I remember doing half moon pose about 15 years ago; something magical happened. I had practiced yoga for many years, but every yoga class was full of effort and struggle. This time, however, I felt the energy in my body line up, and I felt like I could float. After that, I was always trying to create that sensation again. Soon almost any time I was on my mat, I had a deeper connection with myself. I floated into and out of all of the poses with ease. My yoga practice became a dance, a flow with my energetic body.
Now I know and understand I was releasing the blocked energy that was weighing me down.
Have you ever felt like there’s a heaviness in your body that you just can’t shake off? Maybe you’re feeling emotionally blocked or dealing with unexplained physical pain. These sensations could be a result of blocked energy in your body. The energy body is a concept around which yoga revolves, and it holds the key to unlocking various physical and emotional imbalances we experience in our lives. Let’s try and explain why we have blocked energy, what happens when we have blocked energy, and how yoga, reiki, and sound healing can help us heal.
Energy is a force that surrounds us, shapes us, and connects us all. Everything that exists vibrates with a unique frequency, whether it’s a tiny electron or a massive star billions of light-years away. From the smallest building blocks of life to the vast expanse of the cosmos, energy is the driving force behind it all.
Why Do We Have Blocked Energy?
Blockages in our energy body can result from many things, including stress, emotional turmoil, poor diet, or a sedentary lifestyle. All of these can lead to stagnation in our energy flow, which can manifest as physical symptoms such as chronic pain or emotional symptoms like anxiety or depression. Furthermore, when we don’t address these problems, they can become larger health issues later. So, it’s essential to be mindful of our energy body and take steps to unblock it.
What Happens When We Have Blocked Energy?
When energy blockages occur in our body, it can lead to a domino effect of emotional and physical issues. It disrupts our chakras, the energy centers in our body, and they regulate the flow of different organs and emotions. The blockages in our chakras can result in inflammation, pain, or emotional instability. It’s like having a dam in a river. The water can’t flow correctly, eventually becoming an unhealthy swamp. Similarly, blockages can result in severe health issues that require attention.
Can Yoga Help with Blocked Energy?
Yoga can be a gentle and nurturing practice that can help release energy blockages in our bodies. It can also be a form of movement to stimulate energy movement. Yoga poses such as twists and hip openers can help alleviate stress on the body and unblock any stuck energy. Practicing yoga postures also helps improve blood circulation and digestion, allowing energy to flow smoothly in the body. Meditation and breathing exercises can also help calm the mind and stimulate the flow of energy within the body, thereby freeing energy that has become stagnant.
What is Sound Healing?
Sound healing is the therapeutic application of sound frequencies to the body and mind to create a state of balance and harmony. The human body is made up mostly of water, and sound waves travel faster in water than in air (up to four times faster). Therefore, when specific sound frequencies are applied to the body, they vibrate and create a resonance that can break through blockages, remove negative energy, and promote wellness. Sound healing uses singing bowls and other instruments. This is why we play the singing bowls after every class.
Can Reiki Help with Blocked Energy?
Reiki is another alternative healing technique that’s believed to help release blocked energy. Reiki practitioners use gentle touch or movement through the aura, which is the energy field surrounding our body. The practice helps identify areas of blockage in a person’s body and stimulates the natural healing process. Reiki can help people gain focus and clarity and can help release physical pain or emotional traumas. Reiki also helps produce a deep state of relaxation, thus fostering a connection with yourself and your surroundings.
What is Reiki?
Reiki is a Japanese stress reduction and relaxation technique that promotes healing. The practice is based on the idea that universal energy is present in all living things that can aid in healing. We offer Reiki Training this June; find out more below. There are three levels of Reiki practice:
- Level One: focuses on attuning to Reiki energy so you can use Reiki to heal yourself.
- Level Two: focused on attuning to Reiki so you can use Reiki on others.
- Reiki Mastership: further develops your ability to use the reiki and attune others to Reiki energy.
Our energy body is essential to our overall health and well-being. Life stressors can cause blockages resulting in disruptions or imbalances in our energy system. Practicing yoga and other methods can help release blocked energy and restore balance in our body, heal chronic pain, and release emotionally limiting beliefs. It can provide the ability to achieve a deep sense of connection and well-being. Listening to our body will help us identify any areas of blockage, then take the necessary steps to heal and improve our overall quality of life.
Studio News
Sunshine is gearing up for a great summer with tons of fun and informative events. Check out all we have to offer below. If you would like to see something new at the studio, reach out and let us know.
Special Events
Prenatal Yoga
Join Carrie for a 5-week prenatal yoga series. Each class will be 75 minutes with 35 minutes of slow flow and strengthening yoga followed by yin and yoga nidra. This class will be centered around changing the pregnant body and increasing stability while also relaxing the mind for optimal pregnancy and childbirth. The benefits of prenatal yoga include decreased stress, increased happy hormones, better sleep, increased lung capacity, and increased stability. Carrie is a 200hr RYT, Reiki Master, Prenatal Yoga & Doula Certified.
Arm Balance Workshop
Take your practice upside down with yoga inversions and arm balance poses! This fun and challenging workshop will teach you how to approach a variety of arm balances with greater confidence and ease. The class will include a Vinyasa-style warm-up, a breakdown of the most popular yoga arm-balance poses, and savasana with a sound bowl bath.
Intro to Yoga with Lynn
Join Lynn on Saturday, May 20th, at 1:00 for an informative and enlightening workshop to help you understand the basics and fundamentals of Yoga. How to practice and how it works.
Intro to Aerial
Are you curious to try Aerial Yoga for the first time or want to establish a solid foundation in this unique practice? This workshop is designed to give you a clear foundation of Aerial Yoga while having lots of fun!
Intro to Aerial will take you to new heights with yoga asanas practiced with the suspension of the aerial hammock. Class is structured for those new to aerial yoga and who want to feel the stretch and benefits of yoga with the support of the silk holding you up.
Class includes a warm-up, a guided sequence of asanas in the silk, and is followed by a floating Savasana and sound bath.
Summer Solstice Sound Bath
Join Mallory for this 90-minute Summer Solstice class celebrating our inner power and light. We will start out with a yin yoga practice allowing the body to release and settle into our yoga nidra meditation. Then we will enjoy the sounds of the therapeutic crystal bowls.
Sound therapy is based on the idea that every part of your body creates a vibration that resonates in a certain way. Sound healing works by sending sound waves throughout the body, helping restore balance at a cellular level. During sound meditation, the client starts out in a beta state (thinking), then starts to move into an alpha state (passive), and finally into a theta-deep relaxation state.
The benefits include nervous system restoration, better sleep, increased brain wave frequency, and decreased stress and anxiety. Feel free to bring blankets, pillows, essential oils, or anything else to make your practice more comfortable.
All levels are welcome! Mallory Green Spielman is an RYT 200 Certified Sound Bath Practitioner, Aerial Yoga Instructor & Reiki Master.
Sunshine School of Yoga
Aerial Yoga Teacher Training
Did you know you can book your in-person Aerial Yoga Teacher Training today? You could also take a virtual Aerial Yoga Training at home or anywhere you choose.
Join Lynn for this 25 Hour Teacher Training to certify you to teach Aerial Yoga. This is a stand-alone certification for aerial yoga and is open to anyone willing to learn. You must have a passion for Aerial Yoga. We will learn yoga basics and fundamentals and apply them to an aerial practice. When you pay in full for this certification, you will receive unlimited classes at Sunshine for 30 days. Our Virtual Aerial Training is available now with this link.
300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
Are you interested in advancing your skill set as a yoga teacher? A 300-hour yoga teacher training is an advanced program for aspiring yoga teachers who have already completed a 200-hour training course and strive to know more. Sunshine School of Yoga’s 300-Hour Training Program is designed to advance the basic level of knowledge presented at most 200-hour yoga teacher training programs. We will tap into what you love about teaching yoga and enhance your skills and all areas.
Sunshine School of Yoga is a Register School with Yoga Alliance and is Accredited with 200 Hour and 300 Hour Certifications Requirements. You will be able to advance your designation with YA upon completion of this training program.
We have broken out our 300-Hour Training into three different 100-Hour Certifications.
The Body of Yoga, The Mind of Yoga, and The Spirit of Yoga
Each module can be taken in person or online exclusively, or a hybrid of both. These modules are designed to be taken together in one 300-hour training course or for continuing education; on their own.
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Aug 2023-May 2024 Yoga Teacher 200-Hour Training & Certification is Open for Registration!
If you are looking to teach yoga or deepen your yoga practice, join Sunshine on this Life-Changing Journey. Sunshine School of Yoga 200 Teacher Training Program will focus on the science of yoga and the art of teaching yoga. We will explore posture, breath work, mindful meditation, and the science behind it. We will move deeper to understand anatomy, the benefits of movement, Yoga history, and an exploration of the eight limbs of yoga.
If you cannot make it in person, our 200-Hour Training has virtual Certifications available to start today!
Virtual 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Sunshine
Are you an online learner? Study with Sunshine School of Yoga from your home. Our fantastic 200-hour training program is ready for you to start today. This self-paced training program can be taken from your phone, tablet, or computer and even cast to your smart tv. The 100% virtual format is verified through Yoga Alliance, and you will receive your designation and ability to register with yoga alliance after all coursework is completed.
You can sign up now for 100% in-person or 100% virtual Aerial Teacher Training. We have Aerial Training coming in June, or you can take our accredited virtual aerial training now. Also, Reiki training and attunements have registration open as well. Check out all the details at https://sunshineyogashack.com/school-of-yoga/.
Reiki Training and Attunements
WHAT IS REIKI? Reiki is the art of conducting life force energy for healing and raising vibrations in the body. Reiki helps us shed old layers of conditioning and releases trapped energy in the body to help us connect to ourselves at a deeper level. A Reiki treatment helps you move trapped energy to heal the energetic body. Reiki Level One Attunement will help you open your body and heal yourself using your own energy. Reiki Level Two Attunement will open your energy to heal others with Reiki energy. Master-level Reiki Attunements are offered by private session only.
To schedule a treatment, send Lynn an e-mail.
Book your classes this week in the studio or online. If you don’t have the Sunshine Yoga Shack app, download it from your app store and book classes today. We have been voted the best yoga studio three years in a row by Living Magazine. Come and see why.