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Donna Rixmann



Gentle Yoga

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Donna has taught yoga since 2002 and draws from various yoga styles to design classes that are ever changing. She enjoys introducing students to the various aspects of a yogic lifestyle beyond the physical work which include; pranayama (breathing practice), meditation, chanting, and the encouragement of healthy living practices. Her style of teaching has been described as nurturing and light-hearted, and she believes that seekers at all levels should enjoy a yoga practice geared to their unique needs.
 
The Gentle Yoga class at the Sacramento Yoga Center (Tuesdays 11:15-12:15) is geared to older individuals (or anyone with chronic physical issues) who may need modifications to enjoy a yoga pose fully.  Every student begins with the use of a chair to assist in moving freely from pose to pose.  Over time, students can elect to not use the chair and switch to yoga blocks.  Instruction is given for many levels of beginner within the same class session. Her goal is that each student have a positive yoga class experience. Check with Donna if you are uncertain whether this class is appropriate for you.

Her teachers have included: Georg Feuerstein (Meditation and Yoga History/Philosophy), Patricial Walden (Iyengar), Judith Lasater (Restorative), John Friend (Anusara), Thomas Ashley-Farrand (chanting), Marc Halpern (Ayurveda), Eleanor Criswell (Somatic Yoga), Mark Katz (anatomy of yoga), Janice Gates (teaching methodology), Tia Ashonoah (Viniyoga) & Richard Rosen (pranayama). Her 700-hour teacher training certified her to teach multi-style yoga. In addition to her formal yoga teacher training, She has also studied in Allahabad, India with the Himalayan Institute.
 
She is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level (RYT 500) through the Yoga Alliance. She has over 1500 hours of teaching experience. Donna has taught yoga in El Dorado Hills and Placerville, California since 2002

You can contact her by e-mail at: donna@sacyoga.org or by calling (916) 712-YOGA (9642). Her full schedule of Gentle, Beginner, Intermediate classes and periodic workshops & series are posted at her web-site at www.yogapeace.net.
 


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