Healing Yoga
My life forever changed after my 27-year-old son died from an accidental opioid overdose. During my quest to find answers to help my understanding about life & death and to heal the intensity of grief, I found through “a set of coincidences” or “perhaps it was divine guidance “ a specific direction to take. I was led to attend a Yoga Teacher Training class several months after my son’s passing.
With my son’s death, everything I believed in crumbled into nothingness. I didn’t know who I was or how to move forward. I was lost and questioned everything about life and about death. My core beliefs no longer served me. I questioned how I needed to rebuild my belief foundation.
It was during this yoga teacher training that I learned about the eight limbs of yoga which includes:
Yamas - social ethics
Niyamas - personal practices
Asanas - yoga postures
Pranayama - mindful breathing
Prathyahara - turning inward
Dharana - deep concentration
Dhyana - meditation
Samadhi - oneness with all
All of these concepts and practices provided guidelines to help me rebuild my belief foundations and provide me a structure to begin my healing process. This included finding a meaningful purpose in life while embracing grief for positive transformation. In this non-traditional way of healing grief, I was inspired by everything that was presented in these classes and by actually doing the yoga poses in sync with mindful breathing and with intentional healing. The practice of yoga “forever changed me” in a positive way.
The word “yoga” means to connect or unite. I learned the thing we look to connect to or unite with, is our “True Self”, also known as the “divine essence”, “soul”, “higher self” to name a few. Through the healing of my grief by connecting with my intuitive inner voice, this allowed me to experience a spiritual awakening were many gifts began to enfold.d.
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Yoga Class Information
Yoga and Meditation are powerful healing tools for any type of loss or any type of heavy emotion. Studies have shown that suppressed emotions get “stuck” in our body tissues, joints and cells. It is through the process of breathing in-sync with yoga movements that allows the negative thoughts and emotions to be processed and energetically move out of the body. Hence a sense of lightness, peacefulness and healing occurs. Yoga and Meditation should be a considered as a daily practice to achieve the full benefits.
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Small Group “in person” yoga classes
“In-person” Harmony Yoga Fusion Class on
Tuesday nights
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm CST
This class will blend Hatha and Yin type of yoga into one practice. It will bring together benefits of passively holding “Yin” yoga poses allowing for deeper stretches of connective tissues, along with the more active “Yang/Hatha” yoga practice that works on building strength and stamina. By blending the two styles within our mindful breathing, a peaceful harmony will be created allowing physical, emotional and spiritual healing to occur. A 10 minute guided meditation during Savasana will deepen the experience.
This class is designed for beginners but all levels may attend by incorporating advanced versions of the pose into the practice.Must be at least 18 years old.Bring your own yoga mats and yoga blankets.
Class location details:
Holy Family Catholic Church
9100 Crockett Road
Brentwood, TN 37027
Note: Yoga class will be held in the HF Learning Center Lobby. Please enter through the Parish Hall (under the portico) pass the table tennis area and to the glass wall which has a door into the Learning Center Lobby.
Class location details:
Brentwood Library
8109 Concord Road
Brentwood, TN 37027
Note: Yoga class will be held in Meeting Room B or Children’s Storytime room. Check Brentwood Library Calendar for location.
“In-person” Chair Yoga Class
Wednesday afternoon 12:30pm - 1:15pm CST
This class is designed for students who have limited mobility and would like to develop a yoga practice using a chair as support. This class will be for beginners but all levels may attend. Within each pose advanced versions will be suggested for those who don’t need the modification with the chair. Must be at least 18 years old. Bring your own yoga mats and yoga blankets.
Class location details:
Brentwood Library
8109 Concord Road
Brentwood, TN 37027
Note: Yoga class will be held in Meeting Room B or Children’s Storytime room. Check Brentwood Library Calendar for location.
“In-person” Harmony Yoga Fusion Class on
Tuesday nights
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm CST
This class will blend Hatha and Yin type of yoga into one practice. It will bring together benefits of passively holding “Yin” yoga poses allowing for deeper stretches of connective tissues, along with the more active “Yang/Hatha” yoga practice that works on building strength and stamina. By blending the two styles within our mindful breathing, a peaceful harmony will be created allowing physical, emotional and spiritual healing to occur. A 10 minute guided meditation during Savasana will deepen the experience.
This class is designed for beginners but all levels may attend by incorporating advanced versions of the pose into the practice.Must be at least 18 years old.Bring your own yoga mats and yoga blankets.