Sally Weber   (Tucson)

Yoga for a Healthy Heart

Sally Weber,  RYT-500,  has been practicing yoga for over 30 years.  She came to Tucson after evacuating from Hurricane Katrina with her family, leaving behind a yoga studio in Bay St Louis, Mississippi.  She received her yoga teaching certification through Integrative Yoga Therapy (www.iytyogatherapy.com)  in 2001 and Profession Yoga Therapist (PYT) certification in 2003.  Sally is currently a mentor for these programs.  She published articles in WWN Connections (Wholistic Wellness Network) on "Yoga and Diabetes" and in the Arizona Yoga Association newsletter on "Evacuating from Katrina, An Extreme Practice in Yoga from the Lens of the Five Koshas."  She has co-developed partner yoga workshops in Tucson with Tom Beall.  Sally is currently a yoga instructor at Canyon Ranch.

sallymweber@msn.com         www.sunmoonyoga-tucson.com

Yoga for a Healthy Heart

Saturday, February 14th   2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Howell Avenue Annex

Experience a practice that could add healthy years to your life. This class is based on a program that was conducted at Enchanted Mountain Yoga Center in Garopaba, Brazil by Joseph and Lilian Le Page, Integrative Yoga Therapy (www.iytyogatherapy.com), to reduce stress, lower blood pressure and provide tools for a healthy circulatory system. This class includes mudras, pranayama (breathing exercises), warm-ups and postures, a special yoga-nidra, meditation and affirmations.

The program at Enchanted Mountain had 18 participants. Their blood pressure was taken at the beginning and end of each class. The results showed an average drop in blood pressure from 151 to 122 (systolic) and a diastolic reading from 98 to 75 mmHg at the end of an 8 week program.

A handout of the practice will be provided.