Winter Warmth Restorative with Cecelia Rice

Restorative Yoga to promote and maintain vitality, health of body/mind during this season of colder months, shorter days,and longer nights. We will engage in a sequence of Hatha Yoga postures to help maintain strength, balance, and flexibility, lubricate the joints, activate the immune system.
 

Friday, January 25 from 6:30-8:30pm
or
Saturday, January 26 from 2:00-4:00pm $35

To create inner warmth we will practice several Pranajama [breathing exercises] which will stoke your inner space heater. 

Winter is also a contemplative time of year. A time for self-reflection, a time to go inward and explore that which arises from slowing down. Experience a sequence of Restorative Yoga postures. While supported by bolsters and blankets, surrender into a conscious state of stillness, relaxation, and presence.  We will conclude with a few moments of journaling. Explore your thoughts and feelings that arise from your inner stillness. Please bring your favorite writing or drawing materials.

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Upcoming Workshop: What is Restorative Yoga?

Join us for this workshop with Cecelia Rice!

This practice is credited to B.K.S. Iyengar focusing on techniques that increase one''s understanding of how to practice the asanas in a safe enviroment to obtain maximum benefit. The components of this introductory practice to Restorative Yoga will focus on the Spine and the Organs. To nurture your organs and to heal and maintain a healthy spine is to add to the quality of our daily lives.

1. Breath awareness. 
2. An active sequence of traditional Hatha yoga asanas with focus on changing the shape of the spine with mindful movement and a awareness of moving from the organs.
3. Rest and relax the spine in moments of stillness while alternately stimulating and soothing the organs as you are comfortably supported by bolsters, blocks, and blankets in moments of extended stillness.
4. Supported Savasana -surrounded and cradled by the props you will rest deeply,relax deeply, restore the whole body, calm the mind and ignite the essence of your spirit.

Thursday, November 15
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

$35.00
Pre-Registration Required
Class size limited to 10

Discover the many benefits of the practice including stress reduction increased vitality , stamina, a calm clear mind.

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Autumn Restorative - Lymphatic & Circulatory System with Cecelia Rice

Autumn is the time of the year nature asks the trees to give up their foliage and go inward to nurture that which lies beneath the surface-their roots. We are also a part of nature-Autumn asks us to slow down, go inward and nurture that which lives beneath our outer physical form in preparation for the coming months.

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Thursday, October 11
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
or
Saturday, October 13
11:30am - 2:00pm 

~class size limited to 10~ 
$35.00 Pre-registration highly encouraged!

"The beauty of Yoga lies in its simplicity-a means to deeply nourish and know yourself"

This Restorative Yoga practice will weave together a series of gentle, mindful yoga moves; breath awareness, the Lymphatic self-massage, and moments of stillness while supported by bolsters, blankets, blocks. Set aside time to nurture your immune system, balance the nervous system, support a healthy spine and calm your mind. Restorative Yoga works for all types of bodies and thru all stages of life. Release stress, relax deeply and feel renewed and rejuvenated.

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Workshop: Restorative Yoga - The Organs - Summer Rejuvenation with Cecelia Rice

Saturday, July 21
11:30am-1:30pm
$35.00
Pre-registration Required
Class limited to 10

We will weave together a series of mindful movements inspired by our breath and drop into supportive Restorative poses for moments of stillness in which you will experience, quiet, deep relaxation, calmness and a inner connection of body/ mind/ spirit.

This Summer practice will include 2 segments:

MINDFUL BREATH INSPIRED MOVING PRACTICE: A sequence of yoga poses with awareness not only on your muscular and skeletal body, but on your organs as well. Deepen the benefits of your yoga practice with an awareness of the nurturing effect of particular organs while experiencing a particular asana. Release deeply held tension and stored body heat with "cooling" asanas .

RESTORATIVE POSES in EXTENDED STILLNESS: Release activity of the body and mind while supported by bolsters, blocks and blankets. Conscious rest in stillness opens a pathway for the body and mind to receive the benefits of "the relaxation response." Balance the depleted and over extended energies we use to meet the heat of the days, and soothe the mental body to allow your inner sunny spirit to shine forth to guide you forward in the days ahead.

Life is a journey - let your light shine!

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About Cecelia Rice

Cecelia is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher. She has worked in the field of the Healing Arts since 1987 while enjoying a career as an interior designer and artist. She is a “Relax and Renew” Trainer, an Intuitive and is certified in the energy healing modalities of Healing Touch, Reiki, The Yogic Breath and Journey to the Self/Way of the Healer.

In 2001 Cecelia became a full time yoga teacher influenced by the principals of Iyengar and Ansuara Yoga. She invites her students to go beyond the outer shape of the asana and to journey into a deeper inner experience embracing the breath and mindfulness as guides. Her work with cancer patients, clients with Multiple Sclerosis and those seeking respite from the stresses of life led her to Judith’s teachings in “Relax and Renew”. She found her life’s passion and now devotes the majority of her time teaching Restorative Yoga as well as continuing her studies with Judith Lasater.

She describes her clients’ experience to Restorative Yoga to be luxurious and deeply restful. A shift of energy occurs within one’s “Stillpoint” that awakens the body’s innate healer which then creates authentic awareness and brings balance to one’s physical, mental and emotional body.

Cecelia leads workshops, group classes and private sessions throughout the Hampton Roads area.

Upcoming workshop: Spring Renewal Restorative Yoga with Cecelia Rice

THESE EARLY DAYS OF SPRING ARE A PERFECT TIME TO SET ASIDE TIME FOR A RELAXING SPRING CLEANSE AND REJUVENATION OF BODY & MIND. THIS RESTORATIVE PRACTICE WILL FOCUS ON ACTIVATING AND REVITALIZING THE LYMPHATIC & CIRCULATORY SYSTEM FOR A HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL TRANSITION INTO SPRING.

Detox and revitalize your organs, balance your energy body and the right and left hemisphere of your brain. Experience a mindful moving practice including twists and inversions, the Lymphatic self massage, and Restorative poses for extended moments of stillness while supported by bolsters, blankets and blocks. We will focus on deepening the release of toxins and stimulating the passive flow of healthy lymph which is linked to the channels of the circulatory system . Upon cleansing your body/mind you will feel rested, expansive, energetic and open to receive the many gifts of Spring.

"April is a promise that May is bound to keep"

Saturday, 4/14/2012
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED .....CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO 12 PEOPLE....FEE $35.00

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Cecelia Rice has been a student and teacher of Restorative Yoga since 2002. She is received her certification as a Relax & Renew Counselor with Judith Hanson Lasater PH.D PT . She continues her studies with Judith and in turn brings the many benefits of restorative yoga to those seeking stress reduction, healing from life events, as well as supporting an already healthy lifestyle, deepening a more active yoga practice and balancing the mind/body connection.