Ageless Yoga:  Come and learn yoga to better your posture, stability and quiet the mind!

 Drop In rate: $10.00

Debra Johnson is passionate about the study of yoga. Her studies have led her to study in Pune, India at the Ramani Iyengar Institute on several occasions totalling 22 months of study with amazing teachers. She has been teaching for 20 years and the joy of dispersing the knowledge never wanes… she can teach you from the beginning and assist you in progressing to a mature and safe daily practice. She has been working within a studio setting since 1999 and feels this provides the best experience as it is quiet and the practice of those before lingers and assists in the depth of learning in the present moment. Debra has recently deepened her studies of yoga by living in ashrams in Rishikesh and Uttarakashi studying the Upanishads, Patanjali yoga sutras and the Bhagavadgita with Swamini Pramandanda and Siddhartha Krishna.

Hatha Yoga:  (All levels)  Yoga originated in India, circa 3000 B.C.  Many scriptures detailing yoga positions have been found dating back to this time period.  Hatha yoga is the most practiced of Yoga in America.  This branch concentrates on physical health and mental well-being.  Hatha uses postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation (dhyana) with the goal of bringing Yoga (union) to a sound healthy body and a clear peaceful mind.  Yoga is practiced with mindfulness and meditative motions.  Benefits can permeate all facets of one’s life, raising self-esteem and self-understanding.  We know that acute tensions precipitate many of our physical ailments in modern life. Meditation has been adopted by medical schools and clinics as an effective stress management technique.  Hatha Yoga is also used by physical therapists to improve disabilities, fitness, and flexibility.  Suggested Donation:  $10

Cynthia Vander Wielen has been practicing yoga for more than half her life, and teaching yoga for over 15 years.   Before relocating to Naples in 2011, Cynthia was a studio owner of donation based Gateway Yoga in the Midwest.  She believes yoga classes from a skilled teacher should be available to everyone regardless of their financial situation, and not limited to those with financial freedom. With that being said, she is excited and honored to be a part of our Zen Center.  As a physical therapist, Cynthia’s no nonsense classes focus on Alignment and Safe, Intelligent transitions with respect for the skeletal and musculature.  Her ability to teach to the room and not just to a few is evident in her class.  She will deliver detailed instruction for asana, pranayama, and meditation without preaching about life’s difficulties or fruits.