As we transition into the autumn season, I'm excited to announce a September workshop: "Yoga to Soothe the Mind, Body and Spirit"! Join me on Sunday, September 17 at Healing Tree Yoga in Quincy, MA for a two-hour workshop practice. Details below!
My newest offering is a selection of Yoga for Wellness packages. I am also offering a 1:1 Mentorship for new teachers. Scroll down for more information.
I am also subbing several classes classes this month! View my full schedule here. Be sure to like Joanna Barrett Yoga on Facebook for class updates, inspirational quotes, informative articles, yoga photos, and more!
With love,
Joanna
Teaching Schedule
Pilates (all-levels)
Tuesday, September 12 (6:00-7:00pm), Healing Tree Yoga, Quincy
Pilates (all-levels)
Saturday, September 16 (7:30-8:30am), Healing Tree Yoga, Quincy
WORKSHOP: Yoga to Soothe the Mind, Body and Spirit
Sunday, September 17 (2:00-4:00pm), Healing Tree Yoga, Quincy
Pilates (all-levels)
Tuesday, September 19 (6:00-7:00pm), Healing Tree Yoga, Quincy
Prenatal Yoga (all-levels, all trimesters)
Saturday, September 30 (9:15-10:30am), Om Births at Inner Strength, Watertown
WORKSHOP Yoga to Soothe the Mind, Body and Spirit Sunday, September 17, 2017, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Healing Tree Yoga (605 Hancock Street, Quincy) Register here. $35
Join Joanna for a two-hour, all-levels workshop to soothe your mind, body and spirit. This workshop will:
Offer the opportunity for you to gently quiet your mind, release tension in your body, and discover your inner well-being.
Encourage the exploration of your mind, body and spirit connection in a welcoming and safe space.
Find the elements of inner grounding, centering, balance and relaxation.
Discover your true and authentic self that is hidden beyond the layers of stress and anxiety.
Note: Please bring a journal, if you have one. There will be time for reflection and writing.
Pilates is unique in that, unlike yoga and other activities, its origin is relatively recent, created in 1920. The idea behind Pilates is to gain flexibility, strength and body awareness without building bulk. It is considered a resistance exercise, even though, as a beginner, you may experience an increased heart rate. The main goal of Pilates is to strengthen the stomach, improve posture, stabilize and elongate the spine and develop balance and overall strength. There are six key principles of Pilates: concentration, control, centering, breathing, flow and precision. When these key principles are used in conjunction with the mindset that you are creating a leaner, better you from your core muscles out, Pilates can provide that long, toned body you desire.
Asana, pranayama, mantra, and meditation techniques are personalized for students so they can be guided through a journey of self-discovery to promote healing, restore balance and increase vitality. The aim is for students to maintain an optimum state of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being -- on and off the mat.
Through yoga students can experiment with:
Breathing
Moving
Strengthening
Stretching
and, Resting
Private sessions are set up so that a student is in control over what they are doing with their body at all times, and I am there to provide safe, professional guidance and to help students focus on particular dynamics (what muscles they are using, what it feels like to have their feet on the ground, what it feels like to breathe, etc.).
Four Packages to Choose From
Soothing the Mind: Package for Reducing Anxiety
Uplifting the Spirit: Package for Increasing Joy
Embodying the Self: Package for Decreasing Disordered Eating
Calming the Chaos: Package for Stress Relief
What’s Included in Each Package?
30 minute initial phone consultation
Three 75-minute private yoga sessions
30 minute phone call follow-up
What Can I Expect?
Tailored sessions to your needs and abilities
Access to Joanna via phone and email between sessions
Reinforcement coursework between sessions
Weekly inspirational emails and check-in
Reading list of recommended books
Discounted rates for purchasing a second package or additional sessions
For additional questions, rates and payment plan options, please email Joanna.
Uplifting the Spirit: Package for Increasing Joy
Yoga can help alleviate the symptoms and root causes of depression. Both active and passive poses, along with breathing and meditation, can provide relief from depression. Whether due to chemical imbalances or situational experiences, joy can be found through a holistic yoga practice.
Soothing the Mind: Package for Reducing Anxiety
By transferring focus and attention to the body and breath, yoga can help to reduce anxiety in the mind and tension in the body. With poses, breathing techniques and meditation, yoga can help decrease anxious thoughts, worry and panic.
Embodying the Self: Package for Reducing
Disordered Eating
When practiced skillfully, yoga helps us accept and celebrate our bodies. As a healing practice, yoga has the power to help in the treatment of disordered eating. Therapeutically-informed yoga can reduce eating-disorder causes and symptoms, and provide a self-care tool in the recovery process.
Calming the Chaos: Package for Stress Relief
Yoga for stress relief is beneficial for calming the nervous system and encouraging optimal well-being. Yoga can help us slow down, focus on one thing, and find balance in our lives. Some yoga positions are particularly effective for promoting physical and emotional relaxation, tension relief and restfulness.
Yoga Teacher Mentorship Program
As a certified yoga instructor with 10 years of yoga experience, I provide personalized instruction as a valuable tool for students of all levels, including new yoga teachers.
This 1:1 mentorship is for new teachers who recently completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program (as well as restorative, yin, and prenatal certifications), and who need to build additional skills for sequencing or gaining the confidence to teach in front of a class.
This mentorship program in yoga and meditation provide the perfect opportunity to address teaching goals and work on areas of interest. Sessions can take place in your home or at a studio in the Boston/Quincy area.
Joanna Barrett is a Registered Yoga Teacher and mental health clinician, offering counseling and yoga to clients with emotional and physical challenges, as well as those looking for stress relief and relaxation. Joanna has over 500 hours of yoga training in vinyasa, yin, restorative, prenatal, therapeutic, and trauma-informed yoga.
Joanna’s journey to yoga began after struggling for many years with depression, chronic fatigue, migraines, insomnia, and extreme stress. Her body, mind, spirit, and soul needed profound calming, centering, and relaxation. After her first yoga class, Joanna’s mind was clear and open, her body’s tension had subsided, and she felt that there was healing that could be done on her mat.
Three years later, Joanna found herself gravitating towards teacher training to advance her practice and find passion and purpose in her life. Moved deeply by the psychological effects of yoga, Joanna decided to pursue a career in yoga and mental health counseling. Joanna’s experience in holistic wellness and mind-body modalities for healing has led her towards guiding individuals to reach their full potential for optimal well-being.
She earned her master’s degree in mental health counseling from Lesley University. Joanna’s career includes the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Harvard University’s School of Public Health, South Boston Yoga, Healing Tree Yoga & Wellness Center, Om Births, the Pathways Institute, and community mental health agencies in the Boston area.
Joanna completed her 200-hour teacher training at South Boston Yoga with David Vendetti and Todd Skoglund. She continued her studies and completed her Relax and Renew® restorative yoga teacher training with Judith Hanson Lasater, yin yoga teacher training with Joshua Summers, and prenatal yoga teacher training with Rebecca Conant. Additionally, she completed teacher training modules in the areas of “the psychology of yoga” and “restorative yoga therapeutics” with Bo Forbes and “Trauma Informed Mindy Body (TIMBo)” foundations training with Sue Jones and YogaHOPE. Joanna completed a yoga therapy mentorship program with Kate Graham at South Boston Yoga, and later went on to assist the program.
Continuing her studies, Joanna regularly attends national workshops and classes to learn new tools to bring to her students. She has taken workshops and trainings with Seane Corn, Elena Brower, Kathryn Budig, Shiva Rea, and Dr. Timothy McCall, among others. Joanna is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, American Psychological Association, National Counseling Association, and Yoga Alliance. She is also a published writer in Elephant Journal.
