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Yoga for MS--Developing Your Yoga Practice
Yoga can help alleviate a wide array of symptoms and issues people with MS face, including fatigue, insomnia, pain, and inflammation, in addition to helping improve muscle strength, range of motion, and balance. But going to a class once a week is not enough--to realize the benefits of yoga in our daily lives, we need to practice at least a few times a week, for as little as 20 minutes.
This six-week course will provide students with the tools they'll need to design their own gentle yoga practices to fit in with thier goals and lifestyles, and to target their own symptoms and issues. The course will cover relaxation practices, yoga exercises to strengthen the core and gently build more range of motion in the hips, legs, and back, balance poses, and breathing exercises that can be combined and customized to work for all shapes, sizes, and degrees of mobility.
This Yoga for MS class is a great resource for anyone who is new to yoga, or looking for sustainable ways to create a regular practice.
Things to Bring: yoga mat, water, and 2-3 blankets or pillows for constructive relaxation. Yoga blocks and straps will be provided, and the studio has ballet barres along the walls for balance assistance.
Dates: Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Nov. 1, 2014 -- Dec. 13, 2014 (no class Nov. 29, Thanksgiving weekend)
Location: Form Studio, 3001 Monte Vista Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Registration: Yoga for MS--Developing Your Yoga Practice is offered at no cost, though donations will be accepted. Pre-registration is required for participation--call or email the instructor, Abby Foster, to register. Her contact information is:
Abby Foster, Owner
Abby Yoga LLC
www.abbyyoga.com
abbyyoga@outlook.com
505-433-8685
My Bio:
Abby Foster discovered yoga 15 years ago, and the practice has sustained her over the years through school and work. She completed her teacher training in 2010, and was diagnosed with RRMS in 2012, which changed her practice and teaching dramatically. Her focus now is on helping people with health challenges use yoga to cultivate health and well-being in their lives. Abby has completed additional teacher training in Restorative Yoga, the yoga of relaxation, and Curvy Yoga, which focuses on adapting yoga postures to suit the bodies of students. A recent transplant to New Mexico, Abby teaches weekly classes at Form Studio, Studio Blue, and Anytime Fitness, private lessons, and workplace yoga. Connect with her online at www.abbyyoga.com.
Yoga can help alleviate a wide array of symptoms and issues people with MS face, including fatigue, insomnia, pain, and inflammation, in addition to helping improve muscle strength, range of motion, and balance. But going to a class once a week is not enough--to realize the benefits of yoga in our daily lives, we need to practice at least a few times a week, for as little as 20 minutes.
This six-week course will provide students with the tools they'll need to design their own gentle yoga practices to fit in with thier goals and lifestyles, and to target their own symptoms and issues. The course will cover relaxation practices, yoga exercises to strengthen the core and gently build more range of motion in the hips, legs, and back, balance poses, and breathing exercises that can be combined and customized to work for all shapes, sizes, and degrees of mobility.
This Yoga for MS class is a great resource for anyone who is new to yoga, or looking for sustainable ways to create a regular practice.
Things to Bring: yoga mat, water, and 2-3 blankets or pillows for constructive relaxation. Yoga blocks and straps will be provided, and the studio has ballet barres along the walls for balance assistance.
Dates: Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Nov. 1, 2014 -- Dec. 13, 2014 (no class Nov. 29, Thanksgiving weekend)
Location: Form Studio, 3001 Monte Vista Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Registration: Yoga for MS--Developing Your Yoga Practice is offered at no cost, though donations will be accepted. Pre-registration is required for participation--call or email the instructor, Abby Foster, to register. Her contact information is:
Abby Foster, Owner
Abby Yoga LLC
www.abbyyoga.com
abbyyoga@outlook.com
505-433-8685
My Bio:
Abby Foster discovered yoga 15 years ago, and the practice has sustained her over the years through school and work. She completed her teacher training in 2010, and was diagnosed with RRMS in 2012, which changed her practice and teaching dramatically. Her focus now is on helping people with health challenges use yoga to cultivate health and well-being in their lives. Abby has completed additional teacher training in Restorative Yoga, the yoga of relaxation, and Curvy Yoga, which focuses on adapting yoga postures to suit the bodies of students. A recent transplant to New Mexico, Abby teaches weekly classes at Form Studio, Studio Blue, and Anytime Fitness, private lessons, and workplace yoga. Connect with her online at www.abbyyoga.com.