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Yoga Workshops:
I've returned to teaching yoga workshops in exploration of healing to
wholeness through yoga and Process Coaching. All levels.
Private Yoga Instruction:
I like to teach yoga one-on-one so that I can facilitate a
tailored practice at home. Group instruction is one way to learn yoga, but I
find that group instruction doesn't allow the yogi to go as deep as yoga is
intended, for individual self exploration and space for emotional movement. It
is important to meet with a teacher regularly to assist in areas that we tend to
avoid out of habits or fear, and to get proper alignment for safety.
Private
lessons include all aspects of yoga, beyond the physical practice.
Cathy's Yoga Biography:
I started yoga in 1992 and began teaching soon after when
I was asked to sub for Jody Turner’s classes in Portland, Oregon. My teacher,
Diane Wilson of Portland, Oregon, gave me her blessing.
I trained with Diane for 8 years almost daily, as well as
taking her Teacher’s Training Course in Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Kriya
Meditation in 1998.
Diane shared her deep passion and love for yoga and the
creativity possible with a daily practice. Diane is a Master in her own right,
but refuses to take the title of guru or name her style as she honors each
student as an equal. If it weren't for her approach, I would not have continued
with yoga, because she never said to me the words, this is the ONLY way to do
it. I am ever grateful for her teaching and inspiration. I highly recommend her
to anyone who wants to explore the edge of yoga. She is in Portland, Oregon.
Check out her
workshops and classes here.
I learned about Iyengar yoga with Jack Mason, who is
currently retired from teaching. I took a series of private lessons with Jack,
so I was able to explore my practice very deeply with him. I have not forgotten
his teachings.
I learned a lot about teaching from my students. I have
worked with people of all ages, abilities and shapes and sizes. My classes have
been a most valuable training. I have learned to take what I have
experienced in my own body through years of yoga practice and pass the knowledge
on to my students. I love to find the aspect of yoga that makes it imperative
for the individual. I believe that every human will benefit from yoga and there
is a way to practice that will appeal to everyone. We only need to find the
right teacher or teachers. If you do not like a class, try another teacher! Once
you have found the right one, stick with them until its time to explore another
perspective. If your practice becomes stagnant, look further. Yoga is never
stagnant. Only we become stagnant in our practice.
Every class begins with tuning in to self and
strengthening the core and low back with abdominal asana, as it is much needed
in our society. The abdominal asana I favor have been passed on to me from Diane
Wilson and Ana Forrest. Classes vary depending on the needs of the students and
myself and include many other strengthening asana coming from all traditions and
styles of yoga.
I have found the core work to be essential in
strengthening my life, my practice and healing my lower back. I teach Hatha and
Kundalini Yoga in my own style, which combines Sivananda, Kriya, Iyengar and
Forrest Yoga. I have not been trained as a teacher by Ana Forrest, but as a
student in many workshops since 2001. I always honor and acknowledge
what I have learned from her with her expertise on strengthening the core and
working through injury in yoga as well as the emotional healing addressed in her
teaching. Ana's
website is here.
Process Coaching has taken the emotional healing to the
next level for me in my yoga practice. I am currently integrating the two in my
own exploration with myself in yoga and in my teaching.
My intention with yoga in my practice and teaching is to
bring balance to the spirit, emotional and physical body in the heart so that we
can individually vibrate who we are as part of the greater ecosystem on Earth.
In private lessons, Process Coaching and Energy Healing come into play as
needed. My intent is to teach and learn (always) how to become fully present and
responsible here on Earth.
I am available for private individual or private group
instruction, and retreats. I also teach at Family Learning Center in Kirkland.
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