Yoga with Shelli, RYT
In my early twenties I dabbled with yoga but didn’t understand its
benefits, so never kept it up. I entered my forties with a chronically injured,
inflexible body. With my orientation towards natural healing, I turned to
yoga to help me heal my own body. It is because of the changes I experienced—the
healing and opening in myself—that I decided to teach yoga and provide
an environment where other people can explore their potential through yoga.
Now I have taught yoga full-time professionally for six years.
I believe that yoga can benefit everybody. Some people originally come
to yoga for external reasons like rehabilitation, stress relief, and to
maintain their current level of health. Often people grow to understand
that yoga can also become an internal experience where we learn that bringing
the body and mind together, anchored in the breath, provides many benefits
as well.
Yoga is taught in many styles. They are all good for you. My teaching style
reflects many forms, including “power yoga,” Hatha yoga, and
yoga for children. Most recently I have added Yin Yoga, which balances out
the muscular “yang” yoga practice. Yin yoga accesses the connective
tissue of the joints closest to the core of the body (the hips, lower back,
and spine). All my classes devote time focusing on a variety of breathing
techniques.
In my classes I aim to provide a joyful, relaxing environment, free from
judgment, where we all come to our mats just as we are—on that day,
at that particular moment. Flexibility and strength will come; they are
the products of a yoga practice. They are not the goal, however. Yoga is
about exploration–who you are and what you feel. Always remember it's
not about what the yoga poses look like. It's about what you are sensing
inside, making yoga a sensational experience! As I tell my students: JUST
ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
Yoga Teaching Schedule -
All levels welcome!
Please check back soon for my 2008 class schedule
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