Unfortunately, it seems that yoga in the western world commonly presents as a physically difficult fitness activity practiced by very limber people wearing expensive work out clothing. It can be daunting to see these images and may lead people to feel like there is no way they could ever start a yoga practice.
That is why I'm so passionate about making ALL parts of yoga (physical poses, breath practice, meditation, self inquiry studies, chanting, and more!) available to students regardless of mobility, age, identity, or any other factor. The is no ideal characteristic that makes up a "yoga body". If you are walking around in a body, you can do yoga in it! At Riverside Wellness Center on Saturdays at 8:30 am, I will teach Adaptive Yoga. This class will be a combination of chair and mat yoga as it suits the individual student. That means that some students will do a pose in a chair while others are doing the same pose seated on the mat, or on their hands and knees on the mat, or using the wall. We will also use our full supply of bolsters, blocks, blankets, and straps to make poses both more accessible and more challenging! Register online to set up your account with Riverside to pay with credit card, and get your choice of discounted class packages, or pay the drop in rate of $18. (We cannot sell class packages via cash payment).
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I recently finished a great training with YOGABODY® Teachers College and I'm so excited to share what I learned. Actually, most of it was a review of yoga breath practices that I've explored during my thirteen years of study. This course also highlighted the scientific research around breath as well as in depth discussion about exactly what is going on in the body when we breathe.
In this four week course at Riverside Wellness Center, I'm going to share these practices along with how and why they work to settle our nervous system. Breath practices can help improve sleep, reduce stress, balance energy and improve focus. We will learn which practices work best in different situations and at different times of the day. The course will be supplemented with written materials and video recordings of practices so that you can keep going after the class is over. We will meet every Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 pm for four weeks starting March 13th. Cost is $80. Sign up by Oh, I love March.
I know March is muddy and confused and overly dramatic, but it kicks off the spring planting season with cold weather herbs and veggies, so it always rejuvenates me! Last year in March, I did a hip opener series, sharing blog and social media posts with many ways (mat, floor, chair, wall) for doing common hip opening poses. That was a lot of fun, and if you love hip openers, you can go back to my blog archives and find all the posts here. This year, we're going to change it up. In class and online we're going to welcome the spring sun with SUN SALUTES! What is a Sun Salute? Sun Salute aka "Surya Namaskar" is a classic yoga flow (moving from one pose to the next) that combines movements like forward folds, lunges, back bends, downward and upward dogs, and more fun stuff to boot. It can be used as a warm up before other standing poses, or as a stand alone practice in itself. BUT WAIT! You say.
Why? Because yoga is an adaptive practice that is for Every Body, no exceptions. That means we can practice Sun Salutations
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