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| Practicing yoga is both a physical endeavor and a personal journey for any student. Beginning yoga requires personal commitment as well as support and guidance. If you live with a disability, it is especially important to believe yoga is not only possible for you, but that you can experience its wonder and benefits just like anyone else |
| Why? I teach Yoga, a lot. And yoga and my students teach me, a lot. It's a beautiful endless journey. My yoga beginnings began as way to calm my "monkey mind" at a very young age. Intuitively, I also found myself in physical postures,I later realized were yoga asanas. From my own self healing from a near fatal car accident, I discovered the incredible physical benefits. For 22 years, the only Yoga I shared was therapeutic and adaptive Yoga. Yoga can spread through the landscape of our body and heal. I just want to share with you. ~ Sandy Hicks |
| For some, Yoga means perfecting that physical posture and going as deep as they can into their ego; pushing themselves; wanting; attaching to the outcome. My therapeutic and adaptive students may never find their selves in a headstand, full wheel or even mountain. Instead, they will learn something more valuable, accepting where there are, the power of breath, inner peace and the beauty of gentle movement. |
| Reservations required. Chairs limited to 8) These classes are appropriate for those with MS, Parkinson's Disease, Fibromyalgia, and those students who use walkers, canes, and wheelchairs.For those who are able, some standing (with support) and floor movements may be given. For those who are unable, alternate poses will be given for those remaining in the chair. Sandy Hicks, has received over 250 hours of Therapeutic-Specific training. Classes held in Canandaigua |
| Sitting Yoga |
| In-Sight Yoga |
| My specialty. Providing a safe environment and discover what the body can do. Your specially trained instructor, Sandy Hicks, will provide guidance throughout your class. Students will discover an inner and external trust in their movements. These well rounded sessions also incorporate breath work and various relaxation techniques. Please call (585) 703-4676 or use our contact form for further information. |
| Virtually every cancer patient must go through chemotherapy. Chemotherapy, however, has negative side effects during and after treatment. We offer free, unlimited yoga for anyone receiving treatment for cancer. Participate in as many classes as you would like for 3 months. Chose from over 30 classes on our schedule each week, at any donation you like. Scientific studies conducted over the past 35 years have shown that yoga, alone or as an adjunct to traditional therapies, can boost the immune system, decrease chronic stress and increase energy. Study participants reported feeling better. If you or someone you know is receiving treatment for cancer and would like to add a yoga practice free of charge, please contact us. Read the local yoga/cancer study. Read Here |
| The “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,” yoga’s source text, is a detailed guidebook, a how-to manual for the focusing of awareness on a chosen object or in a chosen direction. According to the sutras, the systematic shift of attention inward should be correctly adapted for each individual and practiced with consistency, conviction and enthusiasm over the course of many years. Through regular practice, the curse of codependency and the spell of addiction can be broken. Whether it is through long-term sobriety (or kaivalya), freedom (or paramananda), or perpetual and long-enduring joy, we can ultimately break the cycle of codependency and addiction. This inner evolution offers the sweet taste of true self-awareness to recovering addicts and offers hope to future generations. |
| Cancer |
| Yoga for Recovery |
Yoga........holisitc, pure
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| Our students come from far and wide! Canandaigua, NY 14424, Victor, NY 14534,Geneva, NY 14456, Farmington, NY 14425, Bloomfield, NY 14469, Naples, NY 14512, Lima, NY, 14485 and Clifton Springs, NY 14432, Mendon, NY 14506, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472, East Bloomfield, Pittsford 14534, Rochester 14623 |