other people.