Workshops Teach Strength and Balance from Within

From Bikram Yoga Plus - Coachella Valley:

PALM DESERT, CA – Sessions on strengthening the nervous system, balancing the body’s energy system and improving postures will be offered in November at Bikram Yoga Plus - Coachella Valley.

On Sunday, November 13, from 1-3 p.m., Barry Raccio, KRI certified teacher, will invite participants to experience the immediate positive effects Kundalini Yoga has on the body, mind and nervous system through yogic exercise, breathing technique, eye-focus, mantra, meditation, all used in a precise, conscious manner to enable practitioners to reach higher levels of self-realization and awaken dormant energy. The class is $35. Another session will be offered December 11.

"We've found that quite a few yoga practitioners are curious about Kundalini Yoga. One of my goals is to bring top teachers from all yoga methodologies to the studio so that our members can realize their full mental and physical potential," said Denise DuBarry Hay, owner of Bikram Yoga Plus - Coachella Valley, in Palm Desert. “People will leave this workshop feeling uplifted, strong and healthy, but also calm and relaxed.”

DuBarry Hay is an entrepreneur and successful actress and producer in both film and television. With her husband, Bill Hay, Denise founded Thane International in 1990. A certified Bikram Yoga instructor, she founded Malibu Yoga in the California beach city in 1987, and then opened Bikram Yoga Plus - Coachella Valley (under a different name) in 2010. In December, she will receive the Athena Business Visionary Award from the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Later this month, DuBarry Hay’s daughter, Samantha Lockwood, and her colleague, Vee Cherie, will teach a clinic on the Bikram Yoga postures. The class will break down the 26 postures and two breathing exercises that make up all Bikram Yoga classes. The clinic will benefit people who have never taken a Bikram class and for avid practitioners who want to improve the quality of their poses.

Lockwood began practicing yoga at 5-years-old, and at 17 was the youngest certified Bikram instructor. She has now been teaching yoga for 17 years. Cherie travels the world teaching posture clinics and judging yoga competitions. This dynamic duo will lead the 4.5-hour posture clinic on Sunday, November 20, from 12:30-5 p.m. Clinic cost is $60.

Then, on Sunday, November 27, from 7-8 p.m. Bikram Yoga Plus - Coachella Valley will host “Billy's Chakra Balancing Singing Bowl.” This Tibetan Singing Bowl event combines sound and vibration to create a healing journey that harmonizes cells and balances the body’s energy system. Sound bath sessions can also stimulate the immune system and produce beneficial changes in brain waves. The event is $20.

For more information about these workshops and a complete list of classes, visit the new website coachellayoga.com or call 760-346-2988. Bikram Yoga Plus - Coachella Valley is located at 36-869 Cook Street, Suite 101 & 102, Palm Desert.

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