"Gloria, I only took 3 yoga classes ever before this one. I had no
experience. I wasn't sure I'd like yoga at all. I loved every single
class! You are amazing. I feel so much better about addressing root
causes and not just the symptoms. I am so grateful for your
instruction, and your wisdom. I am, of course, telling everyone I know
how amazing you are." ~ Dawn
...is known for the intuition, empathy and compassion she
brings
with her role as a certified Kripalu yoga instructor. She focuses her
students on the present moment and encourages them to accept themselves
as they are. Everyone is encouraged to work at their own comfort level
and make the progress they can in a non-competitive environment.
Yoga develops the body, mind and
spirit in a compassionate non- judgmental way while honoring your
body's needs in each moment. Gloria offers weekly yoga classes for all levels.
Local yoga retreats and workshops covering many areas, including
specialty workshops on important life altering topics such as grief,
insomnia, weight loss and menopause, are held throughout the year. Also
each month, on or around the full moon, she leads a Full Moon Yoga for
Women session. When possible, this event is held outside.
Teaching yoga since 1995, she challenges her students to gently go
to their edge - breath by breath. She has lived and taught at Kripalu,
the country's largest yoga and holistic health center located in
Massachusetts, and currently holds a 500-hour certification with
Kripalu and Yoga Alliance. She's studied the Sri Krishnamacharya
tradition in India for a month. Her teacher in New Mexico in this
tradition is Sonia Nelson.
Gloria has
lead international retreats attended by her students from here in New
Mexico and yoga enthusiasts from across the country. Word has gotten
out about how wonderful it is to travel the world and practice yoga in
fantastic locations – like sunrise at the new "Wonder of the World"
Machu Picchu in Peru, during the full moon in a remote rain forest in
Costa Rica, under the Tuscan sun, and in beautiful Bali. The groups are generally no larger
than 20 people. If the interest is very great, the number of students
is not increased, instead additional trips are added.
Gloria
is also a certified Shiatsu practitioner. This Japanese form of
bodywork is designed to release energy blocks throughout the body.
Applying pressure with the hands on certain points of the body allow
the body’s energies to flow naturally again.
Natural
gourmet cooking is another area of Gloria's expertise, which she enjoys
sharing with her students. She is certified and has led classes at the
Natural Gourmet cooking school in New York.
