Do you have a story to share about how yoga changed your life? Email your story to Kathleen at kkellyhoff@new.rr.com
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Bay Area Yoga is the first studio I visited after my initial college experience and they are fantastic at everything they do. The physical yoga practice helps me stretch and strengthen my body while the spiritual side motivates me. With their help I was able to complete my very first marathon. The experience I take away from yoga is worth every cent of the monthly package and now that I have the monthly package I am there almost daily. Thanks Kathleen!
~ Patrick Rauland |
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On November 7, 2004, I walked very stiffly into the center on the suggestion of a local immune system specialist. At 50 years of age I had a chronic digestive/ immune system illness that caused symptoms that had perplexed the doctors for over 2 years. The toxin overload in my body was caused, in part by food allergies, and in part, by the drugs I had been prescribed for symptoms of arthritis, fibromyalgia, allergies, excess acid, digestive pains and elimination complaints that I will not describe in detail! 6 different daily drugs!
The results were that I could not bend over, stretch up, raise my arms above my shoulders or even grab hold of my bed sheets at night! I had severe facial and body rashes and no energy for life. Kathleen Kelly Hoffman suggested I joined gentle yoga. I attended three classes a week and my pains began to disappear. Slowly my joints began to move again. Within three months I was attending yoga every day. Kathleen gave me advice about my diet and the dual approach resulted in me becoming healthier, stronger and more flexible than I have ever been in my life. Now I’m attending level three classes. I can even attempt the wheel pose! I am convinced that without Yoga I would still be feeling very ill, taking my 6 drugs a day. Now I take no drugs, I am full of energy and practicing Yoga everyday. Thank you, Kathleen. ~ Lynda Bentley |
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3 years ago I came to the Bay Area Yoga Center with chronic sciatica, very tight muscles in my neck and shoulders resulting from a cervical fusion, and a new diagnosis of lumbar stenosis with referred pain to my back, shins and ankles. Today my sciatic pain is gone, and my neck, shoulders and hips continue to get more and more flexible as I continue my yoga practice. I am not pain-free yet, but I am so much better than I ever expected to be, thanks to the excellent teaching of Kathleen and her fine staff.
All the teachers at Bay Area Yoga have modified poses and taught me the correct posture of other poses that allow my continuous progress. Much to my surprise, my blood pressure is also lower. I am a very grateful student! Yoga, for me, is a way to achieve physical and emotional health…and a long life. ~ Nancy Kaufman |
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I haven’t been to the chiropractor since I started doing yoga… and yoga is much more fun! ~ Barbara Koller |
