Greenleaf Yoga
16 N. Riverside
St. Charles, IL 60174
United States
ph: 630-917-9171
pam
Classes
Are You Feeling like You've Fallen Downa Rabit Hole & the Whole World's Gone Crazy?
Due to the current Covid-19 outbreak, our studio is now offering online opportunities to continue to practice during this stressful time. Beautifully & ironically I feel an even stronger connection to many of you through FaceBook, phone calls, Youtube, texts, Zoom sessions and similar digital means. We can stay connected and support one another as community based in the philosophy of nurturing a healthy mind, body and spirit! Now more than ever it is crucial to maintain a healthy mind and body which will boost our immunities and keep us well.
Below you will see a Gift Card Code to use for purchase of online private hypnosis/yoga/meditation/ relaxation sessions and classes for balancing your immune system, coping with this never-before experienced level of global stress touching us all.
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In the meantime I will be adding content for subscription to both Facebook Group and to my YouTube channel: Greenleaf Yoga Studio.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxXKZJRo0SjXRs5dEqgUQQ?view_as=subscriber
Group Classes and Sessions are in the Works through a digital online platform you've probably heard of called, Zoom. You must download the app or program, which is free to the invitee. This will give us opportunity to have a class session together. You can opt to have your photo shown during the class in progress or just turn off the camera. Then participants will only see your name. Seeing your faces is important, I feel to staying connected. During class your audio will be muted but there is option to comment. For now you can be prepated by uploading the Zoom.com program or App to your phone or PC.
These classses will have fees associated with them. The classes are in the works for latest April 6th, if not sooner. In order to keep the electricity going and rent paid, so I will be there for you when this crisis is well behind us, please support Greenleaf Yoga. My our mission continues to be to extending greater health, happiness and wellbeing locally and now to the greater world community.
In loving kindess and generous spirit~
I send you my warmest wishes,
Pamela
Dive into Winter
Winter Session Begins
Mon., Jan. 6 ~ Thurs., March 27
(Register now; Classes filling! RSVP!)
When space allows, students may
start session late; cost prorated.
Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness & Hypnosis
Two intimate spaces with
Personalized Approach
Classes reserved for only, 4 to 8 guests!
REGISTER NOW!
RSVP: Pam@greenleafyogastudio.com
630.917.9171 (see below)
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What Makes Greenleaf Unique?
Pamela's knowledge, personal experience, expertise, intimate instruction, education, and innate compassion. A cozy space and community bringing positive change to one's health & well-being, welcoming to all! These unique offerings make it much more than a yoga studio: we offer mindfulness, deep relaxation sessions, meditation for health & healing and creative visualization/ hypnosis for positive transformation! And we've added a second space, Studio South, across the hall for Hypnosis/ Deep Relaxation, called Yoga Nidra. Below is an example of a Semi-Private class series which encapsulate our tenets, we deeply believe in!
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Befriending Your Back:
Wisdom of the Body
(Details, fees, and dates further below)
Lingering back pain is one of the most perplexing, yet shared feeling of pain, folks will experience at least one time in their lives. This class will explore pain and disharmony in a non-traditional, novel way. Current research proves that pain is not only limited to the body, but effected by the mind. Often programs geared toward pain relief and physical dysfuntion only address the physical aspects leaving out the emotional/mental integral aspect of healing. Here in Befriending Your Back we will learn both physical and emotional components to pain, and how even if we feel we are "doing" all the right things physically, emotions can play a roll, and how we can utilize the body's pain messages to lead us to freedom. We will look at the metaphysical as well as the physical elements to creating healthy backcare yoga. We will learn from pioneers in the mind/body field such as Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, Peter Levine, Ph.D., Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk and Deb Shapiro.
On a physical level we will learn to cope with back pain and conditions by learning how to strengthen and stretch the muscles which play crucial roles in back health. Techniques and methodology taught by internationally renowned Iyengar yoga teacher and author, Dr. Loren Fishman MD, of the Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, will be infused into Pamela's teachings. She is certified by Dr. Fishman in his Seven Back Conditions, and has gained personal insight through her own challenges of degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, scoliosis, S.I. Dysfunction and an eventual spinal fusion. Befriending Your Back is based on her 30 plus years of experience, both personal and professional.
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Why a Semi Private Class ?
These classes are for groups of 4-6 students with specialized areas of interest and need. Semi Private Classes are a natural progression from Private Individual Yoga with additional modification. They grew out of a need to not only make yoga accessible to "every body," but to reach the individual person, body, mind and soul for optimal self actualization.In addition to Befriending Your Back: Wisdom of the Body, additional examples include: Therapeutic Yoga Workshop: Graceful Aging, and Creative Visualization for Positive Change. Deep Yoga Nidra for Rejuvenation
Greenleaf is housed in the beautiful red brick, historic Railway Express building, which warmly holds the space for deep relaxation and peace which will elicite equalibrium in body and thus mind. It follows that then in deep states of relaxation positive seeds of change may be sown.
Greenleaf's Studio North is reserved exclusively for 8 students studying the art and science of yoga and meditation. Individualized attention and modifications make for a pleasant, safe, and effective practice, in which the tradition is taught from teacher to student, often one-on-one, and in intimate groups.
Greenleaf's Studio South is a little slice of Zen adjacent to Studio North, designed for one to four students and reserved for both private and small groups to relieve mental- emotional stress, clearing and preparing the mind for the life you were meant to live! The warm hewn wood and aged brick of Studio South is created with privacy and solitude in mind through sound buffering materials, and enhanced comfort through the use of anti-gravity chairs during sessions. Studio South is solely reserved for solo private journeys along with small group exploration of guided Hypnosis for Positive Change; deep relaxation & mindfulness classes, called Yoga Nidra, creative visualization sessions & classes, we called Creative Road Mapping; and 1/2 hour & Full hour Stress Reduction Sessions.
Contact us NOW to be guided
to your best wellness track!
630.917-9171
Class Type Descriptions
Adjacent to each class description will include these abbreviations for further understanding.
*G=Gentle: Any level of experience but seeking a gentler class
*M=Maintain: It seems there comes a time and perhaps phase where we strive to maintain. We are no longer trying to tie ourselves into physical or metaphoric knots; we embrace who and where we are in life. Subtle yoga is deceptively simple but deep.*B=Beginning and Continuing: Those who are new to yoga or with little experience or practice or returning.
*I=Intermediate: Practitioner has experience. Focused for those with yoga knowledge & practice who seek more philosophic knowledge and a deepening physical practice.
*PT=Physically Therapeutic: Modified class for those with specific physical therapeutic needs.
*ET=Emotionally Therapeutic: Therapeutically emotionally beneficial.
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Late Registration?
You're totally welcome to join
after class session begins,
when space allows!
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~ Winter 2020 Schedule~
New Special! Starting Wed., Feb. 26-March 25
Cabin Fever Mid Winter Thaw:
Yoga Nidra Sampler (Yogic Sleep)
Wednesdays 5 to 5:45 p.m.
Six-Week Session| $99| M, G, ET, B, I, PT
Too busy to meditate? No time for relaxation? Experience 45 minutes of guided deep rejuvenation into the realm of the nexis between the awake and asleep state where positive deep changes can be made. Through systematic guided relaxation and meditation, breath awareness, & mindfulness discover deep rest, healing, greater creativity, problem-solving. In this state of deep respite in what is called the parasympathetic state cortisol and stress levels decrease, immune fuction and feel good hormones increase, blood pressure is balanced and Heart Rate Variability , which has a direct correlation with the parasympathetic or rest and restore reaction in the Autonomic Nervous System. Basically, this means the more we can go into this parasympathetic mode the lower one's heart rate is and the higher one's Heart Rate Variability is, which is good!
Gentle Wakeup Call
Mondays 9 to 10:30 a.m.
12-Week Sessions|$240|M, G, ET, B
Monday mornings in winter are the perfect time to roll out of bed and start your week with a positive intention through yoga, breathing methods, positive intention, affirmation, mindfulness leading to meditation. No experience needed. But if new to Greenleaf Consult is required to help us to help best guide you. See below. Since we are blessed by the meandering Fox River out our window, steps away, occasionally, when weather allows, we may begin with mindful intention and breathwork, and nature bathing to soak up some of the positive ions at the riverbank.
If class is started later than the start date, class can be prorated. Credit Cards, Cash and Checks accepted. No Refunds. Make-up classes may arranged during the current Winter Session in one of the other classes. All levels. Beginners welcome. Minimum 4 students.
Stress Free: Yoga for Every Body
Mondays 6:30 to 7:55 p.m.
12-week sessions| $240| B; G; M
Excellent class to help rejuvenate and unwind at day's end through restorative yoga, breathing techniques, gentle posture, movement and stretches. The gentle class will prepare students for a peaceful evening to follow. This mindful yoga class is intended for folks of all body type and level. Variations and modifications of the forms are offered so everyone is given a choice, without leaving anyone feeling under-challenged nor overwhelmed. (B; G; M)
* Note: If class is started later than the start date, class can be prorated. Welcome Credit Cards, Cash, Checks accepted. No Refunds.
Makeup classes may arranged during the current Winter Session in one of the other classes. Beginners welcome. Minimum 6 students.
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Individual Private/Therapeutic Yoga, Trauma Sensitive & Yoga & Private Hypnosis arranged by appointment to further your personal wellness objectives. Read more . . .
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Private Consultations are available to help guide students who are unsure if they will benefit from Private Individual Yoga or Group Classes. This is espeically helpful if a student has physical or emotional therapeutic needs. During the consultation through collection of one's medical history, assessment of structure and function a recommendation will be made. Consultation fee is $65 and lasts approximately 1 hour. See Individual Private Yoga for more information on Menu.
Befriending Your Back:
Wisdom of the Body
semi private class
Tuesdays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
12-week series| $342| PT;G; B; ET
Befriending Your Back will explore pain and disharmony in a non-traditional, fresh way. Currently research in schience acknowledges the wisdom of the body's intelligence and self preserving essence. In addition to traditional modified therapeutic yoga, and Dr. Loren Fishman's 7 Back Conditions Pamela is certified in, we will learn to "listen" to the pain body, as Eckhardt Tolle calls it; recognize it; acknowledge it; validate it; and befriend it. Often the pain body 'speaks' to us harsher and harsher until we 'listen.' As 'tools,' we will be using physical yoga posture and form, movement, mindfulness practices, intention, reflection & journaling, guided visualization, meditaiton and self-hypnosis to create a new relastionship with the discomfort or pain.
Lingering back pain is one of the most perplexing, yet shared pain experences folks will experience at least one time in their lives. Here in Befriending Your Back we will learn what physical and emotional components contribute to pain, how to listen to those cues, recognize that even if we feel we are "doing" all the right things from a physical perspective, emotions and hormones can play a roll. We will learn from pioneers in the mind/body field such as Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, Peter Levine, Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk and Deb Shapiro.
Common conditions addressed include: degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, generalized, undiagnosed back strain, chronic muscle strain, scoliosis, stenosis, piriformis syndrome, sacroilliac dynsfunction, facet syndrome and herniated disc issues. Techniques and methodology taught by internationally renowned Iyengar yoga teacher and author, Dr. Loren Fishman MD, of the Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, will be infused into Pamela's teachings, and is based on her personal and professional experience of 30 years.
In April 2016, Pamela O'Brien, CYT, received certification personally from Dr. Loren Fishman MD, of the Manhattan Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, NYC, in his methodology in treating 7 low back conditions.
This semi private class is limited to only six students, in a safe, intimate environment, in a modified fashion, at an affordable cost.
*Note: If class is begun later than start date, sessions will be prorated. Missed classes can be made-up in other classes during the current Winter Session.
Private hour-long consultation required prior, $65. Need Minimum of 4 students. Welcome Credit , Cash and Checks accepted. No refunds. No exceptions.
Mindfulness Meditation Methods
Tuesday 5:30- 6:45 p.m.12-week session| $240 |ET; G; M;Mindfulness Meditation Methods explore the realm of meditation through a variety of techniques. This gentle yoga/ meditation-based class will help one learn to quiet the mind, cope with stress and sharpen one's focus. This new class will teach and guide mindfulness practices and concrete concepts in such areas as systematic body awareness, Yoga Nidra, (Yogic Sleep) a practice for deep rejuvenation, Mantra Meditation for a deepening practice, and guided walking meditation periodically along the river, as time and weather allows . You will not only be guided through these practices, but will understand the reasoning and tradition behind them, and learn how to create a home practice. This gentle yoga, breathing, guided relaxation and meditation class will introduce students to methods which lead one to the doorway of inner stillness, calm and well being. All levels welcome! *Note: If class is begun later than start date, sessions will be prorated. Missed classes can be madeup in other classes during current Winter Session. Credit Cards, Cash, and Checks accepted. All Levels. Need Minimum of 4 students. NO Refunds. No exceptions.
Creative Visualization
for Positive Change
Wednesdays 9:30 to 10:40 a.m.
Specal Studio South Series
6-week session|$150| M, G, B, ET
We mean well: think more positively; eat healthy; get enough rest; stop smoking! Why is change so difficult? Change is challenging because it takes a lot of repetition free of the conscious mind's sabbateur to get the positive seeds of change planted. Getting the conscious mind and Ego out of the way is the first step in receiving what we want out of our life, not just what we're dealt. In this class we will discover our desires and go to the fertile soil of the subconscious terrain in deeper states of relaxation to plant the seeds of change; then water them through a practice of self hypnosis while outside class, daily. Listen to what cellular biologist, pioneer in the field of epigenetics and author of Biology of Belief, Dr. Bruce Lipton has to say about the subconscious mind and positive change!
Deeper & Subtler
Wednedays 6:30 to 8 p.m.
12-week sessions| $240 each| I; M
As our practice deepens, and we mature our practice transfigures into being more about the whole of our life and not posture alone...Our yoga becomes an extension of our life. Deepen your yoga practice with this well-balanced 90-minute class, which melds philosophy, asana, breathwork, meditation . Recharge and renew, finding yourself able to sleep better, grow stronger, cope with stress, and empower your immune function. Learning to find acceptance in the present, which magically brings transformation. Learning to Be~ Rather than Do! The mindfulness and peace of yogic principles become an extension of our life; our life becomes and extention of what we learn on the mat. We will also explore directing positive intention through creative visualization and Yoga Nidra at the culmination of the practice.
* Missed classes can be madeup in other classes during current Winter Session, and must be arranged. Need Minimum of 4 students. To derive the most out of this class, and because this is an intermediate class, experience is needed and helpful.
*Note: If class is begun later than start date, when space allows, sessions will be prorated. Credit Cards, Cash, Checks accepted. No refunds. No exceptions.
Working mother of two children, Kathleen carves out time for her yoga practice to stay center and calm, resting here in Inverted Action (Vipariti Karani). Kathleen is also a gentlewoman farmer with her husband, Adam and their two children Ana and Josh, who tend a urban large garden, and a whole bunch of chickens.
Tim practices Mindfulness Meditation Methods with Greenleaf. His life and the life of his son, has touched ours'. We are blessed to know him and his family. Is it urban legend or did Tim really have an acting stint on General Hospital? Believe it or not he is an attorney!
Therapeutic Yoga:Graceful Aging
semi private class
Thursdays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m
12-week sessions | $324| PT; B; G; M
Inspired to age gracefully despite chronic conditions such as Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, Chronic Pain Syndromes, Fibromyalgia, Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis or simply the process of aging ? Come join us for laughs and good health! Space is limited to 6 students. This specialized, semi private class to build bone density, flexibility, strength and body awareness,. Whether you want to maintain or develop your strength, balance, energy, mobility and body awareness this modified semi private class, aided with the use of props is for you!
The class draws on the research of Dr. Loren Fishman, MD., (an Iyengar yoga teacher) the methodology of Viniyoga Therapy and other therapeutic forms of yoga. Props, such as chairs, wall, blocks, bolsters and straps will be used in this class to make movements and postures safe and more accessible.
This class grew out of the former Yoga for Osteoporosis /Osteopenia, and was developed out of a need for a more modified yoga class focusing on structure, alignment and function. It is also appropriate for those with osteoporosis/ osteopenia.
* No experience necessary. However, a Private Consultation is required prior to registration for those who have never taken classes at Greenleaf. $65 Consultation fee. This will help to better guide the student and help the instructor better understand the students' needs.
Missed classes may be madeup in other classes during the current Winter Session, and must be arranged. Need minimum of 4 students. (Note: If class is begun later than start date, sessions will be prorated). Credit Cards accepted. No refunds. No exceptions
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Deep Yoga Nidra ~ for Rejuvenation
Thursdays 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Special Studio South Series
Six-week series Begins Feb. 27 - March 26
$150| ET; B, G, M
Yoga means union, balance and a yoking of seemingly opposites (male/female/ active/passive); nidra means sleep. Together they embody a deeply guided mindfulness practice using the senses, then releasing one's attachment to those senses, and then a restful guided sleep, more restorative than ordinary sleep. The weekly benefits may include these, and are numerous: lower cortisol levels, lower blood pressure; raise endorphins; raise serotonin levels, thus with the intention to improve mental and physical health; improve greater concentration; foster creativity, concentraton, problem solving; and sleep.
* Missed classes may be madeup in other classes during the current Winter Session, and must be arranged. Class reserved for 7 students in Studio South. Credit Cards, Cash and Checks accepted. No refunds.
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Greenleaf Yoga
16 N. Riverside
St. Charles, IL 60174
United States
ph: 630-917-9171
pam