Workshops + Events
Office Hours
Thursday June 25th
5:15pm-6:05pm
Office Hours is a pop-up offering for current active Loo Movement students who want to choose which Counter-shapes they practice and level up with some individual tips from Valerie.
This semi-private, small-group session functions like office hours for your practice. Bring the Counter-shapes you’d like help with, and Valerie will offer individualized guidance and refinements. You’ll get the benefit of personalized attention while also learning through shared exploration and the ability to ask questions as needed throughout the class.
If you are a Loo Movement nerd who wants to practice, clarify, and improve your technique, this pop-up event is for you!
Bring your yoga mat. Comfy props will be provided.
Prerequisite: Foundations of Loo Movement or equivalent, current active Loo Movement student.
Pre-registration required.
Cancellation Policy: Cancel 24 hours in advance to receive a credit for a future class.
Loo Movement Neck/Shoulders/Mid Back with Valerie Loo, PT
Part 1
Saturday August 22nd
2:00-3:30pm
If you notice neck, shoulder, or mid back soreness at the computer or when you try to intensify your upper body workouts, this workshop is for you!
With so much time spent at our computers and looking down at our phones, "tech neck" is more and more common, making us more vulnerable to chronic neck and shoulder injuries.
In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Counter-shapes specifically chosen to improve the mobility/stability of your neck, shoulders, and mid back, with real-time demos of common compensations and how to fix them. You'll walk away with a better understanding of how to improve your posture and your spine/shoulder alignment, so that you can continue the activities you love and feel your best.
Pre-registration required. Reserve your spot in advance so we can be sure to have space for you!
Prerequisite: Foundations of Loo Movement or equivalent
Cancellation Policy: For this special workshop offering, cancel 3 days in advance to receive a credit back.
Part 2
Saturday August 29th
2:00-3:30pm
In part II, we will dive deeper into the nuances of how to correct your specific neck, mid back, and shoulder misalignments and how to use the Counter-shapes to reinforce these improvements. Even if you’ve done these Counter-shapes before in class, this workshop will bring your effectiveness to the next level.
You’ll walk away with a better sense of how to recognize good alignment, ergonomics, and posture. You’ll probably feel taller, too!
Pre-registration required. Reserve your spot in advance so we can be sure to have space for you!
Loo Movement Neck/Shoulder/Mid Back
with Valerie Loo, PT
Prerequisite: Foundations of Loo Movement or Equivalent, AND Neck/Shoulder/Mid Back Workshop Part I
Cancellation Policy: For this special workshop offering, cancel 3 days in advance to receive a credit back.
Root to Rise: Gentle Loo Movement and Sound Healing for the Spring Equinox
Friday March 20th
5:30-6:45pm
Root to Rise reflects the rhythm of the spring equinox, a time of balance and gentle emergence, where we reconnect with our foundation while opening to new energy and growth.
In the first half of this special event, Valerie will guide you through gentle, restorative Loo Movement Counter-shapes designed to ground the body and create space for ease, relaxation, and better alignment.
For the second half, certified sound practitioner Laura Moir will introduce her healing vibrations with crystal singing bowls, gongs, and chimes. Her sound bath will calm the nervous system and support a sense of openness and flow, inviting you to tune into the energy of the spring equinox.
At the end of the event, there will be time for those who wish to part ways in silence...or tea for those who wish to stick around, learn more about sound healing, and try out the instruments.
Bring your yoga mat. Comfy props will be provided.
Bonus! You can use your Techniques class/Reformer combo package for this event.
*For this special event, cancel 3 day in advanced to receive a credit for future use.
Loo Movement Yoga (Pop Ups)
Stay tuned!
Dates to be announced
This physical therapist-inspired yoga class draws from the Loo Movement method. Valerie will help you connect deeper to breath and self, with alignment cues to help you sense your body and feel more aware. The yoga poses in this class are carefully chosen to meet each student where they are, with modifications provided to suit all levels. Walk away feeling better aligned, grounded, and strong.
This is a specialized add-on class that’s great for people who have already learned the Loo Movement method. If you’ve attended yoga classes in the past and your body felt flared up afterwards, this class is for you!
Loo Movement Qigong (Pop Ups)
This class is on temporary pause.
This Traditional Chinese Medicine health practice improves the supply and flow of healing Qi energy. Valerie will guide you into a unified state of presence, followed by a sequence of Loo Movement mobility exercises to prepare the body and quiet the mind for a rejuvenating and peaceful Qigong practice. This practice can strengthen the immune and respiratory systems, lower blood pressure, and improve mood, energy, sleep, and over all well-being. Join our newsletter to hear about upcoming pop-up Qigong classes or workshops!
Words from Workshop Students
"Valerie has taken physical therapy to a whole new level! In the Hip & Pelvis Workshop, something really clicked for me, and I learned how to correct my pelvic misalignment with more precision, which made a huge difference. As a fellow physical therapist, I appreciate how she uses Counter-shapes to address the whole body to change our habitual patterns. I am no longer having intermittent instances of low back muscle tightness and pain. This is after many years of trying to figure out my low back pain. Amazing! I do the Counter-shapes at home several times a week. This helps me ward off any pain from gardening or challenging physical activities. I am forever grateful!"
-Gaye R., Neck and Low Back
