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Current Classes

Yoga + Yoga Nidra for Healing

Enjoy 45 minutes of movement and breath to unravel the knots of the day followed by 30 minutes of the deeply healing practice of Yoga Nidra. There will be a focus on a different Bhavana or quality for our practice each week. Yoga Nidra means yogic sleep and is a multi-step process for integration of body, mind and spirit. Yoga Nidra is performed lying down in Savasana while listening to the sound of the teacher’s voice. Yoga Nidra has been proven widely to have healing benefits for all levels of a person. No experience is necessary. Just come with an open heart and mind.

Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 8:45pm at Devanadi Yoga in Linden Hills - Minneapolis. Drop-in friendly. $10 minimum donation. Cash preferred. Checks accepted.

Upcoming Workshops

Introduction to Hand Mudras

Join Danielle to investigate the power of hand mudras. What are they? Why do they work and how can you bring them into your personal practice? These hand positions which create energetic seals will be investigated through lecture, experiential exercises and sharing. Mudras are more powerful that one knows until you truly begin to use them. Learn how to direct the breath into specific areas of the body through various mudras. This workshop will contain some chanting, physical yoga postures, and observation of the breath. Come and gain a greater understanding of these subtle giants.

Please cut your finger nails in advance for the best energetic connection. Some mudras have contraindications just like yoga poses, pranayama etc. Some mudras are contraindicated for health conditions such as high or low blood pressure and thyroid problems. If you have any health concerns, contact Danielle in advance with questions or speak with her at the workshop.

Sunday, September 19th, 4-6pm at Devanadi Yoga in Linden Hills - Minneapolis. $30 ($35 at the door) OR register for both Part 1 & Part 2 (Mudras and Chakras) on Oct 10 for $55 ($60 day of)

To register, call 612.926.8250

Mudras and Chakras

Mudras are gestures of the hands or body that we can use to attune to different frequencies energies within our being.
Deepen your knowledge of hand mudras by experiencing them through the chakra system. Add another tool to your toolbox
for awakening and balancing these subtle energy centers. By working with the chakra system, we can encourage healing
throughout the body. Mudras are a convenient way to bring healing into your daily practice despite injury, illness or
space within your day. This workshop will contain some chanting, lecture, awareness exercises, yoga postures
and affirmations. Come further develop your knowledge of these subtle giants. Some knowledge of the chakra system
is recommended but not required. Part 1 of the mudra series is required to participate in the other workshops.

Mudras have contraindications just like pranayamas and yoga poses. If you have a health condition you are living with,
contact Danielle in advance or let her know at the workshop. Some mudras are contraindicated for pregnancy,
high or low blood pressure and thyroid issues.

Sunday, October 10th, 4-6pm at Devanadi Yoga in Linden Hills - Minneapolis. $30 ($35 at the door)

To register, call 612.926.8250

Upcoming Classes

(See also IYT classes on the left side of this page.)

Yoga + Yoga Nidra for Healing

Drawing from the science of yoga and yoga therapy, this 8-week class is an excellent opportunity explore your own healing. Discover the many facets of yourself as you develop greater awareness from week to week. Enjoy 45 minutes of movement and breath to unravel the knots of the day followed by 30 minutes of the deeply healing practice of Yoga Nidra. There will be a focus on a different Bhavana or quality for our practice each week.

Practice might include:
- Physical yoga postures
- Somatics (gentle conscious movements)
- Awareness of the breath
- Hand mudras (positions) to help connect with the breath and the intention of the practice.
- Brief meditation

- Yoga Nidra - Yoga Nidra means yogic sleep and is a multi-step process for integration of body, mind and spirit. Yoga Nidra is performed lying down in Savasana (we have many props to aid in your comfort) while listening to the sound of the teacher's voice. The student creates an affirmation for healing the body, mind, or spirit that is repeated silently. It is recommended that the student use the same healing intention from week to week. In practicing yoga nidra the students drifts outside of the conscious thinking and judging mind and into a place where true healing occurs. Yoga Nidra has been proven widely to have healing benefits for all levels of a person.

Some themes we might explore:

- Skeletal System - Our Support system

- Light of Transformation

- Grounding - Finding our Feet

- Reducing Stress

- Rasayana - The Pathway to Juiciness for the hips and spine

- Respiratory System - Be Receptive

- The Many Doorways of the Heart

- The Immune System - Our internal defense department

Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 8:45pm at Devanadi Yoga in Linden Hills
Fall Session I: Wednesdays, 9/15 - 11/3
Fall Session 2: Wednesdays, 11/10 - 12/15
$96 for 8 weeks or $72 for the 6 week session - or register for both for $156 to get a class free!

To register, call 612.926.8250

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Integrative Yoga Therapy Classes

IYT for Women with Chronic Hip, Low Back or Sciatic Pain

This 8-week Integrative Yoga Therapy series is specifically for women who have chronic hip, low back and/or sciatic pain. Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than 6 months. For those living with chronic pain, the signals of pain can remain active in the nervous system for weeks, months or even years. This can take both a physical and emotional toll on a person. Long lasting pain can affect your desire to do many of the activities of daily life. Chronic pain affects sleep, sex life, sitting in long business meetings and can even lead to anxiety and/or depression. Build a community with other women living with similar pain issues while at the same time connecting deeper within yourself. Throughout the integrative yoga therapy series we will use education, awareness exercises, breath, mudras, somatic exercises (simple conscious movements), yoga poses, along with guided imagery, yoga nidra and meditation.

This is not an adaptive yoga class. (although I hope to offer that one day) If you are wheel chair bound please visit Mind/Body Solutions for wonderful classes to suit your needs.

The chronic pain may move around the body. This would include women who have pain that is caused by accident or illness as well as those with no obvious physical cause of the pain.

Sign up well in advance. This class will be limited to 8 women and will include a private intake session (up to 1 hour) with Danielle in advance of the first class. Please bring a journal to each class to take notes and to journal on your experience throughout the 8 weeks.

Sundays, Sept. 26 - Nov. 21 (no class Oct. 31)
7:30pm - 9pm, at Devanadi Yoga in Linden Hills - Minneapolis. $150 for 8-weeks + private intake.

To register, call 612.926.8250

Private or Group Classes

Twelve Petals Wellness is happy to support your group or business. Contact me to discuss customized classes.

Know someone who could benefit from private yoga therapy or classes? Gift certificates are available.

Danielle De Pillis, RYT 500, PYT 500
Integrative Yoga Therapist, Yoga Instructor
651.592.1199 twelvepetals@me.com
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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