Did you know that you can use the wall to support you and your body while practicing yoga? In this 90-minute workshop, we will use the wall as a resource to work on alignment and feel with each shape should feel like in our bodies. We will work through a variety of postures to support you in both an active yoga practice as well as deeper yin shapes to help with stretching and increasing flexibility. This class is a workshop style class, and hands-on assistance will be offered with permission from the participants. Whether you have been wanting to explore the full expression of your body in your yoga practice, or a beginner looking to learn more about yoga, this is the workshop for you!

Your instructor, Melissa Perlmann, started her yoga journey in 2017 as a way to heal, after she lost her father to Parkinsons disease. As a student and began to notice the impact that her yoga practice had on her personal journey and she wanted to better understand why and how this affected her so deeply. In 2018 Melissa began her yoga studies with Maria Garre and the New Mexico School of Yoga and received her 200 hour RYT in Prana Flow (TM). Melissa loves to discover new approaches to various shapes in her yoga practice and loves sharing her approach with her students. Melissa is also trained in restorative yoga and has her aerial yoga certification. An avid traveler, Melissa loves to find adventure and inspiration at every opportunity. You can find Melissa on her mat daily and she is always reading-the more books, hanging with her husband and three Old English (rescued) Sheepdogs.