I love to teach yoga... it involves a wonderful blend of engaging the attention of body and mind!
Lately I have been teaching at Datura Yoga. Check the schedule!
Yoga offerings...
Yin yoga
Yin yoga is based on Taoist principles and the principles of interacting with the fascial system. As such, yin involves softening or sinking into seated or lying-down postures, following the body's path of least resistance, and staying in postures for several minutes. There are psychological/mental as well as physical intentions for the yin practice. At a physical level, yin helps maintain or improve range of motion by gently pressing into joints, and the compression provided by the body's passive pressure helps release restrictions in the fascial system, which can have many positive effects (learn more about myofascial release here). At a psychological/mental level, yin gently challenges us to develop nonjudgmental awareness, in other words, to turn our precious attention on ourselves no matter what is coming up--we are invited to fully feel whatever sensations, emotions, or thoughts are present (including the uncomfortable stuff). A lot of disease comes from internal disconnection and avoidance--disruptions of consciousness. From what I understand through my own experience, it's very easy to withhold awareness from things you don't want to see or feel. However, awareness is the key to a healthy relationship with life and all it contains. So the gift of the yin practice is the cultivation of a healthy relationship with reality by promoting internal connection. Try it!
Yoga nidra
Reset your nervous system (get out of the ubiquitous, addictive, self-reinforcing fight-or-flight response) by reorienting to your multidimensionality in this guided meditation. I received some training in facilitating yoga nidra through the iRest system. I also have many years of experience studying and teaching about cognition, and holding space for people exploring altered states of consciousness in the container of body/energywork. All of this has given me a unique perspective and much reverence for the process of journeying through consciousness for healing purposes. Like all forms of yoga, yoga nidra is a practice. Over time your ability to remain aware in different states of consciousness becomes expanded. This can offer all sorts of curious insights including the reassurance via direct experience that you are part of something much larger than our everyday shared reality. What a relief.
Yoga basics / Gentle yoga
Yoga basics classes are gently active; they incorporate traditional standing, seated, and lying-down hatha yoga poses, as well as flowing movements. This practice is appropriate for beginners or anyone who appreciates a deliberate, intentional approach in which breath is used to coordinate movement and deepen body attention. Over time, this practice helps build strength, increase flexibility, and improve balance. It's important that you receive clear instructions that invite you feel into your body in the different postures, and time to do so, so we do not move quickly.