Yoga is about cultivating exquisite relationships; the ones you have with yourself, and with others. As Allison facilitates your yoga practice, she will invite you to explore the GIFTS of the practice, that you can use on and off the mat!
Allison is a RYT 500 hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, one of 1,500 world-wide Chopra Center Certified Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher, a Level 2 Reiki Practitioner and a Certified Johnny G Spinning Instructor.
Jody Dougherty RRT is owner of Traditional Healings in Newtown Sq, PA. She began her career in Western Medicine and has combined that knowledge with Eastern Medicines to establish her healing practice. Her goal is to be the bridge connecting each individual to the possibilities of whom they truly are .To create these possibilities she incorporates Spiritual Response Technique, Giving Freedom, ReDivination, Crystal Healing, Egg and Plant Limpias and from our Mother Earth, Wind of Great Sprit. She is also devoted to facilitating Yin Yoga and Journey Dance, connecting to possibility through the body by meeting each person where they are in this moment. Through her work in Gift of the Body, exploring the energetic layers of the fields, she has committed to a connection, compassion through the heart and is offering these free Circles of Compassion.
Sarah's love for yoga started in college. She came to her mat looking for a way to cope with stress and relieve body aches. She fell in love with the practice as she realized it was transforming her mentally, spiritually, and physically. After graduating from Drexel with a BS in Health Sciences, Sarah deepened her practice by beginning yoga teacher training. Sarah received her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification through Svadhyaya Teacher Training. She is also a certified meditation teacher. She loves yoga for the community it builds, and for the practice's never ending learning process. Sarah truly believes everybody and every body can befit from yoga. She is a vinyasa teacher with Ashtanga and Anusara roots. In class she emphasizes breath control and alignment. Her classes are physically challenging, relaxing, and FUN! Sarah looks forward to seeing you on your mat!
Heather has been practicing yoga for 15 years. She came to the practice when her children were babies and she needed some “me” time. She credits yoga with teaching her that the body and mind are one, and that what we learn about ourselves on the mat we should take off the mat whenever possible. The practice of yoga has so much to teach us about how to live our lives, parent, exercise and breathe.
Enjoy a workshop with Heather Riley that discusses the science, philosophy and practical applications of meditation. Participants will be given the tools needed to establish the groundwork for a sustainable home practice.
This workshop introduces you at least 4-5 major meditation techniques from the yogic and Buddhist traditions, including:
Meditation on the breath Mantra meditation Guided imagery meditation
Walking meditation
Participants will be introduced to those above meditation practices and the principles on which they are based.
There will be periods of silent sitting and walking meditation, as well as discussions. This workshop will provide a foundation to apply meditation and mindfulness practices into your daily life. *Please note that this is NOT a yoga class. Please dress in comfortable attire.