SAM Sather
The Sacrum: A Key to Spinal Health and Mobility

The sacrum, often overlooked, plays a vital role in both spinal health and overall movement. It's not just a single bone but a fusion of five vertebrae that occurs as we age, usually completing the process in our 20s. Despite this fusion, the sacrum is part of a dynamic system that requires awareness and movement to stay healthy.

The Sacrum: A Key to Spinal Health and Mobility
SAM Sather
The Convergence of Yoga and Creativity

Yoga and creativity share a special connection. Both require us to move beyond the confines of the familiar, to explore the unknown, and to embrace the perspective of a beginner—a fresh lens through which we see the world. This convergence of yoga and creativity is a catalyst for inspiration, opening doors to new ideas, perspectives, and ways of being.

The Convergence of Yoga and Creativity
Amanda Dzengeleski
Why we are a Yoga Therapy Studio. Plus, ...

Yoga therapy is fundamentally about empowering you to take an active approach to self-care through the tailored application of yoga. Unlike general group classes, which aim to benefit a wide range of participants, yoga therapy offers a personalized and evolving practice that addresses specific health challenges and promotes overall well-being.

Why we are a Yoga Therapy Studio. Plus, Nourishing Opportunities to Practice.
SAM Sather
NEW Studio Announcements: Introducing our ...

We have made new updates to our class schedule and an exciting addition to our team!

SAM Sather
iRest: Active Resting That Heals

iRest Yoga Nidra can be perceived as resting, especially since rest is in the name, and we all are not people who rest. Resting can even be a bit scary. It is easy to wonder: Will everything be OK if I slow down and rest? What if I told you that iRest Yoga Nidra is active resting? You are doing something. You are actively listening to a voice, following the prompts, re-wiring your brain, and improving your health.

What is Reiki?

Reiki’s History and Use in Western Medicine Settings

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is an ancient Japanese hands-on healing art, often described as “energy healing.” It was developed in Japan in the 1920s by Dr. Mikao Usui and brought to the United States in 1937 by Hawayo Takata. Reiki continues to gain popularity in the West as a useful Complementary and Alternative Medicine, with The Center for Reiki Research (2019) listing “76 hospitals, medical clinic and hospice programs where Reiki is offered as a standard part of care,” including prestigious medical institutions such as Duke, Columbia Presbyterian, and John Hopkins. According to Miles (2008), Reiki “is being delivered in the most stressful of settings—the cardiac-care unit, the delivery room, the operating room, intensive-care units, and the emergency room (p. 205).

Meditation: Why, What, When, Where, & How

“I can’t sit still long enough to meditate.” “My mind is too busy.” “I do plenty of things to relax, I don’t need to meditate.” “I don’t have time to meditate.”

~said every meditator at some point

 

Why meditate? What’s the point?

We live in a society that never shuts off. No doubt, the creation of the internet has brought much good! Instantaneous connection to individuals across the world, the ability to research and learn anything from the click of a button, innovation, security, creativity, and the list goes on. However, in a virtually boundaryless society, we no longer have time for disconnection and stillness.

International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice, Friday June 21st. Celebrate with a Free Yin Yoga Class with SAM Sather

How Are You Celebrating International Day of Yoga and the Summer Solstice?

June 21 is International Day of Yoga, declared by the United Nations in 2015. During the longest day in the year, yoga schools, studios, teachers, and practitioners around the world celebrate yoga.

Dogwood Studio is holding a FREE Yin Yoga and Meditation Class at 6pm. Live music with Courtney Long!

Space is limited to 12. So, register ahead of time. https://dogwoodstudioyoga.com/register/#anchor-Classes

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If we get a large response we will use both room and make it 20 total people. This event is free to celebrate the opening of Dogwood Studio, a yoga therapy space. Check us out and also register for the class.

Gratefully,

SAM and the Dogwood Studio Team

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Benefits of Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain

The American College of Physicians now recommends yoga and other alternatives to prescription drugs for chronic low-back pain, saying that opioids and more invasive treatments should be used only after other approaches have failed. A number of other key organizations, including the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, agree and have laid out their position in resources such as Moving Beyond Medications.

SAM Sather and Jaclyn Sappah are certified yoga therapists through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) https://www.iayt.org/default.aspx and have specialized training to help those with living with Chronis Pain. Pain that lasts 3 months or more—well beyond the time most injuries take to “heal”—is usually considered to be chronic. Chronic pain, including low-back pain, results from the interaction of many causes. This complexity makes it difficult to treat and is one factor behind the opioid crisis in the United States and elsewhere.

In 2017 NIH published a study noting that certain types of yoga practices can be as effective as physical therapy. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/yoga-eases-moderate-severe-chronic-low-back-pain. Caution: be sure you work with a Yoga Therapist that has been trained in this area and also be sure that the yoga class is designed for this. Having a private session with a Yoga Therapist to work with you individually is a smart idea.

DOGWOOD STUDIO is Open for Individual Private and Small Group Private Sessions. 50% off your first session. WOW! At check out, choose the option for First Session discount. Let us know if you have any questions. sam@dogwoodstudioyoga.com

On your mark, Get set, GO! Dogwood Studio Opening in Carrboro June 3rd!

Don’t lose that Memorial Day Weekend Relaxation vibe! Visit downtown Carrboro’s newest zen gem, Dogwood Studio, for some whole-body relaxation & restoration! Our eco-friendly studio is walkable to Carrboro’s finest, Weaver Street Market, and offers various convenient parking options. With Dogwood Studio’s doors opening MONDAY JUNE 3rd, we have lots of events and discounts coming up!

Carpe Diem! Set-up your Dogwood Studio MINDBODY account now and have access to schedule privates, workshops, & classes HERE!

THIS WEEKEND ONLY: An additional $10 off Private Session

Eager to share our excitement about our STUDIO OPENING in June and the various healing services we offer, Dogwood Studio is rolling out TWO great DEALS right now! THIS MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND ONLY, get an extra $10 off your first Individual Private Session. You can use the promo code as many times as you want for any package of private or individual sessions. You do not have to schedule the sessions right away. You have the allotted time associated with the package to use the sessions. For regular non-reduced price packages, you will have 6 months to schedule.

Introducing Dogwood Studio’s newest team member, Patricia Hagerbaumer!

Introducing Dogwood Studio’s newest team member, Patricia Hagerbaumer! Patricia holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry, Master’s of Arts in Counseling, and a certification from the National Board of Certified Counselors.  She was previously licensed in Illinois as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. At the Evanston Vet Center, Department of Veteran Affairs, she served as the Sexual Trauma Counselor, Readjustment Counseling Therapist, Women Veteran Coordinator, and the Clinical Coordinator.

Dogwood Studio Opening June 3rd!

Announcing, with overflowing love and gratitude, the official OPENING of Dogwood Studio, a new Yoga Therapy Studio located in Carrboro, NC, June 3rd!

Our Mission:

Through mindful movement and meditative balance, Dogwood Studio provides yoga therapy to help empower the client to progress toward greater health and well-being.

Grounded in mindfulness and compassion, our community is guided by teachings about generosity, patience, ethical conduct, meditative balance, and insight into what is essential. This framework empowers our clients to practice self-compassion, to live in a way that benefits all beings, and to see that we are not separate from the people we have imagined are estranged from us. Self and others heal together! Dogwood Studio helps individuals to discover and explore, through a compassionate practice, the benefits of yoga therapy for the whole being.

A warm welcome to Dogwood Studio’s newest addition, Jaclyn Sappah!

A warm welcome to Dogwood Studio’s newest addition, Jaclyn Sappah! Jaclyn is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and experienced registered yoga teacher (eRYT) who has completed many therapeutic yoga trainings, including Raja Yoga, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, Medical Yoga Therapy, Yoga Sound Therapy, Functional Anatomy, and Yoga for Resiliency and Trauma Recovery. Additionally, Jaclyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Reiki Master, and Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.

TWO new Mindfulness and Yoga Classes Starting April 3rd!

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Therapeutic Yoga for YOUR Mind & Body

In this class we use mindfulness techniques and adapt yoga poses to your body promoting increased elasticity, strength, balance, decreased reactivity, and sense of wellbeing.

Learn a practice that safely and positively stresses your body's myofascial target areas while taking into account your unique body and history. This mindful practice promotes great insights as to how we hold tension, move (or do not move) our bodies, and how we relate to the sensations in the body.

This class includes mind-body activities to increase awareness of habits that impact our health, and provides techniques that can be applied in daily life to create opportunities to re-pattern our movements and support improved health.

Every Wednesday & Friday at 11am, Starting April 3rd,

At Balanced Movement in Carrboro http://balanced-movement.com/

304 W. Weaver St. Ste. 202

Carrboro, N.C. 27510

(919) 798-0555

(910) 431-5745 (SAM)

Senior Rate - $12 Regular Rate - $15

Options to Purchase 5 Class & 10 Class Passes