Ruthie Duran Deffley, the voice of the month, is a Clinical Social Worker and Mental Health Therapist in the Savannah community who seamlessly blends her expertise in trauma counseling with her passion for yoga.
Read moreYoga For Every Background and Income Level
Janviaire Parker, a dynamic and passionate yoga instructor, likes to use her powerful “mantra” of “drop what you know,” to advocate for a shift within the yoga community that emphasizes diversity, accessibility, and affordability.
Read moreChanging A Yoga Teaching Landscape with Unity
Jessie Gulliver, the voice of the month, has embarked on the mission to weave a tapestry of camaraderie and networking along with other enthusiastic instructors in the Savannah wellness niche through the Yoga For Yoga Teachers initiative.
Read moreA Tailored Approach to Holistic Healing
Kierstin Nicole Graham's story, the voice of the month, reflects the power of an individualized approach to yoga as a tool for effective physical and emotional recovery: Today she lives her teaching path by embracing the uniqueness of each person she serves with Yoga Therapy.
Read moreHelping ‘Warriors’ Reclaim Their Spirit
Jonalyn Lavarias, the voice of the month, found in yoga a transformative tool for addressing trauma-induced disconnection after surviving domestic violence. Now, she has emerged as a symbol of strength, dedicating part of her life to creating awareness and helping women who need support.
Read moreInspiring Movement Beyond The Mat
Alexandra Mitchell likes to carry her students over the boundaries of a common yoga sequence into a harmonized practice held by traditional postures and dancing elements within the movement.
Read moreThe Yogic Power Of Empathy And Language
Emily Bowser, this month’s local voice, is a remarkable yoga teacher and passionate advocate of Non-Violent Communication (NVC), who not only guides students through physical postures but also fosters understanding using storytelling as a creative tool.
Read moreBuilding Community With Compassionate Movement
In this article, we will explore the positive impact of mindfulness practices and Trauma Sensitive Yoga on underserved communities, through the voice of our guest expert, Vira Salzburn, who serves as program director of Safety & Resilience Programs at Chatham County Net Planning Council.
Read moreThe Paths to Somatic Freedom
Body-related practices have been transformative in the field of healing trauma over the last decade, incorporating postural yoga or related practices as a complement. Savannah’s somatic counselor and body psychotherapist Betsy Powers brings her vision of movement for the integration of the mind and body to this month’s discussion.
Read moreReleasing The Fixated Mind
It’s only natural that addiction, as a byproduct of trauma, can benefit from yogic methods used as an aide for relapse prevention. As a certified Yoga for the 12 Steps of Recovery (Y12SR) teacher, Ann Curry expounds on the complex but rewarding skill to balance our multidimensional beings from a yogic standpoint: just keep coming back to yourself.
Read moreOur Sustainable Energy
The Sanskrit term ojas refers to our power of endurance, vitality, and radiance; both physically and mentally. Yoga Science postgraduate Veenu Sharma generously shared her Ayurvedic experience with this vital essence in this month's local expert interview.
Read moreOwning Your Essential Nature
The expert who enriches this month’s intention, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, Shea Walker, helps us observe how this ancient healing system has treated the body, mind, and spirit through a personalized approach for thousands of years, and why is still current.
Read moreThe Layers of Life And The Reality of 'Blissfulness'
Finding expressions of Divinity within ourselves can be the most rewarding experience of our yoga practice. Therefore, we move through layers of existence or “koshas” as means to access a clearer vision of our true nature.
Read moreFinding Ground Through The Crevasses Of Self-Inquiry
Yoga reconnects us with the unchangeable Self within. As we progress in our practice, our intuition begins to easily unveil the purpose of our actions and trace it back to our essence, which is the mystery that lies behind all thoughts.
Read moreThe yogic triangle and its foundational path
The yogic triangle sums it all as Practice, Non-attachment, and the Eight Limbs, meaning that to effectively engage in yoga, and release the outcome, there is a clear and applicable path for any seeker.
Read moreHow Non-Violence Clears The path To Self-Awareness
Clearing our thoughts of “tall weeds” can set a foundation for emotional strength to free up inner space as we settle into a new season. Two sets of “jewels” were presented over 3,000 thousand years ago, woven into a unique text of human psychology and practice, called the Yoga Sutras. These imperishable and simple tools were cognized to help us calm the vrittis, the “fluctuations of the mind”.
Read moreThe Fascinating Science of Breath and Radiance
Breathwork is highly effective in regulating the nervous system to soothe the mind, reason why it has supported spiritual practices since ancient times, and today has become a popular resource. However, it’s common to listen to practitioners grow overwhelmed when tapping into the breath due to a lack of strength in their diaphragms.
Read moreReconnecting The Dimensions of The Human Experience
Your physical body is the first connection with your essence, but to get there you first move across layers. From a yogic standpoint, you must go from gross to subtle. Not the other way around.
Read moreEmbodying your intuitive mind
When we give our minds a break, we don’t only decompress our nervous system but as a consequence of this, we can easier connect with our purest intuition: the non-logical inner knowledge that provides priceless insights into better decisions, infuses our creativity, and awakens the joy within.
Read moreA Pure Self Expression
We can manifest full expression by putting yoga philosophy into practice and letting go of all expectations.
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