Garth Mclean! SUNDAY 7 september 2025

 

For everybody interested in his work. He is giving a general workshop.

Garth is amazing:

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Schedule:

Sunday 7/9: 10u30-12u30 and 14u-16u30

Location: Iyengar Yoga Gent, Stokerijstraat 26, 9000 Gent

Garth is a Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher, involved in the work of Anuyoga and an expert in MS and neurological conditions

 

The workshop is open to all, with a minimum of 1 year experience.

Yoga and the Nervous System

 We all have a nervous system. Sometimes we may face a challenge
that is nervous system related. In this workshop we will seek to soothe and balance the nervous and immune systems to calm any chaos and restore a sense of balance...physically and emotionally ... according to the individual's needs and ability. Health is simply a by-product of proper yoga practice. Through iconic alignment of asana (physical postures) and pranayama (breath work) we can fortify stability and mobility to keep mobile and endure what may not be able to be cured.

Garth offers his years of experience steeped in compassionate exploration and incorporating a creative, adaptive approach to encourage, elevate and empower students of all levels of ability with and without physical challenges to go beyond any perceived limitations of the body and mind. Garth’s goal is to help provide all practitioners with tangible, practical tools to further enhance your health.
All are welcome. Seasoned practitioners as well as those with physical challenges are welcome.
Those with physical challenges must be able to transfer to and from the floor, with or without assistance.
Special interest for persons with MS, Parkinson's, Long Covid, neurological and movement challenges, and teachers of yoga. Adaptations offered according to the individual’s ability and condition.

After a brief orientation and introduction, we will embark on a

10.30-12:30pm - General Asana Class

Taking into consideration the needs, ability and level of those in attendance, we will explore a range of asanas to enhance mobility, strength and balance. Steeped
in Iyengar Yoga, Garth keenly draws upon his insight and experience (introductory to advanced) to scale the practice to benefit and empower each individual. Garth’s approach can be especially potent for the persons dealing with nervous system conditions and related challenges
BKS Iyengar always encouraged his students to keep on learning, regardless of the level of practice, and to take a step, towards improving and refining one’s practice.
Building upon the previous sessions and taking into consideration where one is in their practice, in this empowering class, practitioners will be safely guided, one step at a time, to proceed towards finding pathways to realize goals that might otherwise seem inaccessible. Of course, it’s great to aim high, but it is also vital to respect where we are on any given day with awareness, compassion and self-acceptance. Through the Iyengars’ inventive use of props we can practice asanas to remove barriers and discover a transformative, rewarding experience one step at a time.

~Break~

2pm-4:30pm - General Asana/Pranayama Class

In the afternoon session, we will continue our exploration to support
healthy parasympathetic nervous system responses that correlate to rest and digest for the practitioner. Further guidance and refinement will be offered based on participant feedback, comfort and energy levels, to move forward with either a quieting or dynamic approach while tailoring the asanas to suit individual needs.

 

Garth is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher Level 3 (Int. Senior III), C-IAYT (Certified Yoga Therapist- International Association of
Yoga Therapists, Yoga Alliance RYT-500)