Seek Peace - January 28, 2017 9:03:13 AM

Warm up to the position that you're in.  Warm up to feeling really alive as you move through your practice. Allow yourself to soften around your heart so that you can warm up to the environment and the people around you.  Feel your heart expand as you warm up.

Warm Up - January 30, 2017 12:30:31 PM

I am a Forrest Yoga Teacher.  I received my yoga teacher training directly from Ana Forrest.  In fulfilling my goal of bringing healing through yoga to my hometown  community, I opened Yoga Joy, a Forrest Yoga studio.  I created Yoga Joy to inspire others to brighten their lenses of themselves and the world we live in. It is my aim to teach students to connect to their breath, and then to breathe in a way that makes them feel happy.  Through focusing on breath in Pranayama(breath control), to feeling our way through sun salutations, and breathing into painful spots, I encourage students to recognize a path within themselves to strengthen their body from the inside, guiding them to their own glowing light.  Leading through kindness and grounding energy, I support students to unveil blankets of fear which dim the brightness of our spirits. I lead students through yoga sequences that lift stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Integrating my training in feminist psychoanalysis, the themes in my classes often remind students of their wiseness, awesomeness, and confidence.

Paula Passanisi