FAQ
Many studies point to three key elements that often help people successfully stick with any movement practice.
One is finding a practice that you enjoy!
I know it may seem obvious, but it is amazing how many people think that you need to suffer to reap the health benefits of moving your body. At Rivertide you can explore an array of movement practices, from rigorous to gentle, from fast-paced to slow and flowing, from interactive to independent – so chances are good that you may just find the right practice for you. Even a gentle practice or a brief practice can offer huge benefits if you do it regularly.
The next piece is, well, exercising regularly!
Lots of folx get caught in the loop of wondering whether they have the motivation to go do the thing, and wonder how others have the time, the energy, and the inspiration to work out. The biggest secret is: many of us don’t! The trick is making it part of your schedule – the more you do it, the more it becomes “patterned” into your days and into your body and mind. Do you find yourself sitting around weighing the pros and cons of brushing your teeth every day? I didn’t think so… you probably do it without pausing, without even thinking about it, because it has become ingrained as a healthy habit. You can do this with exercise too!
The third big piece is the support of community.
A fitness community like the one at Rivertide Center provides accountability, motivation, encouragement, and a sense of belonging, making it easier to stay consistent with fitness goals. Community has also been found to enhance the benefits of exercise itself, including greater increases in stress relief and improvements in mood.
Yoga Therapy is a client-led, body-oriented therapeutic practice designed to meet you where you are, as you are.
Rooted in both yoga philosophy and current research, yoga therapy blends breath, meditation, mindfulness, movement, and other tools of yoga to provide holistic support for a wide variety of life’s challenges, such as persistent pain, grief, and life transitions.
In Embodied Yoga Therapy with Ari, you have…
- Permission to rest
- Permission to grieve
- Permission to laugh, rage, cry, yawn… all of you is welcome in this space – your full human experience and all your layers.
In Embodied Yoga Therapy with Ari, creatively sourcing our practices and inquiries from yoga, we will…
- Co-assess your goals and needs
- Flow between practice and reflection, taking time to integrate sensation, empowerment and insights that may flow forth.
- Practice noticing what arises from within, inviting the body to be our anchor, our raft and our ocean.
- Affirm the deep wisdom and resilience that your body already carries.
- Facilitate a deeper connection with your own personal agency.
- Prioritize wondering over certainty.
- Explore ways to support our nervous systems, with an eye toward the intersections of individual and collective care.
