Welcome to a studio unlike most yoga studios. A place you can feel at home, unintimidated not judged, yet see real changes come to fruition. Greenleaf Yoga is a safe haven . . . a nest to grow in and branch out from.  I've never been one who  likes huge universities, mega churches, Big Box 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, mindfulness, guided meditation, guided relaxation & imagery for health and well-being, to people of all walks of life, no matter one's size, shape, physical condition, emotional or physical challenges.

  I'd experienced too many classes where one's individual and specific needs were not just overlooked, but were not even inquired about. 

  ~ At Greenleaf, we acknowledge not only one's inherent uniqueness, but celebrate it!  Here, one size does not fit all. And we use a variety of creative tools and methods to help facilitate positive changes!~

    Confirmation that sometimes yoga teachings have pushed too much, comes from Glenn Black, who is honored as a master teacher, taught at Omega Institute, NY, and whose clientele is said to include injured and ailing, prominent gurus, celebrities and other celebrity yoga teachers.  In his book The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards, William Broad, writes, "If Black ran the world, he would have many people -including celebrities of the yoga circuit--relinquish not just difficult poses but the discipline itself.

   " ' It is controversial to say, but it really shouldn't be used for a general class. There's such a variety and range of possibilities. Everybody has a different problem,' " Black said.

  As well-known national yoga teacher, anatomist and author of the DVD,  Anatomy of Yoga,  Paul Grilley put it at the Midwest Yoga Conference, in Bloomingdale, Ill., "We are like a million snowflakes, each the same and yet  unique."

    It is that acknowledgement of that sameness, yet uniqueness I strive to weave into the fabric of every class and private session.  

   Although the surge in yoga's popularity over the last five years has been a boon to what was formerly a fringe activity in the West, that seemed to have grow out of the 1960's movement,  it has also opened us up to the not-so-healthy side of yoga. Professionally, the longer I've taught, the more I've seen individual challenges and needs.  

   ~Teaching  a generic class,  aiming to the middle and hoping I didn't leave anyone behind, or go beyond people's abilities, has never been an option in my classes. ~

   Greenleaf is a private studio suite serving no more than 8 students with no sweaty packed gym classes or inexperienced, ill-trained instrutors.  Explore self expression, personal growth, empowerment, and deep healing through a gentle personalized approach with limited class sizes and Personlized Private Instruction

•  Back Care Yoga: Certified by Dr. Loren Fishman MD
•  Guided Relaxation and Meditation / Mindfulness  
•  Yoga for Osteoporosis based on Dr. Loren    Fishmans' research 
•  Yoga for Depression or Anxiety ~ trained by   LifeForce Yoga (trained by Amy Weintraub author of Yoga for Depression)
• Trauma Sensitive Yoga for PTSD,  trained by Trauma Center at Justice Resource, Brookline, MA and David Emerson, E-RYT 
•  Introduction to Yoga/Gentle/Subtle Deep Yoga
•  Innovative Semi-Private Classes 
•  Holistic platform including:
•  Mindful movement
•  Positive thought patterns, based on current Brain   Research
•  Hypnosis, guided visualization & imagery for positive change

  I encourage you, to 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