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Our mission is to offer compassionate, heart-centered comprehensive Yoga instruction in a safe, nurturing environment that inspires personal growth and transformation for students of all ages, fitness levels and health conditions.
Yoga Heals Us LLC offers a variety of services including:
Weekly group yoga classes for adults, seniors and children.
Private yoga lessons.
Private therapeutic yoga sessions.
Group therapeutic classes for students living with multiple sclerosis.
Gentle therapeutic classes for adults with health challenges.
Weekly classes for children with special needs.
Yoga nidra.
Pranayama, Mudra and Meditation.
Workshops for students of yoga on a range of yoga philosophy topics.
Professional training for yoga teachers in adaptive yoga techniques for students with multiple sclerosis.
Coaching and mentoring for yoga teachers.
The practice of yoga changes us. When we focus on our breath, we become aware of our breathing patterns and tensions held in the body. As we move and stretch our bodies, tensions release and we feel better. We begin to notice things that we were unaware of before. Little by little that awareness seeps into other areas of our lives. We notice how we feel when we communicate with others. Perhaps we let go of old patterns of communication because we don’t need them anymore. Or perhaps we let go of old relationships because we finally recognize how damaging they are to our health and well-being. This is how the world changes, one person at a time.
When we change the way we think, we change the way we act. When we believe that the world is one family, we must act that way or be in conflict with our beliefs. When we believe that the world is one family, we take responsibility for our actions - thought, word and deed. And this is how the world changes, one person at a time.
Yoga is not about the pose. It’s not about the body, mind and spirit. It’s so much more than that. Yoga is about remembering our true nature. It’s about acknowledging what is true in this moment - letting go of how we think things should be, how we want things to be. When we acknowledge our human nature with all of our flaws and imperfections, we are open to witnessing the same in others - without judgment. When we change the way we think, we change the way we act. This can transform our lives - our health, our relationships, our workplaces, our world. |
| Licenses/Certifications |
 Yoga Alliance: Experienced + 500 hours training (E-RYT 500)
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IYT Certified Yoga Therapist: 500 hours training (IYT 500)
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| Education |
Professional Certifications:
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
200 hour basic certification, 1998
500 hour Professional Level certification completed 2002 (300 hours addition to basic)
Integrative Yoga Therapy
200 hour basic certification, 2000
500 hour Professional Yoga Therapist certification completed 2009 (300 hours addition to basic)
currently working on IYT 500 hour internship (1000 hour PYT)
Yoga of the Heart ®
85 hour certification, 2003
Teaching Yoga for Specific Needs Advanced Training, Dr. Jeff Migdow, Kripalu Center
25 hour certification, 2005
Yoga for the Special Child, Sonia Sumar, Integral Yoga Institute, NYC
48 hour certification, 2010
Every Kid's Yoga for Children with Special Needs, Craig Hanueur, YogaWorks, NYC
20 hour certification, 2010
Many other continuing education workshops. |
| Bio |
Karen O’Donnell Clarke, certified Kripalu and Integrative Yoga Therapy, has built a sustainable yoga practice and you can too. Since 1996, she teaches traditional and specialty yoga classes for students of all levels of ability ranging in age from 5 to 89. Karen has presented at past KYTA conferences and Yogaville Ashram in Virginia. She is a frequent presenter on the topic of adaptive yoga for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society chapters and yoga studios throughout the U.S. She is a member of the NMSS Curriculum Advisory Committee on Adaptive Yoga for People Living with MS.
Mother to 2 grown children, Karen has been teaching yoga to children since 2000, specializing in yoga for children with down 's syndrome, autism spectrum, cerebral palsy and other challenging conditions. Karen has completed more than 1000 hours of yoga teacher training with Kripalu Center and Integrative Yoga Therapy. She has completed specialized training for children with special needs with Sonia Sumar, Yoga for the Special Child, and Craig Hanauer, Every Kid's Yoga. Karen is a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance.
Karen recently embarked on a new collaboration with Beth Gibbs, certified yoga therapist through Integrative Yoga Therapy and a senior member of the teaching faculty, bringing together our passion for yoga and children with special needs. All children are special and all children have special needs. Some children also need a different approach to learning and different levels of guidance and assistance.
Karen consults internationally with yoga teachers who wish create a sustainable livelihood by sharing the gifts of yoga with as many students as possible, including those who present ability challenges. Information about her CDs and workshops at www.yogahealsus.com. |
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Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association
Yoga Alliance
International Association of Yoga Therapists
Green Yoga Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Connecticut Chapter |
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Gales Ferry
Groton
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Montville
Mystic
New London
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Norwich
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Pawcatuck
Preston
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Stonington
Taftville
Uncasville
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