Accessing the Somatic:
Chair Yoga for Everybody and Every body
Workshop | Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 12:45pm – 1:15pm EST
When we connect to our embodied selves, we take a step towards a liberatory way of being that we can bring to our library selves. Embodied practice helps us to make choices for our own bodies and helps us learn from our own bodies. This session is a safe and accessible movement and breath workshop that is intended for all bodies and everybody. No prior experience with yoga, breath work, or meditation is necessary. Drawing upon my training and experience as a certified yoga instructor (RYT-200), I will guide participants in some chair-based yoga and breath work sequences intended to enhance our relationships with our own bodies, help us tap into our embodied selves, and take a step towards an anti-oppressive library practice.
Presenter: Anne E. Leonard
Anne E. Leonard is Coordinator of Information Literacy and Library Instruction at New York City College of Technology, where she co-teaches an interdisciplinary course, Learning Places: Understanding the City. Her academic and pedagogical interests include place-based learning, embodied and somatic learning, and critical information literacy.