11 N. 5th Street
Geneva, IL 60134
ph: 630-917-9171
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Above is YouTube excerpt of Back Care DVD which is for sale: $21.95 and can be purchased on the Yoga DVD Sale page.
Greenleaf’s Story
Within a short period of time recently, two people randomly asked me where the name Greenleaf Yoga came from. I thought back on the time three or so years ago when I taught at the same location, but I didn’t really have a name for what I was doing~ just a place. To get the word out that I had moved on from Delnor, where I had taught for 7 1/12 years, and was now teaching on my own, I began creating flyers for my classes, posting them in coffee shops and health food stores. A business card seemed to be a good idea, as well as a logo that people could identify with. At that time, I envisioned a cairn as my logo . . . two or three smooth, round river stones stacked, each one atop, smaller than the other, a dew-laden fern resting on the cairn. And for a while that was what one would see printed on most my flyers and brochures.
But, as my desire to have a place of my own in which to offer healthy, authentic yoga grew, and my offerings expanded, and I felt the draw to roll up my shirtsleeves and create an authentic business complete with the marketing accouterments . In the forefront of my mind was the idea of simplicity, renewal, and growth. Along with those core ideals came to mind all things green and burgeoning. Not only was yoga a metaphor for change in my students’ lives but it was a metaphor for mine as well. Green seemed like the only answer.
As I brainstormed and thought of successful businesses and corporations, what kept resurfacing, again, and again was simplicity, authenticity, growth. What could be more simple, authentic and burgeoning than Apple? To my disappointment (wink), Steve Jobs had already monopolized and galvanized the name for generations to come, but something equally symbolic came to mind: a leaf! It seemed to be the perfect symbol for what I was trying to embody in my classes and my life. Not just any leaf, but a green one . . .
Dear friends old and new~
Welcome to a studio unlike most yoga studios. A place you can feel at home, not judged, yet see real changes come to fruition. I've never been one to like huge colleges, mega churches, fitness centers or the 'corporate world; that's why I created Greenleaf.
I didn't want it to be another intimidating yoga studio experience or an impersonal, public classroom. Instead Greenleaf is a respite in a hectic world, a place to encourage the tradition of yoga and meditation to people of all walks of life, no matter one's size, shape or physical condition.
Explore self expression, personal growth, empowerment, and deep healing through a gentle personalized approach with limited class sizes.
- Be it therapeutic yoga for Back Care or physical challenges
- Guided relaxation to soothe one's nerves
- Yoga as a coping tool for depression or anxiety
- Recovery from cancer
- Introduction to Yoga . . .
- Greenleaf Yoga is a safe haven . . . a nest to grow in and branch out from.
- Innovative classes approach students from a holistic platform
- Nutrition
- Breathing
- Cleansing practices
- Mindful movement
- Positive thought patterns
- Conscious relaxation & guided meditation.
- Much of teachings are based on the Self-Transformation Program offered by the Himalayan Institute in the lineage of Swami Rama.
Take an active role in your own well-being by learning how to care for yourself on many levels~ Mind, body and spirit!
In service, peace & light,
Pamela
A student shares her thoughts . . .
"Pam has a gentle, caring approach that is welcoming and appealing for both me and my 13-year-old daughter. She, too, has enjoyed the benefits of stress and anxiety reduction. Just last night she told me that she felt Pam had a great instinct as to how to work with young people and that she felt Pam really cared about her as a person, not just a student."
Martha O'Connor, Geneva
Law student, Northwestern University
" . . . . Through her compassionate, empowering, holistic expertise, we learn. And we learn to believe, not only in the teacher Pam, but to believe in the teacher within ourselves.
With joy let me recommend Pamela O'Brien."
Susan Field, Geneva, Il
Writer/ Poet/ Educator DePaul University, Chicago, Il
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11 N. 5th Street
Geneva, IL 60134
ph: 630-917-9171
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