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Scroll down toward the end of
this page to "Sound Off" to find out what Penny's students are
saying!
*New:
Penny's Community
Yoga Classes at The Goddard School at Fleming Island
Penny,
who was drawn to yoga quite naturally, has received the level 1 and
2 certificates from the Radiant Child Yoga Program and has taken the
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Two Suns Rising Yoga School
under the instruction of Didier and Ann Razon. Penny
teaches yoga to children and adults (including seniors).
While
yoga may mean something different to each person who experiences it,
Penny says: "Yoga is like prayer in motion for me. I feel so aligned
with God when moving and stretching my body in different directions.
It often feels like a health dance, a puzzle piece of life that
helps keep my body flexible, my mind clear and creative, and my
spirit joyfully connected to God. Now, that's the type of health I
enjoy bottling," she exclaims.
After Penny's 8-year-old nephew took a yoga class with her, he
said, "I feel so much lighter." Penny says that is proof that even
young children carry stress, especially in today's society, and need
to work it out of their little bodies. For some, that might mean a
fun and relaxing yoga class.
Penny has worked with the
Orange Park Gators
to encourage deeper stretching blended with deeper breathing, and
she promoted healthy eating to the youth athletes by serving
banana/strawberry smoothies after class.
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If you live in or nearby the Orange Park area in Florida, Penny is
available to teach private and/or public
group classes. She also has a passion for facilitating child/parent
partner classes, too. "It's a great way to promote family bonding and
family health," she says.
Contact Penny at
penny@bottlinghealth.com for more information.
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YOGA CLASS RATES
* Sibling/Family discounts available.
* Group classes are typically 60 or 75 minutes in length. For
pre-schoolers, classes can range between 30 to 45 minutes. The
length of private classes can be adapted to fit the needs of the
client.
~ a group class at $10 per person per class
~ a 4-week series for a total series cost of $35 per person
(a $5 savings from paying per class for 4 weeks)
~ a 6-week series for a total series cost of $50 per person
(a $10 savings from paying per class for 6 weeks)
~ one-on-one classes
(Contact
penny@bottlinghealth.com for rates)
~ family classes
(Contact
penny@bottlinghealth.com for rates)
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Comments about Penny's
appearance on "The Morning Show" on Channel 4 (WJXT) where she
discussed the benefits of Yoga for Kids and demonstrated a few
postures along with four children.
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I caught you on TV this morning. Great job! You spoke eloquently and
obviously knew your subject. The kids were great! Until later -Namaste,
Vicky (Yoga Instructor)
~ My mother-in-law saw your skit on TV – she called to tell
me all about it – said you did a wonderful job. Loved the ‘Brain
Power’ thing!! Go, girl, go!! Bonnie Morgan, owner of
Peaceful Yoga Studio
~ I just watched the recording of you and the
boys from this weekend. What a great job you
did!!!! You gave parents some very useful information and the boys
did a wonderful job, too. The pose relevant to ADD was an excellent
idea, Penny. I didn’t notice as much from the pictures, but Caleb
looks like you! Such a handsome young man
Thank you Penny! Well done!! Alison Peters-Carlson,
Jax4Kids.com
Demonstrating Super Brain Yoga, an exercise that
helps balance the left and right side of the brain and proven to
help children labeled ADD, ADHD and such.
Read Penny's
blog entry
on RawMom.com about the
Yoga for
Kids TV appearance.
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Sound Off: What Penny's Students Are Saying
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"Thank you, Penny! Trey had a great time and had lots of good things
to say about what he learned. He was also happy that the other boys
took it seriously. We appreciate you sharing your time and
talents.......I can't tell you how amazing it is that you got him
interested in stretching and thinking more about how his body
works.......he did the Child's Pose before he went to
sleep.:-)"
~ Mom of a 13
year old
~ "You
are such a good influence for yoga, and it has changed my life and
point of view." ~ Tom W., Adult Student
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More from Tom: A
New Perspective about Yoga
"From the
outside looking in, my impression of Yoga was something that would
fit the need of a latte sipping, soy bean-munching yuppie Hollywood
type that would do this to fill time of an empty life. In other
words, Yoga did not show up on my path for life.
I came from a
blue-collar town where real men did not cry or indulge in inter
reflection; this need was met by hunting or fishing. Exercise was
manly-man sports like football, baseball, wrestling which dovetailed
into strength-training endeavors like weight-lifting and running. I
did all these sports and enjoyed them, as well as downhill skiing,
cross-country skiing and mountain biking. My health, well-being and
happiness where enhanced by these activities.
Now that I
have turned another age milestone in life, I had to narrow some of
my choices of activities. I thought, What could I do now to meet
the strength training and endorphin I crave? Exploring another
exercise or sport that would fill the high of a good run or bounding
over a mountain peak with a dusting of a fresh snow.
Well, I found
it in an unlikely source -- “Yoga”! How could this be? Not for me,
I thought, but I broke down after constant nudging of my boss. I
thought, What the heck! I will try this once, get it over with
and be done. End of story.
My first
class, I was met at the door by the Yoga teacher who introduced
herself as Penny, an attractive lady with a powerhouse of positive
energy. She taught us to breath with our Yoga moves, which I thought
I had already worked to a science with the mechanics of breathing
that it takes to run long distance, but this was different “deep
cleansing breaths” that felt as if we were removing toxins from the
body with each exhale. She patiently walked us through each pose,
checking each one of us for the correct posture and to gently remind
us to breath correctly.
The end of the
first class, I looked across at my supervisor, and his face had no
tension; the worry lines that creased his forehead early that day
were gone. I felt great; the stress I was carrying with me that day
left me completely. I felt as if I could float through the rest of
the day in a force field of positive energy to face any
challenge. By the fifth class, in the relaxation portion of the
class, I was able to leave the room in my mind with the mental view
of a sailboat in the sunset I saw the night before bounding
effortlessly across the river. What a treat; I did not think this
depth of relaxation could actually be done.
I think Penny
is great teacher who loves what she does. Like some of the best
coaches I have had in sports, she knows how to motivate us; she
tailors the class to meet the beginners as well as the advanced in
Yoga moves, leaving both satisfied. In the few classes I have gone
to, I can tell the difference in my balance and flexibility I have
not seen in 30 years. I now have an exercise in both mind and body
that I intend on doing for the rest of my life.
My narrow mind
view of Yoga and the people who participated has changed. I’m now on
the inside looking out wishing I would have started earlier, but not
to dwell on what I missed, I’m motivated to make up for lost time."
~ Tom
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