Check out this column forWhat's Happening Now?... ....................................................................................................... July Workshop: Wrist and shoulder health for a sustainable practice! Do you find your wrists are sore from practicing yoga? Do your shoulders get "tweaky" in caturanga? Or are you just curious about proper alignment in Sun Salutations? Downward facing dog, plank, caturanga and cobra/upward facing dog are poses that are repeated over and over in vinyasa classes, and if done without careful attention (and instruction) to alignment, these repetitive poses can wreak havoc on the sustainability of your practice. Yoga should enhance health, not cause injury! In this workshop we will break down these fundamental poses, focusing on proper alignment of hands, wrists and shoulders so that you can move through a vinyasa safely and efficiently. Also experience therapeutic exercises for hands, wrists and shoulders that can serve your practice for a lifetime! This workshop is perfect for beginners and advanced practitioners alike! Sign up now~Space is limited! When: Monday July 13th, 7-8:30pm Investment: $25 Where: Sacred Rivers Yoga Pre-Register: 860.657.3161 or info@sacredriversyoga.com *Please note, Shivani's regular Monday night class will be cancelled this day. ....................................................................................................... Got Stress? Turn Stress Into Bliss! The Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy approach to living with stress to join the list of first notified for information & Fall registration dates for this wildly successful program! *Please specify if you would prefer to participate in this program in either West Hartford or Glastonbury, CT. ...Here are the facts... The American Psychological Association reports that 80% of Americans feel stressed by the economy, 60% feel angry about it and 52% are having trouble sleeping. (read more: APA Stress in America 2008 National Press Release) The survey indicates that physical and emotional symptoms due to stress are on the rise. Stress-related symptoms include fatigue, sleeplessness, feelings of irritability or anger, lack of interest or motivation, feeling depressed or sad, headaches and muscular tension...But you don't have to suffer any longer! Often you can't eliminate the cause of stress, but you do have the power to change your relationship with stress! With awareness comes the ability to choose a healthier life. Over the past four years the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy program Turn Stress Into Bliss has helped people across America relieve their stress related symptoms by 55%!! Click here to find out how this 8-week program can help you! ...How stressed are you? Take a simple stress assessment test! -from page 171 of the program guidebook: Turn Stress Into Bliss .................................................................................. Click here to read Shivani's article, "Got Stress?" on page 23 in the April '09 issue of Natural Nutmeg magazine .................................................................................. Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Informative Session Experience how this combination of yoga and body/mind psychology encourages a deeper connection with self and brings about healing, by exploring your relationships between body, thoughts, feelings and life. *Next Session Date TBA Soma Wellness Center, 3 Waterville Rd, Farmington $5 donation~RSVP 860.678.7880~space is limited! ................................................................................. In the press: December 2008 Yoga Journal Excerpt from article: "Talk to Me. Adding yoga to talk therapy can create a more direct path to emotional healing." ..."I had already done traditional psychotherapy groups and wanted to do something other than talk,"...confronting her emotions through this unique approach, which addressed her symptoms on the physical, intellectual, and emotional levels, helped her depression and anxiety subside. "Yoga gave me the courage to be my true self,"... "And the research says: While data specific to the integration of yoga and talk therapy is hard to come by, Phoenix Rising Center reports that, over the past four years, participants of an eight-week group program have typically experienced a 54 percent reduction in stress and anxiety symptoms." ....................................................................................................... In the press: April 2009 Time Magazine Excerpt from article: "Psychotherapy Goes from Couch to Yoga Mat" ..."Emotional memories are stored in your body," Visceglia says. "A group yoga class, is not structured to enable you to process that. Ideally one would want to work with someone who is paying attention to both the physical and emotional experiences. That's the philosophy behind yoga therapy instruction at Phoenix Rising in West Stockbridge, Mass., where yoga therapists, who do not need to be mental-health practitioners, learn to address both the mind and body in one-on-one sessions and group classes. A Phoenix Rising yoga therapist puts clients in assisted yoga postures and does a kind of "verbal exploration" of the present moment. The yoga therapist acts as a witness to clients' exploration, with empathy and positive regard for their experience." ~To read the complete article, click here ....................................................................................................... Yoga Classes: Shivani believes that there are as many styles of yoga as there are people practicing, and that if you can breath, you can do yoga!! New to yoga or an experienced practitioner? From years of studying yogic philosophy with beloved teacher Manorama, traveling as kirtan singer Bhagavan Das's assistant, half a year of traveling to some of India's most sacred sites, eight years of studying asana in New York, and experience as a yoga therapist, Shivani has the experience to offer a rich tapestry to students of all levels. For a description of Power Flow Yoga and an up-to-date class schedule, click here
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