Gary Kraftsow
Yoga Therapy for the Low Back/Sacrum
Online Master Class
April 11th, 2026 Online workshop via Zoom
Sign-up before March 25th, 2026 to receive the early bird discount
In this two-hour class, Gary will introduce yoga therapy principles for working with conditions that impact the low back and sacrum. A short presentation will be followed by a practice using adapted āsana in a well-designed sequence to systematically explore and work with the low back and sacrum to:
● improve postural alignment,
● increase structural stability,
● increase range of motion appropriately,
● strengthen weak muscles,
● release chronic contraction,
● balance muscular asymmetry, and
● develop healthy movement patterns.
The class will end with a brief discussion and time for questions and answers.
*Recordings will be available for 30 days.
Time
Apr. 11 (Sat) 8:30-10:30
*Subject to change. Any changes will be notified well in advance.
Suitable for
● Yoga beginners seeking safe, practical guidance for lower back and sacral support
● Practitioners with lower back or sacral concerns looking for sustainable, therapeutic movement
● Yoga teachers and bodyworkers interested in an introduction to Viniyoga principles and their application to lower back and sacral care
What to prepare
A yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks, a strap, a yoga chair, and a bolster.
(Recommended but not absolutely mandatory. You can find things at home!)
Gary Kraftsow is the Founder and Director of the American Viniyoga Institute and a leading innovator in yoga therapy for health, healing, and personal transformation for over 40 years. He began his studies in India with T.K.V. Deśikācar in 1974 and later received a Viniyoga Special Diploma from Viniyoga International in Paris.
Gary holds a BA (Magna Cum Laude) from Colgate University and a Master’s degree in Psychology and Religion from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1999, he founded the American Viniyoga Institute, becoming an internationally respected teacher and speaker of the Viniyoga methodology.
He has developed yoga therapy protocols for multiple clinical studies, including National Institutes of Health research on chronic low back pain and generalized anxiety, as well as workplace stress reduction programs. Gary is the author of Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation (Penguin) and continues to teach globally through the American Viniyoga Institute and its digital learning platform.
Gary Kraftsow – Online Master
Yoga Therapy for the Low Back/Sacrum
● This course doesn’t applied to SPACE learning course discount vouchers.
Sign Up
● Please click [Sign up] to register the course and fill out the online application form then complete the payment process.
● The actual class capacity and discount will refer to the actual payment date.
Note
● This is an online class via Zoom, link will be received one day prior to the class.
● The course recordings will be available for 30 days
● Minimum of registration to hold the course: 25 students
● SPACE may arrange video record and photograph the training for our records and promotion purposes.
● If you have any questions regarding the course, please email spaceacademy_tw@withinspace.com, or call 02-2773-0108.
