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The practice of yoga and the concept of wellness both involve an active process of becoming aware of the mind, body, and spirit and of making intentional choices that move one towards a more enriching existence. EM Yoga Wellness specializes in providing yoga and wellness certifications, workshops, retreats and classes to private, semi-private and community groups.

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Physical Wellness
Spiritual Wellness
Intellectual Wellness
Emotional Wellness
Social Wellness
Occupational Wellness
Environmental Wellness

Wellness

Wellness involves an active process of becoming aware of and making choices that move us toward a more enriching existence. The concept of wellness incorporates multiple dimensions:

Physical Wellness

Regularly engaging in activities that

produce strength, endurance, and flexibility

Spiritual Wellness

Seeking meaning and purpose in life

Intellectual Wellness

Embracing creativity and mental stimulation

Emotional Wellness

Recognizing, accepting, and taking responsibility for one's feelings

Social Wellness

Developing, nourishing, and encouraging satisfying relationships

Occupational Wellness

Choosing a rewarding and enjoyable occupation

Environmental Wellness

Taking responsibility for one's impact on earth

Yoga

The Eight-Limbed Path of Yoga

The practice of yoga, like the concept of wellness, involves an active process of becoming aware of the mind, body and spirit and of making choices that move us toward a more enriching existence which the "Yoga-Sutra" of Patanjali describes as holistic integration. The practice is said to encompass the following components:

Yamas: External practices

Ahimsa: Nonharming

Satya: Truthfulness

Asteya: Nonstealing

Brahmacharya: Sense control; continence

Aparigraha: Noncovetousness

Niyamas: Internal practices

Saucha: Bodily purification

Santosha: Contentment

Tapas: Disciplined use of energy

Svadhyaya: Self-study

Ishvara-pranidhana: Celebration of the spiritual

Asana: Physical postures Dharana: Concentration

Pranayama: Breath regulation Dhyana: Meditation

Pratyahara: Sense withdrawal Samadhi: Integration

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Dhyana
Savasana
The Study of Yoga
Virabhadrasana II
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Services

EM Yoga Wellness also offers workshops and certifications on yoga, wellness and fitness topics.

Workshops

EM Yoga Wellness can craft a workshop to meet your community's wellness needs. You may also attend public workshops that are being offered.

Retreats

EM Yoga Wellness offers retreats designed to help you relax and renew.

Fitness Certifications

EM Yoga Wellness presents Primary Group Exercise Certifications and Kick Boxing Certifications through the Aeorbics and Fitness Association of American ("AFAA").

Services

EM Yoga Wellness offers yoga and fitness classes in a private, semi-private or community setting. Personal training services are also available. Please contact EM Yoga Wellness for rates.

Private: In a private setting, the instructor will work with you individually. You will receive personalized attention, work at your personal level of ability, and progress at your own pace. A private session may be particularly appropriate for those new to yoga or fitness or those trying to progress to the next level.

Semi-Private: In a semi-private setting, the instructor will work with a small group of individuals. This may be particularly appropriate for close friends, partners, or coworkers who wish to gather as a group to meet their wellness goals or to celebrate a particular event such as a birthday, anniversary or other special day.

Community Groups: In a community setting, the instructor will work on site with companies, associations, hospitals, religious, or other groups to craft a yoga or fitness program that meets their community's needs.

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Classes

Group Practicing Vrksasana
Energy Hour Group Fitness
Group in Bharadvaja's Twist
Group Practicing Ustrasana
Group Practicing Balasana
Group Practicing Bakasana
Urdhva Padmasana
Reversed Virabhadrasana
Sarvangasana
Modified Virabhadrasana III
Adho Mukha Svanasana Partners
Modified Astavakrasana
Vrishchikasana
Modified Astavakrasana
Meditation

Yoga & Fitness Classes

Yoga

Classes are designed to encourage holistic integration of the mind, body and spirit, to decrease stress, to increase muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, coordination and balance. When appropriate, classes include the practice of physical postures, mindful breathing, and meditation. If in a semi-private or community group setting, the instructor will offer multiple variations of each posture to make the postures accessible to beginners and challenging to seasoned participants.

Fitness

Classes are tailored to meet specific client or community wellness goals.

Yoga Classes Offered Fitness Classes Offered

Restorative Yoga Cardio Kick Boxing

Yoga Nidra Indoor Cycling/Spinning

Kripalu Yoga Step

Vinyasa Flow Yoga Slide

Ashtanga Yoga Group Power

Gentle, Intermediate, Multi-Level Hatha Yoga Muscular Strength and Endurance

Partner Yoga Fitness for Older Adults

Chair Yoga Yoga Ball Fusion

Power Yoga

Please contact EM Yoga Wellness for rates and specific class descriptions.

Workshops

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Group Exercise Certification
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Yoga Teacher Training
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National Certifications & Workshops

EM Yoga Wellness presents the following certifications and workshops for the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (“AFAA”):

Practical Yoga Instructor Training Workshop

Primary Group Fitness Instructor Certification

Practical Skills & Choreography Workshop

Kick Boxing Certification

Kick Boxing Skills & Choreography Workshop

Indoor Cycling Workshop

If you are interested in attending one of the certifications or workshops that EM Yoga Wellness presents for AFAA, please contact Elsie at emyoga.namaste_gmail.com for specifics regarding dates and locations. For a listing of all scheduled AFAA certifications and workshops, please visit www.afaa.com .

National Certifications, Workshops & Classes

EM Yoga Wellness can offer presentations on the following topics and can craft a yoga or wellness workshop that meets your community's specific needs:

Introduction to Yoga Pranayama Practices

Yoga Teacher Training Breathing Techniques

Meditation Practices Flexibility Training

Components of Fitness Cardiorespiratory Training

Kick Boxing Skills Group Fitness Choreography

Yoga for Enhanced Clarity Stress Management

Muscular Strength & Endurance Fitness for Older Adults

Listed below are just some of the locations that, or entities for which, EM Yoga Wellness has presented certifications, workshops or classes. If you are interested in having EM Yoga Wellness create or present a program at your facility, please contact Elsie at emyoga.namaste_gmail.com .

California

Aerobics and Fitness Association of America

Connecticut

Saint Francis Hospital Fitness Center

100 Pearl Street, LLC

Town & County Club, Inc.

Kempokan Martial Arts of Newington

Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building

The Hartford HartBeat Employee Fitness Center

Taking Care Center

Face Forward Wellness, LLC

Hartford YMCA

Hartford YWCA

Wilton YMCA

Wallingford YMCA

Northwest YMCA

Waterbury YMCA

Meriden YMCA

Valley Fitness

Newington Healthtrax

Avon Healthtrax

Average Joe's Boot Camp Center

Gold's Gym

Court House Plus

The Gym in Norwich

Fit Behavior

Tennis & Fitness Center

Ladies First Fitness and Wellness

NYA Sports & Fitness Center

Litchfield Athletic Club

Sportsplex

Banner Total Fitness

Pro Body Shop, LLC

Fitness 4000 - Bridgeport

Duncaster, Inc.

The Lion's Den

North Haven Health & Racquet

Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA

West Hartford Senior Center

University of Connecticut School of Social Work

Enlightened Way Wellness Center

WOW! Work Out World - Groton

Delaware

Central Delaware YMCA

Florida

Miami International Freight Forwarders

Miami River Yacht Club and River Run Condominium

Waterford Landing Apartments

Miami Court Club

Gold’s Gym

Elaine Powers

Maine

York Fitness Center

Massachusetts

Body by Brandy Fitness Center

Greater Beverly YMCA – Sterling Center

Fuzion Sports Club

Haverhill YMCA

Westford Regency Health Club

People Plus

Sciantic Valley YMCA

Females in Training

Ten Spa

Gold's Gym

Boston College Recreational Complex

University of Boston Fitrec Center

University of Massachusetts Recreation Center – Amherst

Stoughton YMCA

Real Life Yoga Studio

Boston Sports Club – Fenway

Michigan

Body Works

New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

New Jersey

Wychoff Family YMCA

Adam and Eve Fitness Center

New York

Bally's Total Fitness – Amherst

Best Fitness

Sportime

New York Sports Club

Shaolin Studios

The Health and Fitness Advantage

Sunrise Health & Racquet Club

Long Island Fitness Club

Union College

Fishkill All Sport

White Plains YMCA

New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College

St. John’s College

Club International

Santa Fe Spa

Fitness Plus

Studio East

Ohio

Fitworks Fitness & Sports Therapy - Richmond Heights

Fitworks Fitness & Sports Therapy - Willougby

Pennsylvania

Aerobic Center at Lynch Field

Pike Physical Therapy & Fitness

Slippery Rock University

Rhode Island

Newport County YMCA

Cranston YMCA

426 Fitness LLC

RBF Fitness & Nutrition

University of Rhode Island

Symmetrics Wellness Movement Center

Utah

Ladies Fitness Club

Retreats

EM Yoga Wellness in collaboration with Rasamaya invite you to

New England Yoga Retreat and Conference

Star Island

Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire

September 13-16, 2012

Save the Date - More Information Coming Soon

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About EM

After having practiced law for more than ten years, Elsie decided to focus her attention on teaching law and presenting yoga and wellness certifications, workshops, retreats and classes nationally. Elsie has over 26 years of teaching experience. Her interest in yoga and wellness led her to pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She has taken courses such as anatomy, kinesiology, biomechanics, pathophysiology, orthopedic pathophysiology, physical agents, physical therapy exam and intervention, scientific inquiry, diagnosis and intervention of musculoskeletal and cardiac dysfunction, and neuroscience.

Elsie serves as a Master Specialist who trains certification and workshop presenters and examiners for the Aerobics and Fitness Association of American (“AFAA”), an international fitness organization. She also presents AFAA's Practical Yoga Instructor Training Workshop, Primary Group Fitness Instructor Certification, Practical Skills & Choreography Workshop, Kick Boxing Certification, Kick Boxing Skills & Choreography Workshop and Indoor Cycling Workshop.

Elsie Mata

After many years in the fitness industry, Elsie focused her attention primarily on the practice and teaching of yoga. Elsie graduated from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health’s 500-hour teacher training program with Professional Level recognition and has served as a faculty assistant at Kripalu. She received training to teach pranayama, meditation, Yoga Nidra and restorative yoga. She also received teacher training from David Swenson to teach the primary series of Ashtanga yoga and has attended Ashtanga workshops. In addition, Elsie has significant experience practicing Bikram and Ana Forrest yoga. Elsie independently studied Iyengar and vinyasa yoga and attended workshops on Anusara yoga.

In addition to holding various aerobics and specialty certifications from other entities, Elsie is certified by AFAA as a Yoga Instructor, a Personal Fitness Trainer, a Primary Group Exercise Instructor, and a Kick Boxing Instructor. She is certified by Johnny G to teach Spinning®ཥ and received training from Schwinn and Reebok International to teach indoor cycling. Elsie is also certified by Body Training Systems to teach Group Power® ཥand by the Exer-Safety Association to teach Bench Stepping.

Elsie also has participated in Adult CPR/AED and First Aid training by the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association; Practical Pilates®ཥ and prenatal training by AFAA; proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training by Exer-Safety Association; Group Grove®ཥཥ instructor training by Body Training Systems; slide board training by Reebok International, Aerobic Pipeline, and Santa Fe Community College; Resist-A-Ball training by Reebok International; prenatal, children, and senior citizen aerobics training by Fitness International; and step and step interval training by Reebok International, Aerobic Pipeline, and Santa Fe Community College. Elsie has competed in various body-building competitions. She also has martial arts training. She is an adjunct law professor and during the wintertime serves as a ski instructor.

Contact

EM Yoga Wellness

Post Office Box 290250

Wethersfield, Connecticut 06129

(860) 965-1981

emyoga.namaste_gmail.com