Yoga Class Runs in Issaquah for Hikers and Trail Runners
Great News IATC members! Local Yoga teacher Lori Heath is teaching a yoga class for hikers and trail runners!
Lori moved to Issaquah in 2015 and absolutely loves living in the Pacific Northwest. She has been practicing yoga since 1999. Although she was initially attracted to yoga for the physical challenge, she soon came to appreciate the more mindful benefits of her yoga practice. Making a positive difference in people’s lives is important to Lori, so as her personal practice grew she wanted to bring yoga to other people. Lori earned her 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Certificate at All People Yoga Center in Indianapolis in 2002 and studied Iyengar Yoga for several years with Jyoti Hansa. She began teaching vinyasa yoga at various yoga studios in Indianapolis in 2002 and currently teaches yoga in the Seattle area.
Lori appreciates any opportunity to share the joy of yoga with others. She aspires to integrate the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of yoga in her classes through alignment, conscious breathing, and mindfulness. She hopes you will come to her classes ready to learn and laugh and leave feeling more peaceful, joyful, and contented.
In addition to yoga, Lori also enjoys hiking and trail running. In the four years she’s lived in Issaquah, she has gone on countless hikes with both the Issaquah Alps Trails Club and the Mountaineers. She was recently elected to Secretary of the Foothills Branch of the Mountaineers.
Lori is looking forward to this workshop so she can share the synergies of some of the things she loves most: yoga, hiking and trail running!
So why should hikers and trail runners practice yoga? Yoga is a great complement for hiking or trail running. While hiking and trail running tend to shorten and tighten muscles, yoga lengthens muscles and improves flexibility. Plus, yoga is also a great way to develop the core strength and balance essential for hiking or trail running. A consistentWhy should hikers and trail runners practice yoga? Yoga is a great complement for hiking or trail running. While hiking and trail running tend to shorten and tighten muscles, yoga lengthens muscles and improves flexibility. Plus, yoga is also a great way to develop the core strength and balance essential for hiking or trail running. A consistent yoga practice can bring your body into better alignment, stretch tight muscles, and prevent overuse injuries.
During this 2-hour workshop, we’ll explore the physical and mental benefits of yoga for hiking and trail running. You’ll learn how yoga can:
Help you warm-up before a hike or run
Help your body recover after a long hike or run
Prevent and treat overuse injuries common in hiking trail running
Serve as a great strength and endurance cross-training workout.
Develop the mindfulness and awareness to take both your performance and training to the next level yoga practice can bring your body into better alignment, stretch tight muscles, and prevent overuse injuries.
See more info on her facebook post here: https://www.facebook.com/events/903536826685426/