By adopting a functional approach to your yoga practice, you are much more likely to achieve your intention of optimizing health while minimizing the risk of injury. The functional approach to yoga also leads directly to another realization: Your body needs your yoga.

Mar 11, 2019 · To be functional with our practices, our overall aim is mobility. Yoga is often confused as the "get as flexible as you can" practice. This is understandable given the extremity of some of the postures.

Functional Yoga Medicine was founded with a vision to integrate Eastern and Western Medicine practices into a YOGA practice that empowers people to create and live their own “self healing” system. Our Yoga is much more than a physical practice.

Sep 8, 2023 · Functional Yoga is a comprehensive form of yoga designed to help improve mobility, flexibility, and strength. Unlike traditional yoga, functional yoga is not just about the poses and postures, but rather it’s a practice that focuses on movements that mimic daily activities and help to train the body for everyday life.

Jun 3, 2024 · Dr. Connie explains why Functional Yoga Medicine aims to challenge the status quo and empower as many people as possible to integrate a holistic lifestyle that provides the solution daily to overcome the health challenges.

We will incorporate the entire body to work and stabilize together, combining some of the primal movements like lunging, squatting and more into a fun creative flow.

Sep 21, 2022 · Functional yoga takes its inspiration from functional movement, and classical and modern yoga postures, uniting them to make them adaptable to the body that’s working with them.

Our approach to yoga is rooted in functionality, emphasizing the understanding of anatomy that empowers practitioners to adapt poses to suit their unique bodies. This functional perspective ensures that yoga becomes a personalized and sustainable practice for every individual.

By combining the magic of yoga with functional movement, Primal Vinyasa offers a methodology applicable to daily life. Focused on practical applications rather than aesthetic goals, Primal Vinyasa is meant to empower you to move and live better – both on and off the mat.

Jan 18, 2022 · What is functional movement? “Functional” refers to a science-backed approach to movement that emphasizes moving your joints and engaging your stabilizing muscles in a manner that helps you move more easily through everyday life. My approach to teaching melds functional movement with yoga.