Yoga Festival

316 South G Street,Tacoma WA 98405

20 May, 2023

Description

Every May, Seymour Conservatory (at Wright Park) and Silver Linings Integrative Health, LLC partner to co-host this wonderful event. Local yoga teachers gather to serve the community and offer exposure to different styles of yoga. All funds collected from ticket sales (minus Eventbrite fees) are evenly divided among the instructors. You will also have an opportunity to donate directly to an instructor on the day of the event. Yoga is not merely for our bodies, but rather Yoga is for our bodies, minds, hearts and souls. Union of breath with the body, union of the mind with the muscles, and most importantly union of the self with the divine. Yoga is not a religion. It does not require you to believe in a certain God or chant certain mantras. Yoga is an ancient science which leads to health in the body, peace in the mind, joy in the heart, and liberation of the soul. In this several hour immersion and celebration, you have the opportunity to embrace several different styles of yoga and learn from local teachers. Instructors will be set up in various spaces throughout the section of the park nearest the conservatory. DAY OF EVENT PARTICULARS: Every 30 minutes a group will rotate to another instructor, or you may decide to stay with one style for a second rotation. You get to customize your explorations to fit your needs. Or, adopt the preprogrammed route that will guide you through different yoga styles. This guiding map will be available on the day of the event. Please feel free to bring a blanket, towel, mat or chair. We will also have some available. TEACHER BIOS: Hien Hong is a Vietnamese American yoga and meditation teacher and mentor. She started practicing yoga as a teenager and knew by the third yoga class that teaching yoga was something she wanted to do someday. Having experienced trauma as a teenager motivates her to teach from a trauma-informed lens and create spaces for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) to practice and find healing. https://www.hienhong.com/ Katie Lodge is a mom of three, a former Marine, and a Functional Fitness Specialist serving the Gig Harbor and Tacoma areas. Katie's been teaching yoga for 7 years, a yoga teacher trainer for 2 years, and her passion is working with seniors and veterans. Priscilla Jaeger r for 2 years, https://www.facebook.com/priscilla.jaeger.5/ Aimee Arendsee is a certified level 2 Usui Reiki student (currently working on master level Usui Reiki) and I am also a certified Advanced Theta healer and have recently earned certificates with the Gong Yoga Association in Advanced Gong Playing and also teacher certification for Gong Yoga Nidra (guided meditation with gongs). I have lived in the South Puget Sound area of Washington State for over 25 years and call this home. I am a lover of nature and love hiking and camping and connecting with the natural world. https://indivarasoundhealing.square.site/ https://www.facebook.com/Indivarasoundhealing@indivarasoundhealings Sarah Low has practiced yoga for over twenty years and has been leading yoga classes for four years as a 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher. Sarah has also completed the UC San Diego Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training Intensive, Mindful Schools Educator Essentials Training, and the Mindful School One-Year Training. She brings her mindfulness training and experience into her yoga teaching. Adrienne Ione serves the global community as a dedicated and curious geriatric integrative health practitioner. As a dementia practitioner, personal trainer, yoga therapist in training, guided meditation teacher, public speaker, research health psychologist, and freelance writer, she is passionate about trauma, grief, dementia, and yoga. When she is not working with participants or writing, she's painting on canvas or spending time outdoors with her family. yes2aging.com insighttimer.com/adrienneione