Women's Yoga for Healing, Weekly Yoga Love & Upcoming Therapeutic Yoga Offerings!

WEEKLY YOGA LOVE OFFERINGS 

$6 Drop-In, Passes Available 

MONDAY, 7/10/17, 7-8:15am

Rise & Shine Yoga

@ Tucson Yoga - 148 S 4th Avenue 

FRIDAY, 7/14/17, 7-8:15am

Rise & Shine Yoga

@ Tucson Yoga - 148 S 4th Avenue 

SUNDAY, 7/16/17, 3:30-4:45pm

Yin Yoga

@ Tucson Yoga - 150 S 4th Avenue  

$12-15 Therapeutic Yoga Offerings

@ 3 Locations in Tucson

MONDAY, 7/10/17, 5:30-7:00pm

Women's Yoga for Healing -

Full Moon Offering

@ Palo Santo Wellness - 3045 N 1st Avenue

$15 Drop-In, $50 Full Series

*MUST PRE-REGISTER - LIMIT 5 PARTICIPANTS - 

email Tiffany @ EmpowerTucsonYoga@gmail.com

TUESDAY, 7/11/17, 7-8:30pm

Yoga for Anxiety

@ Tucson Yoga - 148 S 4th Avenue

$12 Drop-in, 2 Class Passes, $5 Member Drop-In

SATURDAY, 7/15/17, 8:30-9:45am

Yoga For Trauma with TRE®

@ In One Peace - 5132 E Pima Street

$15 Drop-In

*MUST PRE-REGISTER - LIMIT 5 PARTICIPANTS - 

Call Maggie @ (520) 302-4116

SATURDAY, 7/15/17, 5:00-6:15pm

Yoga For Depression 

@ In One Peace - 5132 E Pima Street

$15 Drop-In

*MUST PRE-REGISTER - LIMIT 5 PARTICIPANTS - 

Call Maggie @ (520) 302-4116

SUNDAY, 7/16/17, 10:30-11:45am

Yoga For Trauma with TRE®

{7/9, 7/16, 7/22 & 7/30}

@ Palo Santo Wellness - 3045 N 1st Avenue

$15 Drop-In, $50 Full Series

*MUST PRE-REGISTER - LIMIT 5 PARTICIPANTS - 

email Tiffany @ EmpowerTucsonYoga@gmail.com

SUNDAY, 7/16/17, 12:00-12:45pm

Yoga For Kids - Summer Series

{7/9, 7/16, 7/22 & 7/30}

@ Palo Santo Wellness - 3045 N 1st Avenue

$7 Drop-In, $20 Full Series

*MUST PRE-REGISTER - LIMIT 10 PARTICIPANTS - 

email Tiffany @ EmpowerTucsonYoga@gmail.com

Monday, 7/17/17, 5:30-6:45pm

Hatha & Restorative Yoga for Depression

{7/17 & 8/14, & 9/11}

@ Palo Santo Wellness - 3045 N 1st Avenue

$15 Drop-In, $35 Full Series

*Must Pre-Register - Limited to 5 participants - 

email Tiffany @ EmpowerTucsonYoga@gmail.com

Find Healing this February with these Upcoming Therapeutic Yoga Love Offerings!

 

In Chapter Six of his book The Periodic Table of Spiritual Elements, author Barry John Johnson discusses the Spiritual Element of Equanimity and explains that through quiet and Stillness within, our Divinity becomes known and we gain access to all good stuff that comes with that; we get Heaven on Earth. 

Why would we want this scenario not to happen?  Maybe we avoid it by holding chaos, conflict, drama and the latest gossip because we feel unworthy of our own Divinity at some level. At some point, however, acting (or reacting) in a particular way becomes a choice. 

Equanimity at least gives us an opportunity to see what is occurring within, making our choices known. 

Why choose chaos? To deny the natural bubbling up of Equanimity that comes with a quieted mind is to deny our true nature and the Divine. 

Come, join me for a quiet practice TODAY that will offer you the space to re-establish your connection with this innate quality of your Soul's Divinity.

.:Yin Yoga with Tiffany::.

Sundays, 3:30-4:45pm

150 S 4th Avenue - Tucson Yoga 

www.TucsonYoga.com

 

“Om. With loose flowing tresses, poised with equanimity, with the radiant half moon upon her head, her three eyes are shining like the full moon.” – Durga Puja

We live with the confusion that we believe ourselves to be this body and attached to every thought of this mind, and we feel burdened by the difficulties of the world. 

We forget that, in actuality, we are Divine beings in a Divine world, and that we have a Divine purpose.

Durga is “She Who Removes All Confusion,” or the “Durgam” from our lives. Mother Durga is the Goddess who guides us beyond all confusion to the place of stillness and clarity. There we can perceive Durga’s infinite energy in all aspects of creation.

Come, join Mariah McCammond and myself THIS MONDAY NIGHT for our Full Moon Women's Yoga for Healing offering where we will invoke the Great Mother Goddess for Inner Strength and Protection. 

.::Women's Yoga for Healing::.

{Full Moon in Leo} featuring Live Music by Mariah McCammond

MoonDay, 2/6/17, 7-8:30pm

148 S 4th Avenue - Tucson Yoga

www.TucsonYoga.com

 

****UPDATE: The Winter Yoga for Healing Trauma Series has been CANCELLED. Please check back for future offerings. 

Next Trauma Series open to WOMEN ONLY begins 3/19/17 at Tucson Yoga, Space is Limited - Register TODAY!****

This therapeutic yoga series starts NEXT SUNDAY! If you have thought about registering, please REGISTER TODAY! 🌞 .::Healing Trauma with Yoga::.

{Winter 3-Week Series} 

Sundays, 2/12, 2/19, & 2/26, 12-2:00pm

148 S 4th Avenue - Tucson Yoga

$75 Full Series - Limit 12 participants 

www.TucsonYoga.com

When our bodies are feeling uneasy, they give us messages. The purpose of these messages is to inform us that something inside doesn't feel right and it needs our attention. If these messages go unanswered, over time, they evolve into the symptoms of trauma. The symptoms of trauma can be stable, that is, ever-present. They can also be unstable, meaning that they can come and go and be triggered by stress. Or they can remain hidden for decades and suddenly surface. Usually, symptoms do not occur individually, but come in groups. They often grow increasingly complex over time, becoming less and less connected with the original trauma experience.

Come, join Tiffany for this upcoming therapeutic yoga series that will encourage you to let these symptoms have their natural flow so they can then begin to diminish and resolve. In this practice you will experience trembling, shaking, vibrations, waves of warmth, fullness of breath, slowed heart rate, relaxation of the muscles, and an overall feeling of relief, comfort, and safety. 

 

When everything is comfortable and pleasant, human beings become complacent. It is being under pressure that makes us sit up and think of what has yet to be done to reach our goals. Awareness is not increased one iota unless we are put under pressure. 

Pains in the neck are either self-created or come from others who will not bend to our will. The surrender that we must make in our asana practice is a symbol for the surrender of our Self-will to the Most High. 

As the physical pressure is released, the body comes into balance; similarly, as the ego lets go of the weight that, in it's self-importance, it has imagined, the burden is removed. As convictions and strong opinions allow themselves to be swayed, we realize that there is no up, there is no down. The authority of the Self-will is undermined.

Come, join me in a practice that will allow you to surrender to the inevitable ebb and flow of life. As you let go into a space of stillness, giving your physical body a rest, your mind will be soothed by the accompaniment of sweet string guitar melodies offered up by Rich Rodriguez. 

Both offerings include a meditation,  restorative & gentle yoga, and yoga nidra. Aromatherapy is added to help alleviate the effects of stress, tension, and anxiety. Come, join us for these upcoming therapeutic Yoga Love offerings! 

.::Yoga for Stress & Anxiety::.

2ND TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm

•Tuesday, 2/14/17

•Tuesday, 3/14/17

•Tuesday, 4/11/17

.::Retrain Your Brain::.

4TH TUESDAYS, 7-8:30pm

•Tuesday, 2/28/17

•Tuesday, 3/28/17

•Tuesday, 4/25/17

Classes offered at Tucson Yoga Studio in Downtown Tucson, 150 S 4th Avenue.

$12 drop-in, Passes & Membership Available *Consider Dana for Musician*

 

Breathing Into Our Fears

In my Yoga offerings over the next month while the Sun is in the zodiac Scorpio (10/22-11/22), after recently moving from the zodiac Libra (9/21-1021), we will focus on the ways in which the Scorpio archetype connects us; balancing the kidney/urinary bladder meridians, overcoming fear and gaining wisdom, storing and distributing Chi, tapping into our inner strength and power, evolving through deep transformations, & rising from our deaths to be reborn. 

 

Our Kidneys store our Chi, or our life essence. Here this essence of our body can be converted into Kidney Chi, which is then used to help the kidneys control water. The kidneys send clear, healthy water upward to circulate in the body and used, turbid waters downward for elimination. The kidneys also govern utilization of water. Because blood and bones are so intimately connected to water, the kidneys are also responsible for their proper functioning. Determination is said to be stored in the kidneys, which are also directly connected to reproductive health and function. 

Disharmony here is suggested by gynecological problems, genital disorders, and problems in the kidneys, lungs, and throat. Examples may include impotence, frequent urination, and weakness in the lower limbs. Anxiety and fear may also occur. Too much fear can weaken the kidneys, but they can also be the source of deep wisdom. When the kidneys work well, we mature gracefully. 

 

Paired with the kidneys, the urinary bladder stores and excretes urine. If there are problems with the kidneys, this may show up in problems such as frequent urination, backaches, headaches, and inability to urinate, mental problems, and disease of the lower limbs.

One way we can help balance the kidneys and the urinary bladder, is to jumper cable either index finger and practice a 10-second breath count (inhale to the count of 4, pause for 1, exhale to the count of 4, pause for 1, & repeat). 

 

This mudra technique comes from a healing energy practice known as Jin Shin Jyutsu and is associated with the 4th depth, connecting us with the kidney and urinary bladder meridians. These meridians are responsible for the flow of our life force energy (Chi) and their function enables us to overcome the negative impacts of mental, emotional, and physical stagnation. 

Join me in practice this month for these weekly Yoga Love offerings where we will practice many ancient yogic and holistic healing techniques for easing through this next phase of our journey; 

Rise & Shine Yoga

Mondays & Fridays, 7-8:15am

148 S 4th Avenue

Beginning Yoga

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45pm

150 S 4th Avenue

Yin Yoga

Sundays, 3:30-4:45pm

150 S 4th Avenue

And consider these upcoming monthly Yoga Therapy offerings;

Retrain Your Brain

Tuesday, 10/25/16, 7-8:30pm

150 S 4th Avenue

Women's Yoga for Healing

Monday, 10/31/16, 7-8:30pm 

148 S 4th Avenue 

Yoga for Stress & Anxiety

Tuesday, 11/8/16, 7-8:30pm

150 S 4th Avenue 

All classes offered at Tucson Yoga Studio in Downtown Tucson, 148 & 150 S 4th Avenue. Find more details at www.TucsonYoga.com 

CANDLELIT YIN featuring HARMONIC IMMERSION! THURSDAY, 3/19/15, 7-8:15pm

Candlelit Yin featuring Harmonic Immersion with The Gong Temple: A Sound and Meditation Experience 

Enter the ethereal realms of harmonic sound as Ron and Michelle Angel share their sacred instruments as Tiffany leads you through this special Candlelit Yin Yoga Love offering! 

Orchestrating Gongs, Crystal Singing  Bowls, Tibetan Bowls and the Halo Handpan Drum to sculpt a rich and varied harmonic soundscape that invites you to relax and let the vibrations take you on a deep inward journey. 

$15 pre-register with Tiffany by calling (520) 300-0078 or email EmpowerTucsonYoga@gmail.com

$20 at the door. 

Cash or Credit.  

When to Practice Yin Yoga

• When our muscles are cool (so they don't steal the stretch away from the deeper tissues) See a graphical demonstration of the difference between cold muscles and warm muscles below.
• Early in the morning (when the muscles are more likely to be cool)
• Last thing at night (to calm the mind before sleep)
• Before an active yang practice (again, before the muscles become too warmed up)
• In the spring or summer (to balance a natural yang time of year)
• When life has become very hectic (to balance the yang energies in our lives)
• After a long trip (traveling is very yang, even if we are sitting down a lot during the trip)
• During your moon cycle (to conserve energies)

Yin Yoga deliberately targets the deeper connective tissues. To be most effective we want the muscles to be relaxed. If the muscles are warm and active they will tend to absorb most of the tension of the stretch. 

When we do our Yin Yoga practice early in the morning, the muscles have not yet woken up; this is why we feel so stiff when we first wake up. In the same way, doing our yin practice before an active yang practice allows the stretching to settle deeper into our tissues. 

By the end of the day our muscles have been warmed up and are at their longest. The physical benefits of a yin practice will be fewer at this time; however, the psychological benefits may be greater.

The daytime is yang. A yin practice, before going to sleep, may balance this energy. Similarly the spring and summer are yang times of year. When life is busy, when we spend many hours traveling, these are all yang times of our life. Balance is achieved when we cultivate yin energies. During a woman's menstrual period she may naturally find a yin practice beneficial.

On the other side of the coin, a yin practice is not recommended when we have already been very placid. After sitting at a desk for eight hours in the dead of a dull winter's day, a more active practice may create balance much better than a yin practice. Listening to your inner guide may give you the best answer to the question: "is this a time for yin or yang?"

Often students will ask their Yin Yoga teacher a question; "should the muscles be cooler or warmer before we do a yin practice?" The answer, predictably, is "it all depends!" 

But let's suppose the reason you are doing a YIN (think like the Moon, passive, static/still) practice today is to target your physical body, to get more STRESS into the ligaments and the joints, as opposed to practicing in order to calm the mind at the end of the day. If the benefits you are searching for are physiological, then it is indeed better to have the muscles COOL.

The next questions, invariably, are: "Why? Why should the muscles be cool? Why don't we warm up before Yin Yoga? We are told to warm up before every other form of exercise!" 

Good questions! We warm up before YANG exercises to allow the muscles to more easily STRETCH. When the muscles are cold, as everyone knows, we feel stiff and tight. Aggressive stretching of stiff, tight muscles could damage them. So it is a good idea, in a YANG (think like the Sun, active, energetic) practice, to take time to WARM up the body.... but remember, YIN IS NOT YANG. What works in one practice is not necessarily the best in the other practice! 

Here is a simple way to demonstrate why doing your Yin Yoga while a bit cool is actually good for your body physically. 

Find 3 elastic bands of varying thicknesses and strengths. Two of them should be of similar lengths, as shown in this picture. As you can see here, the middle blue elastic is quite thin, and is easily stretched. The bottom, tan colored one is thicker and stronger. The top, shorter white colored one is very thick and doesn't stretch easily at all. Symbolically, the top, white elastic is going to represent your ligaments or joint capsule. The other two elastics will represent your muscles: the bottom tan elastic is your muscles when cold or cool while the blue middle elastic is your muscles once they are warmed up. As we know, warm muscles stretch further and more easily than muscles when cool. And the blue elastic, being thinner, will also stretch further and easier than the tan, thicker elastic. We now have all we need to simulate cold muscles versus warm muscles.

When we apply a stress to our body the stress will show up as a stretch, to some degree, in the muscles and a stress on the ligaments and joint capsule. 

[1] How much the muscles stretches depends on how warmed up it is. However the ligaments and joint capsules don't (we hope!) actually stretch in response to the stress placed upon it. 

[2] The point of stressing the deep connective tissues in this way is not to stretch the tissues but to place tension on them so that the body responds by making the connective tissues stronger and thicker, and even longer, over time. 

We do not want the lengthening of the deep connective tissues to occur right away: it comes gradually. However, to depict the stress on the ligaments, we will simulate that stress by showing a stretch in the white elastic, which is the thickest, least stretchy of the three. Please remember though, this is not meant to suggest the ligaments actually stretch ... it is just to represent the tension put on the tissue.

We are almost ready: once you have the elastics, loop them together as shown in the first picture. Then get a ruler, just so you can measure the effects of our little experiment. Now we are ready!

The Experiment: Cold Muscles vs Warm Muscles!

Hold one end of the ligament (ie: the white elastic) down at the zero point of your ruler. Loosely stretch the warm muscle (blue elastic) to the point where it naturally goes without putting any real stress on it. Note how long they both are. In the example shown here, they both take up about 14 centimeters (around 5.5 inches for our non-metric cousins). 

Now, apply a stress and stretch them until they are about 25 centimeters (~10 inches) long. Now, carefully note how long the ligament has become. Do you see much change?

In the example in the picture, the ligament has only gone from about 5.5 cm to about 6.0 cm: this means that there has not been much stress applied to the ligament even though we did apply a lot of stress to the combined structure of "muscles and deep connective tissues" (ie: even though we stretched both elastics, the more flexible elastic was the one that "took up the stress".) 

Let's see how this would look if we did the same thing with "colder" muscles.  

Hold one end of the ligament (ie: the white elastic) down at the zero point of your ruler. Loosely stretch the cool muscle (tan elastic) to the point where it naturally goes without putting any real stress on it. Note how long they both are. In the example shown here, they both take up about 14 centimeters, which is about the same as in the first example with the warm, but relaxed (unstretched) muscles. Now again, apply your stress to these tissues and stretch them until they are about 25 centimeters (~10 inches) long. Now, carefully note how long the ligament has become. 

That is quite a change! In this picture the ligament has stretched to 8.5 cm compared to only 5.5 cm when the muscles was warmed up. 

Now, again, it is not that the ligament actually stretches, but rather that the stress applied to the whole system of tissues is distributed more equally to the connective tissues and the muscles if the muscles are cold. If the muscles are warm, they take the stretch...when they are cold, the stress can go deeper.

Graphically then, this is why we want to do the yin practice while cooler if the objective of your practice is to obtain the physical benefits of Yin Yoga.

[1] I am using the terms "stress" and "stretch" in a very technical way here. 

Stress is the tension that we place upon our tissues. Stretch is the elongation that results from the stress. We could be even more technical and drop the word "stretch" in favour of the more precise word "strain", which is the ratio of the tissue's length after and before a stress is applied, but that would risk getting a bit too pendantic.  

We often say we are stretching our muscles, but to be more precise, what we are doing is applying a stress to our muscles that results in a stretch. A stretch however does not always accompany a stress, so they are not the same thing. We can stress ligaments but, because the ligaments are more plastic and less elastic than the muscles, that stress will not result in a stretch. The key is the stress not the stretch.

[2] There may be some small stretch to a ligament, however, generally the tendons and ligaments should not stretch more than 4 ~ 10% or we risk damaging them. (See Michael Alter's book, "The Science of Flexibility.")

***information obtained from www.YinYoga.com, from "The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga - The Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga" by Bernie Clark and from my Yin Yoga teacher trainining workshop with Inner Vision Yoga.*** 

No Classes SUNDAY, 1/18/15!

I will not be offering any Yoga Love classes at The Sea of Glass on Sunday, 1/18/15, as I will be in Phoenix for my Healing Emphasis Yoga Therapy teacher training. I look forward to sharing all my experience and wisdom with you when I return. 

My Yoga Love offerings will resume at The Sea of Glass on Thursday, 1/22/15. Please join me in welcoming back Blake Boyer for Candlelit Yin, 7-8:15pm! 

 

Candlelit Yin with Live Music by Serena Gabriel! Thursday, 1/15/15, 7-8:15pm

Please join me in welcoming Serena Lynn Gabriel for this week's Candlelit Yin Yoga Love as she offers up her sound healing vibrations while I guide you through a nurturing and healing yin yoga journey! 

Candlelit Yin with Tiffany

Sound Healing with Serena Gabriel

Thursday, 1/15/15, 7-8:15pm

at The Sea of Glass

330 E 7th StreetVirtually everything on Earth vibrates. The planet itself vibrates. All matter consists of atomic material which is in constant motion. Motion is manifested in everything within the Universe – nothing is at rest – everything moves, vibrates and circles. This motion generates frequencies, which then generate sound. 

Whether we hear it, everything has a sound, a vibration all its own. The velocity (frequency) of the movement determines the specific sound. 

The Gong is one of man’s oldest therapeutic instruments, and is used in yoga, sound meditation, and vibrational therapy from the distant past to present. 

The Gong is an ideal tool for stress reduction, stimulation of the glandular system, and as a facilitator to break up emotional blockages. Sound & music are nutrients for the nervous system. The auditory mechanism is a mega-portal to the brain and sonic tools empower health, learning and productivity. 

Due to its nature, the gong resonates all cells of the body simultaneously in a most powerful & effective way. The goal in all healing, meditative, spiritual and transformational pursuits is to raise an individuals’ vibratory frequency, and thereby changing a person’s nature of being, restoring the intrinsic state of balance.

From a sacred geometry viewpoint, a circle – the gong’s basic shape – represents a beginning that has no end. It is ever-expanding potential and represents our connection with the holographic nature of oneness. 

Throughout many traditions and cultures, it also stands as symbol for heaven, totality, perfection, unity, eternity, completeness and for inclusive harmony.

Consider the rippling effect of a pebble on a placid lake… and now picture the ripples of relaxing, meditative, soothing and energizing sound waves to reverberate through your entire body. 

While water is the dominant element of your body (about 60 – 75% and your brain rests in it), it is also an ideal conductor of the gong’s vibrational and transformative energy.

I'm more than excited to announce the debut of my newest sound healing tool for this week's Yin Yoga Love experience!!! 

Please come! Bring your friends, family and yoga lovers! 

Candlelit Yin with LIVE MUSIC by Rudy Cortese! WEDNESDAY, 11/12/14, 7:00-8:15pm at 435 E 9th Street

I'm excited to welcome back the talented Rudy Cortese THIS WEDNESDAY for another Yin Yoga Love collaboration! 

Today the Moon moves into Cancer through Wednesday. This alignment invites us to connect with our tender sides and process any emotional backlog. In doing so, we can either get irritable and defensive, or trust our strength and nurture ourselves and others. 

Please join Rudy & I for this special LIVE MUSIC Yoga Love offering that will inspire you to trust your intuition! 

Candlelit Yin with Tiffany Georgia

Live music by Rudy Cortese

Wednesday, 11/12/14

7:00-8:15pm

at 435 E 9th Street

(between 3rd & 4th avenues)

$5 Drop-In, cash/credit, passes available.

*donations graciously accepted for musicians offering*

*donate 5-10 non-perishable food items and get FREE YOGA* 

(offer valid 11/1/14-11/20/14) 

Candlelit Yin Yoga with Live Music by Ryan Soriano: 10/29/14, 7-8:15pm at 435 E 9th Street

Please join me for this special Candlelit Yin Yoga Love offering with LIVE MUSIC by local artist Ryan Soriano!!! 

Bring your friends and share the Yoga Love!

Candlelit Yin with Tiffany Georgia

Live Music by Ryan Soriano

WEDNESDAY, 10/29/14

7:00PM - 8:15PM

at The Movement Shala

435 E 9th Street 

(between 3rd & 4th Avenues) 

$5 drop-in, cash/credit, passes available. 

*donations graciously accepted for musicians offering*