Anatomy of Emotion

After years of co-creation in live events, I invited Mark to collaborate on this course. It’s an offering from his heart and years of practice and study that offers a deep exploration for the global sangha.

The Anatomy of Emotion course offers a multidimensional roadmap of the body, through the Chinese 5 Element system.  This system and its practices creates a bridge that connects our minds, bodies and emotions.  The powerful journey you’re about to go on will dive into the shadowy depths of our subconscious, releasing your lightness of being, soulful playfulness and spiritual curiosity.

Over 5 weeks, we’ll explore the embodied energies of each element, cultivating conscious pathways for our emotions to come to the surface and be integrated into the self, leaving us feeling more whole. Throughout, we’ll focus on opportunities to authentically express ourselves more, curate an inner sense of being  and to integrate practices of self-care in our daily lives. This course offers an emotional education on how to be grounded in our essence through our bodies and our actions.

• Physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual aspects of our beings
• An in-depth tour of your body’s system through Chinese 5 Element theory
• Practices to support self-expression, authenticity and emotional integration
• Intimacy with your conscious and unconscious selves, as well as your community and the larger world around you
• Ways to cultivate emotional buoyancy

Curriculum

Throughout the course, we’ll explore each of the 5 Chinese elements as it relates to our emotions, our psychological state and our physical body.

Each week, a new online module will be released. You can watch the videos in that module on your own schedule.

• Introductory week (available when enrollment opens) | Preparation and Course Overview
• Module 1 • Earth • from Anxiety and Worry to Compassion, Openness, Groundedness, Trust
• Module 2• Metal • from Grief/Shame/Stuck to Letting go, Inspiration, Dignity
• Module 3 • Water • from Fear/Insecurity/Depression to Emotional buoyancy, Courage, Wisdom
• Module 4 • Wood • from Anger/Judgment/Resentment to Healthy Boundaries, Right action and Self Confidence
• Module 5 • Fire • from Insecurity/Blame/Hopelessness to Loving Kindness, Passion, Joy, Intimacy

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Each week will include

• A discussion of the week’s Element
• A road map of the key trigger points and lines of energy
• Self-massage techniques
• Asana practice
• An exploration of asana and energy
• Techniques to support loved ones
• Chi Gong practice
• Stillness practice

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Required books

Throughout the course, we’ll assign readings from the following books. You can access these from most major booksellers or direct from the author/publisher or as ebooks.

• A Little Book on the Human Shadow by Robert Bly
• My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
• No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Swamplands of the Soul: New Life in Dismal Places by James Hollis

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Optional Books

• Wounds into Blessings: How Healing Touch Evokes The Spirit for a Passionate Life by Dr. Fred Mitouer
• Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects us from What Really Matters by Robert Augustus Masters
• It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn

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Who is the course for?

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This course is designed for anyone and everyone who wants tocultivate a deeper authentic connection with their emotions, their minds andtheir bodies.

• Dedicated yoga practitioners
• Yoga teachers who want to cultivate deeper access to their emotions
• Anyone seeking more individual agency and integrating emotions into their whole being.
• Those seeking a community of support to express their truest self.

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This course can be taken for 25 continuing education hours through Yoga Alliance or as an elective for Janet's teacher training programs.

Enrollment

Enrollment for this course is available on an ongoing basis. Rates are listed in USD and currency conversion will be made automatically.

You can pay in full by adding this to your cart. We also offer payment plans and sliding scale rates.