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The Learning Exchange’s Health and Wellness campaign may be over but you can revisit the topics presented weekly by Pheleshia. Take a listen to the informative podcasts or read and learn about the themes. Enjoy!

Pheleshia is a teacher and has a Master of Education in Educational Psychology and Counselling: Special Needs. She is a Certified Canadian Yoga Alliance-Registered Yoga Teacher | CYA-RYT650 certified.

Meet Pheleshia

Pheleshia is passionate about plants, the stars and mostly about all aspects of health: Emotional, spiritual, psychological, and physical. She is a traditional herbalist and promotes a holistic and global health perspective in her teaching and practice of yoga. She has been practicing yoga for 30 years and did her yoga teacher training with Dr. Madan Bali.

As a lifelong learner she has since completed the following yoga teacher training: Yogathérapie: Anatomie avancée, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Yin, Usage des outils et supports, Yoga Prénatal & Postnatal, yoga aérien (with 700 hours teaching aerial) et Enseignant guérisseur and is currently completing her training as a birth doula. She is CYA-RYT650 certified.

~ Take hold of your health

Yoga sessions

Wellness
Ahimsa: Non Violence!
H2O Water
Breathing
Flexibility
Balance
Mantras
Bandas
Mudras
The Warriors
Savasana
Meditation Stillness
Chakras Energy Centers

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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend!

 ~Pheleshia

 To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still. 

Jiddu Krishnamurti 

This week’s theme is Meditation Stillness

  • What does meditation mean to you? 
  • What image does it give you? 
  • When have you taken the time to meditate? 
  • What does the research say about meditation? 
  • What do the yogis say about meditation? 
  • What effects have you experienced after meditating? 
  • Remember that 1 minute a day of conscious breathing can help reset your relaxation response. How can you incorporate a meditation routine into your life? 
  • Think about a way to create the perfect environment for a long meditation. What would it look like, feel like, smell like, sound like? Describe it in full detail and see if there is a way to make it happen, one element at a time. 

Facebook Group

Please join our Facebook group where you can share and discuss with the other students in the group to extend our reflective and wellness journey throughout the week!

Yoga students: Join our private Facebook group

Further reading and exploration

Meditation and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Meditation as medication: are attitudes changing?
Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs of Meditation in College Students
Handbook of Mindfulness: Theory, Research, and Practic
Meditation
7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain

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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend!

 ~Pheleshia

This week’s theme is Savasana 

  • How do you feel in the Savasana pose? 
  • Do your thoughts wander? How do you bring yourself back to the moment? 
  • How do you practice ahimsa? 
  • How do you let go? What helps you do so? 
  • When is the last time you truly let go? Describe the moment as well as how it felt. 
  • Five minutes of savasana at the end of a yoga practice is nice, however how can you practice this posture during longer periods of time? As with any posture, practice is key for it to be effective and relaxing. Plan a Savasana routine for the week and document how it makes you feel and how it translates into your everyday. 

Facebook Group

Please join our Facebook group where you can share and discuss with the other students in the group to extend our reflective and wellness journey throughout the week!

Yoga students: Join our private Facebook group

Further reading and exploration

Why Savasana Is the Hardest Yoga Pose
The Subtle Struggle of Savasana
Why Savasana is so important

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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend! 

~ Pheleshia

This week’s theme is: The Warriors

Reflection Questions

  • How would you explain what your CORE is?  
  • Where do you get inner strength to help you in all life situations? 
  • How do you differentiate the need for subtle energy versus direct energy? What do you do to replenish your “gas tank”? 
  • Describe 5 things you have done in the past week that have made you feel energized, fulfilled and rejuvenated? 
  • What is your reaction to the bandas? 
  • When you think about your yoga practice, are there areas where you seem blocked? How can you unblock them? 

Students are encouraged to share their journal reflections on the Facebook group! This helps build our community of people interested in wellness! At the end of each weekly lesson, I will propose items to reflect or meditate upon. Please join our Facebook group where you can share and discuss with the other students in the group to extend our reflective and wellness journey throughout the week!

Join the Facebook Wellness through Yoga Group

Further reading and exploration

Yoga Journal
Baddha Virabhadrasana
Why We Practice the Warrior Poses
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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend! 

~ Pheleshia

 This week’s theme is: Mudras

Reflection Questions

  • What would you be willing to do to prevent an illness? 
  • What strategies do you use to put yourself first? 
  • What self-care techniques do you use? How effective are they? 
  • How can mudras become a part of your routine? 
  • Start small in order to live success. Start with only 15 minutes a day. You deserve it. Make a plan and stick to it. 

Students are encouraged to share their journal reflections on the Facebook group! This helps build our community of people interested in wellness! At the end of each weekly lesson, I will propose items to reflect or meditate upon. Please join our Facebook group where you can share and discuss with the other students in the group to extend our reflective and wellness journey throughout the week!

Join the Facebook Wellness through Yoga Group

Further reading and exploration

Mudras 101: Sacred Hand Gestures
10 Powerful Meditation Mudras and How to Use Them
Yoga Mudras
Effect of yoga hand mudra on cardiac and neurological parameters in preventing heart attack
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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend!~

~Pheleshia

This week’s theme is Bandas

Reflections

  • How would you explain what your CORE is? 
  • Where do you get inner strength to help you in all life situations?
  • How do you differentiate the need for subtle energy versus direct energy? 
  • What do you do to replenish your “gas tank”? 
  • Describe 5 things you have done in the past week that have made you feel energised, fulfilled and rejuvenated? 
  • What is your reaction to the bandas? 
  • When you think about your yoga practice, are there areas where you seem blocked? How can you unblock them? 

Facebook Group

Please join our Facebook group where you can share and discuss with the other students in the group to extend our reflective and wellness journey throughout the week!

Yoga students: Join our private Facebook group

Further reading and exploration

History of Yoga
The Vedas
The Bandhas – preventing yoga injuries

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Pheleshia is a teacher and has a Master of Education in Educational Psychology and Counselling: Special Needs. She is a Certified Canadian Yoga Alliance-Registered Yoga Teacher | CYA-RYT650 certified.

Meet Pheleshia

Pheleshia is passionate about plants, the stars and mostly about all aspects of health: Emotional, spiritual, psychological, and physical. She is a traditional herbalist and promotes a holistic and global health perspective in her teaching and practice of yoga. She has been practicing yoga for 30 years and did her yoga teacher training with Dr. Madan Bali.

As a lifelong learner she has since completed the following yoga teacher training: Yogathérapie: Anatomie avancée, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Yin, Usage des outils et supports, Yoga Prénatal & Postnatal, yoga aérien (with 700 hours teaching aerial) et Enseignant guérisseur and is currently completing her training as a birth doula. She is CYA-RYT650 certified.

~ Take hold of your health

Zoom | Wellness through Yoga classes

  • Saturdays: weekly March 13th through June 26 inclusive: 10-11:30 AM
  • Open to all CDC Vimont students and staff & TLE members
  • Join one class…join them all!
  • Register today:
Register Here for Wellness through Yoga with Pheleshia

What you need for the yoga classes (everything is optional):

  • Approximately 6’ X 6’ of space
  • A yoga mat, or a nonslip carpet or blanket
  • A water bottle
  • A small towel to wipe perspiration, if needed
  • A yoga strap, or scarf
  • Blocks or a chair depending on your flexibility
  • Pillows for postures held longer

For relaxation:

A hoodie, sweater or blanket, socks, or maybe an eye mask: Whatever you need to feel comfortable, cozy and warm.

Yoga sessions

Week 1: Wellness
Week 2: Ahimsa: Non Violence!
Week 3: H2O Water
Week 4: Pranayama Breathing
Week 5: Flexibility
Week 6: Balance
Week 7: Mantras
Week 8: Bandas
Week 9: Mudras
Week 10
Week 11: The Warriors
Week 12: Savasana
Week 13: Meditation Stillness
Week 14: Chakras Energy Centers

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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend!~

~Pheleshia

This week’s theme is Balance

  • Everyday living is about balance. What does this make you think of in relation to your reality?
  • What areas feel out of balance?
  • How can you plan differently? What can you reduce? What can you add?
  • What do you feel you need in order to feel balanced?
  • Are you tapping into various areas instead of focusing only on one? Ie: Work, school, physical exercise, wellness, hobbies, family, social, spiritual…
  • How will you be the change you want to be?

Facebook Group

Please join our Facebook group where you can share and discuss with the other students in the group to extend our reflective and wellness journey throughout the week!

Yoga students: Join our private Facebook group

Further reading and exploration

Mind out of Balance, Body out of Balance
A Perfect Balance
How to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soul During a Crisis

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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend!

~ Pheleshia

This week’s theme is Flexibility

Reflections

  • What is flexibility? 
  • Pause and breathe. No judgement, just an observation: How flexible do you perceive yourself to be? 
  • How well do you adapt to change? 
  • Why is this an important question?
  • How does it pertain to your everyday life?
  • How can you further develop your flexibility? 

Further reading and exploration

Psychological Flexibility as a Fundamental Aspect of Health: 
Flexibility: The Key to a Healthy Personality
The Relationships Between Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Well-Being

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Hello dear wellness through yoga students! I look forward to our class this weekend!

~ Pheleshia

This week’s theme is: Pranayama Breathing

Reflections

  • How does pranayama relate to wellness?
  • Pay attention to the moments when you hold your breath. Why do you think you do that?
  • Now remember to breathe in those moments. How does that feel?
  • Try pranayama for 5 minutes every morning for several days.
  • How does this routine help you? What do you notice in your body and mind? Does it change each time you practice?

Further reading and exploration

Yogic Breathing and Mindfulness as Stress Coping Mediate Positive Health Outcomes of Yoga
The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Attention, Negative Affect and Stress in Healthy
Science Daily: The Yogi Masters were Right…
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