As the world awakens to the renewal of spring, take time to pause and experience the nectar of the present moment in our Re-Bloom Retreat on Sunday, April 6th at The Honeysuckle Tea House. Click HERE for more information.

What is Reiki?

Reiki’s History and Use in Western Medicine Settings

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is an ancient Japanese hands-on healing art, often described as “energy healing.” It was developed in Japan in the 1920s by Dr. Mikao Usui and brought to the United States in 1937 by Hawayo Takata. Reiki continues to gain popularity in the West as a useful Complementary and Alternative Medicine, with The Center for Reiki Research (2019) listing “76 hospitals, medical clinic and hospice programs where Reiki is offered as a standard part of care,” including prestigious medical institutions such as Duke, Columbia Presbyterian, and John Hopkins. According to Miles (2008), Reiki “is being delivered in the most stressful of settings—the cardiac-care unit, the delivery room, the operating room, intensive-care units, and the emergency room (p. 205).

Meditation: Why, What, When, Where, & How

“I can’t sit still long enough to meditate.” “My mind is too busy.” “I do plenty of things to relax, I don’t need to meditate.” “I don’t have time to meditate.”

~said every meditator at some point

 

Why meditate? What’s the point?

We live in a society that never shuts off. No doubt, the creation of the internet has brought much good! Instantaneous connection to individuals across the world, the ability to research and learn anything from the click of a button, innovation, security, creativity, and the list goes on. However, in a virtually boundaryless society, we no longer have time for disconnection and stillness.

International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice, Friday June 21st. Celebrate with a Free Yin Yoga Class with SAM Sather

How Are You Celebrating International Day of Yoga and the Summer Solstice?

June 21 is International Day of Yoga, declared by the United Nations in 2015. During the longest day in the year, yoga schools, studios, teachers, and practitioners around the world celebrate yoga.

Dogwood Studio is holding a FREE Yin Yoga and Meditation Class at 6pm. Live music with Courtney Long!

Space is limited to 12. So, register ahead of time. https://dogwoodstudioyoga.com/register/#anchor-Classes

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If we get a large response we will use both room and make it 20 total people. This event is free to celebrate the opening of Dogwood Studio, a yoga therapy space. Check us out and also register for the class.

Gratefully,

SAM and the Dogwood Studio Team

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Benefits of Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain

The American College of Physicians now recommends yoga and other alternatives to prescription drugs for chronic low-back pain, saying that opioids and more invasive treatments should be used only after other approaches have failed. A number of other key organizations, including the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, agree and have laid out their position in resources such as Moving Beyond Medications.

SAM Sather and Jaclyn Sappah are certified yoga therapists through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) https://www.iayt.org/default.aspx and have specialized training to help those with living with Chronis Pain. Pain that lasts 3 months or more—well beyond the time most injuries take to “heal”—is usually considered to be chronic. Chronic pain, including low-back pain, results from the interaction of many causes. This complexity makes it difficult to treat and is one factor behind the opioid crisis in the United States and elsewhere.

In 2017 NIH published a study noting that certain types of yoga practices can be as effective as physical therapy. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/yoga-eases-moderate-severe-chronic-low-back-pain. Caution: be sure you work with a Yoga Therapist that has been trained in this area and also be sure that the yoga class is designed for this. Having a private session with a Yoga Therapist to work with you individually is a smart idea.

DOGWOOD STUDIO is Open for Individual Private and Small Group Private Sessions. 50% off your first session. WOW! At check out, choose the option for First Session discount. Let us know if you have any questions. sam@dogwoodstudioyoga.com

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