YOGA FOR OSTEOPOROSIS SERIESLearn More
YOGA FOR HEALING BACKS SERIESLearn More
THANKSGIVING DAY PRACTICELearn More
AUTUMN RESTORATIVE YOGA RETREATS Learn More
YOGIC TOOLS FOR MYOFASCIAL RELEASE Learn More
AN INTRODUCTION TO AYRUVEDALearn More

Series & Workshops

 

 

 


Yoga for Osteoporosis Series (online)

With Christy Fisher

Fall 2024 Series

Fridays, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Session 1: September 20 – October 25, 2024 6 week Series/$128
Buy the class pass for the series on our Punchpass site.  Monthly unlimited passholders are also welcome.

Session 2: November 1 – December 13, 2024 6 week Series/$128
Buy the class pass for the series on our Punchpass site.  Monthly unlimited passholders are also welcome.

Classes are online through Wallingford Yoga’s Zoom Classroom.

For people who have registered for the full series or who keep a current monthly unlimited pass, each class will be recorded and available with unlimited access for the duration of the program plus two weeks, which makes it possible to view recordings as often as you would like and to practice at your leisure.

In this series we will:

  • Learn how to adapt yoga practices safely for bones that may be more fragile.
  • Improve strength and balance
  • Study a specific research-supported approach to yoga that has been proven to strengthen bones.

Certified Yoga and Movement Therapist, Christy Fisher, has been teaching therapeutic yoga for over 20 years. She has studied Yoga for Osteoporosis with Ellen Saltonstall and Dr. Loren Fishman and integrates many of these principles into her classes for students who live with Osteoporosis.

You can read more about Saltonstall and Fishman’s current work in the book Yoga for Osteoporosis.


Yoga for Healing Backs Series (In-person & Online)

With Christy Fisher

Stay tuned for the Winter session …

Online classes are through Wallingford Yoga’s Zoom Classroom.

These workshops will be recorded and available for the duration of the series to view at your leisure even if you are not able to attend the live sessions.

Gentle Yoga can be life changing for people seeking relief and healing from low back pain. And yet not all yoga is the same. In these therapeutic workshops, you will have the opportunity to learn from a yoga and movement therapist with over 30 years of experience. Practices will be adapted for the floor, standing and/or seated in a chair.

We will:

1. Explore how to increase awareness and gently shift underlying postural and movement patterns that are often at the root of low back and sacrum pain.
2. Educate yourself about yoga practices that are helpful and others to avoid or to modify.
3. Learn gentle practices to strengthen the deep core and surrounding muscles that stabilize your lumbar spine and sacrum.
4. Gain strength and flexibility safely.
5. Experience deep relaxation that has far reaching effects on whole mind/body health!

This program is for people who live with chronic pain or who are at a point in injury recovery where their health care provider has recommended gentle therapeutic exercise. This is also an appropriate program for people who live with Osteoporosis in their spine and are looking for safe ways to strengthen and practice.

Testimonial:
“I have been studying with Christy Fisher for 10 years and have absolutely no back pain. I feel better and stronger than I did 10 years ago! — Patty C.


Thanksgiving Day Practice (Online)

With Kalyani Julie Hsu (RYT500 Advanced Yoga Teacher)

Thursday, November 28th 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Students can attend this special class using a drop-in pass, class punch card, or monthly unlimited pass, all are welcome!  To register for this class -> click here

Online via zoom.

What better way to start out your Thanksgiving Day than with an extended yoga practice for yourself? Our moderate level practice together will include both movement and stillness to create balance, leaving you energized and centered for the day. The 1 ½ hour practice will include energetic postures, pranayama (breath work), kriyas (breath-based or mantra-based practices to affect energy), and meditation.

This special day of thanks gives us the opportunity to focus on abundance, gratitude, and contentment during our formal practice together, creating a solid foundation to carry out into your life off the mat. It will also get your body moving and digestive fire activated before gathering with friends and family over autumn’s bounty.


Autumn Restorative Yoga Retreat (In-Person and Online)

With Christy Fisher (C-IAYT)
Offered Online through Zoom and In-Person at Wallingford Yoga, 1405 North 43rd Street, Seattle, 98103
In-Person Registration: $50
On-Line Registration: $50
Monthly unlimited passholders are welcome to join online as part of your current pass or receive 25 percent discount off of the in-person workshop (if not sold out, contact Christy at for this option).

Sunday, December 8, 2024 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
To sign up for the in-person retreat on 12/8/24 (8 students max in-person) -> click here
To sign up for the online retreat on 12/8/24 -> click here

(for online participants it will be helpful to have a yoga bolster, 2 blocks, 2 blankets and a yoga strap)

Amid Fall activities, take an afternoon for yourself to experience profound restoration. In this retreat we will explore:

  • Gentle therapeutic movement to support healing and balance
  • Restorative poses using bolsters, blankets and eye pillows
  • Gentle breathwork to relieve stress and quiet the mind
  • 45-minute guided Yoga Nidra to support deep clarity
  • Time to reflect – bring journals, or art supplies

Yogic Tools for Myofascial Release

With Christy Fisher (Certified Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT)

Stay tuned, more workshops coming in 2024!

Fascia is a whole-body system, offering essential support to muscles, bones, organs, and joints as well as our mind/body connection. In these workshops, we will incorporate soft balls, restorative yoga props and gentle yoga practices.

Tending to our fascial network as a regular practice, can have a profound effect on our wellbeing. Experience:

• Less chronic pain

• Injury prevention and healing

• Greater strength, freedom, and flexibility in movement

• Improved coordination and balance

• Deep relaxation

Practice videos will be available for 4 months to support your home practice!


An Introduction to Ayurveda

With Christy Fisher (Certified Yoga Therapist, C-IAYT)

Cost: FREE. Reservations are required.

Wednesday evening, August 21, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. (Online through Zoom)
Reserve your spot online -> click here

Sunday, September 15, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (In-Person & online)
In-person
at the Wallingford Studio, 1405 North 43rd Street, Seattle WA.
Class size limit: 10 students. Reserve your spot for in-person -> click here
Online through Zoom.  Reserve your spot online -> click here

In this experiential and fun workshop, we will explore some of the foundational principles of Ayurveda and how it works.

What is Ayurveda?

Did you know that the yoga we practice is just one aspect of a wider healing system of Ayurveda? Originating thousands of years ago in India, Ayurveda is one of the oldest medical systems in the world. And it is now finally being recognized in the West as a powerful healing modality.

The science of Ayurveda is based on a theory that all aspects of nature are manifestations of five elements or “panchamahabhutas” including earth, water, fire, air, and ether. We each contain a particular combination of these elements that distinguish our unique ‘constitutions’. Wellbeing and longevity can be supported by maintaining balance in these unique constitutions or in finding ways to return to homeostasis when we are out of balance. Understanding these principles and applying simple Ayurvedic tools can be powerful when healing from disease; or when incorporated as a complimentary tool along with more traditional allopathic treatments; and, importantly, in the prevention of disease.

Ayurveda offers time tested methods for restoring balance and supporting health and healing throughout life. Adopting even a few Ayurvedic practices have been shown to support things like:

  • Healthy Aging
  • Improved energy
  • Good sleep
  • Emotional wellness
  • Mental clarity
  • Healthier Digestion and Stronger immunity

Among many other benefits!