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Balance the adventures of your life with yoga on & off the mat.
Reduce Stress by Unitasking
We all do it. We’re watching a show on Netflix while scrolling through Facebook, texting a friend to make plans for the weekend, and eating popcorn.
Multitasking. It’s normalized and encouraged in our society. But does it make us more productive? Do we actually get more done? Or, are we revving up our nervous systems as we jump from task to task, thinking about what comes next, and trying to do three things at once? Is our work/life suffering when we divide our attention among more than one thing…
Feeling Anxious? Try this Breathing Technique
We breathe all day, every day, and most of the time, we probably don’t notice or think about breathing. But, mindfully breathing through alternating sides of your nose for about 5 minutes can help you ease anxiety, increase concentration, and lower your blood pressure…
The Evolution of a Yoga Relationship
If your intention is to practice yoga throughout your lifetime, it’s important to understand that your practice will evolve. As I’m sure you’ve heard…change is the only constant, and our yoga practice is no different. The aim is to accept these changes and be curious about what each phase can teach you.
Don’t Try Yoga Unless You’re Already Good At It
Whether it’s a new hobby, activity, or language, adults often think they have to be “good at something” in order to try it. But how can we be good at speaking Italian if the only Italian word we know is pasta? Who expects us to be good at skiing if we’ve never stepped into bindings? How can we be an expert at yoga the first time we unroll a yoga mat? It sounds ridiculous…
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Linda is a graduate of Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and received her training under Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds. She has also completed additional training in Trauma Sensitive Yoga Practices with David Emerson, E-RYT of the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute under the direction of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. This mind-body approach provides techniques that have a positive impact on the physical and mental well being of those coping with anxiety, depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Linda also offers private instruction to help clients incorporate these techniques into a traditional class or design a personal yoga program that will address individual triggers and challenges. As a certified Dance Instructor for over 25 years, Linda uses yoga as a part of her training methods to help her students gain focus, strength, endurance, flexibility and self-confidence. On a personal level, Linda believes that yoga enriches her life physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually - on and off the mat - every day.
Being active and staying healthy have always been an integral part of Heather’s life. She grew up in Bel Air, was a competitive gymnast, and has continued to participate in exercise-related activities, including cycling and yoga throughout her adult life. The combination of mindful awareness and physical movement is what drew Heather to yoga in 2006. After teaching for several years and sensing a need for yoga in the community, Heather opened Peace Yoga in January 2011. She is an ERYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) with Yoga Alliance and holds a Masters of Education degree. Heather has studied with yoga teachers Stephanie Snyder, Judith Hanson Lasater, Jason Crandal, and Sage Rountree.