Schedule (all times Pacific)
Mon 4:00-5:00pm
Tue 10:00-11:00am
Wed 9:00-10:00am
Fri 9:00-10:00am
Sat 9:30-10:30am
Tue 10:00-11:00am
Wed 9:00-10:00am
Fri 9:00-10:00am
Sat 9:30-10:30am
Mindful Yoga Flow
Mindful Yoga Flow
Mindful Yoga Flow
Gentle Yoga
Mindful Yoga Flow
Mindful Yoga Flow
Mindful Yoga Flow
Gentle Yoga
Mindful Yoga Flow
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
- Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
- Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"
Mindful Yoga Flow
Mindfulness helps you develop the ability to be present in each moment with greater acceptance of yourself and your experience. Domonick’s creative, breath-based flows train you to move through space with ease and grace, while staying firmly grounded. His alignment-based focus helps you to move skillfully and safely.
Gentle Yoga
We spend so much of our lives racing from one thing to another. Even when we’re not physically racing, our minds may continue to mentally race. In this class you will practice slowing down, tuning in and being with each moment, without trying to race to the next. Domonick will share mindful meditation techniques as you move through restorative and gentle yoga poses. You will practice being with your body with greater appreciation and acceptance.
About Domonick
I grew up on a farm in Indiana and am a real Nature boy at heart. I love my daily hikes in the redwoods here in the East Bay.
Before yoga I conducted cognitive neuroscience research at Columbia University in New York City. The studies focused on the aging brain and the impact of aging on memory and executive functions, like attention. While at Columbia, I began studying yoga and mindfulness meditation. These practices helped me realize that fear had been a big player in my life, and continued to influence much of my decision-making. This insight and the practice of being mindful of when fear was present helped me to make decisions from a different place, from a place of love.
My background in dance (modern, jazz, contact improvisation and ballroom) informs my work.
Following my heart, I am now swimming in the beauty of movement through yoga and exploring the ever-fascinating mind-body-heart relationship. My life is enriched enormously by my husband, Steven, and our schnoodle, Sophie.
Yoga Credentials
- Teacher Training for Chakra Yoga - Pyramid Yoga Center (Koh Phangan, Thailand)
- Children's Yoga Teaching Certification - Karma Kids Yoga (New York City)
- 500-hour TT with Janet Stone Yoga.
- Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) with the Yoga Alliance with a YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) designation.
Massage Therapy Credentials
- Apprenticeship in Swedish Massage and Jin Shin Do with Brian Bucchiarelli, LMT
- Reiki Master Certification with Carole Harbard
- Cranial Sacral Therapy from the Upledger Institute
- Thai Massage with Therdchai Chumphoopong in Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Shiatsu and Acupressure Certification at the McKinnon Institute.
- Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) in the City of Oakland.
Mindfulness Credentials
- Teaching Training from Jon Kabat-Zinn and other senior Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teachers - University of Massachusettes.
- Retreats with several other vipassana teachers, including Jack Kornfield, Larry Yang, Steven Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Phillip Moffitt, and Spring Washam.
- I am influenced by the mindful writings of Pema Chodron and Mary Oliver.
Acknowledgements
I am very grateful to all of my teachers, especially these wise souls:
- Yoga: Janet Stone, Annie Carpenter, Richard Rosen, David Goulet, Marina Halleran
- Mindfulness: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jack Kornfield.
- Anatomy & Massage: Brian Bucchiarelli, Therdchai Chumphoopong (mac), Stacy Kinirons.
- Neuroscience: Chuck Nelson, Yaakov Stern.
- Spirituality: Melissa Halsey, Joseph Aldo, Carole Harbard.
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