Yoga and Movement

Yoga doesn't mind if I feel less than perfect in my jeans. -Sarah Pagliaro

Yoga is for Every Body

Dana is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher. She began practicing yoga ten years ago when she developed carpal tunnel syndrome while in graduate school. As her practice deepened, she began to experience more than just the physical benefits of yoga. Yoga improved her body image, which positively impacted her relationship with food. Recent research shows what Dana has long believed, that yoga can help people who struggle with food/weight obsession by increasing body awareness and promoting self acceptance. The style of yoga she teaches offers a unique way to integrate body and mind through opening to the wisdom of the body. Dana has been teaching Kripalu yoga for five years. Her current teaching schedule is below and she is available for private yoga sessions.

Yoga for Body Acceptance: Six Week Series

Level I: Fridays, 10:30-11:45am, February 5 to March 12

Level II: Tuesdays, 6 - 7:15pm, February 16 to March 23

$60 for each series, space is limited

3719 N. Williams, Portland, OR 97227

This yoga class can help you reclaim your health and well-being by increasing body awareness and promoting self acceptance. A supportive environment is created for students to use props and adapt poses to safely explore yoga. Students are encouraged to move at their own pace and to honor their body’s needs. All sizes and levels are welcome.

To register for a series or schedule a private session, contact Dana at 503.288.4104 or dana@benourished.org

Movement for Awareness, Acceptance, and Pleasure: A 6-week Nia Series

Fridays, 5:45-7pm
March 19 - April 23
Be Nourished Movement Studio
3719 N Williams, Portland, OR

A small group movement series for women offered with the intention of increasing body awareness, self-acceptance and pleasure in the body you have today. Reawaken the joy of moving your body!

Using guided imagery and gentle exercises in embodiment along with the Nia technique, we will connect to the body's natural desire to move.  Improve fitness through accessing the sensations of strength, flexibility, mobility, stability, and agility.  Effort will be made to bring awareness to the language we use to speak to ourselves about our bodies and invite a gentle shift to a kinder, more supportive, loving voice that can support us on a path to health.

Women of all ages, sizes, shapes, and abilities are welcome.  Enrollment limited to 8.  6-week series sliding scale $75-$100. Drop-in (space permitting) $20.

Classes facilitated by Barbara Meyer, PhD (Barbara's bio click here).  To register, contact Barbara at yourbodyhome@yahoo.com, or call (503)206-5687.

Beginning Qi Gong

Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm
Ongoing, $8 drop-in
Be Nourished Movement Studio
3719 N. Williams, Portland, OR 97227

Beginning qi gong consists of breath work, sound, imagery, and simple movements that people of all physical levels can do.  Qi gong enhances the immune system, decreases stress, and improves the health of body, mind, and spirit.  The benefits from qi gong can help a wide range of health problems from pain and chronic disease to depression and stress.  The class is geared toward people who are looking for a form of movement that draws one into self-reflection and cultivates an understanding of the body from an energetic perspective.

Instructor: Jennifer Folkerts,Lac  jennifer_folkerts@yahoo.com