Trauma-Informed Yoga for Women

You are warmly welcomed to join an 8-week educational and experiential series. This will be a place to meditate, move, and support one another. We will move through themes of mindfulness, embodied self compassion, and embracing the senses. The group will spend time focused on somatic and cognitive exercises and education, and there will also be time dedicated to sharing, discussion, and reflection. Whether you are working through trauma, or just want to feel safe in a sensitive group that deeply respects women's bodies, you are welcome here. There is no pressure to be, look, or feel anyway, but your true self.

 $129 for 8 class series

Weds 6:30-8 pm

Oct 23rd-Dec 18th (no class Thanksgiving Week)

Pre-Register Here: https://flowhoodriver.com/event-calendar.html

Apply for a Scholarship: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1O_9YXhJJNpJT4V8fiNFxEnSF2xPDgIEB8L9NRSeaMeA/prefill

About Your Teacher:

April Agranoff grew up in concrete jungle of NYC, but traded it in for the rivers and mountains of the Pacific Northwest. She became especially drawn to yoga after her father's stroke. Going to class helped ease her panic attacks more so than talk therapy alone. This experience was so meaningful to her that it led her to pursue yoga training and earn her Master's in Counseling. April is especially passionate about helping women feel safe in their bodies, and has focused her studies on somatic therapies, sexual trauma, depression, and PTSD. When she is not being very serious and studying, she enjoys dancing around her kitchen, and playing with her cat. When her cat isn't taking up all of her time, she likes going outside to explore waterfalls, ski and kayak. April also loves tarot and astrology, and appreciates anyone who lets her read their birth chart. She is excited to see you in class!

Join Angel Rose & Gail as they co-create an energetically healing alchemy of sound. Enjoy a time of relaxation, restoration, and recalibration as you tune into the graceful harmonies of alchemy bowls, quartz crystal bowls, flute and koshi chimes. This soothing bath of sweet fusion will bring ease & nourishment to your nervous system.  Angel Rose & Gail bring depth, heart, soul, and their incredible experience in meditation, yoga, & bodywork to this Sound Bath experience.

Mindfulness, Meditation and Mantra 

Saturday, December 7th 11-5 

Karen “Karb” Bullard, RYT 500, YACEP

5.5 CE/YTT Hours. Offered In-Studio Only. $99

This workshop is open to yoga, meditation and mindfulness students and teachers. We’ll discuss the history of Mindfulness and how Jon Kabat-Zinn brought this practice to the West back in the 70’s for pain management in a hospital setting (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or MBSR) and how it has grown to be found nearly everywhere these days (in education, sports, therapy….) and the term has become saturated and overused but truly has such depth and meaning. You will be introduced to simple practices you can incorporate in to your classes and daily life to stimulate sensory awareness and bring about further presence: mindful listening, mindful seeing, mindful eating…

While focusing on Meditation, we’ll take a more in depth look at different techniques including walking, seated and lying down meditation and will discuss different postures, styles and varieties. Finally, there will be an introduction to, and practice of, some of the 12 Traditional Meditation Practices, as well, including mantra.

Japa meditation is a meditative practice that involves repeating a mantra. It is a key component of yoga and other eastern practices. From chanting OM to the more developed Gayatri Mantra, ancient yogis to modern day practitioners have been using mantra as a wonderful way to help stay focused, present and awake. During our introduction to Mantra, we’ll both discuss and practice a variety of mantras and learn about their importance on the yogic path.

In addition to this workshop, we welcome, and encourage, you to expand your meditation training via SAYF platform’s 12 Traditional Yoga Meditation Practices Training at www.sayfyoga.com  Successful completion of this online training, that includes satsang with Swami Omkarananda on Vedic Wisdom and Advaita Vedanta and 12 quizzes and practices, will provide you with an additional 12 hours YTT/CE and a Certificate of Completion. 

Sunday, December 8th 11-5  $99

Dr Amelia Zahm, RYT 500, SAYF, C-IAYT, DAOM, LAc 

Description:

“When prãna flows quietly, evenly, and unimpeded, we are able to focus, and our inner light is revealed.”

-Nicolai Bachman, The Path of the Yoga Sutras

In Pranayama: The Tradition of Therapeutic Breathwork, we will engage the breath and the body as we learn to feel and influence the movement of our subtle energy. We will use breath awareness practices to understand existing patterns and asana to prepare the body before exploring a series of pranayama practices designed to guide us toward our inner light. Learn techniques to soothe and build resilience in the nervous system, regulate emotions, relieve stress and improve sleep, cultivate steadiness and clarity of mind, and create balance in your energetic system.

5.5 CE/YTT Hours. Offered both In-Studio and Online. $99

"Through the practice of yoga, I found balance and stability in my body, life, relationships, and work. As a teacher, I love the moment when a student discovers a new connection with their body. There may be a look of surprise, a quick intake of breath, or simply a release of tension that allows to find ease in a posture. It’s an experience I know to be available to everyone and every body. When I started teaching yoga to people living with chronic pain I sought out experts in the fields of yoga, physical therapy, and movement science to enhance my training. I now combine my in-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, my love of yoga, my years of Buddhist meditation, and my expertise in Chinese Medicine to work as a Certified Yoga Therapist. I am particularly passionate about women’s health, and I strive to empower my patients to take charge of their own health and well-being. In a system that medicalizes the cycles of women’s lives, I remind my patients that aging is a beautiful, natural process to be honored and supported -- not a disease to be treated. Yoga Therapy provides the tools to help my patients live their best lives.” ~ Amy Zahm

More about Amy:

From her nw home on the SW Washington coast, she spends her free time riding horses, walking her dogs, reading from a never-ending pile of books, writing, and making art.

Degrees: BA – Communications; MS – Oriental Medicine; MFA – Creative Writing, Doctorate – Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

Tuesdays 1/14-3/4 2025

2:30-3:30 (with May Street Elementary pick-up option)

$99

Benefits of Kids Yoga at Flow with Gail Lordi:

MINDFULNESS - Practice staying “in the moment” and learn to be present.

BREATH PRACTICES - Learn ways to calm your nervous system to reduce stress and help improve your productivity.

STRENGTH & BALANCE - Use both strength & balance poses to compliment the other athletics you participate in.

SELF-COMPASSION - Treat yourself as you would your best friend.

IMPROVE SCHOOL-HOME-LIFE BALANCE - A yoga & mindfulness series designed specifically for kids to teach them life skills to cope with the stress and anxiety of growing up. They will learn how to relax their minds and strengthen their bodies.

Yoga has inspired Gail on many levels for decades and she loves sharing yoga and mindfulness with people of all ages, but there is a special gratitude in sharing yoga with younger people. Gail taught Creative Arts & Kids Yoga for Preschool, Kindergarten, & Middle School classes in Alaska. Gail also has experiencing teaching as a paraprofessional in elementary schools, middle schools & high schools in Colorado, Alaska & in Japan. She has worked w a diverse range of students.

Kids Yoga classes are offered Tuesdays 2:30-3:30.  We, also, can (with advanced notice and your permission to the school) do a pick-up of kiddos at May St Elementary, if that helps with your schedule.

$99 for the series. We cannot offer credits or refunds for missed classes.

Come along...Retreat to Portugal with Stephanie & Dawn!
We retreat to uplevel our connection to our deepest most authentic self while
creating joyful memories with amazing people and building life-long community.
​Our integrated yoga practices will include precious resources
and tools of yoga that have been gifted to us, not just asana.
We customize our retreat experiences to those who choose to join us,
and the practices and satsang that most clearly benefit YOU! 
Our retreats emphasize both time and space for introspection,
as well as opportunity to connect and just BE with amazing people. 
Taking a week away from your regular life allows you a "pattern interrupt" that,
with the right guides, can be truly transformational. 

April 26-May 3, 2025
Best time of year for both weather and less expensive airfare

Email Steph with any questions: stephflows@me.comCome along...Retreat to Portugal with Stephanie & Dawn!
We retreat to uplevel our connection to our deepest most authentic self while
creating joyful memories with amazing people and building life-long community.
​Our integrated yoga practices will include precious resources
and tools of yoga that have been gifted to us, not just asana.
We customize our retreat experiences to those who choose to join us,
and the practices and satsang that most clearly benefit YOU! 
Our retreats emphasize both time and space for introspection,
as well as opportunity to connect and just BE with amazing people. 
Taking a week away from your regular life allows you a "pattern interrupt" that,
with the right guides, can be truly transformational. 

April 26-May 3, 2025
Best time of year for both weather and less expensive airfare

Email Steph with any questions: stephflows@me.com