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hema@mercuryoga.com
(408) 475-HEMA
Welcome To Mercury Yoga
Welcome To Mercury Yoga
As per April 5, 2014 I have moved to my new site: HemaYoga.com Please go there and see all the exciting new things happening.
I am also on Facebook now!
"Mercury Yoga is all about you"
Have you ever been intimidated by a yoga class? Walked in and felt like there was no way you could do the poses the way everybody else did? Do you have limited mobility? Are you dealing with a past injury? Are you a full figured person?
If yes, Mercury Yoga is the right yoga for you! Based on the Kripalu tradition, Mercury Yoga takes a compassionate approach with yoga and is targeted to people with all kinds of body types and different ranges of motion.
Hema, the founder of Mercury Yoga, is a certified Kripalu teacher and has been practicing yoga for many years. Her classes help you to re-connect with your body and leave you feeling empowered, energized and at peace. Hema's approach is unique because she truly cares about each individual and works to make your yoga experience the most positive and best it can be.
About Kripalu Yoga
Begins gently with an emphasis on breath, relaxation and self-acceptance. Deepens as each person chooses the level of physical intensity right for him or her. Encourages learning to love and nurture your body, not whip it into shape.
Recognizes that everyone's body is different. Sees yoga postures not as ends in themselves but as tools to release chronic tension, stretch and strengthen the whole body and increase self-awareness. While emphasizing safety through proper body alignment, encourages modification of postures to meet individual needs.
Acknowledges that each person's body is the ultimate authority on what promotes health. Teaches how to use a balanced yoga routine to turn off stress and turn on the relaxation response crucial to self-healing. Teaches that yoga is best practiced as part of a holistic lifestyle supportive of health and well-being.
Offers practical tools to facilitate psychological growth and apply the principles of yoga off the mat in daily life.
Is not guru-based. Uses a model of experiential education that empowers the student progressively to awaken the capacity to learn from his or her direct experience.
Is taught in three stages that awaken the life force of the body that yoga calls prana, and acknowledges that depth practice goes beyond rote technique and into the realm of spiritual attunement.
Recognizes that the experience of meditation can occur in moments of inner stillness or flowing movement, and that depth practice is a highly personal expression, an inner dance of energy and awareness that has many outer forms.
Includes sensible spiritual teachings that demystify the process of spiritual awakening and make it accessible to contemporary people living active lives.
Views human development as a natural process of growth and transformation. By nurturing the body and soothing the mind, removes the obstacles that often inhibit growth and leave us feeling less than fully alive.
Contact:
hema@mercuryoga.com
(408) 475-HEMA
Testimonials
Testimonials
"I have been taking Kripalu yoga from Hema for over a year now. She is a very caring teacher and tries to gear each class to our needs at the time. I always come away from class feeling calm and nurtured. My balance is much improved and I love the stretches that we do."
Marsha L, Santa Clara, CA
"Hema is a great teacher and she has helped improve my flexibility. Being flexible is important since I am a runner and need to stay loose and limber."
Hans, Sunnyvale, CA
"Hema is a very skilled, knowledgeable and compassionate teacher of Kripalu Yoga practice.
As an endurance runner, I have very much appreciated and greatly benefited from Hema's instruction on not only how to stretch, strengthen and attend to tight tendons and muscles, but have also learned the importance of living a mindfulness-based practice when attending to mind, body and spirit.
Hema brings a caring and compassionate presence to her Yoga practice, supporting a person to "start with where he/she is at" and build skills gently from there."
Peggy A, Sunnyvale, CA
"Having taken other yoga classes, Hema is the best. She understands what I need and leads the class so I come out feeling worked and energized. With a personal touch Hema leads you into a more spiritual experience with yoga, I would highly recommend her classes to anyone no matter your body type or physical shape."
Debby C, Sunnyvale, CA
"Hema's class was my first introduction to yoga. I found her to be a very gentle, caring, and sensitive teacher. "If it doesn't work, don't do it" seems to be her philosophy but she didn't let me get away without trying new poses. I also had to move out of my comfort zone a bit each time, but the results were worth it. I feel I made great progress with her instruction."
Bob S, Santa Clara, CA
"I began taking classes from Hema a year ago. I am an endurance runner, and her knowledge of the specific aches and issues of runners and the ideal stretches was appreciated. Her gentle approach is not just to the body, but the spirit. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, Hema walked me through meditations that helped me when my anxiety arose. She even offered to call and walk me through meditations over the phone, if I needed any additional support. Hema's instruction is gentle, yet don't be fooled! The next day, your muscles will definitely feel that you've had a good workout. My only criticism is that Hema refuses to move next door to me, so that I can take her class whenever I please."
Miriam H, San Mateo, CA
"Think big guys would never do Yoga? Its for little skinny people? Not with Hema as your teacher. She tailors the workouts for your needs for that day! During the sessions gives insight into the philosophy of Yoga, and when we are done, I feel relaxed and energized, just looking forward to the next class."
Larry C, Sunnyvale, CA
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