BO FORBES

BODY LOVE CLASS: Opening the Front Body
2022-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)

Improving Depression through Science, Psychology, and Body Interventions
2022-07-23 08:30 - 15:30 | Held Online

Body Agency: What it is, why it matters, and how we develop more of it
2022-06-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Held Online
Body agency is a vital inner sense and source of body intelligence. It refers to our ability to act and move in a way that matches our intentions. Body agency is the touchstone of emotional health, and is compromised in depression, PTSD, and schizophrenia. And on a social level, it’s essential to our right to make decisions about and be safe in our bodies,
In this Masterclass, we’ll explore:

The five components of body agency
The neuroscience of intention, agency, and action
What happens to body agency in depression and PTSD
Body agency in Parkinson’s, ALS, and movement disorders
Revolutionary new therapies from artificial intelligence

We’ll discuss methods to become aware of and empower this special inner sense.

Body Agency: Science, Psychology, & Social Context
2022-06-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Held Online

Masterclass: The Five Microbiomes: Immunity, Mood, & Well-Being
2022-05-17 12:00 - 14:00

All-Day Training: Fascia, Interoception, & Social-Emotional Health
2022-04-23 08:00 - 15:30 | Held Online
The ability to be present with changing bodily sensations trickles up to the brain- no translation required- where it scaffolds our ability to be present with emotional and social stressors. This makes attention to bodily sensation (interoception) and to our connective tissue (a substrate for interoception) a valuable training ground for nervous system resilience, emotional balance, self-awareness, and self-regulation.
Emerging research links connective tissue and interoception with inflammation, depression, PTSD, and chronic pain. This opens a door to new therapies for anxiety, depression, chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, eating disorders, and more.
How can we apply this research to our own lives? What elements help maximize its therapeutic impact? And how can we seamlessly and safely offer this tool to others?
In this daylong workshop, we’ll explore the research that links these elements together. We’ll take a deep dive into the practical aspects of connective tissue release work, including:

The specific elements that make connective tissue interventions more therapeutic
How to target connective tissue interventions to interoceptive awareness
The importance of refining auditory cues for connective tissue work (and why)
How to use connective tissue interventions to maximize body agency and body ownership
How to language connective tissue interventions in a trauma-informed way
The relationship between connective tissue inflammation, depression, and PTSD
Sequences to support people with depression, anxiety, inflammation, and chronic pain
Fascia’s link to our autonomic nervous system, and what vagal tone really means
How to connective tissue self-massage into personal practice or yoga classes

Body Love Class: Building Healthy Boundaries
2022-03-17 10:00 - 11:30
In this 90-minute practice, I’ll guide you through a series of movement-based and contemplative practices to determine, set, and reinforce healthy boundaries.
We’ll explore ways to set boundaries in and through our bodies and promote a sense of solidity and grounding. Focus areas: Feet, hands, abdomen, nervous system, and more.
I’ll follow that with a 15-minute Q + A.

Masterclass: The Science, Psychology, & Social Context of Healthy Boundaries
2022-03-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Held Online
Why is setting boundaries so difficult? Why does it often create a residue of activation, and what can we to do navigate our (and others’) boundaries more smoothly, especially in a pandemic + the shadow of war?
In this Masterclass, we’ll explore:

The science of interpersonal boundaries
Our attentional systems and how they relate
How our nervous and immune systems help regulate boundaries
The energetic costs of setting and maintaining boundaries
The art of communication re: limits
The roles of interoception, body agency, & body ownership
How empaths can generate and maintain better boundaries
Boundaries in their wider social context

We’ll discuss practical tools for physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Connective Tissue Practice
2022-02-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Held Online
In this 90-minute practice, I’ll guide you through an *interoceptive* approach to connective tissue self-massage. We’ll explore the front, sides, and back bodies, focusing on the chest and lymph area, shoulders, intercostals, neck, upper back, mid back, lower back, and hips. I’ll follow that with a 15-minute discussion on themes for personal practice and teaching. (With time for questions.)

Masterclass: Fascia, Interoception, and Emotional Health
2022-02-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Held Online
The most compelling role of connective tissue may be the one it plays in interoception, awareness of the inner state of our bodies. Emerging research also links connective tissue and interoception with inflammation and depression, opening a door to new therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder, IBS, eating disorders, depression, chronic pain, and anxiety.
In this Masterclass, we’ll explore:
-The relationship between connective tissue and interoception
-How they link to inflammation, depression, and chronic pain
-Implications for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and IBS
-Differences between interoceptive and proprioceptive awareness and training
-How yoga, mindfulness, and manual therapy can help

Neuroplasticity, Emotional Balance, & Social Health: An All-Day Workshop
2022-01-22 | Held Online
This course combines social, affective, and neuroscience with psychology and embodied practices culled from the traditions of yoga and mindfulness to the study of how we create lasting change through the lens of today’s rapidly changing and challenging world

Body Clocks + Biorhythms: Immunity, Mood, and Well-Being
2021-12-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Held Online
Almost all species have internal rhythms and a sense of time, which are the focus of a field now known as chronobiology. We have internal circadian (24-hour) clocks that generate and shape daily cycles in our physiology, emotion, and behavior.
In this 2-hr Masterclass, we explore emerging research in the science of change, including:
-new findings in chronobiology, the science of body clocks
-how light affects sleep
-the impact of light on emotional well-being
-photoentrainment and inflammation
-top practices to tune your biological clocks so they’re in harmony with time
-the social context of circadian tuning
We’ll discuss practical tools for healing on physical, emotional, and social levels.
You don’t need to attend live, but you do need to register- early is better to ensure your reg. goes through. Reg. ends @ 11:30am EST on 12/7.
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) scholarships. Email Julie: support@boforbesyoga.com.

The Therapeutic Power + Life-Changing Magic of Restorative Yoga and Dynamic Rest
2021-11-02 12:00 - 14:00
Restorative Yoga originated as a technique to address injuries, illness, and chronic disease. In modern Western culture, it’s often used as a last resort, a brief reset when we can’t produce at expected levels. But there’s more to it than that, especially now.
In this 2-hr Masterclass, we explore emerging research in the science of change. We’ll cover:

new findings in neuroplasticity, the science of change
the top 5 ways to retrain the brain, body, & nervous system
when and how to use dynamic rest practices
the impact of rest on the gut microbiome, sleep, & emotions
what the research has to say about restorative practice
how embodied dynamic rest improves emotional and social health
the social context of safety and rest

We’ll discuss practical tools for healing on physiological, psychological, and social levels.
You don’t need to attend live, but you do need to register- early is better to ensure your reg. goes through. Reg. ends @ 11:30am EST on 11/2/21.
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) scholarships. Email Julie: support@boforbesyoga.com

Masterclass: Depression 2.0 ~ Science, Psychology, and Social Context
2021-09-28 12:00 - 14:00
Depression 2.0: Science, Psychology, & Social Context

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Until recently, depression has been viewed in popular culture as a genetic and biochemical problem to be managed through talk therapy and medication. And yet, revolutionary new research supports alternative root causes and through them, novel means for treatment.
In this Masterclass, we’ll explore emerging findings in how we understand and treat depression. We’ll cover:
-new “origin” stories for depression
-the neural pathways of depression
-emerging research on the use of psychedelics in depression
-new findings on social exclusion, isolation, and loneliness
-the social determinants of mental health
We’ll also discuss practical tools for healing on physiological, psychological, and social levels that you can apply to your personal practice, life, work, and relationships.
Please note: If you took the “Grief, Loss, and Depression” Masterclass in May 2020, this addresses new material.

Masterclass: The Life-Giving Power of Proprioception (Science of Well-Being Series)
2021-07-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Held Online

The Science of Well-Being: Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Pain, Inflammation, & More
2020-10-16 - 2020-10-18 | triyoga camden, 57 Jamestown Road, Camden, London, NW1 7DB, United Kingdom
The Science of Well-Being: Inflammation’s Role in Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Pain, & Suffering (and what we can do about it)
In this groundbreaking three-day course, Bo Forbes combines the ancient traditions of yoga and mindfulness with the modern approaches of neuroscience, psychology, immunology, biology, and social justice to address anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and more. This life-altering immersion demonstrates how inflammation is a root cause of human suffering- and what we can do to alleviate it. You’ll also have the option to sign up for one of Bo’s online courses and receive a 60-hour certificate.

Benefit Class for Yoga on the Lane in London
2020-08-09 11:00 - 13:00
