Hip and Heart Openers
May 11, 2025 •
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Wisdom Flow Studio - on MAUI, Upstairs
Diana De Piñeres
Diana has been honing her yoga teaching craft since 2003. She first trained to teach under the tutelage of Advaita Vedanta and Vinyasa teacher Sri Louise. She is an Ayurvedic Practitioner Graduate of Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda class of 2009, and she teaches seasonal diet and lifestyle classes, and leads Ayurvedic detoxification cleanse programs. She is also, since 2015, a dedicated student of the teachings of the late BKS Iyengar and Iyengar Yoga. Diana is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and currently studies with Senior Iyengar Yoga mentor Holly Walck Kostura. Yoga and Ayurveda have been essential in Diana’s growth and evolution as a human being. Iyengar yoga has helped her overcome 15 years of chronic back pain and SI joint issues. Yoga & Ayurveda have nourished her with holistic awareness, strength, resiliency, and freedom. Her other loves are her surfing family, 4 pets, Colombian music, kirtan singing, Maui streams, and the preciousness and potentiality of humanity and life.
Description
Relax into this slow-paced inward-focused class of hip opener and heart opener poses. These sequences are designed to unravel holding patterns in the muscles around the pelvic girdle so the hips and spine can easily realign more optimally. Tightness across the upper chest and front of shoulders is released in the heart openers to allow the upper spine to integrate into the body and the heart to rise naturally. Deep breathing is encouraged throughout the class.