Description
Eight-Week Series
Sundays, 9:15-10:30AM, September 12 - October 31, 2021
"The body is a portal into deep, soulful healing." Deborah Cohan, MD
Everything in Life and the Universe is energy in motion and is in the process of continuous growth, change, surrender, and transformation. Continuously changing seasons illustrate this clearly: the growth in spring, lushness of summer, surrender of autumn, and the waiting in winter. Each season has its unique joys and challenges, just as we do and our yoga practice gives us a platform to explore and discover.
During this eight-week Therapeutic Yoga series, our yoga practice of asana (moving shapes), pranayama (breathing practices), and meditation (quieting the mind), we will use the Chakra Energy System as a roadmap to explore the healing and energetic properties of gathering abundance from the harvest of late summer and the surrender and letting go of autumn.
All are welcome! Whether you have been attending this Sunday morning Therapeutic Yoga class for a decade or you are joining for the first time, we form a virtual community of humans growing together.
What if you miss a class or more? No problem! A recording of each class will be sent out weekly for you to enjoy at another time. Recordings will be available for the duration of the series.
Therapeutic Yoga aspires to enhance healing the heart, relieving stress in the body (tension, injury, surgery, or arthritis) and mind (depression, anxiety, and the stress of daily living), and liberating the soul for both those new to yoga and those wanting a slower gentler yoga practice.
Eight-Week Series
Sundays, 9:15-10:30AM, September 12 - October 31, 2021
Gathering and Abundance
- Week 1: Root - Grounding Strength & Stability
- Week 2: Sacral - Flowing Waters of Creativity & Emotions
- Week 3: Solar Plexus - Fires of Perception & Confidence
- Week 4: Heart - Compassion, Loss, Forgiveness & Love
Surrender and Letting Go
- Week 5: Throat - Communication & Expression
- Week 6: Third Eye - Intuition & Imagination
- Week 7: Crown - Oneness & Unity
- Week 8: Body, Heart, Mind - Connected with All Energy
This Therapeutic Yoga series is not intended to be a study of the Chakra Energy System , but rather we will glean basic properties of this ancient system to inform our yoga poses, yogic breathing, and moving practices with greater awareness of abundance and surrender within.
There are many resources related to the chakra energy system that you can explore. If you want to dive deeper, explore this brief introduction
About me
Professionally:
The Healing Arts are my passion! Yoga Therapeutics, Mindfulness Meditation, and Mindfulness-Based/Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy
We all want to grow and heal, regain our center when we fall off balance, recalibrate when we veer off course, and remember our True Nature when we're lost in self-doubt, depression, and anxiety, and lose touch with our sense of purpose and meaning. The healing arts offer us maintenance and support for daily living. Hatha Yoga helps us to relax our bodies, open our hearts, and clear our minds.
I have been practicing yoga off and on since my college days and teaching yoga since 2009 when my daughter left for college.
I've been practicing meditation since the '90s and teaching mindfulness meditation since 2011.
I am a clinical psychotherapist and have been in private practice since 1997 and specialize in mindfulness-based and trauma-informed clinical psychotherapy.
Personally:
Mother Nature is my Therapist! I love experiencing the changing seasons and the adventures that each one brings. While yoga and meditation help me stay sane, dancing, biking, kayaking, hiking, and canoeing help my body stay lubricated while enjoying the gifts of Mother Nature. I love traveling and experiencing different cultures, especially Bali!
I became a grandmother twice in June! I'm looking forward to cultivating a relationship with both of my grandchildren, despite the miles and oceans that separate us.
I look forward to meeting and learning more about you!!!
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