Nourishing Yoga for Mind-Body Wellness

Service Description

Nourishing Yoga for Mind-Body Wellness Date: Wednesdays Time: 8am-9am Instructor Facilitator: Jen Rizza, RYT Advanced Therapeutic Yoga, Yin & Restorative Specialty, Reiki Master Teacher, Wellness & Lifestyle Coach Class Description: Nourishing Yoga for Mind-Body Wellness - With a slow and mindful focus, linking movement with breath, this 60-minute class invites you to unite mind and body, revitalizing your Prana (life force energy) through a gentle yoga flow. Yoga movements will promote spaciousness to increase energetic Prana flow in the body, ranging from seated to floor and some simple standing poses. Adaptable to all ability levels, this practice aims to help you find rootedness in the poses, possibility in the breath, clarity in the mind and hope in your spirit. Who is this for: If you like a traditional style yoga class but appreciate a slower, gentle and more mindful approach, this class will invite you to strengthen your physical yoga practice (asana) as well as your self-reflection and inner knowing (pratyahara). We welcome beginners to seasoned yogis to join us and start your day nourished from within and without, feeling aligned in mind and body. Shapes and poses will be offered with modifications to meet your body where it is, inspiring loving acceptance and compassion. Therapeutic benefits include: ~Slowing of the breath and movement to down-regulate the nervous system ~A gentle self-care practice to nurture and nourish from within ~Creating space to discover and appreciate your inner witness, listening more closely to to allow mind and body to unite as one ~Cultivation of life skills practiced on the mat that translate into greater wellbeing as you walk through life Learn more about Pratyahara and the Eight Limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga): ~https://yogainternational.com/article/view/pratyahara-yogas-forgotten-limb/?rsltid=AfmBOorjHBOmUnWGs9n7kBJiQYSOdq7dNi-DQR3ONLKsMX6jF6TI4rKm ~https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/patanjali/raja_81.html Newtown Wellness Collective practices body awareness & mindful movement, encouraging students to meet themselves where they are, with compassion and loving acceptance.