SANDY PEACE, CSYT, RYT
Sandy is a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga teacher, and is also
registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level. Sandy is a
certified Embodyment® therapist with over 100 hours of yoga
therapy training. In addition, she is continuing her advanced
teacher training.
Sandy is a member of the San Diego Yoga Education Society
(www.yes4yoga.org), presently serving as President of the Board
of Directors.
C.S.Y.T. - CERTIFIED SVAROOPA® YOGA TEACHER
Only teachers completing training through Master Yoga at the 600
hour level can claim this designation. This certification represents
training in:
§ Asana practice and teaching
§ Asana alignment and personal adjustments
§ Anatomy and Physiology
§ Goal and history of yoga
§ Teaching skills and supervised teaching
§ Embodyment® Yoga Therapy
§ Introductory Pranayamas and Mudras
§ Introductory Yoga philosophy and meditation
Sandy has also completed and passed numerous additional yoga
courses including meditation, yoga therapy, and courses
developing specific pose groups. She is presently involved in
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training through Master Yoga and is
qualified to teach continuing, deeper, gentle, and prenatal yoga
classes.
R.Y.T. - REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER: indicates a teacher
registered with Yoga Alliance, an international organization
designed to promote stringent regulations for teachers and for
Yoga Teacher training programs. This voluntary organization
requires it members to graduate from certificated programs, and
maintain continuing education units. Yoga Alliance registers
teacher at the 200 and 500 hour levels. Yoga Alliance formed as
not only an organization for teachers, but as help for students to
find experienced and credentialed yoga teachers.
Sandy is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level,
trained through the accredited school Master Yoga Teaching
Institute (www.masteryoga.org).
Svaroopa® Yoga
Svaroopa® Yoga was developed by Rama Berch, CSYT, RYT, who
had extensive trainings in several yoga styles. Rama saw
students attempting to force their bodies into poses; her personal
experiences revealed softer, supported alignments, which allow
students to flow into each pose. From her experiences she
created the healing and restorative practice of Svaroopa® as a
way to use the body to access the inner Self, the true Self. Many
students find that Svaroopa® Yoga releases the body from pain
caused by injuries, stress and tension. The muscles re-learn
flexibility and the body acquires stamina, suppleness, strength.
Concurrently the mind quiets and gentle peacefulness ensues.
We call this “finding the bliss of your own being”, and many
practitioners refer to Svaroopa® as “Bliss Yoga”.
While this is not Gentle yoga, the style is nurturing. While
Svaroopa® does not fall into the ‘exercise’ category, muscles
develop strength, the body attains stamina.
Each 90 minute class begins and ends with a guided awareness.
Beginning with the tail bone area, muscle tension, core tension, is
released up the entire spine. Many people work to tighten their
core muscles, but any person in pain with a stiff neck or back
understands that a tight muscle is a weak muscle. Svaroopa®
teachers instruct students into learning how to release these tight
muscles deep in the core of the spine. The release of these
muscles allows blood and nutrients to flow, once again, into areas
that were too constricted to maintain proper chemical exchange.
This not only promotes pain relief, it allows the body to heal itself
– an action medically referred to as Homeostasis.
Svaroopa® Yoga uses many familiar poses and has adapted
various poses into new and excitingly different ways. Many
dancers and other athletes find in this practice a way to stabilize
weak hip and knee joints, enjoy reduced pain, and increased
flexibility.
Sandy is a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga teacher, and is also
registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level. Sandy is a
certified Embodyment® therapist with over 100 hours of yoga
therapy training. In addition, she is continuing her advanced
teacher training.
Sandy is a member of the San Diego Yoga Education Society
(www.yes4yoga.org), presently serving as President of the Board
of Directors.
C.S.Y.T. - CERTIFIED SVAROOPA® YOGA TEACHER
Only teachers completing training through Master Yoga at the 600
hour level can claim this designation. This certification represents
training in:
§ Asana practice and teaching
§ Asana alignment and personal adjustments
§ Anatomy and Physiology
§ Goal and history of yoga
§ Teaching skills and supervised teaching
§ Embodyment® Yoga Therapy
§ Introductory Pranayamas and Mudras
§ Introductory Yoga philosophy and meditation
Sandy has also completed and passed numerous additional yoga
courses including meditation, yoga therapy, and courses
developing specific pose groups. She is presently involved in
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training through Master Yoga and is
qualified to teach continuing, deeper, gentle, and prenatal yoga
classes.
R.Y.T. - REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER: indicates a teacher
registered with Yoga Alliance, an international organization
designed to promote stringent regulations for teachers and for
Yoga Teacher training programs. This voluntary organization
requires it members to graduate from certificated programs, and
maintain continuing education units. Yoga Alliance registers
teacher at the 200 and 500 hour levels. Yoga Alliance formed as
not only an organization for teachers, but as help for students to
find experienced and credentialed yoga teachers.
Sandy is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level,
trained through the accredited school Master Yoga Teaching
Institute (www.masteryoga.org).
Svaroopa® Yoga
Svaroopa® Yoga was developed by Rama Berch, CSYT, RYT, who
had extensive trainings in several yoga styles. Rama saw
students attempting to force their bodies into poses; her personal
experiences revealed softer, supported alignments, which allow
students to flow into each pose. From her experiences she
created the healing and restorative practice of Svaroopa® as a
way to use the body to access the inner Self, the true Self. Many
students find that Svaroopa® Yoga releases the body from pain
caused by injuries, stress and tension. The muscles re-learn
flexibility and the body acquires stamina, suppleness, strength.
Concurrently the mind quiets and gentle peacefulness ensues.
We call this “finding the bliss of your own being”, and many
practitioners refer to Svaroopa® as “Bliss Yoga”.
While this is not Gentle yoga, the style is nurturing. While
Svaroopa® does not fall into the ‘exercise’ category, muscles
develop strength, the body attains stamina.
Each 90 minute class begins and ends with a guided awareness.
Beginning with the tail bone area, muscle tension, core tension, is
released up the entire spine. Many people work to tighten their
core muscles, but any person in pain with a stiff neck or back
understands that a tight muscle is a weak muscle. Svaroopa®
teachers instruct students into learning how to release these tight
muscles deep in the core of the spine. The release of these
muscles allows blood and nutrients to flow, once again, into areas
that were too constricted to maintain proper chemical exchange.
This not only promotes pain relief, it allows the body to heal itself
– an action medically referred to as Homeostasis.
Svaroopa® Yoga uses many familiar poses and has adapted
various poses into new and excitingly different ways. Many
dancers and other athletes find in this practice a way to stabilize
weak hip and knee joints, enjoy reduced pain, and increased
flexibility.
ABOUT SANDY AND SVAROOPA®
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