Tuesday, June 9, 2009

june yin: balance the heart energy

My Yin Yoga workshops have been expanded to twice a month at North Main Yoga. They will be held regularly on the second and fourth Sundays of the months. The price has been lowered to $15/class.

Classes each month will focus on opening the connective tissue and relubricating joints, as well as balancing one of the bodies energy channels (sometimes called meridians) that relate to the current season. As each season has a particular energy or element connected with it, the energy in our bodies follows a similar path through the organs and channels.

June 14 [4-6 p.m.] opening the spine

June 28 [4-6 p.m.] balancing the heart energy

The heart energy corresponds to the fire of summer. An imbalanced heart energy can lead to worry and sleeplessness, among other things.

About Me

I owe my passion for yoga and its transformative nature to my teachers, namely Max Strom. I have been teaching since December, 2006. I teach an all-levels vinyasa flow class, which focuses on the breath as the key to change and healing. As my teacher, Max, says, we just add the poses to the breath. I have completed a 30-hour teacher training with Max in Kansas City and another 54-hour training with him in Greenville; a 230-hour, 9-month intensive with Max's students and owners of North Main Yoga studio, Brian and Liz Delaney; and a Yin Yoga teacher training with Shala Worsley from the Asheville Yoga Center. Most recently, I have begun studying Thai Yoga Massage privately with Asheville therapist Lia Pardy. In April, I will enroll in the Asheville School of Massage & Yoga to pursue my massage therapist license.