I LOVE YOGA THERAPY
Namaste
Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of Yoga.
My Name is Bree Morena de Santos, I am a Lover of Yoga!
I began my interest in Yoga Therapy in 2012, I had the great pleasure of working with Bea Doyle former owner of a lovely (still a lovely) yoga studio named Bhava. Bea was one of those yoga teachers that exuded the practice wholeheartedly. She was inspiring.
I remember learning that she was a Yoga Therapist and at that time, there were few, especially in my city. However, I would begin my journey through Ayurveda studying with Vasant Lad at The Ayurvedic Institute before making my way back to the study of yoga therapy.
In 2018, I entered into a 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, which was a ViniYoga inspired clinical therapeutic yoga training. I would later discover it also qualified as an International Association of Yoga Therapist Module 1 800 Hour Yoga Therapy Program. During this time, I would take another 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training to meet Yoga Alliance's requirements, and continue my specialized training in areas of Trauma-Informed Yoga, Prenatal & Children's Yoga. I also became a Doula in the midst of it all. The pandemic would change my entire world! I decided to go back to graduate school and study in a doctorate program for Neurodiversity in Education which I completed in 2023. I can honestly say that my dharma has been that of a student for the last several years.
My true love of yoga was really activated as a teacher trainer. With a group of incredible therapists and counselors we started Sacred Space in 2020, where we worked with clients who suffered from chronic mental and physical conditions and I represented our group as the resident yoga specialist. That is when I Love Yoga School was born, a not-for-profit Advanced Training School for yoga lovers! Where we have hosted several Trauma sensitive trainings, prenatal and post-natal trainings and Advanced Adaptive Teacher Trainings at the 500 hour level. I am now hopeful that our efforts to support underserved communities will result in a Non-profit designation where we can continue to raise funds, offering yoga therapy to those who need them without the concern of out-of-pocket expenses.
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I am honored to be on this journey, as it has done wonders for my own YOGA.
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Om Shanti Om!
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Namaste, Bree
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Learn More about my professional endeavors by visiting www.educatorsconsultant.org
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