In this practice, we will work on back support by releasing tension and strengthening the muscles around the spine.
Joanne’s philosophy as a yoga teacher is to help people who seek personal empowerment feel connected to their bodies, quiet their mind, stimulate a healthy nervous system, and release tension in the body caused by stress, anxiety, or trauma. Her teaching techniques use a combination of breathwork, meditation, gentle asanas, somatic yoga, medical qigong, and neurogenic tremoring.
In this practice, we will work on back support by releasing tension and strengthening the muscles around the spine.
4 Minute Grounding Meditation | Joanne Varni
A brief meditation you can do anywhere to bring grounding to your life.
In this practice, we will move slowly, flowing in and out of gentle postures to create somatic awareness.
Kidneys and Adrenal Visualization Meditation | Joanne Varni
The practice is a great way to unwind from a busy day and release tension patterns specific to the kidneys.
Joanne is an E-RYT 500 and earned her certification through Jennifer Prugh’s, YA certified JOY of Yoga”teacher training and is a Level 2 TRE facilitator. Joanne teaches classes, workshops, teacher trainings, as well as runs retreats locally and internationally. She is co-founder of the Yoga for Trauma Recovery Program and teaches trauma-informed yoga at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and San Jose, California and has voluntarily taught yoga to women incarcerated at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas and the Center for Survivors of Torture in San Jose.
When Joanne is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her children, traveling, photography, and being in nature.
One thing your classes always have? One thing your classes will never have?
Breathwork and grounding will always be included at the beginning of class. There will never be handstands in my classes!
One thing you wish all your students – that everyone, including non-yogis – knew?
I wish students would be more compassionate and kinder to themselves.
What three yogis, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party?
My yogi dinner party would include Jesus, Patanjali, and Yogananda.