TENSEGRITY is a compound word combining the words tension + integrity. The Tensegrity Series, created by Gioia Irwin, is a sequence of movements designed to break down adhesions, rehydrate, tone, strengthen and bring more flexibility and function to the energy network of the body's connective tissue system. The movements appear simple, but our bodies become stronger and more resilient.

In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn the history and anatomical benefits of the series, the basic movements of  the series and how they can be incorporated into any yoga class or home practice. 

About Sarah:
Sarah learned the Tensegrity Repair Series from, and continues to study with, Michelle Schroeder, one of the direct students of Gioia Irwin. She has been practicing the series for 3 years and incorporates the movements and philosophy of the series into her yoga therapy sessions and yoga classes. Sarah has seen amazing results in deep core strength and a great reduction in shoulder pain since focusing her personal practice on the series.

$30 Virtual workshop

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Yoga is uniquely suited to be applied as a therapeutic tool for students with disabilities. Guiding students with disabilities requires us as teachers to step out of the role of yoga expert and into the role of investigator and collaborator with the student. The good news is that many of the principles that make yoga effective for neurotypical students also apply to students who experience disability.

$30 Virtual Workshop is part of the True Self Yoga Teacher Training Program.

About Anastasia:
This workshop will draw on my three year immersion into working with a number of students who each had very different experiences of disability. My discoveries made through observation and experiment about what approaches were effective and why, and what the obstacles and unique challenges are for both teachers and students working with disability. Working directly with students who experience disability is a richly rewarding practice and a developing field. Join me for this 90 minute workshop to learn more about how you can contribute and develop your own practice.

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Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Yoga Teaching Practice

In this workshop, we will learn how language and ethics both play a part in the potential for reducing harm and creating healing.

This 2-hour experiential workshop is part of our True Self Teacher Training Program and facilitated by Franky Stebbins.

$30; Register under Workshops

Franky Stebbins teaches Social Studies and English for Speakers of Other Languages at H.B. Lee Middle School in the Reynolds School District. She was a Teacher Leadership Fellow at the Portland Art Museum, and has a Post-Graduate Certificate in Global Mental Health: Refugee Trauma and Recovery from Harvard Medical School.

In Studio Workshop participants must comply with Elk Rock's Practice Safe Protocol. Limited space. Preregistration only.

LGBTQ Equ􏰂it􏰃y-Inclu􏰂sion

for Yoga Teachers & Wellness Pro􏰀viders

In this workshop, we’ll explore awareness around LGBTQ identity and language as a vital component for creating safer spaces, why our individual and collective healing is tied to breaking down cis-hetero norms, and how yoga teachers and space-holders can practice inclusivity and allyship with the LGBTQ community. This session will include an exploration of terminology, pronoun considerations, what to do when you mess up, and more.

$30; Live Online; Link provided after you register

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This virtual workshop is part of our True Self 200-hour Teacher Training Program and is facilitated by Tristan Kat􏰅z.

About Tristan:

I am a digital strategist specializing in business and marketing coaching-consulting, web and graphic design. Based on the ancestral land of the Cowlitz and Clackamas peoples, also known as Portland, OR, I serve a wide range of clients in the wellness industry, including yoga teachers, healing arts practitioners, and other prominent change-makers. I am driven by the desire to connect with others, to support their business growth, and to help them show up more fully, authentically, and ease-fully in their work.
I am currently studying with Michelle C. Johnson, Kerri Kelly, Resolutions Northwest, and others to expand my equity-inclusion facilitation and education offerings as I continue to teach workshops and trainings centered around queer identity and LGBTQ+ awareness with an anti-oppression and intersectional lens.

Learn About Your Nervous System

The nervous system impacts every aspect of our health!
Learn the basic biological reasons for emotions and stress, and gain compassion for yourself and others. We will practice how to monitor and consciously affect one's own nervous system. This material is very relevant to yoga, as well as martial arts, spirituality, and personal growth work.

Facilitated by Rolfer Karin Edwards Wagner for part of our True Self 200-Hour Teacher Training Program.

$30; Advanced Registration Only

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This event will be taught live in studio. Masks, distancing and Elk Rock's Practice Safe protocols apply.
Register Online to hold your place. Limited capacity.

About Karin

I first tried Rolfing when I graduated from college, hoping that it would help with the back pain I'd had since high school. It turned out that improving my posture through Rolfing was the key.

The 10-session series resolved the chronic back pain, and it also dramatically improved my athletic ability. When I began practicing yoga, the movements felt easy and strong because my joints were better positioned and my movement was more coordinated. I trained to run a 5K without much discomfort, learned to ski as an adult, and got my blackbelt in Aikido. I tried each of those activities prior to receiving Rolfing, and felt a huge change after my Rolfing series. Rolfing helped me access my natural ability to move. 

Now I've been a Rolfer for 15 years, and I love doing this work. Sometimes it is like following clues to unlock a puzzle, so we work together to solve the mystery.