Jeanne Lightbody – 200 RYT
Jeanne teaches hatha yoga for beginners to level 1. She believes that anyone can practice yoga and benefit from it regardless of age or physical condition. If you've been thinking about trying hatha yoga, here are some reasons you may want to try your first yoga class free with Jeanne:
- You like yoga but found there was too much noise at the gym.
- You feel fear about your age or physical condition.
- You recognize that your actions today determine your health tomorrow.
- You want to change your life but don't know how to start.
- You want a place to retreat, relax, and rejuvinate once a week.
- You have struggled with food and weight issues all your life.
- You want to experience the power of stillness.
- You want to learn about all 8 limbs of yoga.
- You want to laugh and grow with like-minded people.
- There is a small voice inside urging you to try.
Visit the Jeanne’s blog at http://eyesopenyoga.blogspot.com
My Story
I’m an active person. I walked in two 60 mile three day events. I rode my hybrid bike 200 miles in the Pan MA challenge. I had been practicing yoga on and off for about five years, a little more off than on. I found lots of reasons to be inconsistent. I had to travel for my job, I had other hobbies, a husband and home to care for. In my “on” periods, I contemplated taking a teacher training program. I even inquired about programs from Maine to Rhode Island. But life always got in the way.
My path finally crossed with a yoga teacher who inspired me. I enjoyed practicing with her and the other yogis. I realized that if I waited to start my training until conditions of life were perfect, I’d never get started. When I practiced, I felt good in body and spirit. I wanted to commit. So I selected a school, closed my eyes and jumped. With my eyes open, I completed my 200 hour teacher training at Franklin Yoga and Wellness in June 2011.
In addition to studying and teaching yoga, I am a master sumie painter. I’ve studied since 2006 with Jan Zaremba, whom I consider to be a US ‘National Treasure.’ The dream that launched my yogic path was to teach a yoga and sumie painting workshop.
My yoga instructors include top local yoga talent: Gurautma Khalsa, Betsy Barry, Cathy Mann, Marilyn Scanlon, JoAnn Laliberte, and many others. I learned such valuable lessons from each one of them which guides my teaching now.
I’ve discovered that I love putting my practices together and working with beginners, maybe because I’m still close enough to that point to remember what it feels like. If you’ve read this far, I have to ask, what are you waiting for?
My Recent Trainings
· Raffa Yoga – Sara Michelle Brown – Hip Opener posture clinic – August 2011
· Kripalu – Dean Juhan – Connective Tissue Web of Chi Sep 2011
· Raffa Yoga – Pam Sammartino – Crystal Bowl Meditation - October 2011
· Raffa Yoga – Valerie Knopik – Shoulder Girdle – October 2011
· The Yoga Studio – Betsy Barry – Envision Yoga – November 2011
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