Yoga Therapy, Yoga Classes, Restorative & Trauma Informed Yoga, Somatic Movement Therapy, Meditation, Reiki & Sound Healing
About Us
Cheryl has been living Yoga for over 30 years. She is certified E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and is a 1000 C-IAYT professional yoga therapist, recognized by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (http://www.iayt.org/).
She earned her 200-RYT yoga teaching certification at Marianne Wells Yoga School and completed her 800-hour certification in Yoga Therapy with Joseph LePage's Integrative Yoga Therapy school, now part of the Kripalu School of Yoga. Beyond that, Cheryl has studied Trauma-informed Yoga and Somatic Movement. She has over 1500 hours of training in yoga therapy, and has completed the Yoga Step-by-Step program founded by Yogamaharishi Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri with his son, Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, and recognized by the Indian Yoga Association.
Cheryl is trained in massage therapy and is a Level 3 Reiki Master. She worked for 2 years as a personal assistant to a client with Multiple Sclerosis and has led stretch and yoga classes for Seniors. She brings her understanding & experience working with different bodies to her practice.
Cheryl believes firmly that Yoga is for Every Body! She can design and lead a practice for clients ranging from Senior Citizens to Athletes.
She teaches the traditional 8-limbed or Ashtanga/Raja yoga based on the Yoga Sutras, and brings all 8 limbs into her teachings, including Mindfulness and Meditation. She is available to teach classes or workshops at your school, church or place of business. She also offers private classes, movement therapy & Reiki healing for individuals, couples and groups.
Cheryl currently teaches online yoga and meditation classes for veterans at the VA Medical Center in DC. She is a Trauma-informed teacher with years experience teaching a variety of bodies with different physical and mental health challenges. She has worked in Dementia Care and in Assisted Living facilities and has offered classes for Caregiver Support and clients with Vision Impairment.
*The yoga therapy components of my teaching are based on my study with Joseph Le Page's School of Integrative Yoga Therapy, recognized by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and with Dr. Swami Gitananda's Yoga Step-by-Step program, as well as other trained yoga therapists. I completed the Memorial Sloan Kettering Yoga for Cancer program in September 2017. I have had extensive training beyond that of a 500-RYT to qualify me to work therapeutically to help people achieve holistic health, including my training in massage, Reiki and herbal & wild plant medicine.
