Yoga for Grief Relief: A journey of Alchemy and Self Discovery
Healing the Heart
Wednesdays 7:30-9 pm in March at Irvington Wellness Center
Tuesdays 6-7:15 pm in April at Zen Penguin Wellness
After the death…
…of my parents, I struggled to find myself again, to regain balance. I couldn't regulate my nervous system at all. I had been on "alert" for 3 years. I didn't know how to turn it off.
I felt alone. I didn't resonate with support groups. I was drowning, waves of grief would wash over me and I didn't always know what to do. Learning to live with grief and grow around it was an evolution.
In my darkest time, my school started offering yoga at a local studio. I was looking for something. Lifting was becoming too stressful. I needed something that didn't stress me out.
Yoga came back to me at time I needed it most. That place (pictured above) became such a sacred place to me. Grief became more part of my life and less this thing outside of me.
Through yoga, I was able to integrate all of my grieving feelings into who I am and when the waves of grief would come, I knew what to do, how to be with them.
Loves
Hello
I'm Page Park and I'll be your soul supporter on this journey.
My grief journey began with my divorce 9 years ago followed by the death of both of my parents 2 years apart.
Then the death of my brother 2 years after the passing the last of my parents.
I was a mess of feelings, some I had stuffed, those came back like crazy later.
Eventually, I learned to allow the feelings to be and pass through me. I'd give into the tears at the most awkward moments.
I would feel okay and managing one moment, then a puddle of tears the next, and then I might end up laughing. Much of the time, I felt like I was drowning.
What Our
Students Say
"I love this place. Every class seems to meet me right where I am."
~Shelly
"I came in feeling sticky and emotional. Once I left I felt so much better. The emotions moved out.."
~Morgan
Yoga Saved
Me
After all these events, I struggled to regulate myself. My nervous system was shot.
A friend suggested I try going back to yoga classes again. It had been awhile.
The school corporation I worked for started offering yoga classes right about that same time. I signed up, immediately!
After a period of time taking these classes, I found that I was beginning to handle things better, I was starting to regulate.
Classes that I teach give you tools to help you regulate your nervous system, like I learned.
There's nothing like using breath, sound, and movement to move emotion and tensionthrough the body and out. I share the tools I've learned that help me and you can use them to help yourself.
Stress overwhelms our bodies. These ancient tools help you find balance again and a true baseline for yourself.
What Our
Students Say
"Grief yoga saved my life and my mind. I will be forever grateful for Page and the practice she has taught me."
~Shelly
Connect with your body
Trauma puts your head in a chaoticplace, grief yoga can help you come back to your body.
You'll become more calm, focused and even-tempered. You'll feel less stressed overall and be able to use the sessions to build on current coping skills.
What Our
Students Say
"Thank you for what you're doing and the space you're holding for me to finally figure out...me. This is the most profound thing I've done in many years, and one of the few things I've done purely for myself. I feel so good when I leave our sessions and look forward to them every week. I'm so grateful for you.”
~Jen
These
Classes…
...are for anyone at any level. I specialize in working with beginners, so If you've never been to a yoga class, you are welcome.
These classes are also planned and guided from a trauma-informed perspective.
Client
Praise
"Grief yoga has helped me to drastically decrease my tendencies to disassociate. For days following a session I am feeling the benefits."
~Morga
Join us this
March
4 weeks of classes at Irvington Wellness Center. Wednesday’s 7:30-9 pm
4 weeks of classes at Zen Penguin Wellness. Tuesday’s 6-7:15 pm
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