About
Welcome to chrissyyoga.com!Chrissy is a 500HR-RYT, Yoga Therapist, and Thai Yoga Massage Therapist trained through Purusha Yoga. Coming from an ECE background, she embraces the Social/Emotional benefit available to all ages through a 5 Kosha, 8 limbed practice. Her classes are integrated Hatha Raja flow with an emphasis on breath and accessing the present moment. Her training in modern dance, music, and theater foster a playfulness to her teaching, and her dedication to traditional yoga philosophy and strength training deeply influence her sequencing.
Striving to be inclusive and trauma informed Chrissy’s group classes are all donation based. With the Willard Park Yoga Collective, of which she is a co-founder, she offers outdoor instruction in a public park available to all. In her Berkeley office and online she offers additional group classes, private instruction, wholistic yoga therapy, and Thai yoga massage. She is a training teacher for Purusha Yoga in philosophy, ECE, and yoga for seniors. She lives and teaches on the sovereign land of the Lisjan Ohlone.
Classes
I offer a wide variety of donation-based classes and sliding scale private sessions for all levels. Everyone is welcome.
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I also offer Yoga Therapy, and Thai Yoga Massage.
All classes and private sessions are in person outside, in my Berkeley office, or on zoom. All times pacific.
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For Private Sessions, Yoga Therapy or Thai Yoga Massage, or to be added to my mailing list please…
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Keep These Classes Going!
My classes are all value for value. Suggested donation is $10-$20 per class. If you feel moved and it’s in your budget, please select one of the below options to donate what you’re comfortable with. Yoga belongs to us all! If you can pay-it-forward for those who may not be able to, we can keep these classes open to everyone. Thank you for practicing with me! It is the greatest gift of all.
“We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.” Thich Nhat Hanh
Venmo
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@chrissy-hoffman-3
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Recurring Donations
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What is Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapy is the professional application of the principles and practices of yoga to promote health and well-being within a therapeutic relationship that includes personalized assessment and practices to engage the client’s energy and awareness directly into their desired goals. These goals may include eliminating, reducing, or managing symptoms that cause suffering; improving function; helping to prevent the underlying causes of dis-ease; increased self awareness; and moving toward vital health and well- being, all while shifting your relationship to your current situations, conditions, and mindsets.
Yoga, which literally means “to yoke”, views humans as a multi-dimensional system that includes all aspects of body, breath, mind, intellect, and emotions and their mutual interaction. Imagine what life would look like if you brought your full self to bear on the path to your goals. Yoga therapy helps cultivate a wholistic relationship with the very core of your being to let it guide you forward through a customized program to foster the personal lifestyle you want. Whether you wish to improve your physical health, recover from an injury or trauma, improve mindfulness, reduce stress and anxiety, or transition to a new path, yoga therapy is relevant for all goals.
Scope of Practice:
Asana, Pranayama, Chakras, Chanting and Nadi Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage, Eight Limbs, Meditation and Guided Journeys, Yin and Restorative, Mat Pilates, Chair Yoga, ECE, Pre and Postnatal, Yoga Philosophy and Ayurveda, Tarot, Mindful Eating, Goal Setting and Attainment
What is Thai Yoga Massage?
Thai Massage moves you through a series of yoga-like stretches and movements while opening the body’s fascial lines with a combination of soft-tissue manipulation, acupressure, rhythmic compression and stretching. It combines deep muscular and energetic work with fluid movement, affecting the recipient’s entire self. It improves flexibility, releasing both superficial and deep muscular tension, promoting relaxation, and quieting the mind. The effect leaves the recipient feeling both relaxed and energized.
Unlike typical Western style massages, you lie fully clothed on a mat on the floor while a practitioner uses stretching, pulling, and rocking. Sessions are usually 60 to 90minutes, and a therapist may use their hands, elbows, forearms, feet, and knees to loosen fascia, relieve tension, improve your flow of energy, and promote all around well-being. $90. per session
For Private Sessions, Yoga Therapy or Thai Yoga Massage, or to be added to my mailing list please,
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