Move into Balance Series
with Karin Hoffman
3 Tuesdays in November
5^th, 12^th & 19^th
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (PST)
Via Zoom

Creatively explore and encourage held stress patterns in the body and mind to “let go” through movement. Zone into your inner experiences as you move in and out of balance and imbalance, holding and releasing, effort and ease, discord and tranquility. This is body expression from our internal state. All levels levels welcome.

Karin Hoffman, C-IAYT, YTRX 500C, E-RYT 500 is a cancer survivor who emerged from her own struggle through yoga. Her personal understanding of health challenges allows her to teach from a place of compassion. She supports her students in a safe practice, to encourage self-confidence through the expression of movement

Karin is a certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT. She teaches and has taught Yoga Therapy, Belly Dance and Movement Therapy to Oncology Patients at TCRF, Cedars Sinai, Brandman Breast Center, Center for Radiation, and Healing Odyssey programs. She served 6-years as Stress Management Specialist for UCLA’s Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, and conducted Yoga Therapy workshops for UCLA’s Integrative Medical Collaborative. Karin is a staff instructor for Loyola Marymount’s Yoga Therapy Rx program, teaching Yoga for the Cardiovascular System.

For more information on how to register for this series, please reach out to [email protected].

Monthly Plant-Powered Cooking Class
with Elaine Bryan of Body and Soul Nourishment
Monday, November 18^th
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm (PST)
Via Zoom

If you’ve been wanting to start incorporating delicious, healthy, and plant-powered meals into your routine, join us for our monthly cooking class with Elaine! All recipes are dairy- and gluten-free! Recipes will be emailed to all registrants on Friday.

Dishes:
Curried Pumpkin Soup
Wild Rice & Butternut Squash Salad
Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle w/GF Gingerbread Cookies

Elaine Bryan, a nutrition counselor and herbalist, began her studies in nutrition and herbs in 1998. Elaine is a certified health coach with Dr. William Sears and a certified holistic cancer educator with CACE, the Center of Advanced Cancer Education. She is passionate about sharing the benefits of incorporating an abundance of plant foods into our daily lives. She assists others in growing their own plants, either in the ground or using state-of-the-art vertical tower garden growing systems. Elaine teaches educational plant-based meal prep classes in Carlsbad, CA several times per month and includes demos, recipes, and yummy food tastings! Elaine Bryan has also been a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance since 2008, teaching primarily gentle hatha yoga in various locations around North County San Diego.

Register once for the whole year. You will receive a reminder email with the link to join the morning of and 10 minutes before the class.

For more information on how to register for this workshop, please reach out to [email protected].

Monthly Yoga Nidra
with Sharon Holly
Thursday, November 21^st
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (PST)
Via Zoom

Yoga Nidra is an ancient meditation practice that utilizes your innate biological process of sleep to access the deepest state of consciousness, where restoration can occur on all levels of your body and being. You will be guided through a series of breath and awareness techniques that support the body in releasing physical, mental, and emotional tension.

This practice allows the body to enter the space between wakefulness and sleep, unlocking your healing potential. This ancient yogic technique effortlessly takes you to a state of deep relaxation where you may change your relationship to pain, habits, and stressful situations. With practice, it can provide you with the capacity to move through life with greater ease and peace, no matter what the external circumstances are around you.

It is typically done lying down on the floor, couch, or bed but can also be done in a recliner or comfortable chair. Each class will start with a short lesson followed by a Q&A. The actual meditation will be approximately 40 minutes. Benefits of Yoga Nidra have been reported to support better sleep, decrease pain, anxiety, blood pressure, as well as increase energy, mood, and overall well-being.

ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME, and no prior experience is needed.

Sharon Holly is a Living Beauty, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), y4c (yoga for cancer) Teacher, Certified TRE® (Tension/Trauma Release Exercises) and The Resilience Toolkit Provider. On her healing journey with breast cancer, Sharon was introduced to various modalities through retreats offered by Living Beauty that were not only a tremendous part of her healing process but also inspired and set her on the path of her life’s purpose… empowering and guiding fellow survivors/thrivers towards their inner wisdom and healing, which ultimately result from understanding and navigating their nervous systems. She feels blessed to be able to share the gifts that were so readily given to her and continue to provide support on her healing journey.

Sharon currently teaches small group classes and private yoga therapy sessions in-person and online through her company, Healing Breath Yoga Therapy, as well as at preschools, yoga studios, and cancer centers including: TCRF/Magnolia House and CSC-LA. She has taught previously at physical therapy offices, psychological trauma treatment centers, elementary, and high schools. Sharon also holds certifications for adult and children’s yoga as an E-RYT/CYT-500, Amrit Yoga Nidra Instructor, and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Register once for the whole year!

For more information on how to register, please reach out to [email protected].