Got aches, pains, and general cranky spots in your body? Most of us do. Come work out the kinks through self-massage with therapy balls! As Patanjali tells us in sutra 2.16, future pain can be avoided.

Here’s a tool to help you work out the kinks on your own at home: therapy ball self-massage. This 2-hour workshop will offer a head-to-toe rollout to leave you feeling physically soothed and emotionally relaxed.

Advantages of self-massage: the roll-down low-down:

• Release physical tension. Learn techniques to soothe your personal hot spots.

• Relieve stress. Knead your physical form to relax the mental and emotional layers of your being.

• Breathe more freely. Physical tension and postural habits impede the breath. Unblock your respiration and repattern your carriage.

• Deepen your asana practice. Stretching is not the only—or even, sometimes, the most effective—way to increase flexibility. Self-massage can improve mobility. The balls also awaken unconscious body areas; improved body awareness leads to more skillful movement.

• Reveal yourself to yourself. Map your physical form and explore the mental and emotional states that self-care can evoke.

Alleviate pain and stress, move more freely, and breathe more easily. Come get the ball rolling!