Sundays, 10am-12pm
October 5, November 2, January 11, February 22
Full Series: $160
One Class Only: $45

“To the yogi, the body is a laboratory for life, a field of experimentation and perpetual research”.   B.K.S. Iyengar

Samamkaya is offering a 4-part hybrid/collaboration of topical lecture by Bobbie Fultz in Santa Fe, NM and asana practicum with Deborah Wolk and Jon Musgrave in NYC. The four parts will each focus on one aspect of the larger interwoven fabric of the yogic philosophy that can inform and enrich our practice of this ancient topic in our contemporary life. Each session includes what that specific topic has to do with an asana approach and the scoliosis body.

Body-Mind Collaboration, Begin Where You Are
In-Studio Series with Patricia Videgain

Saturdays, 2:30-4:30pm
January 10, February 14, April 4, May 2, June 13
Full Series: $175
Single Class: $40

In this class, Patricia will lead a traditional lesson plan for a Back Care class, and this lesson will be repeated each month as the basic structure of each class. Asking the question “How can one be present in one’s own body and work with what they have?”— each class will touch upon these topics:

● Adapting the lesson plan to each student's specific physical needs for their own unique body.

● Understanding the collaboration between muscle and bone. For an efficient practice, focus will be on these components of the musculoskeletal system: muscles, bones, and joint space

● Less is more. Learning when not to push.

● Practicing Embodiment

Patricia’s approach will help you understand how to sense and modify for your own needs while more deeply connecting with your muscle/bone connection. Please join us for this rare and precious opportunity to work with Patricia Videgain in person!

Wednesdays, 10-11:30am

Series: January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18
Full Series: $140
One Class: $30*
*Or drop in on your class card

This series will cover the basic skills you need to participate in the Back Care and Back Care Basics classes. With other new beginners to Back Care Classes at Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Collective, instructor Ede Thurrell will teach you many of the basic actions, help you find your alignment and learn prop adjustments appropriate for your scoliosis, herniated disc(s), kyphosis, lordosis, spondylolisthesis, lumbar or neck pain… or any other back problem. Learning these skills through a series will help you make a commitment to your yoga practice and help you integrate smoothly into the Back Care classes.

Wednesdays, 2:15-4:15pm
2026 Dates: January 14, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 13, June 10, September 23, October 14, November 18, December 16

One class for: $40 teachers, $30 Samamkaya Teaching Assistants, $20 Students
Any 3 classes for Teachers/Assistants/Students:  $105/80/54
Any 6 classes for Teachers/Assistants/Students $180/150/100
Any 10 classes for Teachers/Assistants/Students  $250/230/140

This course is approved as an IAYT CE Course! Take any 6 classes (12 hours) +  one 1 hour mentoring session for $240

Students with scoliosis have very specific needs with the nervous system, proprioceptive system and with pain patterns.  One must avoid muddled information.  Using prop set-ups, hand on adjustments and verbal instructions, Deborah Wolk will guide you in how to better teach your students with scoliosis.

This class is appropriate for all yoga teachers and for students with scoliosis. Teachers of other modalities (Pilates, personal training, etc.) may attend as teachers with Deborah’s permission. This class is not recommended for brand new beginners to yoga.

January 31-February 1
Saturday 9am-12pm & 2-4pm
Sunday 10am-12pm & 2-4pm
Full Workshop: $185*Saturday All Day: $115*
Sunday All Day: $90*
Saturday Morning Only: $75*
Sunday Morning Only: $50*
Saturday or Sunday Afternoon Only: $50*
*Get 10% Off by using the code EARLYBIRD by January 19

For the general population and for the anatomists, the plumb line of the body is usually understood as a straight line from the crown of the head to the perineum moving in a linear verticality through the sagittal curves of the spine. For the yogis, it is described as a lining up of the chakras between these same two points.

People with scoliosis likely have a different experience. The twists of the spine may shift the head and the pelvis off center, and the sagittal curves of the spine may be not present and/or they may be exaggerated.

The spinal cord affected by scoliosis also follows the curves and twists, and as a result, the feeling of center may be distorted.