My current schedule

SUNDAY

9:00 am AT THE YOGA SOURCE

GENTLE YOGA

MONDAY

9:00-5:00

PRIVATES
6:30 pm AT TPC EAGLE TRACE COUNTRY CLUB

TUESDAY

6:30 pm AT MY HOME STUDIO-Call for directions

HATHA LEVEL 1

WEDNESDAY

11:00 am AT TPC EAGLE TRACE COUNTRY CLUB

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THURSDAY

4:30 pm AT THE YOGA SOURCE

HATHA LEVEL 1

FRIDAY

11:00 am at TPC EAGLE TRACE COUNTRY CLUB

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I offer private and semi-private sessions in my studio or your home. Contact me at claudiasyoga@gmail.com or 954-815-8727 for more information.

Peace, light and love to all

I bow to the divine light in all of us

Namaste

Saying hello!

My life has been a whirlwind of yoga lately. I am teaching almost every day and sometimes twice a day. I am a very lucky girl. :)

Teaching yoga is a blessing in my life. I learn something new each and every time I teach class. Becoming a yoga teacher was one of the best things I ever could have done. I am happy every time I teach a class whether it is a group class or a private session. Peace and light to all. :)

My current schedule

Juliana is leaving on Wednesday and my subbing starts. As of now I'll be teaching for Juliana on Monday at 10, Tuesday at my home studio at 6:30, Thursday for Juliana at 10 and at the Yoga Source at 4:30, Friday is the day I do privates, Saturday for Juliana at 10 and at the Yoga Source at 10 two Saturdays while Juliana is away and then there is Sunday at the Yoga Source at 9:00 and my home studio at 11:00. Wow! I'm thinking I am going to need a vacation from Juliana's vacation. LOL LOL I am honored to be subbing for the most wonderful teacher on earth. :)

One of my favorite things in yoga.

Loka Samasta Sukhinu Bhavantu. I often end my classes with this ancient chant. It is very meaningful to me. It means may beings everywhere be happy and free and may the actions of our own lives make that happen. I love that. May beings everywhere be happy and be free. The dogs, the cats, the people. ALL beings everywhere. I hope someday it happens. Namaste :)

My Thursday Class At The Yoga Source

I am teaching today at The Yoga Source on Wiles Rd in Coral Springs. I have to take some pictures of the studio and put them up here. It is such a wonderful peaceful place not only to teach but also to take a class. I feel as if I am able to breathe deeper just by walking in the door.

I love my 4:30 class. It is a weird time and it's not the largest class that they have at the Yoga Source but the students that come are really into it. Most of them are people who are just off work and they need to come down off the wall a little. I always make sure there is time for pranayama (breath control) even if it is just a few minutes. Pranayama helps us come in contact with our bodies and become aware of the changes in the body from moment to moment. It also allows us to slow down and really breathe deeply. I can't even think of starting a class without pranayama.

I usually start on the back but maybe I'll start in seated today. It's always good to shake things up a little. I am going to do some balance postures today. I have been neglectful with balance lately. It is not my strong suit so I tend to not do those postures but I need to be more mindful about incorporating balance postures in my classes. I'm thinking today I will do tree pose and dancers pose. I may even bring in standing stick. I'll see.

I always end my classes with by rubbing lavender essential oils in my hands and walk to each student and place my hands over their faces so that that can smell that wonderful relaxing small. I do that in my home classes as well. It always helps the students to get in the mode of letting go.

My first hot yoga flow class and I was the teacher!!!

Yesterday at about 5:20 pm my cell phone rang with an unfamiliar number. I picked it up and it was Collette from the Yoga Source. She told me she had recently been in a car accident and wasn't feeling well. She then asked me if I would sub her 6:00 class. I wildly thought what kind of classes she taught when she told me that my students would be "upstairs". Upstairs is the hot yoga room. Then I realized that she was one of the hot yoga teachers. She sounded so desperate that I decided to do it. Yep, I taught my first hot yoga flow class and it was quite the unusual experience.

I introduced myself and one of the students asked me who I was and where was Collette? Sandee who is also a hot yoga flow teacher came to me before class and told me that this person might very well get up and leave and not to be upset. He was a difficult student who wanted what he wanted. I told him my name and that I was subbing this class. He said "I don't know you. Where is Sandee?" I told him that Sandee was downstairs teaching a class right now and maybe he wanted to go there. He agreed and left. It really didn't bother me even a little bit. That happened to me at Juliana's and I've already realized that if someone leaves your class it's their problem not yours. I was kind of glad that I was able to get him to go.

I started the class in seated so pranayama was short. I was already sweating my butt of after pranayama. We did some seated postures and then I brought them into downward dog. Sun salutations and then everything you could think of from there. Knees chest chin, cobra, warrior, arm sweeping just flowing from one move to another. I just kept the class moving.

About 50 minutes into the class I started having trouble. I found it difficult to breathe. I decided to slow it down and bring them into some postures to hold. We did some forward bending and then after a vinyasa I brought them down to the belly. We did locust, flying locust, cobra, bow and anything else I could think of to stay on the belly.

I brought them down to the back at about 7:10 and did some knees to chest and basic stuff. Then relaxation complete with lavander essential oils. All of the students thanked me and said that my class was exactly what they needed. That was nice to hear. I had made it through my first hot yoga flow class and I was a complete success. I am pretty damn proud of myself. :)

Help! I've Lost My Chakras!

Have you ever felt like you've lost your chakras? Worse than that, have you ever felt as if a situation or person stole your chakras from you? That's how I've been feeling lately. I had a situation happen that made me feel as if I would never be able to feel them again. I'd never be able to visualize the chakra colors again. I'd never be able to chant the seed mantras again without thinking about the afore mentioned situation. Even after spilling my guts about what happened to one of the people involved I still felt tense and tight. Even anxious and I am not an anxious person.

I went to Joy's class at The Yoga Source this morning. It was good to be there. I love it there. I love teaching there and taking class there as well. When Joy came in Ruth requested a restorative class. Everyone in the room was on board except me. I was the only one who went on record to say that I wanted to have my ass kicked but if everyone else wanted restorative I would agree to it. Joy pulled out the bolsters and blankets and guided us through a fabulous restorative class complete with virparita karani (legs up the wall) and supported child.

At one point in the class she started talking about the chakras, their colors, location on the body and had us breathe into them. It allowed me to visit my chakras again but this time with Joy one of the two yoga teachers that I love and adore and respect above all other teachers. She spoke of them gently and calmly and I was able to bring my attention to them and not be afraid because I felt safe with Joy.

I emerged from Joy's class with a renewed sense of well being. I realize now that the wanting to have my ass kicked was tied to the above mentioned situation and now I can really, finally let it go. Yay!