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The Architecture of Living Form
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The Mesentery: Intelligence at the Core
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As your limbs grew, so now they move.
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the complicated gifts of motherhood
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Beyond Alignment: Rethinking How We Move in Yoga
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Never Not Broken
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Wisdom

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Tether your heart to its root.
Take a short ride inward — connection and commitment, reverence and awe. We need this.
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From Core to Periphery — The Path of Inquiry
To know ourselves from the inside out is to embrace both our personal story and our timeless presence.
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Embodyoga from the Inside Out
Where Awareness, Anatomy, and Movement Meet
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the complicated gifts of motherhood
on this and all mother's days
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The Yoga of Brokenheartedness
Love Precedes Sorrow
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embodiment in the heart of struggle:
finding quiet intelligence within
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aligning with yoga's principles: the yamas
Practices for a new year. Gain comfort in your own skin and build precious integrity.
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We are different than we think.
How to avoid pigeonholing ourselves in times of madness and chaotic movement
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Alive Body

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Hip Replacement Yoga
Enjoy your yoga and save you hips! If you do yoga you need to know this.
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Finding Your Original Spine
Microcosm, Macrocosm, and the Embryological Origins of Core
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Embodying the Spine in Movement and Stillness
PART 1: Finding Spaciousness and Ease in the Spine
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The Architecture of Living Form
Tensegrity, Consciousness, and the Fascial Web of Support
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The Truth About Knees
It’s not your knees — it’s the system they’re stuck in.
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Embody Your Spine
Don't underestimate the beauty of your spinal anatomy!
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Embodied Anatomy in the Upper Limbs
For teachers and curious people. Full length workshop (1.5 hr)
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Glandular Energy and Somatic Connections in Movement
From the Perspective of Embodyoga® and Body-Mind Centering®
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Moving

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Bravery, power, and determination are in your blood.
14 min. audio journey
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Explore the Fluid Foundations of Movement
Find your deepest supports — comfort, nurturance, and strength — for yoga, dance, and all that you do!
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Live Streaming Embodyoga with Patty Townsend
Every Wednesday | 9-10:30AM (USA ET) | Drop-ins welcome!
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Stand Strong – Organ and Bone Unite!
🧡 Pop-up post for the week. 🧡 Play with it and enjoy!
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Beyond Alignment: Rethinking How We Move in Yoga
From Mechanical Cues to Embodied Integration
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As your limbs grew, so now they move.
Templates of healthy movement in our arms and legs.
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A gift class for you...
Core Awareness in Your Moving Body
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space rising - earth descending
Watch now | 1 Hour Gentle Embodyoga class. Deep inquiry through breath and movement.
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Breathing

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Resting into Gravity and Breath
Enjoy this delightfully simple short rest (11min) Perfect help when you need it 🎁
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Release and soften your shoulders
through breath and simple movement.
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Reconnecting with nature through breath
The Pulse of Life
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yoga nidra — learn to practice and teach
the deepest relaxation of all.
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Navel Flooding Breath
Enlivening the Prana Body
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Breathe Deeply
Diaphragmatic breathing — three diaphragms!
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Cellular Breathing
Experience this deep inner comfort directly.
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Doorway to the Inner Breath
Breath's vitality touches and nourishes your whole body. Take a dip into the calming nature of simple breathing. Delightful.
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Meditating

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A Somatic Journey Through the Senses
Embodying the Elements in Meditation
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Soothing Yoga for Meditation
Simple Asana for Nervous System Integration
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Session 6: Deeper Than You Thought
The Cumulative Effects of Meditation
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What Now?
Call for Integrity and the Case for Meditation
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Session 5: Easeful Meditation Instruction
Deepening understanding and practice together
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Session 4: Finding Nurturance in Meditation
Space and the Inner Whisper of Mantra (Sound)
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Session 3: Skillful Use of Mantra
Attention vs. Focus
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Session 2: Beginning to Practice
Easeful and Natural Meditation
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