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Yoga for Hope & Healing

Ease grief through movement

The impact of losing a loved one to suicide is devastating for the mind, body, and spirit. This 8-week foundational Yoga course addresses the crippling feelings of loss and traumatic grief. In a compassionate environment of care and sensitivity, you’ll be taught self-healing tools and guided through gentle techniques that can help ease symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress.

Sessions are adaptable and suitable for all levels and abilities, including beginners and motion-restricted adults.

Yoga for Hope & Healing
with Erika Faith Calig, E-RYT 500

8 Weeks of Foundational Yoga

  • Gentle, Meditative Movement
  • Breathing & Self-Care Practices

Zoom in Real Time + Access to Recordings

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Ease grief through movement

The impact of losing a loved one to suicide is devastating for the mind, body, and spirit. This 8-week foundational Yoga course addresses the crippling feelings of loss and traumatic grief. In a compassionate environment of care and sensitivity, you’ll be taught self-healing tools and guided through gentle techniques that can help ease symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress.

Sessions are adaptable and suitable for all levels and abilities, including beginners and motion-restricted adults.

Fall Session Options:

Wednesday Program:
5pm (PT), 7pm (CT), 8pm (ET) | 90 minutes
Eight Sessions – Weekly on Wednesdays
Sept 11, 2024 – Oct 30, 2024

Saturday Program:
10am (PT), 12pm (CT), 1pm (ET) | 90 minutes
Eight Sessions – Weekly on Saturdays
Sept 14, 2024 – Nov 2, 2024

* Recordings are available within 24 hours of each meeting and an archive of practices will be viewable for the duration of your enrollment.

Cost:  $160

About the teacher: The Alliance of Hope is partnering with Erika Faith Calig, E-RYT 500, a 30-year veteran Yoga teacher, trainer, and mental health practitioner, who will facilitate your gentle yoga sessions. By anchoring a brave, reflective space, Erika will assist you in finding hope, healing, and comfort, one breath at a time. 

How do I participate? These virtual sessions are offered in real-time, via Zoom. Participants are encouraged to begin and end each session on screen with each other but are free to turn cameras off for privacy during the movement portion. Classes are experiential practices. Interaction times are reserved for a few minutes at the start and close of each meeting.

What do I need to participate? Students are encouraged to designate a quiet space, where you may move your body as freely as possible. Helpful supplies include: a sturdy chair, firm cushion or pillow, blanket, 2 tennis or therapy balls, foam block, and a Yoga or fitness mat.

 

Participants are expertly guided through gentle techniques which can help ease symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress.

Syllabus (What You’ll Learn)

Week 1

Compassion: A Trauma Informed Approach to Yoga Practice

  • Foundations in Movement (The 7 Moving Principles)
  • Our Grief Journey is Shared in Community – Keys for Online Etiquette

Week 2

How to Utilize Props: Adapt & Support Yourself Exactly Where You Are

  • Sitting Comfortably + The Foundations of Meditation
  • Living Through the Unimaginable – Help with Survivor Fatigue

Week 3

Strengthen & Align the Body with Proper Standing Postures

  • Basic Yogic Breathing Techniques & Their Health Benefits
  • Breath as an Ally for Emotional Regulation

Week 4

Stable Body & Focused Mind: Functional Balance

  • What Supple Feet and Calm Eyes Have in Common
  • Relieve Nightmares and Insomnia with Yoga & Acupressure

Week 5

Finding the Flow: Easy Sun + Moon Salutations from a Chair

  • Guided Relaxation for Nervous System Calibration
  • Self-Care Routine for Trauma & Abandonment

Week 6

Organ Health with Twisting & Easy Forward Bending

  • Soothe, Restore, and Renew Internal Systems
  • Easing Suppressed Anger, Guilt, & Numbness

Week 7

Purify the Heart with Gentle Backbending

  • Hip Opening to Relieve Congestion & Honor Emotions
  • Counteracting Stress, Anxiety, & Overwhelm

Week 8

Restorative Yoga + Yin Yoga = Nourishment

  • Passive Inversions to Soften Tension & Increase Circulation
  • Practicing Forgiveness and Tending to a Broken Heart

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