Yoga For Runners Workshop

Please join me in Reading's first Yoga for Runners Workshop on Saturday 5th December 2009 at 10:00-11:30 a.m.

The Yoga For Runners Workshop aims to let runners experience how Yoga can help run with more ease and mindfulness.

My name is Luc Glasbeek and I'm an experienced long-distance runner and Yoga teacher. Over the years I have found that Yoga is tremendously beneficial for my running. It helps me in terms of

• Faster post-run recovery
• Increased body awareness
• Fewer stress-related injuries
• Better mental focus
  

I'm pretty sure that without Yoga my results would either be worse than they are today, or I'd be sitting at home struggling with a nagging injury! But at the age of nearly 40, I'm still going strong, happily doing around 40-50k a week.

I'm keen to share my knowledge about running within a Yoga context with other runners.

The Yoga For Runners Workshop is structured along the same basic 3 steps that I also recommend to my running Yoga students:

• Step 1 — Yoga Warm-Up
  In the comfort of a warm and peaceful space, we'll go through a specific Yoga sequence to prepare the mind, breath, and body for a short run outdoors.
• Step 2 — Meditative Run.
  Then we'll do an easy group run from the venue in Central Reading along the Kennet & Avon Canal, enjoying the fresh December air. This is all about running with full awareness, rather than running fast.
  
• Step 3 — Yoga Cool-Down.
  We're finishing with a restorative Yoga sequence to slow down the body and mind after the physical effort. You're likely to feel very good at this point!
  

To request a registration form for the Yoga For Runners Workshop, please email me at Info@YogaWithLuc.co.uk. Cost: £15. Venue: Reading Quaker Friends' House + outdoors. A reasonable level of fitness is assumed for all participants.

About the teacher: Luc is a Reading-based Yoga Teacher. He has a keen interest in running; he did running workshops with Danny Dryer, author of the highly-acclaimed book “ChiRunning”, and Catherine McKiernan, London, Berlin, and Amsterdam Marathon winner. Since 2005 Luc has been studying and practicing with Paul Harvey, one of the UK's foremost Yoga authorities. Luc has also studied with Srivatsa Ramaswami, a Yoga Master from India. Luc is a certified NLP practitioner. More recently he started exploring barefoot-running. Visit www.YogaWithLuc.co.uk.