Dharma Yoga Therapy

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Would you trust bodywork practitioners who aren't licensed or certified to work on you? If so, then you'd wouldn't mind if a yoga teacher or yoga therapist isn't certified either. But if you care - You can find out at www.iayt.org or www.yogaalliance.org - Being certified requires completion of continuing education every 3 years. Stay safe on the mat!

Many Paths, One Yoga Alliance | Yoga Alliance Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Our mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga.

Medical Meditation? Clinical Yoga? Alternative Therapies Go Mainstream. More than one-third of American adults now supplement or substitute mainstream medical care with treatments long considered alternative.

Happy Holy-Days – may your gift always be the present. 🎁

May your holidays and the turnings of the seasons bring new light, great love, wisdom, and understanding into your life, to all you touch, and across this beautiful blue-green globe. 🌍

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Good info on Y12SR Yoga and the Twelve Steps of Recovery

#14Days: Yoga for relapse prevention Nikki Myers, founder of Yoga of 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR), explains how yoga helped her recovery and may help prevent relapse

"The point of asana is to practice, and to teach our students to practice, aligned stretching and relaxation.

This way of practicing reveals our hidden resistance.

This awareness of our of physical and mental resistance creates a deep sense of focus.

This is a focus on sensation, and sensation always brings us into the Present moment.

The whole point of yoga is to live in the Present with an open heart.

The point of yoga is not just to become more and more flexible." -JHL

I'm a firm believer in Dr. Ornish's Lifestyle program and the importance of proper nutrition for health!

Food for thought: Annual symposium highlights nutrition as key ingredient in patient care The 2023 Food as Medicine Update, recently hosted by the University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto, drew 300 health-care professionals, researchers and learners interested in the pivotal role of nutrition in patient care.

Help patients make, maintain lifestyle changes by asking ‘why?’ In this interview, Dean Ornish, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, says asking patients why they want to live longer can help fill their lives with meaning. “If you can get somebody to really tune into what really brings meaning....

For information about half day meditation retreats check this site:

Stillpoint | Eriebenedictinespiri Stillpoint Contemplative Sitting retreats are offered monthly through Mount St. Benedict Monastery, often held at the Glinodo Conference Center. Initiated by Sister Jean Lavin in the early 80s, and based in Christian and Buddhist contemplative traditions, Stillpoint days are open and accessible to t...

Yoga for Skeptics It really is as healthy as people say. Here’s how to start a practice.

Sending some your way today and every day.

https://www.yogaalliance.org/Directory?Type=Teacher

You can check here to see the yoga teachers who are certified by Yoga Alliance to teach in Erie County. It seems many teachers are not certified by YA which is not only dangerous but is also disrespectful to those teachers who follow rules and complete the necessary CEU hours every 3 years.

Also, there are 3 certified Yoga Therapists in Erie, all whom are certified through www.iayt.org

Be safe and choose your teachers wisely!

International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) Members can access the peer-reviewed International Journal of Yoga Therapy, Yoga Therapy Today, and many more resources for research, business, and clinical practice

100-year-old man credits yoga for his youthful spirit Don Burns just celebrated his 100th birthday — and he's in better health now than he was 15 years ago

This is where you can check the registration/certification of Yoga Therapists:

International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) Members can access the peer-reviewed International Journal of Yoga Therapy, Yoga Therapy Today, and many more resources for research, business, and clinical practice

Check here to make sure your yoga teacher is registered and up-to-date with their current educational requirements which happens every 3 years. I think teachers should practice Satya - Truth~

Many Paths, One Yoga Alliance | Yoga Alliance Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Our mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga.

Thank you for the lessons and growth 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ 👊🔥🙏‼️

The Winter Solstice Restorative Yoga scheduled for today Buddha Yoga is cancelled today because of illness. I'll reschedule in the new year!

If you want to see what is happening inside you, pay attention to your breath. 🪷

Our Dharma practice and our recovery program each rest on the foundation of intention and commitment. One day at a time and one breath at a time, we keep coming back to the present moment and to our wish to be free.

"Keep Coming Back: Dharma, Recovery, and Renewal" (online 12/11) with Kevin Griffin will focus on beginning the new year with a clear vision of our path, whether we are just establishing our , renewing our commitment, or maintaining our program and practice.

Info & register: go.spiritrock.org/SR121122

I'm very proud of this effort and happy to be able to represent IAYT in my yoga classes & individual/group yoga therapy practice for the past 6 years.

At this time I'm honored to be leading an ongoing series of classes "Relax the Body - Tame the Mind" for cancer patients at the new Erie Cancer Wellness Center. https://www.facebook.com/eriecancerwellnesscenter

In January, as a certified Y12SR leader, I'll be facilitating a Y12SR (Yoga & the Twelve Steps of Recovery) class & meeting Buddha Yoga Studio Erie, PA3601 Caughey Rd. DATE & TIME will post on 12/9. https://y12sr.com/

On Sunday 12/18 - Join me for a Winter Solstice Restorative Yoga class at Barefoot Buddha https://www.facebook.com/events/498875425638185?ref=newsfeed

I am now proud to be teaching @ Barefoot Buddha Yoga Studio and I will begin leading a local Y12SR meeting there @ 3910 Caughey Rd. Please share this with other yogis & stay tuned for the day/time, etc.

I'll post details on 12.9.22

"The issues live in our tissues"

https://y12sr.com/

Wisdom from Pema!

Buddhist Meditation is Relaxing with the Truth It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves as we are that meditation becomes a transformative process.

Namaste, my Yoga friends.

Just a note to let you know that I will be teaching a daytime class at Barefoot Buddha Yoga Studio beginning in early 2023. You can stay informed here or visit www.barefootbuddhayoga.com

During this gratitude month I'm so grateful to be able to continue sharing the wonderful practice of yoga with the community!

Barefoot Buddha Yoga Studio 3910 Caughey Rd., 2nd Floor Join a Class Today! In our Studio or on Zoom See Class Schedule Under "EVENTS"

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Meditation works as well as a popular drug to reduce anxiety, study finds Researchers compared a practice of daily mindfulness meditation to taking Lexapro to control anxiety symptoms. The meditators got equivalent relief, without the side effects.