Workshops :: The Tao of Dragon Spirit Yoga�

The Tao of Dragon Spirit Yoga�

Gabrielle de Burke (a.k.a. Plum Dragoness)

Friday, 5pm @ The Pavilion

This workshop explores the connection between Taoist & Yogic arts. The practice is a fusion of Vinyasa Yoga, Chi-kung, Kung-fu & T’ai Chi Chuan.

This workshop explores the connection between Taoist & Yogic arts. The practice is a fusion of Vinyasa Yoga, Chi-kung, Kung-fu & T’ai Chi Chuan. These workshops will focus on performing a combined series of still postures, moving meditations, and breathing that places importance on the synchronization of mind, body, and spirit through Yogic techniques & Taoist Internal Arts practices.

The art of “emptying the mind” will be observed to practice the yielding qualities of a still meditation during “Yin” poses. Participants will explore the “Yin” restorative (sometimes still) postures that cultivate “Chi” to create more elasticity in the connective tissue (ligaments/tendons/etc.). The art of “engaging the body” will be explored to practice the connection between meditative movements during “Yang” posture flows. The “Yang” posture series is more vigorous, placing emphasis on cultivating & balancing “Chi”, while enhancing focus on strengthening the flexibility of muscle tissue. Thus, the art of “flowing with the Chi” (or pranic energy) will be investigated throughout the “spirit of the practice” to integrate balance between “Yin & Yang” aspects of poses & posture flows.

The workshop is accessible to a range of experience, challenging all practitioners from beginner to intermediate and even advanced students of the Taoist & Yogic Arts.

 

Biography

Gabrielle has been practicing Yogic and Taoist art forms for over 15 years and teaching since 2000. She has studied with many Masters and holds Teacher Training Certifications in Level II Tao Yin Lung Shen (Taoist Yoga/Chi-kung), Vinyasa Power Yoga, and Radiant Lotus Women’s Qi Gong among others (Pa-Kua Chang, Tao Yin Yoga, Chi Kung, T'ai Chi Chuan & Kung Fu). In 2013, the Yoga Alliance certified her as an Experienced and Registered Yoga Teacher (200 hour ERYT), thus allowing her to offer accredited Teacher Training Courses. Gabrielle founded the stylized fusion forms of Yo-Fu™ & Dragon Spirit Yoga™!

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