Taking some key elements from many of his ‘Yoga Like Water’ intensives, join Dan as we explore what yoga really means to us as individuals and how we might express that through our bodies, breath and being.
This day long workshop is for absolutely everyone from beginner to teacher. You don’t need to do a headstand or shoulder stand because we won’t be doing either of those! You will however need a sense of humour, an ability to fall over and get back up and an overwhelming willingness to play, laugh and explore what yoga can be in entirely new ways. The tools that we use are not meant to replace anything, they are simply a way of enhancing and deepening an understanding of your current practice




Breathwork - what does it mean and feel like to breathe naturally and effortlessly? Investigate the most common poor habits in western breathers - how we got here and why the fix is absurdly simple! Drawing on practices from freediving, systema, buteyko, Qi Gong and yoga we explore why the breath is such as useful tool for stabilising the mind and understanding the body.
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Movement - have humans disconnected from their natural movement behaviour? 
Is that why we carry so much stored emotion, chronic injuries and poor postural habits? 
Using Dans SIGNS for movement guidelines we get very physical as we investigate::
Spaciousness - why this isn’t stretching and how to find more space
Integration & Intuition - how to find your intuition and integrate it into your movement
Grounding - how to ground your movement through breath and how this minimises tension
Natural - understanding your current movement behaviour and habits and how we might rediscover a more balanced effortless way of moving
Spontaneity - what is Wu-wei? Why is spontaneity so often the missing ingredient in our movement training and yet possibly the most valuable?

Being- What is yoga and why are you ‘doing’ it? Who is the yogi practicing the yoga anyway?  
Why understanding the mind begins with understanding the breath and body
What the Kleshas are and why they are key to practice. 
Explore the differences and significant connections between concentration, meditation, attention deconcentration and flow state as well as exploring the practice of them all. 

Dan has been 'having a bit of a stretch and sitting quietly' for over twenty years. Approaching the way that yoga is taught and practiced, Yoga Like Water works on the basis that there is no separation whatsoever between 'yoga' and life. Expect to learn equally from traditional pranayama and freediving breath techniques; Asana, functional movement, animal movement and qi gong;  Meditation, deconcentration and the flow state; Patanjali, Ramana Maharshi, Taoism and Krishnamurti! 

Take what works, discard what doesn’t and add what is essentially your own - Bruce Lee

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