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March 2014 Newsletter


Spring is here as the last of the much needed rains wash through Israel.  Soon the heat will come, along with the jellyfish in the Mediterranean Sea, crowds at the beach, fresh figs, festivals in the desert and my trip back to the US which is approaching (June 30-Aug. 21). 

Some days it is hard to believe I have been here for 8 months already and other days it feels like it has been years.  In this short time, I feel blessed to have found a community of students, patients and friends in Ra'anana, taught 3 anatomy courses for Yoga teachers in Jerusalem and Mikhmoret and am about to graduate my first Yoga for a Happy Back Certification class (of 14 women) in Israel.
 
The next Yoga for a Happy Back Certification programs will be in Maine (5 day intensive) and in San Diego (10 day intensive) this July (please read on for more details).
 
I feel so blessed to have had so much opportunity and openness to my work and the work of Yoga Therapy at large.  
 
I recently had the chance to travel to Bethlehem to visit with a fellow Yogini I met in a workshop here.  She runs the only Yoga studio in Bethlehem and up until this year was the only Yoga teacher in the area.  
 
She showed me around Bethlehem, where I ate the best hummus and falafel EVER, shopped in the old city and walked through the Church of Nativity, and we talked about the need for more Palestinian Yoga teachers. Political beliefs aside, it became clear to me after the visit, how violence not only hurts the victims, but also the perpetrators themselves.
 
I hope to visit more often and help with training more Yoga teachers where they are truly needed.  Where people can live together and appreciate their differences with honor and respect.  Where peace prevails over aggression.  Where everyone can connect with their own Divine spark without fear.

Enjoy the photos below from my day in Bethlehem.

I hope to see you this summer!  

Earlybird deadline to save $150 for San Diego training is coming up on April 1, 2014 - so go to www.prana-yoga.com to register now for the 10 day Yoga for a Happy Back Certification Intensive July 18-27, 2014.

Peace xo,

Rachel

Inside the Church of Nativity
Church of Nativity
Old City of Bethlehem Market
The wall
more art on the wall
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Jesus' Birthplace

SATURDAY March 22 - Free Lecture (reservations required)
Chronic Pain Management and the Mind-Body Connection
meditation
 
Chronic pain can affect you in more than one way. In addition to physical pain, chronic pain can also lead to psychological stressors, as well as increased stress at work and home. In this interactive seminar, Dr. Janina Scarlet, a registered psychological assistant from the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management, you can learn new tools in managing chronic pain and the stress that is associated with it.

This lecture will explore:
   
  • Physiological and psychological stressors
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  • Relationship between stress and pain
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  • Coping tools for stress and pain management
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  • Biofeedback
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  • Self-compassion

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    Sat. march 22 from 3:30-4:30 pm 
    At Embody Physical Therapy & Yoga
    4411 30th St.  Suite 100
    SD, CA 92116 (corner 30th & Meade)

    To reserve your space:  email amanda@embodyphysicaltherapy.com or call 619-261-6049
    SUMMER 2014 TRAININGS WITH RACHEL KRENTZMAN - save the dates!
    yoga wall traction assisted
    • Yoga for a Happy Back -
      35 hour module - Yoga on York East Meets West 500 Hour Teacher Training Program July 7-11, 2014 York, Maine
       
    • Yoga for a Happy Back Certification Program - 100 Hours of Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers RYT-200  JULY 18-27, 2014 (10 day Intensive 10 am-5 pm daily) at Prana Yoga in La Jolla, CA.  Click here for description and details
    • Just added!  Yoga for a Happy Back:  Exploring the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Sunday, August 3, 1 - 4 pm at Yoga Del Mar in Del Mar, CA. Click here for Flyer 
    • Yoga As Medicine Weekend Retreat in collaboration with UCSD Center for Integrative Medicine - August 15-17, 2014 in La Jolla, CA  (details coming soon...)
    Please let me know if you have any questions.  I hope to see you this summer when I return to the U.S.!



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    Rachel Krentzman, PT, E-RYT

     

    Embody Physical Therapy & Yoga 

    Herzliya, Israel

    011-972-58-600-0199

     

    4411 30th St. Suite 100

    San Diego, CA  92116

    office: 619-261-6049

    rachel@embodyphysicaltherapy.com

     

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