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Curious about Yoga but no idea where to start? You are not alone! Yoga is a beautiful practice that can transform your life, but it can be overwhelming at the beginning. What with all the names, poses, alignment points, breathing techniques and so on?
We are here to help and support you in your journey! In this 8-week series, we will break down in detail the most common poses in Yoga.
We will cover proper alignment and go over a few transitions. We will also practice some breathing exercises and touch on yoga phylosophy by covering the 8 limbs of Yoga.
At the end of the series, you should feel a lot more confident to step into a group class and let your heart soar!
This is an 8-week commitment, since each class builds on the previous one. So, please, do not miss classes. There’ll be no refunds for missed classes and no make-up classes either. So, set aside time in your busy schedule and dive into a practice that will transform your life.
Experienced practitioners are also welcome! It’s always a good idea to brush off the basics.
You can use the button below to book. If you wish to use a payment method other than a credit card, reach out to us. We accept Zelle, Venmo, Checks, Cash App, Applepay or cash. We can be reached at thestudio108llc@gmail.com
Relax & Restore Yoga is a gentle and restorative form of yoga focused on relaxation, stress relief, and recovery. It’s designed to help both beginners and experienced practitioners find a sense of balance and calm. In this class, you will get to experience gentle moves, breathing exercises, restorative poses, mindfulness and meditation in a caml and supportive environment. Some of the benefits are: reduced stress and anxiety, deep relaxation, improved flexibility and mobility, better focus and mental clarity, and restful sleep.
We are so excited to bring this unique event to you, after a long Summer break.
We will start with some gentle movements, appropriate to all levels, just to get the energy moving.
After that, we do a few minutes of a breathing exercise, to start to settle the mind and calm the body.
Then we proceed to rest in different restorative poses, all done wiht the support of bolsters, blankets and blocks. We have all the props you will need, just bring yourself!
Throughout the whole class, Teddy Gibbons will be playing a number of instruments, like gongs, bowls, chimes, drums and others carefully selected and tuned with the intention of supporting deep relaxation and release of stress and tension.
We reserve the last 15 minutes of class for questions and comments. If you are curious about any of the instruments, you can get to play with them.
This is a very unique and very special event. You will float out of the studio when you are done!
Do not wait to sign up as this sells out! Reserve your spot today!
Teresa Dornellas, Studio 108’s founder, has been practicing yoga since 2001 and teaching since 2009. After enjoying the benefits of Restorative Yoga for many years, she took Restorative Yoga Teacher Training, and now she is eager to share the benefits of this great practice with her students. Relaxing is not easy… sometimes we need a little help.
And restorative yoga can offer just that: the support you may need to let go and melt into the comfort of carefully selected and strategically placed props.
Teddy Gibbons is a very talented musician with a passion for teaching and learning. In his sound baths, he plays a variety of instruments, from chimes to gongs, all carefully selected and tuned with the intention of offering you a deeply relaxing and pleasant experience. Using analogies, personal experiences, and above all, HUMOR, through storytelling, he helps transform spiritual teachings from esoteric into fun, memorable tools for self-development and self-expression.
He has been a regular presence at Studio 108 since 2022.
Jenn took her very first yoga class in 2012 while searching for a fitness
routine that would improve her strength and flexibility. After that first class,
she got hooked. Yoga changed her life not only because of the physical
benefits of doing yoga but she also discovered that yoga has greatly improved
her mental focus and self-awareness. Because of this, she decided to share
her practice with others. Jenn completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training
in April 2017 and is a registered yoga instructor (RYT-200) with the Yoga
Alliance.
Jenn’s ultimate goal as a yoga teacher is to lead students towards a deeper
level of physical fitness and healthy lifestyle along with mental peace. She
loves to help beginners feel comfortable in their practice and learn essential
postures while motivating and challenging the more experienced yogis and
ensuring a safe practice for everyone. Maintaining her own personal practice
while learning and gaining inspiration from other yogis enables her to design
innovative, energetic, and fun sequences that are fit for all levels.
Jenn is also a professional portrait photographer and her love of both yoga
and photography paved the way for Yoga Photography. The skills she has
acquired over the years allow her to best capture yogis demonstrating beauty,
strength, and grace through movement.
Carrie has had a consistent, daily, at-home yoga and meditation practice for many years and was finally inspired to take her love of yoga to the next level and embark on teacher training in 2022. She enjoys teaching a more powerful yoga flow with a strong focus on breathing. Carrie firmly believes that a little self-love goes a long way, and she feels extremely grateful to be able to share her practice with people.
Camille is a Holistic Health Coach, 235RYT (235 hour Registered Yoga Teacher),
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and former Pastry Chef. She received her 200RYT at Indigo Yoga in 2018 and studied meditation at Kripalu in 2019. She then earned her Integrate Nutrition Health Coach Certification at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
She is also a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America with a Bachelors in Baking Pastry Arts and Business Administration. Camille began her yoga and meditation practice in 2009 when she was dealing with chronic panic attacks. She found that through mindfulness practices she could feel like herself again. She is now inspired to guide clients through a relaxing and peaceful practice and leave them with tools to help manage stress and anxiety.
Theresa is a Yoga Alliance certified instructor (200-hour RYT) who has been teaching since 2013. She is skilled in various yoga styles including Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative, and Meditation. Theresa also brings an extensive dance background to her yoga practice, which includes teaching both modern dance and ballet. She has over 40 years of dance/theater performing experience and currently showcases her choreography as part of Bergen Dance Makers, a dance collective in northern New Jersey. Theresa’s yoga classes offer a calming mix of traditional asana postures and creative movement flows, supported by energy-moving breath. Students of all skill levels are invited to find ease and peace in their bodies/minds/spirits through the joyful bliss of yoga movement.
Carrie Parker Gastelu, E-500 RYT, has been teaching yoga since 1993. Carrie began her journey when Yogi Raj Mani Finger initiated Carrie into the ISHTA Yoga lineage after training with Mani’s son, Yogi Raj Alan Finger. In addition, she has studied many other yoga traditions as well as anatomy, physiology, movement, and awareness practices to create an eclectic style all her own. She is known for her honest, non-dogmatic yet passionate approach.
Carrie is a regular speaker and contributor at conferences, websites, and print publications and has been featured in Fit Magazine, the Yoga Zone Book, and in the Yoga Zone Video, “Flexibility and Stress Release.”
When Lisa found yoga in 2008, she started to find herself again and it set her on a path of health and healing. She received her 200HR RYT certification from Raji Thron of Yoga Synthesis, and her 30HR Chakra Yoga Teacher Training certificate with Anodea Judith and holds a Y12SR (Yoga of 12 Step Recovery) certification. She is also a Holistic Health Coach (certified through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition). Lisa believes we’re all on a journey of learning how to trust ourselves; she helps her clients build that trust by supporting them in creating better habits for a better life through various functional movement modalities like yoga, barre, Pilates & strength training, mindset, and whole food nutrition.
Forever a student with a passion for people, holistic health, and self-actualization, Lisa is always embracing opportunities to advance her education to better serve; Ayurveda workshops & immersions have been of particular interest as she continues to deepen her knowledge of and experience with food as medicine and she recently completed Unleash Her Power Within, a transformational program of rediscovering our truest selves, powered by Tony Robbins.
As she continues to give herself space and grace to nourish her natural self and actualize her potential, Lisa continues to share the gift of movement as medicine to inspire authenticity & health in body, mind, and spirit. You can expect mindful, accessible, dynamic, playful, and uplifting classes from Lisa.
Roberto Reynoso completed basic training in 2017 at Jaipure Yoga in Montclair. The training was Hatha Vinyasa based. Roberto has created his own style from the various styles of yoga he has loved practicing. He is well-versed in Iyengar, Vinyasa, and Restorative Yoga. He hopes to teach poses and themes in each class that inform, challenge, and guide students toward a better understanding of how to make the shapes and the anatomy behind the poses. He hopes to help students find more space when they leave and also hopes to help people grow in awareness through breath, alignment, and movement.