Namaste! I’m excited to announce I’ll be teaching Yoga classes at Virginia Beach recreation centers beginning in July. My schedule is:
Tuesdays: 10:30AM – Chair Yoga at Bayside
Thursdays: 12:00PM – Chair Yoga at Kempsville
Thursdays: 5:30PM – Hatha Yoga at Williams Farm
These classes are available for members, or for a $10 drop-in fee for all others. Hope to see you soon! Peace to all!
Namaste! I’m thrilled to announce I’ve completed the two-part (80 hours) training for Therapeutic Yoga, and now offer private sessions at my home or via Zoom. What is Therapeutic Yoga? Here’s an excerpt from the training site:
Therapeutic Yoga is a blend of restorative yoga, gentle yoga, breathwork, energy healing, and guided meditation techniques combined in such a way that makes it an excellent choice for those who need something gentle, yet effective, for bringing the body into balance. It is a particularly good practice for those recovering from, or living with, injury or illness. The Therapeutic Yoga Training program has taught thousands of graduates over the last twenty years.”
Please contact me for more information or to schedule sessions of Therapeutic Yoga.
Happy New Year! Make this the year you decide to take care of your physical, mental, and/or spiritual needs. How exactly do you do that? Set S.M.A.R.T. goals! Decide exactly what you’ll do each week. Make what you do:
S = specific;
M = measurable;
A = attainable;
R = relevant;
T = time-sensitive.
Basically, what will you do, how will you know you’ve done it, when, where, how, why? You deserve to be happy and healthy!
While Yoga isn’t primarily a “workout,” it balances all types of activities from golf to racket sports to running and weight lifting. It also brings safe, healthy physical activity to those who find themselves sedentary on many days. The reason Yoga helps us feel so good is that it works through what’s known as the five koshas (“sheaths” or “layers”) of our bodies.
The first, most obvious kosha is the physical body itself, annamaya kosha. The Yoga poses (asanas) keep the body both strong and flexible, and assist with balance and coordination.
Deeper than the physical body is the energetic body, pranamaya kosha, which we most easily access through working with the breath in our Yoga classes. A good Yoga class leaves us feeling refreshed with just the right amount of energy – not so much that we feel restless and not so little that we feel exhausted or lethargic.
The next layer is the mental kosha, known as manomaya kosha, which includes our thoughts and emotions as well as our “witnessing” mind, the part of us that knows how to simply be “present” and aware of what’s actually happening moment to moment.
Deeper than this is the wisdom body, vijnanamaya kosha, which contains all knowledge, understanding, and intuition. We experience this when we get a flash of insight seemingly out of nowhere.
The deepest layer, anandamaya kosha, represents deep contentment, peace, even bliss. According to Yoga philosophy, this is the deepest, truest part of who we are. No matter what’s happening externally in our lives or in the world, we always have the ability to connect with this deep inner peace and contentment.
When we do Yoga poses, breathing exercises, and concentration/meditation in a practice session, we automatically access all five of these koshas (because they’re interconnected), cleansing them and freeing us to face whatever we need to face in our daily lives.
Yoga is for everyone! Please practice on your own, or locate a suitable in-person or virtual class to suit your needs. BE well!
Yoga therapists work with individuals and groups looking to move beyond illness/diagnoses into a place of flourishing and thriving. Yoga becomes an entire holistic lifestyle meeting physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Contact me for more info! Be well! ❤
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