Prana
Natalie has a sixth sense for knowing what our class needs to practice on a particular morning so that we leave feeling stronger, calmer, more stretched and more balanced. -- Jen P. Concord, MA, (student in private yoga class)
Natalie Engler's yoga classes blend asana (postures), breathing exercises, and meditation to increase the flow of prana, or life force energy. Natalie invites students, through slow, mindful, breath-linked poses, to explore and celebrate the body on the road to self-discovery.
A typical class begins with meditation and breathing exercises, followed by a series of flowing postures and a guided Savasana or Restorative pose. There is often a theme or therapeutic focus.
Natalie also offers individual Restorative yoga sessions at the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health (see below), Restorative Yoga workshops, and private yoga by appointment. Please contact her for details.
Natalie's approach synthesizes the work of the many influential yoga teachers she has been blessed to study with. She completed her 200-hour training with Bo Forbes, PsychD, creator of Integrative Yoga Therapeutics™, which combines the classical elements of yoga with the latest advances in mind-body medicine to address issues such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, chronic pain disorders, and fertility. Natalie's current teacher is Arthur Kilmurray, one of the leading Iyengar yoga instructors in the United States.
Natalie is available to teach workshops on the following topics:
- Stress management
- Yoga for writers
- Yoga for anxiety
- Yoga for depression
- Yoga for infertility
- Yoga for Immune System Health
- Thriving During the Holiday Season
- Transitions: The Beauty of the In-Between
- Turning Your Habits Upside Down
Vinyasa Yoga Teaching Schedule
- Monday:
- 5:30-6:45 p.m. Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA
- Friday:
- 6:30-7:30 a.m. Lumina at Longfellow, Wayland, MA
Restorative Yoga Teaching Schedule
- First Sunday of every month at Luina
- 4:00-5:30 p.m. Lumina at Longfellow, Wayland, MA
- (Limited to 12. Please email Natalie to preregister)
- Monthly Sundays at Yoga and Nia for Life:
Please email for dates and details
- 12:30-2:00 p.m. Taught by Natalie Engler and John Calabria (www.yogawithjohn.com).
- Yoga and Nia For Life, West Concord, MA
- (Limited to 20. To preregister, please send a check for $25 to John Calabria | 33 Waltham St. | Maynard, MA | 01754)
- View flyer for details.
Private Restorative Yoga
- Natalie is the Director of Restorative Yoga at the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health in Waltham, MA
- To schedule an appointment, please contact the Domar Center at 781-434-6578 or email Natalie.
- Information about the Domar Center can be found at www.domarcenter.com
- Articles for Domar Center blog: "I don't know how to relax." "Begin With the Breath; the Mind and Body Will Follow ."
Workshops
Turn Your Habits Upside Down
March 15-April 29, 2008Based on the concept that it takes 40 days to develop a habit, this life-changing program is designed to help participants identify existing patterns and develop positive new ones that enhance physical and emotional well-being.
Six 2-hour sessions combine education, discussion, journaliing and yoga.
Themes include:
- Cultivating gratitude
- Embracing mindfulness
- Breaking negative cycles
- The art of the pause
- Surfing your emotions
- Ayurveda for self-care
Taught by Natalie Engler and Deb Schachter.
Deb Schachter, LICSW, recognized as one of Boston's leading clinicians in the area of body image distortions and eating disorders. She emphasizes the power of compassion and connection in the healing process and integrates humor and mindfulness into her workshops, groups, and individual work. Deb consults to colleges, health educators, and healthcare providers and presents at conferences. She is also a certified vinyasa yoga instructor.
Limited to 10.
Yoga and The BodySelf
Ever wish you could change your body? …Maybe it's time to change your mind.
Through restorative yoga postures, breathing exercises, writing, and group discussion this workshop serves as a steppingstone on a journey toward compassionate self-acceptance.