In Your Body Yoga & Wellness with JennTara

08/09/2024

“The slower we move the faster we return home”

The glorification of busy will destroy us. Without space for healing, without time for reflection, without an opportunity to surrender, we risk a complete disconnect from the authentic self. We burn out on the fuels of willfulness, and eventually cannot find our way back to center. And when we lose contact with our core, we are ripe for the picking by the unconscious media and other market forces. After all, consumerism preys on the uncentered. The farther we are from our intuitive knowing, the more easily manipulated we are. The more likely we are to make decisions and affix to goals that don’t serve our healing and transformation. To combat this, we have to form the conscious intention to prioritize our inner life. To notice our breath, our bodies, our feelings. To step back from the fires of overwhelm and remember ourselves. It may feel counter-intuitive in a culture that is speed-addicted, but the slower we move, the faster we return home.

03/10/2024

Thank You

02/14/2024

“A yogi in a steady posture easily becomes immersed in the heart”
-Shiva sutras

So excited that the restful evening yoga class tonight aligns with Valentine’s Day!

I’ve just completed a six week Heartmath class so I’m excited to share some heart centered breathing, poses & mudra to balance the heart chakra.

When the heart chakra is balanced we are able to experience unconditional love, self-acceptance and have a capacity to feel tenderness.

Zoom class tonight at Joy of Yoga, 7:30 pm central time. Link to join is in the comments.

01/21/2024

Wow!

01/12/2024

I’m really digging Jeff Brown lately and his writings about embracing the divine feminine as a form of embodying our entire experience. I love this reminder that we have enough light inside of us to embrace all of who we are - even the darkness. We don’t have to look on the bright side but have enough light to sit with what is.

Enough shadow inside to own the light... (-a passage from my book, ‘Hearticulations’ Available on Amazon at amzn.to/3FXYWXO )

01/08/2024

I enjoyed an arm balance workshop today with Yogi Flight School and I really liked the cue of looking forward and leaning forward into finger tips to stack the elbows over the wrists which helped my feet float up.

Also she reminded us of the yoga sutra about putting in the work (self-effort) + letting go of results (non-attachment).

Keep practicing and you might feel a little lighter.

01/03/2024

Here’s a little tutorial to help you safely get a little deeper into the back arch, cobra pose. I hope it helps you to release your back and open your shoulders so you can feel more open in your heart! Sometimes we have to free the body to free the mind.

12/13/2023

Hi friends! We are in the last few days to donate, or support, the give warmth fundraiser supporting keeping some of our most vulnerable, the homeless, warm this winter season. 🔥

If you decide to give, know your donation are going to help keep someone warm this winter. ❄️

We are also seeking businesses who can match the donations that we have raised from the students. Jos. Ward Painting Co.. has agreed to generously match the donations and if we could get two or more businesses to do the same, we could help so many more.
Some ways that can happen:

🙏🏼$8 buys a pair of wool 🧦
🙏🏼$27 buys a wool blanket & week supply of coffee 🍫 packets
🙏🏼$45 sponsors a person with a sleeping bag, wool blanket, and month supply hand warmers
🙏🏼$67 sponsors a person with full warmth (everything 👆)

Thank you for considering, sharing, and sending your love.

As a thank you, we invite you to Radiant Refuge: a virtual yoga 🧘🏻‍♀️ class this Friday, 12/15 from 5:30-6:30 central. Message me and I’ll get you registered. As another thank you, you get a complimentary friend pass! When you get the class login info, just simply hit forward to a friend! And you’ll receive a recording, accessible over the holidays for extra practice.

Ways to donate:
🧣Deliver or ship supplies to 9816 Watson Rd, 63126 (hand warmers, sleeping bags, wool blankets, hot chocolate packets, wool socks, lotion, batteries, chapstick)
🧣Send a donation, any dollar amount, to Venmo -shelton-1
🧣Or deliver or send directly to St. Patrick’s

11/30/2023

I learned that the city of St. Louis pulled funding for warming centers for the unhoused this winter. In response, my beautiful soul sister, Chrissy Shelton, and I have created this virtual yoga fundraiser to help St. Patrick Center establish a warming center.

Join us for an uplifting cause! ✨✨ Radiant Refuge: a special yoga class with a purpose. Let's unite on the mat to bring warmth to those in need this winter. Your presence matters! 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️ Help us support the unhoused by attending this fundraising yoga session

You can help by
*registering for the yoga class with a donation. You can attend live or attend later with recorded video
*share this post with a friend
*other ways to help are in registration link in comments

Together, let's make a difference. Sign up now and shine your light with us! 🌟

09/23/2023

We had a great time this morning celebrating the fall equinox with yoga! To register for the class next week, click on the link and find the Form and Flow class on Saturday morning in the schedule. http://www.joyofyogastl.com/schedule