Two years have lapsed since I attended a yoga class at
Yoga Sanctuary in Mamaroneck. Thanks to
a Groupon, I returned on Thursday to find Ellen Patrick, certified yoga
therapist, teaching Yin Yoga. Ellen had
taught me a lot about alignment – so much so that I was able to continue my
Vinyasa and Ashtanga practice due to her expert instruction that had me release
my clenched shoulders in Down Dog and put the effort into my more relaxed upper
back (between my shoulder blades). Tiny
adjustments make a big difference.
Lately, my left hip has been nagging and unable to right
itself out of what I determined via x-ray, to be some kind of tissue-related
pain, something that I intuitively understood after sustaining years of injury
to my body as a side effect of the sciatic pain that reduced me to a hunched
over and crying pregnant woman six-and-a-half years ago. It eased with the help of chiropractic care,
specifically through Active Release Therapy from the Optimum Health Center in
Mamaroneck. Chiropractor, Seth Pearl, ran
this second facility (to the main office in Scarsdale) but has since closed
that site and consolidated his holistic practice to I-Have-No-Idea-Where.
I’ve consulted with Mamaroneck Acupuncture about this hip
injury and received a home exercise program from an orthopedist. Acupuncturist, Dr. Henry Wu, helped but only
diminished the pain - the exercise
instructions remain in a stack of papers in the stacked papers area of my
house.
Ellen Patrick seems to have provided the assist needed
with very simple stretches and the use of a foam roller – I own one of these,
but the trick is just knowing how to use it for maximum benefit.
“So much more than a yoga studio, The Yoga Sanctuary
offers Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Pilates, and Massage Therapy. An oasis
for vitality and tranquility, we offer our students various tools that
will help to reduce the stress in their lives and enhance their health and
well-being. Anchored in ancient traditions and validated through
modern science, the services we offer are designed to empower and
influence each individual's life in a more positive direction.
Unique to
The Yoga Sanctuary, is our Yoga Therapy progam, which addresses the needs
of students on the physical, physiological and psychoemotional
levels. Our highly trained and certified yoga therapist, Ellen Patrick,
E-RYT 500, provides group and individual instruction providing for issues
ranging from lower back pain to Multiple Sclerosis to anxiety and
depression.”
http://www.yogasanctuary.net
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