Entries tagged with “mind body connection”.


Invigorate the Body..Awaken the Mind..Empower the Spirit

Two Locations:
American Ranch – Wed. Aug. 18, 6 – 8:30 pm  (registration deadline 8/13)
Talking Rock – Sat. Sept. 11, 10am – 12:30pm (registration deadline 9/8)

Fee: $25, due at time of registration, please

This workshop will provide a fun and stimulating blend of presentation, open discussion and simple experiential activities that will demonstrate the powerful and broad scope of Yoga practice.

(Individuals of all ability physical ability levels are welcome. Mats, blocks, and straps provided.)

Learn the answers to these common questions and more!

  • Is Yoga just another form of exercise?
  • Do you have to be really flexible?
  • Will it help my balance?
  • Where did Yoga come from?
  • How do I learn to meditate?
  • Do I need to breathe a special way?
  • Do I have to get on the floor?
  • Can I do Yoga if I had a joint replacement?
  • Is Yoga against my religion?
  • Will Yoga build my Core Strength?\
  • Can I do Yoga if I have a bad back?
  • I am really stressed – what can Yoga do for that?
  • I hate to exercise, so why should I try Yoga?
  • Can it help me loose weight?
  • Do I need Yoga pants?

Just announced – a series of five classes to help you succeed with any weight management program. Read More.

Cherly Van Demark will be an instructor in the upcoming Yoga Teacher Training Program to be sponsored by Pure Heart Yoga of Beullton, CA.

The program includes in-depth  study of yoga posture, breathing, mediation, yoga philosophy, yoga related anatomy as well as basic Sanskrit.  Graduates will receive certification as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT200) with Yoga Alliance.

For more information, please visit Pure Heart Yoga Teacher Training.

Please check our Yoga Page for the latest class offerings which include a Yoga Basics and Yoga Flow 2 Series, both offered in Chino Valley at the Academy for Performing Arts.

As a first time yoga student, or an individual with an ongoing practice, enjoy a Yoga Basics class series exploring the foundational principles of the exquisite art and science of the eight limbs of the tree of Yoga.  This class is being offered at the Academy of Performing Arts in Chino Valley beginning April 5, 2010.

More information on our Yoga Page.

Health in  Motion is now offering yoga classes at the Academy of Performing Arts in Chino Valley, and the Chino Valley Review has an article featuring Cheryl Van Demark.

“Yoga is a holistic approach to life, which helps with mind, body and spirit. Yoga asana (physical postures) require your undivided attention to your breathing, which is the cornerstone of all yoga practices,” Cheryl said.

For more information, visit our Yoga page.

-  Cheryl Van Demark, PT

As the health care reform debate continues to make national headlines, America is undergoing a conciousness raising around the concept of health. Good health constitutes more than just the absence of disease.  Consider the word dis-ease and open to the understanding of good health to include the following additional characteristics: a unified body, mind, spirit; a state of ever-present mindfulness to the wonder of this beautiful world; a joyful, grateful and loving heart; and finally, a life lived to fulfill ones unique purpose and benefit humanity.

Are Americans experiencing this holistic view of good health?  Does our present health care system deliver services in a way that empowers the whole human being on a path to good health?   What are we as indiviudals doing to put our health in motion to get on a right path?  If you want to cultivate this spectrum of good health, do you know how?  Read on and find out about how Health in Motion programs might be a good start. (more…)