I REALLY UNDERSTAND

I expect that if you have read my first article, that by now you have some idea of who I am and what I am about. I did make an offer to all of you to come and take your first Yoga class for free. Six of you contacted me with enthusiasm! I was thrilled and thought whoopee…it’s sinking in! Yet so far, not one of you has come to a class. That’s O.K. Perhaps this past week, life has gotten in your way. I really understand that. My offer will always be there.

I do need to tell you some things that I know for sure. If you never come to a class, you will never learn of the infinite benefits Yoga has to offer. If I sat here and told you every single one of them from now until the cows come home you’d still never really quite ‘get it’.

I have taught students with MS, Parkinson’s, Fibromyalgia, spinal issues, knees, hips, wrist, ankle and shoulder problems, Lupus, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia and Osteoarthritis. This is JUST to mention a few of my student’s physical issues. I also teach people that are perfectly fit, perfectly able bodied. Last week one students told me that she never has aches and pains, EVER. I nearly fainted away with envy. I myself have continued to teach Yoga classes the entire time I was going through Chemotherapy. I know every benefit that each of these students, including myself, gained by coming to classes. Even when we didn’t feel up to it we came to class anyway. Each of those days brought us inner peace, a strength that we never realized we had, a mental and physical feeling that make us push and feel well inside and out.

I can tell you from my personal experiences, and the experiences I have learned from my wonderful students, that there is no way in ‘God’s Green Earth’ that anyone could ever feel what we have felt in those challenging times.

I have given private lessons. I have taught in schools, spas, gyms, Health Centers, Condo Centers, and Community Centers. I can tell you this for sure….breathing becomes easier, movement and flexibility become better and every muscle, every nerve, every cell and every aspect of your physical, mental and spiritual health improves if one gives Yoga the respect and time that it deserves.

My Instructors at my Teacher Training Classes gave me a spiritual name upon my graduation. It was chosen for me because they had gotten a true sense of who I am. My Name is Sri Jaya Devi. It is Sanskrit. It means

“Victorious Woman”. At that time I had only beaten Cancer once (and I mean “only” with the utmost sarcasm). They decided that had made me Victorious. It did to some extent, but since that time I have been so much more victorious. Now I know what they truly meant by giving me that name. They knew that I would make Yoga my life’s calling and that Yoga would be my way to give back.

I know it’s never easy to find time for YOU but believe me it’s always worth it! It’s worth it, because YOU deserve it! I know that I do, because

I AM YOU!

Namaste,
Charlene Gibian
Certified Yoga Instructor
charlinfla@aol.com
http://www.charlenesyoga.com/

954-755-9123 Anytime, any questions.

Group and Private Classes Available

You can find me at:
Margate's ~ Leonard Weissinger Community Center
Tuesday and Thursday 7-8 PM

The Township, In Coconut Creek
Tuesday 10-11 AM
Wednesday 6:30-7:30 PM
Thursday 9:15-10:15 PM