Athletes and coaches that include yoga programs into their training practices experience incredible results. There is an important distinction when working with athletes using yoga for therapeutic purposes and enhanced performance.
Asanti Wellness Yoga for Athletes/Functional Movement is designed for an increase in body awareness and a decreased risk of injuries for sustained structural stability.
Focusing on areas of repetitive use and range of motion with an aligned and concentrated movement practice allows over-used muscles to release tightness and inflamed joints to be soothed for optimal results.
With the addition of mindfulness and breathwork practices the athlete’s focus and response time is notably sharpened.
Yoga for Athletes programs are offered on campus and at training events.
Contact Asanti Wellness for more information.
John McCormick
My wife introduced me to Barbara’s yoga class while I was recovering from a severe injury related to years of cumulative physical trauma throughout my career in the construction industry. At first the practice was challenging both physically and mentally. In Barbara’s class I learned how to heal and strengthen my body. My perspective on the way I saw and felt things changed as well. She has taught us to connect our mind, body and breath. Although it is a journey, it’s one I’ll be on for the rest of my life. As far as Barbara’s innate ability as a teacher and mentor, she has the unique capability to read her student’s skill levels and needs. She adjusts to them seamlessly and accordingly without judgement. She is full of kindness and encouragement. A true yogini.
Amanda O’Brien
I had the great privilege of experiencing yoga for the first time with Barbara as my professor at Mount Saint Mary College. When my semester of yoga ended, I followed Barbara to Yoga on the Wallkill to continue learning the practice with her. She went beyond the call of a professor and truly sought to see each one of us as her student by getting to know our stories, our joy, our pain, and our experience. She has a warm, loving, accepting presence and I immediately felt welcomed by her and cared for. Her kind and genuine spirit along with her talent and teaching is what keeps me as her lifelong student. I highly recommend her services and her teaching; this world is a better place because she is in it.
Mary Lou Carolan
I enlisted Barbara’s help in yoga therapy to help me get to the “next place” in my field of work and life. I was feeling blocked. Through several sessions, Barbara was able bring me focus by helping to identify what was holding me back and to work with the chakras to free up my energy and move forward. By the end our yoga therapy sessions, I felt that I was in better alignment. By taking this time to turn inward and do the energy work, Barbara was able to get me back on the path to my true self. I recommend working with Barbara to do the same for you. It is a life changer.