Prana Yoga and Healing Center of Sarasota |
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The Prana Yoga and Healing Center of Sarasota will is now open! The studio focuses on alignment based classes in Iyengar and Anusara styles of Yoga. Various levels are offered to appeal to the raw beginner as well as the seasoned practitioner.
Many of the instructors at Prana are cross-trained in other healing modalities as well. The intention of the yoga instruction at Prana is to empower each student by giving them anatomical instruction of the body and poses. This knowledge will transform the yoga practice to be therapeutic, helping to heal injury and reduce pain for chronic conditions.
Prana is creating a true community center dedicated to our health and well being.
Join us at 3840 Osprey Ave in beautiful Sarasota, Florida. 941-928-2137 Visit our interacive map for directions! |
Yoga For A Healthier Back |
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A four-part series of 90-minute classes
Each Saturday
August 21- September 11, 2010
11:00 am – 12:30 pm $75 for the entire series
 From doctors and nurses to lab techs and insurance processors, back pain is one of the most common complaints. Bending, twisting, lifting, long hours of standing or sitting- all can cause chronic and persistent back pain.
The origin of many approaches to back pain and injury are rooted in the ancient principles of yoga. When practiced with today’s understanding of anatomy and precise alignment, yoga is a safe, empowering and affective approach to the rehabilitation and recovery of chronic back conditions.
Join us as we learn to apply simple postures and self-corrections in body alignment that strengthen and stabilize the back while helping to restore its natural flexibility.
Taught by:
 Regina DeWitt, RN, RYT - Regina’s 30-year plus experience in surgical nursing and her skills as a yoga teacher and teacher trainer provide the awareness and sensitivity to help support the path toward recovery.
 Steven Weiss, MS, DC, RYT - With over 30 years of experience, Steven is a chiropractor and nutritionist as well as a yoga teacher and anatomy trainer. He provides a clear presentation on the structural causes of pain and offers guidance in attaining healthy alignment and the strengthening of the back through yoga.
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Why become a registered yoga teacher?
Yoga is the fastest growing, personal practice for health and fitness today.
Apply the ancient wisdom of yoga to today’s practice and find greater health, happiness, and fulfillment that you can share with others. Being a yoga teacher is truly meaningful; your work will impact on many other lives!
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Align By Design Yoga Therapy
Merging yoga's age-old wisdom with our modern knowledge of anatomy and body mechanics
One-on-one Yoga therapy sessions are offered:
With Steven Weiss, MS, DC, RYT
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00n - 4:00pm
Yoga therapy is an innovative and natural approach that addresses structural alignment issues, the rehabilitation of injuries, and chronic painful conditions. It is appropriate for many people- from the yoga student who experiences discomfort or limitation in certain poses to the non-yogi who has an on-going chronic condition that restricts their ability to exercise effectively.
The session can also be for the yogi who's not in pain or injured but wishes help in analyzing their practice to find where limitations are that prevent the fuller expression of their asanas.
For more information contact Steve at 941-993-8443 or visit his website www.alignbydesignyoga.com
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We are now offering a Kids Yoga Class for ages 6 - 11! Join us on Mondays from 4 - 5 pm. Parents, bring your kids and stay for an adult class that will occur at the same time. Taught by Tylar Smith and Gillian Whatmore.
6 week series for $90 for both parent & child. $100 for 2 children + parent. Additional children $10 drop in class fee.
6 week series for child only $55 “Children derive enormous benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration and sense of calmness improves.” –Yoga Journal Christmas Tree Pose 
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Yoga Helps Relieve Chronic Back Pain |
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 Chronic back pain is difficult to treat and causes loads of misery. But something as simple as twice-weekly yoga appears to relieve pain and improve mood in people with the condition.
The study, published in this month's issue of the journal Spine, was a three-year, $400,000 research project funded by National Institutes of Health. Researchers assigned 90 people with chronic low back pain to a yoga group or a control group that received standard medical care.
Those in the yoga group participated in 24 weeks of biweekly yoga classes designed for people with chronic lower-back pain. Six months after the study ended, those in the yoga group reported significantly more improvements in pain and functionality compared with subjects in the other group. In addition, depression was much lower in the yoga subjects. The use of pain medication was reduced, but that reduction was similar in both groups.
"The yoga group had less pain, less functional disability and less depression compared with the control group," Kimberly Williams, the lead investigator, from West Virginia University, said in a news release. "Proponents of yoga have long described its benefits in reducing back pain. But not everyone was convinced. This is a much bigger, much more rigorous evaluation than had been done before."
The classes were taught by an instructor certified in Iyengar yoga, a type that emphasizes posture
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