Meet Martha Ryan
RYT 500 Yoga Instructor
Hello! I'm Martha, a yoga instructor passionate about teaching customized yoga classes. My journey with yoga first began about five years ago, when I moved to Delhi, India and began studying yoga in the tradition of Sri Krishnamacharya. Since then, I have cumulatively spent about two years in India. I completed my 500-hour RYT yoga teacher training with Saraswathi Vasudevan at YogaVahini in Chennai, India, and I'm grateful for the unwavering mentorship and community support I've received in Chennai that provides continued guidance. My training included class instruction from senior teachers in this tradition, study and chanting of the yoga sutras, individual mentoring, internship, class observation and practice teaching – all of which has given me a solid foundation in yoga as it has been taught from teacher to pupil over thousands of years.
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As the great teacher T.K.V. Desikachar said, yoga is a relationship. It's a relationship between you and your practice, you and your body, you and your breath, you and your teacher. My aim is to help you develop these relationships through a foundation of daily personalized yoga practice. My teachers have always stressed that your practice will show you the way; through our lessons, we'll create a personal practice for you that will support you and your goals for yourself, be it improving strength and flexibility, or fortifying inner resilience to deal with life's problems.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has invited us to shift our study of yoga online. I am meeting these challenging times by striving to maintain meaningful, engaging classes delivered online.
Why Personal Yoga Practice?
It can help with
Improved health
The holistic system of yoga, including asana (posture), pranayama (breathing technique) and dharana (meditative focus) facilitate healing through the body's innate wisdom.
Connection to tradition
Personalized guidance
Your body, mind, and breath are unique and require a tailored approach. I consider one's lifestyle, fitness, age, occupation, and personal goals when designing your practice. A personalized approach brings the best benefits.
Stress
Learning yoga through a personalized approach connects the student to the headwaters of yoga knowledge that has since flowed down through a 1:1 teaching tradition. Through a personal relationship with a teacher, the student taps into a long lineage of tradition that ensures the teaching of yoga is correct and appropriate.
We all deal with unique stress triggers. Yoga shows us how to calm the mind and develop inner resilience.
Relief from discomfort
Specific problems that yoga can help with include:
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Pain
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Headaches/migraines
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Poor sleep
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Digestion issues
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and many more!
Self-inquiry
Begin inward reflection through your practice. As your practice advances, you will learn more about how your body functions, how to take care of it, and how to work with it to support your goals.
Testimonials
Your Practice Starts Here
Contact Info
martha.yoga.atha(at)gmail(dot)com