Y O G A

Stretch & Deliver: More women are turning to pre- and postnatal yoga
to cope with pregnancy and new motherhood
A link to the San Francisco Chronicle article about Deborah and her Yoga Classes

I have been in love with yoga for many years. I began to practice it for stress reduction and relaxation purposes. I was totally hooked from my first class. My lifestyle really changed over the years. I have learned so much about the restorative and healthful benefits of a yoga practice. It's a profound study and practice.

Unique and magical in how it can transform a person from a state of imbalance to a place of wholeness and well-being. It has been my therapy, my space for healing for most of my adult years. It has been a true light towards quiding me more inwards, to my center, my source. All shapes an sizes of people can participate.

It doesn't matter what is happening in your life, there is always a way to structure a practice for your individual needs. There is so much about this sacred study. Everyone should try it, many times with many different teachers and see for themselves.

As a yoga teacher I am trained in the Iyengar tradition. I appreciate many different styles of yoga but usually my classes are structured from and Iyengar understanding. Sequencing in a particular way, opening poses preparing for deeper holding of poses. Very much a strengthening stretch hatha yoga style.

I do include resting poses and inversions to round out a class. I focus on creating a balanced, restorative, alignment oriented, challenging class. Strength, flexibility and alignment for the body; clarity and focus for the mind, ease and peace for the nervous system and inner body, a happy heart and radiant spirit.

Come and explore yoga with me. It' a love I wholeheartedly share. I look forward to being with you.

Iyengar Yoga

A system of hatha yoga developed by BKS Iyengar. The core of this system is based on standing poses to develop strength, alignment and flexibility, following a definite and precise way of doing asana with regulated breathing. Also, the use of props and their rtherapeutic value, thus adapting yoga poses to the needs and limitations of the individual student. The poses are held for longer periods allowing for a deepening into one's own body awareness, mind and spirit. Hence the purpose, the path of yoga; a yoking or union with all parts of oneself.

 

 

Prenatal Yoga

Is very popular these days because it has so much to offer the pregnant woman. This ancient practice of hatha yoga is a complete system for total health and well being of the body, mind and emotions. It relieves many of the common discomforts of pregnancy. The postures increase flexibility, circulation and strength, focus the mind and release tension and stress, enhancing relaxation, calming the emotions and enabling deep regular breathing patterns. Thus, a sense of total well being is experienced. What better way to grow another body within, when one is in harmony with its own.

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Postnatal Yoga

Another major transition for women. This class is designed to help the new mother get her body back from the demands of pregnancy. Toning and strengthening the uterus, abdominalŐs'and back, relieving and aligning nursing shoulders and upper body, supplying a place to unhook, relax and regenerate, move their bodies, focus their mindŐs and rest for a moment. This is a space to give to themselves when so much of their energy is righteously going to the newborn, creating a supportive space to be with other new mothers and their babies. Baby helpers are often available in the classes.

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RESTorative Yoga
Inward workout
Mondays 6:00 - 7:30 at 7th Heaven


A Slower more gently paced yoga and meditation. Come back to center, to calm, to balance. Ease into a more relaxed approach to yoga, but not passive and often very deep. Unwind and relax, release pain, pressures and expectations. We will explore asana, breath awareness, resting poses, internal cleansing and meditation. Do RESTorative yoga, at least some of the time, for greater health and wellbeing.