Amanda Dzengeleski
NEW Workshop Series: Exploring the Fascial ...

For students who have attended at least one of our Osteoporosis and Yoga workshops, we’re excited to offer a unique 7-session experiential workshop that blend Yin/Yang poses and movements designed to target specific fascial lines in the body.

NEW Workshop Series: Exploring the Fascial Archetypes - Let’s Make This Yoga for Your Body.
Amanda Dzengeleski
Interoception: Our Body's Sixth Sense

In many ways, interoception is the bridge between our body and our mind. It allows us to notice sensations that signal our emotional states, physiological needs, and overall wellbeing. When our interoceptive awareness is well-developed, we’re more attuned to what our body is telling us, which can guide us toward healthier choices, emotional regulation, and even pain reduction.

Interoception: Our Body's Sixth Sense
Amanda Dzengeleski
The Season of Expansion + Summer Class ...

Summer is a season of expansion - longer days, warmer nights, and a chance to open ourselves to the full and abundant energy. Summer invites us to embrace the vibrant qualities of the season: growth, activity, and celebration. Yet with all this outward energy, it’s easy to get caught in the busyness of “doing” and forget the value of “being.”

The Season of Expansion + Summer Class Announcements
Amanda Dzengeleski
Re-Blooming with Spring

Imagine practicing yoga surrounded by the delicate beauty of spring—wildflowers nodding gently in the breeze, the scent of fresh herbs and tea leaves in the air. This is the magic of the Tea House, where nature and mindfulness intertwine to create a space for deep connection. We invite you to embrace the season’s rising energy in our April yoga series.

Re-Blooming with Spring
Amanda Dzengeleski
NEW Mindfulness Meditation Class

Meditation is not a linear journey. It’s not about achieving a specific state or reaching a final destination. Instead, it’s a variable practice that shifts and evolves. This fluidity makes meditation an opportunity for exploration rather than a pursuit of perfection. It invites us to let go of binary perspectives such as good or bad, right or wrong, failure or success.

NEW Mindfulness Meditation Class

Common Myths about Yoga Debunked

Common Myths about Yoga Debunked

Yoga has become more popular in the United States over the last couple of decades. The Yoga Alliance published a study about the growth in popularity of yoga in 2016. Since then, it has continued to grow. Many who are unfamiliar with yoga see images of skinny yogis twisting themselves into an artistic pose and think that is what yoga is all about. Yoga can be for any body, young or old, fit or new to exercise, arthritic or post-surgery. Just as we understand that exercising is great for our health without needing to become a bodybuilder, we can enjoy yoga without needing to worry about attaining a perfect and artistic pose.

Yoga May Improve Gut Health Leading to Wellness

Yoga May Improve Gut Health Leading to Wellness

Yoga May Improve Gut Health Leading to Wellness

Most of us don’t focus on our gut health, that is until something goes wrong and we experience discomfort or illness. Gut health includes a healthy biome of microorganisms living in symbiosis with our systems. They are responsible for helping us digest and create essential substances like Vitamin K. A healthy gut is important not only for our digestive health, but our emotional and overall physical health as well.

Yoga May Help You Have a Healthier Brain

Yoga May Help You Have a Healthier Brain

Yoga May Help You Have a Healthier Brain

Brains are made up of two different types of matter, white matter and grey matter. White matter makes up about 60% of the brain and helps transmit signals from the brain down the spinal cord and back. It develops during your 20s and peaks in middle age. Grey matter is about 40% of the brain and interprets sensory information coming in from the white matter. Grey matter does not fully mature until you reach 20 years old, then it slowly declines as you age. Although both are essential, grey matter is important for making decisions, performing daily activities, and memory. So how can we help slow the decline of grey matter over time?

Yoga May Help Improve Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Yoga May Help Improve Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. Autoimmune diseases are caused by the person’s own immune system mistakenly attacking a portion of their own body. It is unknown what causes this to be triggered. RA causes inflammation and damage to joints and can also affect other organs such as the heart and lungs. This leads to reduced ability to do normal activities such as buttoning clothing

Chronic Pain with the Help of Yoga Therapy

Chronic Pain with the Help of Yoga Therapy

Chronic pain is pain that lasts for more than six months and can interfere with quality of life and the ability to perform at work or home. Western medicine frequently prescribes pain relief for chronic pain, including a potentially risky opioid, rather than addressing causes or involving the patient in taking control of their bodies to assist in their own recovery or resolution of pain.

Yoga May Help Depression

Yoga May Help Depression

Depression is a common mental illness with around 8% of Americans afflicted. Depression results from a complex interaction between biological, social, and psychological factors. Individuals who have gone through negative life events such as unemployment, the death of a loved one, or trauma have higher incidents. Common treatments include a combination of medication and/or therapy. Although effective, this methodology may not be a good choice for everyone, and some remain with symptoms despite treatment.

Find Calm: June On Demand Classes Focus on Vagus Nerve Flexibility

Find Calm: June On Demand Classes Focus on Vagus Nerve Flexibility

Why Vagus Nerve Yoga?

Your body needs a fine-tuned balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to maintain a healthy body and mind. The sympathetic nervous system constricts blood vessels and increases heart rate, while the parasympathetic nervous system dilates blood vessels and lowers heart rate. The sympathetic nervous system is stimulated in times of stress and is the cause of the “fight-or-flight” response. The vagus nerve is the primary pathway for the parasympathetic nervous system, which can be thought of as a “rest and digest” response.