He published his second popular science book in 2013, titled The Universe Within, that traces elements’ paths from stars to fossils. Shubin has published numerous articles in scientific journals regarding his research on fossils like Tiktaalik, the embryonic development of salamanders, and gene expression in fish fins.

Shubin was elected into the National Academy of Sciences in 2011, and he now works as a professor at the University of Chicago, focusing his research on limb development. Since then, Shubin helped produce a television show under the same name to bring contemporary science topics into the classroom. This discovery catapulted Shubin into the public eye, as he was named ABC News’ “person of the week,” gave several interviews about the fossil, and wrote Your Inner Fish to help educate the public about scientific topics. In 2006, Shubin and his team found the fossil Tiktaalik roseae, an important intermediary form between fish and land animals. in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard in 1987. Props: a yoga mat, 2-3 blankets, a bolster, and a yoga block and belt.Īs these are single 90-minute classes, the 15-day money-back guarantee that applies to longer-duration courses is not applicable.Ĭlick here for details about other classes and the bundles.Neil Shubin earned his Ph.D. Through playful movements and variations on more traditional yoga asanas we’ll explore how rediscovering our inner fish can release the deep intervertebral muscles of the spine and restore fluid ease to our movement. In Anatomy Trains, Thomas Myers describes lateral movement as “the kind involved in the swimming of a fish, consisting of reciprocal reflexes flowing down the musculature in waves.” We begin to see the world (and ourselves) from a different perspective. Lateral movement shifts us out of yes and no answers and moves us into the dimension of choice and possibility. While working in the sagittal plane can build strength and cohesion in the core and spine, overemphasis of movement in this plane can also create rigidity and lack of fluidity and differentiation in the spinal column. The rectangular shape of the standard yoga mat reinforces this linear dimension: inviting us to bend forwards, backwards or to stand sideways.

So much of modern postural yoga practice is oriented in the to-and-fro of the sagittal plane. To see the details of all classes and find out more about the teachers, please click here. Purchase gives you access to the livestream class and the recording for 30 days or a minimum of 75 days with bundle purchases. The classes began September 29th and continued weekly through to December 14, 2022. Welcome to the 2022 Livestream Classes presented by Donna and two of her senior associates, Neal Ghoshal and Lisa Petersen.

Your inner fish series