PTSD YOGA w/CORTNEY
Cortney is a NASM certified personal trainer began practicing yoga towards the end of her military career. After four tours to Afghanistan, she realized she needed something other than medication to help her with PTSD. She believes that the mindful awareness that yoga provides helped to keep her living in the present and with that, her true healing began.
Cortney started teaching in 2015, after her first Yoga Teacher Training and she found that was a way for her to remain in service to others. In 2018, she assisted and studied under The Yoga Garden’s YTT program, expanding her knowledge of anatomy of the human body and how to truly create intelligent sequencing for her students, offering meaningful modifications with use of props. She believes in creating a practice for her students that offers them mindful movement and breath work on the mat, while teaching them to take their practice with them elsewhere, as the lessons we learn in our practice stay with us even as we roll up our mats. Believing that she is always a student herself, Cortney is an avid reader and continues to seek knowledge for her students and her own practice. She creates a nurturing space in her classes with her melodic voice, sense of humor and passion for the practice that leaves her students feeling refreshed, relaxed and balanced in body, mind and spirit.
PILATES w/MICHELE
Michele is a certified Balanced Body Pilates instructor. She has been teaching for over eight years, has over 700 hours of teaching mat and reformer classes, and continues to train under master instructors. It is her passion to use Pilates to help others become stronger, to feel energized, and to have a healthier lifestyle. She especially loves to work with student athletes and encourages them in their cross training efforts so they can stave off injuries and find that mind/body connection they need. Michele believes that when we take care of our bodies, we are ensuring that we are at our best to serve God and serve people.
Pilates is offered the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. Please bring a mat and a bottle of water.
MEDITATION w/CORTNEY
Cortney is a NASM certified personal trainer began practicing yoga towards the end of her military career. After four tours to Afghanistan, she realized she needed something other than medication to help her with PTSD. She believes that the mindful awareness that yoga provides helped to keep her living in the present and with that, her true healing began.
Cortney started teaching in 2015, after her first Yoga Teacher Training and she found that was a way for her to remain in service to others. In 2018, she assisted and studied under The Yoga Garden’s YTT program, expanding her knowledge of anatomy of the human body and how to truly create intelligent sequencing for her students, offering meaningful modifications with use of props. She believes in creating a practice for her students that offers them mindful movement and breath work on the mat, while teaching them to take their practice with them elsewhere, as the lessons we learn in our practice stay with us even as we roll up our mats. Believing that she is always a student herself, Cortney is an avid reader and continues to seek knowledge for her students and her own practice. She creates a nurturing space in her classes with her melodic voice, sense of humor and passion for the practice that leaves her students feeling refreshed, relaxed and balanced in body, mind and spirit.