Specialties
Yoga for Relaxation offers meditation through movement through Mat and Chair Yoga and through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
My specialties are offering gentle classes for people who want a meditative style of yoga, skills of centering and stress reduction. I also specialize in classes for seniors.
History
Established in 1972.
In 1972 I started teaching classes in Greenfield MA. At time there were very few yoga teachers offering classes. By 1976 I was teaching in about 10 towns in Western MA, driving to local churches, meeting halls and community centers, carrying my yoga props wherever I went. In the 1980's and 90's, I added classes at a local YMCA and at the U. Mass. Amherst. Finally in 1997, I became a co-owner of Green River Yoga in Greenfield, MA. It continues to be my yoga home. In 2010, I started teaching classes in Naples, Fl. from October to April. In 2013 I began teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA., each Spring and Fall. I feel blessed to have the support of so many wonderful institutions and dedicated students.
Meet the Business Owner: Jean E.
Jean has been teaching yoga since 1969. She is a 500 hour Registered Experience Yoga Teacher, certified to teach several styles of yoga, including Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga. She was trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. She is a Senior Dharma Teacher with Boundless Way Zen, Worcester, MA. In 2014 she published her first book through Wisdom Publications called Sit with Less Pain. She has also created many yoga and meditation CD's. She currently teaches in Greenfield and Northampton,MA and Naples, FL.
