Northbrook, Illinois
Selima discovered yoga in while toiling away in social work graduate school and training for the Minneapolis to Chicago AIDS Ride and found it was the perfect antidote to her overtaxed muscles and graduate school brain Since then she has practiced throughout Chicago and Los Angeles prior to completing her hour training through CorePower Yoga in She has continued her studies with a range of local and visiting teachers and added Trauma-Informed Yoga Nidra Yin Restorative Yoga training to her instructional offerings “Yoga is not about touching your toes Its about what you learn on the way down” - Jigar Gor Yoga practice is just that: practice There is no final recital playoffs championship game or Gold medal round Yoga not a deliverable Progress is measured in the practitioners mind not with a yardstick by a classmate or an instructor Progress is made over time through developing awareness and aspiration but often is hampered by limiting beliefs “Im not flexible Im fill-in-the-blank!” Take heart! There is no perfect yoga pose Poses are like fine custom made clothing in which the practitioner is creating and executing the pattern for his / her specific anatomy at the instant he / she comes to the mat “Do not contract your brain when you need to stretch your body” - BKS Iyengar Yoga is an opportunity for slowing down the mind the breath and moving with intention Yoga is an opportunity to simultaneously strengthen and lengthen body and the minds ability to focus Yoga presents a safe space to practice non-judgement and to step away from stress a leading factor of a host of physical ailments “Dont practice yoga to get better at yoga; Practice yoga to get better at living” - Unknown Ultimately through my yoga instruction I hope students learn to translate the mindful movement and awareness skills practiced on the mat to their daily life across a variety of settings For some yoga “off the mat” may mean improving alignment during their next k run recognizing a more rapid rate of breath during a stressful circumstance and slowing it down or simply sitting up a little taller in their office chair or car seat when they notice they are slumping “The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships” TKV Desikachar When not teaching or practicing yoga Selima can be found spending time with her husband three rescue dogs running cycling cooking gardening playing guitar attending concerts and volunteering for Heartland Animal Shelter.
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Selima discovered yoga in while toiling away in social work graduate school and training for the Minneapolis to Chicago AIDS Ride and found it was the perfect antidote to her overtaxed muscles and graduate school brain Since then she has practiced throughout Chicago and Los Angeles prior to completing her hour training through CorePower Yoga in She has continued her studies with a range of local and visiting teachers and added Trauma-Informed Yoga Nidra Yin Restorative Yoga training to her instructional offerings “Yoga is not about touching your toes Its about what you learn on the way down” - Jigar Gor Yoga practice is just that: practice There is no final recital playoffs championship game or Gold medal round Yoga not a deliverable Progress is measured in the practitioners mind not with a yardstick by a classmate or an instructor Progress is made over time through developing awareness and aspiration but often is hampered by limiting beliefs “Im not flexible Im fill-in-the-blank!” Take heart! There is no perfect yoga pose Poses are like fine custom made clothing in which the practitioner is creating and executing the pattern for his / her specific anatomy at the instant he / she comes to the mat “Do not contract your brain when you need to stretch your body” - BKS Iyengar Yoga is an opportunity for slowing down the mind the breath and moving with intention Yoga is an opportunity to simultaneously strengthen and lengthen body and the minds ability to focus Yoga presents a safe space to practice non-judgement and to step away from stress a leading factor of a host of physical ailments “Dont practice yoga to get better at yoga; Practice yoga to get better at living” - Unknown Ultimately through my yoga instruction I hope students learn to translate the mindful movement and awareness skills practiced on the mat to their daily life across a variety of settings For some yoga “off the mat” may mean improving alignment during their next k run recognizing a more rapid rate of breath during a stressful circumstance and slowing it down or simply sitting up a little taller in their office chair or car seat when they notice they are slumping “The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships” TKV Desikachar When not teaching or practicing yoga Selima can be found spending time with her husband three rescue dogs running cycling cooking gardening playing guitar attending concerts and volunteering for Heartland Animal Shelter.
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