THE HUMANISTIC YOGA CENTRE

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Other Services at Hyc · Mitzvah - learn to move with ease and comfort. Mitzvah is gentle bodywork and movement that improves posture. Mitzvah Teachers are trained to help you discover what you are doing on a daily basis that is creating pain and discomfort to your body. In a Mitzvah exercise or movement class you learn many ways to release tension and stress throughout your entire body. Mitzvah is also very gentle bodywork that is experienced on a massage table. It works on the deepest muscles with very little pressure. Clients learn to change their faulty postural patterns and they gain a new awareness of how to use their body more effectively and efficiently every day. Danella has clients with chronic fatigue, chronic pain , whiplash, fibromyalgia, arthritis, migraines and many other muscular and skeletal problems. Danella had sciatic pain, migraines and whiplash for many years, she was in constant pain, something she believed she was going to live with forever. After several Mitzvah bodywork sessions and faithfully doing certain exercise everyday the pain was gone and has never returned. She decided to learn the Technique and has been involved with Mitzvah for the past 10 years. She was trained by the creator of the Technique, Nehemia Cohen in Toronto.There is a book about Mitzvah at the Peterborough Central Library written by Nehemia. Danella's email is danellahesler@aol.com and she will have a website www.mitzvah.ca up by the end of Sept 04 · Stress Management at HYC - With Karen Page Does "Stressed Out" describe how you feel? Karen will help you learn simple techniques to reduce your stress level and manage stress more effectively. Through private, confidential discussion, we will look at stress as an opportunity for change and examine which simple changes might reduce your stress load. Personal management skills like effective communication, time management and problem-solving skills can be practiced and improved. Journaling might be used to explore inner dialogues, attitudes and "mind traps." Instruction in the use of stretching, breathing and relaxation practices gives you the tools you need to be a better stress manager. Learn to Relax. For more information or to book appointments please call Karen at 745-7727. Karen's Bio - Karen Page is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Relaxation Therapist and Life Skills Coach with over 28 years of experience as an education and counsellor in diverse settings. In July 2001 she completed "Yoga of The Heart - Cardiac Teacher Training with Nischala Devi, a course in the adaptation of yoga techniques for Cardiac patients and those with debilitating diseases.  Karen has conducted Stress Management workshops with local Cardiac -Rehab patience since 1995, and added yoga classes to their program in September 2001. She has taught yoga at the Humanistic Healing Centre since 1997, and is certified through Esther Meyers Yoga Studio in Toronto and Namaste International. Since 1994 she has offered courses and workshops on relaxation and stress management at the Humanistic Yoga Centre. She is certified as a Relaxation Therapist through Inner Quest. Her own recovery from an automobile accident in 1993 led to her interest in helping others to use relaxation therapies to relieve the stresses of personal recovery and regeneration. Karen enjoys working with individuals and groups, covering topics such as assertiveness, job stress, effective communication and problem solving, with a focus on yoga, relaxation and stress management. She lives in Peterborough with her partner of 29 years, Don Skuce and their two cats. · Shiatsu Therapy - with Judy Sanchez, S.T. and Yoga Instructor Shiatsu is literally translated as “finger pressure”.  Comfortable pressure is applied with hands, fingers, palms and elbows on the body (over the clothes) stimulating immune response, balancing the nervous system, and easing pain and discomfort.  Judy integrates both Eastern and Western medicine into her treatments, providing the client with a grounded approach to healing.  Shiatsu therapy transforms the body’s reaction to stress, easing it back to harmony and health. Shiatsu benefits: Low back, neck, shoulder, sciatic pain Menstrual and menopausal issues Digestion problems Headaches Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia Insomnia Asthma Stress-related illness Postural and repetitive strain injuries For more information or to book an appointment, please call Judy Sanchez at 932-4480 · Workshops and Private Lessons · The Yoga Store - The Yoga Store has a wide range of clothing, CDs, books, magazines, gift certificates and more. · Gift Certificates · Stress Management · Therapeutic Touch ·  Lending library - The Centre is pleased to offer a lending library to our students.