Asana Lab: Evolving Your Practice with the Anusara Yoga Alignment Principles
with Barrie Risman
Saturdays & Sundays, February 7–15
11:00am–12:30pm PDT
In-Studio + Online • Recordings Available
Saturday, Feb 7 – Standing Poses
Sunday, Feb 8 – Hip Openers
Saturday, Feb 14 – Backbends
Sunday, Feb 15 – Inversions
Are you ready to truly expand, refine, and deepen your yoga practice?
Join Barrie for four transformative classes that teach you not just what to do in each pose, but how to work with the unique intelligence of your own body.
Through the Anusara Yoga Principles of Alignment, you'll learn the methodology behind safe, sustainable practice in standing postures, hip openers, backbends, and inversions.
Rather than flowing through poses while the teacher practices alongside you, Barrie offers clear, progressive instruction that gives you the tools to access poses from the inside out.
In these dynamic, intelligently structured sessions, you'll learn why certain actions create stability or freedom, building a practice rooted in self-awareness rather than imitation. By breaking down foundational and intermediate asanas in safe, creative ways, you'll develop skills you can apply on your own mat, in any style, at any stage of your journey.
Each class blends rich asana exploration with mindful reflection and the spaciousness to truly feel your practice. Through step-by-step guidance and targeted refinements, you'll discover how purposeful sequencing, heart-centered intention, and alignment-based actions transform asana into an embodied, living inquiry.
Expect to:
· Gain the knowledge and confidence to refine your practice independently, becoming your own best teacher
· Understand the how and why behind alignment actions—not just the shapes themselves
Develop the ability to adapt poses to your body's needs, honoring your unique structure while working toward your edge
Learn to troubleshoot challenges, prevent injury, and deepen sensation with embodied intelligence
Explore innovative sequencing that reveals how poses build upon one another to deepen and integrate your practice
Cultivate presence, clarity, and self-compassion as you attune to your body's wisdom
Connect within a warm and supportive community of sincere practitioners
Leave each session feeling grounded, inspired, and more connected to your inner knowing
This series is open to all dedicated practitioners ready to grow with intention and curiosity. Join for the full journey or drop into the sessions that call to you. Class packages and drop-ins are welcome.
Come discover a more empowered, intelligent, and joyful way to practice—one that elevates your yoga, refines your awareness, and awakens new possibilities on the mat!
Barrie Risman, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is an internationally recognized teacher, public speaker, and author. Her book, Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice, is a guide for teachers and continuing students to deepen, expand, and integrate the benefits of yoga in their lives. Widely regarded as a teacher's teacher, she shares yoga around the globe through classes, workshops, retreats, and trainings, both online and in person. www.barrierisman.com
We’re thrilled that Barrie will return to Yogakula as our teacher-in-residence this February! With over more than 30 years of experience, we can’t wait for you to meet her and benefit from the depth of her knowledge, skill, and heart. Link to register for the Asana Lab workshops below
Want more personalized input on your practice or teaching? Barrie is available for a limited number of 1:1 sessions during her 2026 visit. Contact us to learn more.
Classes can be taken individually or as a series and are suitable for all levels.
Cost: Either pay drop-in class price $25 OR use your class package
Pre-registration is required: please register on the yogakula class schedule on our website
Select the in-studio or virtual class Please be sure to select which one (ie in-person or virtual) For those joining online you will receive a zoom link 30 minutes before the class begins. A video recording will be available to those who registered for the virtual class. This will be sent after the class ends and will be available for 48 hrs to view. So if you can’t make the actual class time you can view later.
BARRIE RISMAN’S YOGA CLASS SCHEDULE AT YOGAKULA
Barrie will also be offering regular daily classes at the studio - Yogakula + Online - February 3-19 , pre-registration required. Please register on the Yogakula class schedule on our website.