Yoga for a balanced Body: Healing Sequences

Restore inner harmony and nourish your being through a personalized Yoga practice

Personal Yoga programs are designed with supportive poses and acupressure points, focusing energy to align with the seasons. We work together during our initial consultation to determine which asanas & purification practices will benefit you the most, resulting in a unique healing Yoga plan developed just for you.

A personal practice allows us to journey deeper, discovering the true meaning of Yoga.

A Seasonal Practice : Meridian Yoga

The Meridians are myofascial organ pathways laid out by Eastern Medicine. In Meridian Yoga, we practice certain postures that align us with each season, living in accordance with the transition of energy throughout the year.

Spring is the season of our Liver & Gallbladder; cleansing, renewal, growth, expansion, and movement. We practice more twisting and binding asanas, and start to move the energy through a more energizing practice. We also work to lighten up our menu planning with more sprouted and young foods, seasonal greens and vegetables, and cook our food at higher temperatures for shorter periods of time. This is the wisdom of the Tao.

Healing Techniques : Acupressure, Cupping, Moxa, Gua sha

Through my certification and continuing education with Science of Self, I incorporate Eastern healing techniques such as cupping, acupressure, and moxa in personal healing sessions to assist with moving the energy and relieving pain and stagnation in the body. These techniques allow us to support a deeper awareness of how we can soften and open our body to allow us to experience a deeper expression of a pose.

Moxa- or moxibustion- is a warming technique used to build Qi and nurture the fluid movement of our body’s essence through the pathways. It is commonly used to support weakened Qi, and foster building our blood, as the heat draws our circulation and can warm and dissipate stagnation. I commonly advise students to work with Moxa if they experience cold or tingling in their extremities- especially in the Winter. Moxa can also be very supportive for dampness and weak Spleen and Stomach Qi- as warmth supports our Agni (digestive fire).

Cupping can provide even deeper relief of pain by encouraging blood flow to an area of stagnation. The cups pull the adhered tissue up and away from the area of concern, allowing fresh circulation to heal the area. Relief is experienced as the pain patterns and habits that allowed the stagnation to occur gradually soften through an awareness of our postural and breathing habits. Gua sha and moving cupping can also help encourage the flow of blood, and provide support for the clearing of stagnating lymph and blood. The marks that appear are called “sha” and are indicative of healing. They usually disappear within 5-7 days after a treatment, occasionally longer in more severe cases. I provide cupping treatments as part of a Meridian Yoga session, and can also provide links to resources if you are interested in acquiring your own set of cups for at-home treatment in between our sessions.