Yoga
When I was 18 and searching for direction in life, I saw a flyer advertising a yoga class. I had no idea what yoga was, I only knew I must go. During that initial class I became aware of my own breathing for the first time. I’d listened to my horses breathe my whole life but never considered my own. I left the class in awe of my body, it’s resilience and the discovery of breath.
Since then, yoga has been a kite string between my body and my mind, to ground me and reel me home when I’m lost.
Do you feel there is a missing piece in your life?
Do you sense a nagging disconnection to your true self?
Is your body asking for attention and care?
Come. Practice yoga.
Whether you are coming to the mat as a stand alone practice or as deeper somatic integration from our Gestalt work together, your private yoga session will be therapeutically designed to meet all of your needs.
Retired lawyer and executive / Land conservationist in the Texas Hill Country
My experience with Christin has been life changing. After a few weeks of instruction, I noticed that my life off the mat had dramatically shifted. My posture improved, my mobility increased and, I am able to move and accomplish things in a way I hadn’t been able to for years. My wife and I have enjoyed our practice with Christin together, and this experience as a couple has enriched our lives.
Christin is highly perceptive of the collective mood, needs and abilities of her students. You leave each class having gotten what you needed, even if you didn’t know it going in. And even more importantly, you never feel left behind or ignored during her class. She brings absolutely no ego to her teaching which is probably what allows her to be so attuned to her students. Her understanding of yoga poses and techniques, their effects on the body and the mind, and how to modify them for each student is of the highest level. As is her sense of flow: how to start a class and ramp it up progressively, give it a direction, take it there, then bring it all back down for a soft landing.
Senior Executive at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Christin is an extraordinarily gifted teacher and healer. Her kind, gentle spirit guided me to a place of confidence and comfort I hadn’t experienced in years. After just a few weeks of working with Christin on the mat, I feel more grounded, lighter and upright. Off the mat, I have begun to redefine myself by the things I can do rather than the things I can’t.
Benefits of Yoga
- Promotes better posture and body awareness
- Helps to relieve pain in the neck, back and hips
- Better circulation to the limbs and throughout the body
- Helps to regulate blood pressure and good for heart health
- Supports good sleep hygiene
- Increases physical strength and flexibility
- Helps to relieve stress, depression and anxiety
- Increases self esteem and self image
Feel free to reach out to Christin with questions, to stay in touch or to make an appointment.
You can reach Christin at her email christin@thelightrider.com or call or text her at 713-855-1150.