Expanding Compassion: Metta/Lovingkindness Yoga Workshop

Deepen your experience on and off the mat

Honor your self and your practice in a whole new way by actively cultivating Metta/Lovingkindess into your yoga practice. Through discussion, meditation, asana (yoga postures), and deep relaxation we will explore ways to profoundly develop and embody gentleness, love, respect, and compassion on the mat. Let the bad thoughts go, breathe in the love… nurture your self, nurture your practice. Suitable for all levels of ability and experience.

Upcoming [Name of training] Trainings:

Saturday, June 8 | 9am-Noon | Alligator Healing Arts, Lake City, Florida

Other Trainings

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Summer Practice Season

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Spring Seasonal Arc

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When you want.
Where you want.
You CAN breathe deeper, breathe better, breathe to connect with your soul.
A 3-day yoga retreat just for you.

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Joint Freeing Series – Puvana Muktasana Vinyasa – Self Paced Class

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30 Day Chaturanga Challenge

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Lovingkindness Mini-Retreats

Enjoy TWO mini-retreats! Gift yourself the time to reset, recharge, renew with these luscious 2.5 hour lovingkindness yoga practices meant to help you step out of the everyday and in a greater space within. Lovingkindness/Metta/Maitri sets the stage for a deeper...

Find Inspiration for Your Practice on my Youtube Channel

Looking to change it up on your mat? Check out my Youtube Channel! Thai Yoga Massage Tutorials and Flows Yoga Classes Detailed Asana Tutorials Meditations and Pranayama Practices Fun little bits to inspire your practice! All for free 🙂 You might also be interested...

Thai Resources:

Interested in learning more about Thai Yoga Massage? Here are some places to look…

On my blog – I am growing an inventory of visual and written instructions on the poses I use most often.
Register for our mailer – receive emails that include instructionals, upcoming workshops, behind-the-scenes stories of a therapist yogi and more.
Workshop Host – if your local studio is interested in hosting a workshop with me, let me know, I’d love to meet your community! Take a look at my upcoming schedule
Here is a list of some of my favorite books about Thai Yoga Massage…

Thai Yoga Massage by Kam Thye Chow – by my first and primary teacher, this is an excellent breakdown of poses and philosophy.

Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Type: An Ayurvedic Tradition – also by Kam Thye Chow, this is an excellent integration for yogis with some Thai Yoga Massage experience highlighting the why and the transformation of both Thai and Yoga poses.

Thai Step-By-Step Massage by Nicky Smith – basic Thai Massage book with EXCELLENT explanation of hand, head, and foot work.

The Art of Thai Foot Massage by Simon Piers Gall – a comprehensive guide to working with the feet, this book has well over 3 hours of incredible foot work that will change affect the entire body.

Traditional Thai Medicine: Buddhism, Animism and Ayurveda by C. Pierce Salguero – an academic history of the practice and philosophy of Thai Massage

A Thai Herbal by C. Pierce Salguero – Nice introduction to the medical model and inclusion of herbs in Thai Yoga Massage beyond just our time on the mat. Basic recipes and more.

Thai Resources