Leslie Kaminoff Weekend at SOUK
Workshop Teacher:
Leslie Kaminoff
Workshop Location:
12 West 27 St. New York, NY 10003
Workshop Date:
Friday, February 6 2026 Sunday, February 8 2026
Workshop Time (EST):
Friday 6:30-8:30pm, Saturday 5-7pm, Sunday 1-3:30pm
Workshop Price:
$65 for Friday, $65 for Saturday; $72 for Sunday; $170 for full weekend
LINK FOR Friday February 6 from 6:30-8:30pm
Breath and Spine: A 3-Dimensional Perspective This session looks at breath cueing in asana practice. Typically inhaling is linked to spinal extension (back-bending) and exhaling to spinal flexion (forward-bending). While these standard cues are an ideal way to introduce the idea of connecting breath to movement, there are many other possibilities. This workshop will present a series of explorations that explores those possibilities, opens the breath and spine to new dimensions of freedom, and highlights the unique nature of individual experience in yoga practice.
LINK FOR Saturday February 7 from 5:00-7:00pm
Twist, Don’t Break – Twisting Poses, From the Inside Out
Axial rotation is the anatomical term for twisting of the spine. Understanding the structural core of twisting postures, known in yoga as “Parivritti,” reveals the critical role that breathing plays in safely accomplishing these complex movements.
In this practice-oriented workshop, Leslie will review the key structures of the spine and breathing mechanism that can contribute to (or sometimes interfere with) the twisting actions of the body. The positions of sitting, standing and supine will be explored, as well as the role of binding and twisting’s effects on our physiology.
LINK FOR Sunday February 8 from 1:00-3:30pm The Yoga of the Foot: How to be a Better Biped
As mammals of the genus homo, we have been walking erect for about 2 million years. Yet, in what amounts to an evolutionary blink of an eye, natural organic ground has literally been pulled out from under us, as we have leveled, paved, and otherwise smoothed out the unpredictable terrain our feet evolved upon. Add to this insult the injury of restrictive footwear and we in the industrialized world have an epidemic of physical ills that can be traced back to our compromised foundations. This workshop will delve deeply into the history, structure, function and retraining of our feet as the foundation for a healthy asana practice and for living more fully functional lives as happy bipeds.
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with four decades’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world.
**10% Discount for All In Members
**NO REFUNDS for cancellations made less than 30 days prior to class and for no shows. NO EXCEPTIONS**