Lifting Your Lotus, Preparing for Lotus Poses

with Tim Mizerak, Four-Time National Champion

Lifting your Lotus with National Champion Tim Mizerak

In this workshop you will learn exercises to prepare for lotus, building up to half lotus and eventually full lotus. For participants that can already achieve lotus, we will talk about how to perfect the position, and for those ready, how to fold into lotus while holding lifts and inversions. For active and future competitors, there will be a discussion on how to incorporate lotus positions in your routine to optimize your score.

Tim has used yoga in his training for over 20 years, originally to improve flexibility for figure skating. He committed to a regular practice in 2013, then decided to start competing in the 2019/2020 season. Tim placed 1st in the Men's 50+ category in the 2021-2024 Nationals, and is in his third year on the USA Yoga board. Tim now represents the state of Maine, where he is retiring with his wife Susan in the next couple of years. They have been married for 36 years and have two grown children, Maddie and Max. Only Tim and Roo (his French bulldog) do yoga.

This class is free for Members.

$15 for non-members.