Matt Giordano
Matt’s teaching style is a powerfully unique blend of alignment, breath, and movement in order to awaken The highest sense of joy within each student. He is based in NYC, and travels around passionately sharing his discoveries through workshops, and teacher trainings. Trainings include Acro Yoga, Pure Yoga, Yoga Tune Up, Integrated Embodied Anatomy, Anusara, and many more.
Matt’s incredible attentiveness to alignment comes from a place of conviction. His in-depth studies in yoga, acrobatics and martial arts have granted phenomenal knowledge about the human body and his ability to convey this information in an accessible and concise manner is what gibes his students the confidence to be open to explore.
“Nothing fulfills me more than witnessing people courageously expand their body, mind, and soul. Whether a person walks in ready to celebrate life or is seeking such inspiration, I hope that they leave feeling peaceful in their heart and empowered in their spirit.”
Sunday, 27.08.2023
14:00-18:30, Shavasana Shala
Pre-Festival Workshops
14:00-16:00: Shoulder Revelation
Regain strength, flexibility and mobility of your shoulders. This eye opening workshop is designed to bring clarity to the complex dance between the muscles, bones and joints of the shoulders in order to improve and advance your yoga practice.
16:30-18:30: Hips: Align • Refine • Release
This highly informative and rigorous practice will help you expand your body awareness, increase your strength and maximize your flexibility. Through targeted muscle engagements and joint alignments you will learn how to change the way you sit, stand, move, and practice yoga. This class will empower and inform you on the necessary techniques that create long lasting changes in your body.
Monday, 28.08.2023
10:30-12:00, Shavasana Shala
Teachers Workshop: Working With Injuries
As a yoga teacher you have likely come to realize that most people are dealing with some kind of ache, pain, discomfort or injury. The pressure to create a safe and healing space can be overwhelming. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge and skills to feel more confident in creating guiding students and anatomically informed sequences for all levels yoga classes and one on one private clients.
Monday, 28.08.2023
12:30-14:00, Flowsatge
Freedom of The Heart
Learn the signature technique called “bowing the spine” in order to develop pain free, joyful backbends, aka Heart Openers. Release the common discomfort that arrises from improper bio-mechanics when practicing backbends. Together we will unlock your greater range of motion in a way that feels good and grants you access to the popular heart opening postures.
Monday, 28.08.2023
15:30-17:00, Flowsatge
Welcome class: Align to inspire
As a yoga teacher you have likely come to realize that most people are dealing with some kind of ache, pain, discomfort or injury. The pressure to create a safe and healing space can be overwhelming. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge and skills to feel more confident in creating guiding students and anatomically informed sequences for all levels yoga classes and one on one private clients.
Tuesday, 29.08.2023
10:30-12:00, Shavasana Shala
Arm balances: Unlock your potential
Arm balances are some of the most fun, exciting, and challenging poses of the yoga practice. They can also be intimidating and discouraging without the proper technique and guidance. This workshop will provide you with a step by step approach to build your confidence, and help you focus on the key points that will unlock a wide range of arm balances. Each technique provided will be shared with the utmost attention to detail, providing you with the highest level of clarity.
Tuesday, 29.08.2023
12:30-14:00, Flowstage
Journey To Bliss
A full spectrum yoga class utilizing Asana, Breathwork and Meditation to get back to that experience we all know and love, “Bliss”. This workshops is perfect for you if you are wanting the full experience of yoga for the body, breath, mind, and soul. We will explore what the yogis call “The Koshas”, translated as the 5 Sheaths or 5 layers of self starting with the outermost known as the physical “Anamaya Kosha” or directly translated as the “food body”. And working our way inward to the inner most layer “Anandamaya Kosha”, Bliss.
Wednesday, 30.08.2023
10:30-12:00, Flowstage
Handstand: The 3 Secrets
Learning to handstand is a process, abundant with discovery and amazement. Whether this is your first inversion workshop or you are well versed in the art of handstands, brace yourself as we delve into alignment, work toward mastery of the shoulder girdle, and explore acrobatic principles so you can build confidence and manifest a greater sense of balance. You will learn exercises that unify body and mind to create a solid foundation for a lifetime of standing on your hands. As a group we will create a safe and transformative space that will be appropriate and for all levels of practice. Take your handstand practice to the next level!
Wednesday, 30.08.2023
17:00-18:30, Flowstage
Journey To Bliss
A full spectrum yoga class utilizing Asana, Breathwork and Meditation to get back to that experience we all know and love, “Bliss”. This workshops is perfect for you if you are wanting the full experience of yoga for the body, breath, mind, and soul. We will explore what the yogis call “The Koshas”, translated as the 5 Sheaths or 5 layers of self starting with the outermost known as the physical “Anamaya Kosha” or directly translated as the “food body”. And working our way inward to the inner most layer “Anandamaya Kosha”, Bliss.
