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Join certified Yoga Therapist Joe Simek (C-IAYT) as he teaches the Joint Freeing Series.

Based on this Joint Freeing Series as it was codified by Mukunda Stiles, this course offers a more traditional version, a standing version, and a chair version.

There are MANY potential benefits in regularly doing the these therapeutic movements:

Improves range of motion in all joints
Low-impact exercise to increase strength and flexibility
Beneficial for those with osteoarthritis; potential increase of synovial fluid
Reduces stress and anxiety by connecting movement and breath
Often offered in trauma-sensitive yoga classes as a body-centered practice
Excellent warm up for more vigorous yoga practice
Can be practiced in a chair or standing