Online/Zoom/Yoga with Donna
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Hatha Raja Yoga
Dance, Acupressure+cupping, guasha, moxibustion
private body work/acupressure sessions/ or yoga guidance by appointment
contact me to book a private session - in person ( my home space or yours) or online - Yoga, meridian Yoga/acupressure therapy, Movement, Qi cultivation, meditation etc or for private in person sessions or to schedule workshops for your group Privates in Hot room available upon request
Practice and learn fun accessible self healing techniques. simple, effective Yoga asana blended with TCM acupressure points.
No Dance experience necessary Come move, explore and breathe!
Movement Improvisation with Donna
A guided exploration of movement as expression, as healing, as liberation, as community, as ritual, as creation, as expression, as fun!
This practice is for all, no formal dance training necessary- there will be much room for each individual to safely explore and be supported to embody their own unique movement voice - class is designed to be sourced in the moment by those who attend.
Modern Dance
hybrid of forms such as chi/energy cultivation, somatics, improvisational explorations as well as modern contemporary technique work. Principles of falling, flying, inversion. floor and center work will encourage deep awareness and understanding of the body. Exploring volume and weight inside the body and its relationship to the floor, bringing awakening to the feet, spine, and pelvic floor, encouraging the feeling of release in the limbs, and articulate falling and suspending off-center. We will explore sensation, instinct, and the inherent musical phrasing inside the body. This class will use imagery and metaphors to help dancers find new ways to cultivate movement, awareness as well as release unconscious holding patterns. It elaborates on fundamental principles of dance, including suspension, alignment, economy and efficiency, sustainable breath and energy, spontaneity, suppleness, balance, grounding, and dynamic stillness. We will learn phrases that move in and out of the floor and carry us in and out of balance. Relationship within the dynamics of sound, space and each other.
Love All Ways
2024 marks 20 years since Donna started teaching Yoga.
A life long learner and practitioner,
her interests in the Wisdom traditions and Healing Arts began when she was introduced to aspects of Yoga, Asana, Pranayama , Concentration and Mediation through her training and development as a performing artist in dance, theater and music.
She seeks Yoga as an ongoing path and transformative process with a commitment to Love and Liberation for all beings.
Her practice is a continual thread of Self development through disciplined action and quiet inquiry into the simple and profound ways in which all are participating in the exchange of energy and pure existence. Sharing these practices is a gift and she is so grateful for the opportunities to continue to forward the empowering teachings with respect and thanks to all the teachers who have and continue to guide and inspire her.
Donna's guidance seamlessly blends her extensive embodiment of these healing technologies with the application of them to serve the specific needs of a group or individual.
Her first formal teacher training was in Ashtanga Vinyasa. She was certified to teach through It's Yoga SF with Rocket Yoga innovator, Larry Schultz in 2004. She then continued to teach in the SF Bay Area until 2008.
Upon relocation back to Cincinnati in 2008 Donna created Three Legged Dog Yoga Collective - a space she cultivated with the intention of sharing Yoga with her community as well as to provide an open space for other Cincincnati based teachers to thrive. TLDYC still continues currently serving primarily as a virtual school.
In 2013 she began teaching Hot Yoga in greater Cincinnati and became immersed and enamored by her studies in the
Ghosh Yoga lineage ( Bikram Yoga and the classic 84 Asana system) She continually sought out master teachers such as her current expert teacher Esak Garcia.
Donna continues to find deep healing and truth from this therapeutic Hatha tradition.
In 2016 she officially began teaching Original Hot Yoga/Bikram Yoga method at her home studio Hot House Yoga Cincinnati - formerly Bikram Yoga Cincinnati
In 2020, After the closing of Hot House Yoga , greater Cincinnati's only studio offering authentic Hot 26&2 Yoga, Donna continued to provide these classes wherever she could in order to support and sustain the practice and the sincere dedicated Cincy OHY community. Through her ongoing inquiry and experimentation she has come to delight in Hot yoga's accessibility , efficiency and efficacy to serve every body.
Along the way Donna has pursued studies in Buddhism, Yoga scripture and philosophy doing online coursework with teachers lama Marut, Cindy Lee and Prasad Rangneakar and others.
Her first energy medicine teacher was her primary dance mentor Kathleen Hermesdorf
In the past 5 years, Donna's practice has focused on both Hatha Raja Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine studying Meridian Yoga therapy technique , Acupressure, bodywork and Classic Hatha Yoga with her current teacher Rose Erin Vaughan and she has over 350 hours of training with the Science of Self school.
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