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Leslie Gordon, RYT
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About Leslie Gordon
 
Leslie Gordon, RYT is certified through the Integrative Yoga Therapy Program (www.iytyogatherapy.com)  where she has completed both her 200- and 500-hour yoga teacher trainings, focusing on yoga as therapy.  Leslie is registered with the Yoga Alliance (RYT-500).  Her yoga experience includes 12 years of practice and over nine years of teaching. Leslie received her Advanced ThaiYoga Practioner designation with Jonas Westring, Master ThaiYoga Teacher, Physical Therapist and Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher (www.shantaya.org) and her Yoga Warriors Certification with Lucy Cimini, owner of Central Mass Yoga and Wellness and founding director of the Yoga Warriors Program which serves combat veterens suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She holds a BA in Religious Studies from the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH and is a Reiki Practitioner in the lineage of Dr. Mikao Usui. Leslie is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and the Green Yoga Association. She has won two Green Circle Awards from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection for her role in starting a recycling program in the cafeteria of her local elementary school. She currently serves as the Director of Yoga Programs at the Enlightened Way Wellness Center in Tariffville, CT. (www.enlightenedway.com).
 

 

 

 
 
Integrative Yoga Therapy
 
The Integrative Yoga Therapy Program is a program designed specifically for medical and mainstream wellness settings that emphasizes the healing process by addressing all levels of the student--physical, emotional and spiritual.
 
Asana (yoga postures), pranayama (breathwork), mudra, guided imagery, yoga nidra, ayurvedic wellness principles and meditation are all utilized.

Try This to Reduce Stress:

 

Sit in a comfortable, seated position, either on the

floor or in a chair. Place your hands on your

belly just below your navel.

 

Close your eyes.

 

Begin to take deep, full breaths through your nose.  See if you can get your belly to expand into your hands. Exhale completely through your nose, relaxing your belly.

 

Follow your breath, keeping your mind free of any thoughts. Breathe like this for 5-10 breaths or longer.

 

Open your eyes. Feel better?