Holistic Yoga & Meditation: Stress Trauma Release
Holistic Yoga & Meditation: Stress Trauma Release

Holistic Yoga & Meditation: Stress Trauma Release

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Celeste is a yoga and meditation instructor trained in India with 12 years of teaching experience coupled with over 20 years of experience teaching dance and Tai Chi. She has conducted lessons internationally in countries like the UK, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico, and the USA. Her extensive background enables her to effectively work with clients from diverse backgrounds and cater to a wide range of physical and non-physical conditions. YOGA * Hatha Yoga * Vinyasa Yoga * Flow Yoga * Yin Yoga * Dance Therapy * Movement Therapy Drawing from her extensive teaching experiences, Celeste has found that employing a holistic approach, addressing the body, mind, and emotions as interconnected facets, results in significantly greater effectiveness. In her sessions, she guides students through sequences of traditional yoga asanas infused with various meditation techniques, breathwork (pranayama), as well as elements of dance techniques, Tai Chi principles, and Nei Kung exercises. Each session, with its distinct focus, is uniquely tailored to accommodate the student's level, needs, and current physical and mental states. With strong emphasis on alignment adjustments, Celeste provides assisted stretches extensively with precision to angles and rotations of specific problem areas throughout the sessions. She guides students to cultivate awareness of breath and mind qualities and states. Her sessions are designed to work through specific movement techniques tailored to one's current physical, mental, or emotional challenges, aiming to alleviate anxiety, tension, depression, or anger, and promote inner peace, happiness, and lightness. MEDITATION As someone who values authenticity in all aspects of life, Celeste has been traveling to India since 2000 to learn and train in meditation and yoga as she believes in the experience of the true essence of things through personal experimentation. She spent six years learning and training in Tibetan Buddhist meditation in monasteries of the Himalayan mountains of north India and Hindu Vedic Verdanta medication in ashrams of south India. As the quality of breath is paramount for the well-being of the mind and body, each meditation session integrates breathing techniques and sound therapy with different modalities of meditation to foster balance and coherence of the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. * Mindfulness & Self-Care * Self-observation: sensory, mental & emotional awareness * Self-inquiry * Shamatha: concentration * Vipassana: nature of physical & non-physical realities, universal wisdom and consciousness * Breath work / Pranayama * Sound healing with Tibetan singing bowl For lasting results, Celeste aims to work with students dissolving limiting feelings and beliefs in the body and mind, fostering a state of relaxed overall wellbeing and profound self-empowerment. She also shares practical self-care tips for continued empowerment and growth beyond sessions.
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Rachel H.
4 weeks ago
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Celeste was awesome! She was not only great at communicating about the engagement, but showed up promptly and did an excellent into meditation session for our group exactly as discussed. Perfect!

Details: Reduce stress and anxiety • Mindfulness • Guided or visualization • 23 - 30 years old • My home, venue, etc.

Meditation Instruction
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Matt c.
3 days ago
Celeste is an amazing instructor! She is kind, professional, and has a natural way of putting her students at ease. I was nervous as a first timer but she quickly had me confident and doing poses I never thought possible. I love that she goes beyond the physical movement and incorporates the emotional and spiritual side of yoga, as well. I am lucky to have found her!!
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Bill P.
2 weeks ago
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Celeste is an incredible yoga and meditation instructor. Her guidance is calming, and she has a wonderful ability to create a welcoming, peaceful atmosphere. Each session leaves me feeling balanced, grounded, and rejuvenated. Highly recommended for anyone looking to deepen their practice and find true relaxation!

Details: Reduce stress and anxiety • Deepen awareness • Enhance stillness of mind • Recover from trauma • Mindfulness • 51 - 60 years old • My home, venue, etc.

Meditation Instruction
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Asha V.
Aug 22, 2024
I recently attended one of Celeste's group classes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and it was such a great experience! She blends yoga, dance, movement, and meditation in a way that feels really holistic and healing. You can really tell from the way she teaches that she has a deep understanding of the body, mind, and spirit. With over 20 years of experience in different movement practices, she’s super experienced in helping people heal, grow, and transform. We started with some breathwork using pranayama techniques, and each of us set our own personal intentions. Then we moved into a fun, creative movement session, where we played with Tai Chi-inspired exercises, like stretching, collapsing, and expanding imaginary energy balls between us. It was such a cool way to connect! We also did some partnered movement exercises focused on emotions like trust, authenticity, and acceptance, which helped foster a real sense of connection in the group. Throughout the class, there were short meditations, and I loved how Celeste shifted the idea of meditation beyond just sitting still—she showed us how we could meditate through movement as well. The final meditation really stood out for me. We reflected on the intentions we’d set at the beginning of the class and envisioned a future version of ourselves, which felt super powerful and inspiring. I 100% recommend Celeste for both individual and group sessions—she’s so skilled, authentic, and creates a really safe, supportive space for personal growth and healing.
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Krunal P.
May 6, 2024
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Celeste is an amazing yoga instructor. Calm, inspiring and was very helpful throughout my practice. Very professional and organized in her approach to teaching. She has vast knowledge of yoga. She modifies the posture and moves to better suit my condition. I am grateful to have her as my instructor. I wholeheartedly recommend a yoga session with Celeste. Namaste. 🙏🙏

Details: 1 student (one-on-one with instructor) • 31 - 40 years old • No yoga preference • Beginner • Increased flexibility • General fitness (e.g., weight loss, toning) • My home, venue, etc.

Private Yoga Instruction
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