DAY 2 OF 30
- Name of Studio: Yoga Yoga Westgate
- Date: June 12, 2015
- Style of Class: Chair Yoga @ 1:30pm
- Instructor: Everitt
My mom has had knee problems as long as I can remember. She’s finally decided to undergo knee surgery. Next week I’ll be taking care of her as she heals from a total knee replacement surgery. Needless to say, yoga was not something attainable for her in the past. I decided to step out of my yoga box and try a class I’d never even considered taking before… Chair Yoga. I won’t lie… I thought it was pretty awesome. I found it to be incredibly relaxing and a nice break from my traditional vinyasa practice. Imagine a Restorative class, but while seated in a chair rather than the floor. Everitt was totally rad and has an incredible gift for playing music. He played with singing bowls, wind chimes, and a gong… SO LOVELY! Everritt is an awesome teacher with a deep soothing voice that made it easy to relax. Beautiful natural light from the walls of windows, and the cutest clothes, yoga supplies, jewelry, and goodies to purchase in the front of the studio. I wanted one of everything!
LESSON LEARNED:
It’s so easy to forget how to slow down, when to take breaks, and how to nourish our bodies the way they need to be. If we spend our whole lives working, rushing, and trying to get to this so called ‘ideal destination’, we miss the journey getting there. And the journey is what counts; it’s the fun part, the adventure. It’s where the best stories are born. Day by day I am learning to live with endless gratitude for every moment. I’m practicing patience and acceptance. I’m awakening and I am surrendering. #yogalove
ABOUT THE STUDIO:
- Vision: “Yoga is not about touching your toes. It’s about opening your heart.” – Yoga Yoga Founder, MehtabYoga Yoga was founded in Austin, Texas, in 1997 by Mehtab and Guru Karam, a husband and wife who believed that, “Yoga is the journey. Practice is the path.” In 2000, Rich Goldstein partnered with the founders and has overseen the growth of Yoga Yoga from one yoga studio to four, building out the Yoga Wellness Spa and Yoga Therapy Clinic. We teach traditional Hatha Yoga, Hatha Flow, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, and Kundalini Yoga, as well as Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga, Children’s Yoga and Health & Wellness classes.”
- Location: 4477 S Lamar Blvd #420 78745
- Number of Studios: 3
- Natural Light: Yes!
- Showers:
- Mirrors: No
- Floors:
Everitt Allen
Teacher, Musician, Creator of Peace, Radical Dude
Everitt completed Hatha Yoga Te
acher Training with Yoga Yoga in 2006, then graduated from Kundalini Level One in 2007. He has studied Hatha with Donna Farhi, Vinyaskrama with Srivatsa Ramaswami and completed Relax and Renew Training Level 1 & 2 (for Restorative Yoga), and Moving from the Organs with Judith Lasater. He has also completed Kundalini Teacher Training Level 2 with Yoga Yoga. Also completing Yoga in Chairs certification from Liz Franklin, Silver Age Yoga certification from Frank Serpil Iszak, i-Rest Level 1 with Richard Miller, Chakra Therapy, Completed the Integrative Medicine program, Oncology Training at MD Anderson Cancer Center and does sound healing using healing Tibetan bowls. He is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and Yoga Alliance at ERYT 500. “Always a student!” He says
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