The YCTY Teacher Tango: A Dance for the Community
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The teachers in Wake County support each other in many ways, one interesting one being the “Teacher Tango,” which creative minds have devised. Wake County is a large county. YCTY offers classes across the county (east/Fuquay Varina, west/Apex, north/Wake Forest,...
Yoga at Central Prison and Beyond: A Teacher’s Journey
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The journey of a yoga teacher is often filled with diverse experiences, growth, and a deep sense of connection. Over the past six years, my work with You Call This Yoga (YCTY) has been transformative, for my evolution as a teacher. YCTY has allowed me to explore...
Cultivating Gratitude for Greater Resilience and More
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By JJ Gormley, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT, CN Gratitude is a transformative quality that shifts perspective, enhances well-being, and fosters resilience. It is more than saying thank you. It is a way of seeing the world through a different lens. By practicing gratitude, we...
Finding My Voice in Yoga
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Tamara Y. Jeffries It is better to follow your own dharma, however imperfectly, than to assume the dharma of another, however successfully. –Bhagavad Gita 3.35 I love the yoga community that has grown up around the Sharing, Accessible, Free flowing, Energy (S.A.F.E)...
The Joy of Teaching Community Yoga
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Yoga practice takes a new spin with bilingual classes that are broadcast virtually and in-person for patients at Alliance Medical Ministry (AMM) in Raleigh, NC. Our team of co-teachers Carolina Chavez and Howie Shareff has brought back weekly chair and standing yoga classes to our longstanding partner.
Bilingual Chair Yoga Doubles the Fun
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Yoga practice takes a new spin with bilingual classes that are broadcast virtually and in-person for patients at Alliance Medical Ministry (AMM) in Raleigh, NC. Our team of co-teachers Carolina Chavez and Howie Shareff has brought back weekly chair and standing yoga classes to our longstanding partner.
Meals On Wheels Serves Chair Yoga Before Lunch
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You Call This Yoga (YCTY) has partnered with Meals On Wheels of Wake County (MOW) to provide a weekly “appetizer” of chair yoga before lunch at three Raleigh Friendship Cafes. This thrilling breakthrough of in-person classes began in January 2022. Current...
Meet Our International Teachers, Sara and Claire
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Meet Sara de Miguel from Cork, Ireland and Claire Cuneen from Sydney, Australia, who are both teaching Chair Yoga classes as part of You Call this Yoga’s international expansion.
Meet Karla Vallecillo
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Meet Karla Vallecillo, a bilingual and inspiration yoga teacher who is helping us bring more resources to the BIPOC and Spanish-speaking yoga communities.
Meet the Community Yoga Teachers
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Meet the talented and dedicated yoga teachers who led the spring sessions of Community Yoga (BIPOC Healing).