Yoga Classes


Testimonials:
Do YOU have a testimonial to share? Please email it to suzie@namaspa.com. Thank you!
"There is no doubt that yoga has improved my golf game and my body!
With
more flexibility, I am better able to turn on the ball and have gained
distance. Learning mountain pose, has helped me truly be grounded with
my feet for a better base for a swing. And, mentally, I am much more
accepting of my bad play! I can especially see this calming effect on my
husband. He no longer
throws clubs!
And,as long as I keep up my practice, my IT band does not hurt! I am a believer!
Thank you!"
Ethel D, Bend
"I'm writing to share how inspired I was, and continue to feel, by the
entire event you co-created and by (visiting teacher) Phillip Urso's masterful teaching. I had
only made it to 2 classes during my intro. month membership before
Thursday and was seriously thinking of not showing up! Ha! I was
scared the class would be "too hard".
The most significant
learning and experience I had through Phillip's teaching was how
staying connected to the flow of my breath truly floated me into the
flow of the pose. With ease! This was amazing to me during the times I
stayed connected to it. And of course, when I lost that connection, I
could feel the difference and the effort that I was using to get into a
pose. I'm grateful for another whole new experience and level of flow
in my life. Ummm, yummy!
I also deeply appreciated the
silence and length of savasana. As a student new to yoga practice, but
with experience and love of silence and stillness, I look forward to
the benefit of silent sharing in the larger field offered through
savasana in the Namaspa studio.
Thank you for the creation. It was a lovely event. Already looking forward to the next one!" - Janice C., Bend
"I just completed my 30 day intro to Namaspa and wanted to share my experience with you. I was relatively new to yoga and was at a point of going through some very difficult times. I was also a bit apprehensive! I want you to know that I found your studio and every single teacher (I had 5) to be so warm and inviting. In a fairly short amount of time I feel that I grasped the concept and am on my way to developing a practice that will become paramount in my life. Your instructors are caring and nurturing and I am sure they had no idea the profound effect they had on me. Thank you again." - Lynn H., Bend
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, and had multiple surgeries,
chemo, and six weeks of radiation. All of this was followed by eight
years of meds that are hormone-modifying treatments. It is now known
that these treatments can lead to bone loss. When I started my cancer
odyssey I stood at 5'6". Eight years later I stood at 5'4"! Dexa
scans showed a decrease in bone density (osteopenia--the thinning of
bone mass that can lead to osteoporosis). My oncologist suggested
weight bearing exercise, as well as calcium/vitamin D supplements, and
drugs to halt bone loss. I had reactions to the drugs, and sought an
alternative. After starting power yoga with Suzie Harris in the spring
of 2007, I was retested by Dexa scan in December of 2007. The
technician noted a 1/2 inch height gain! The scans showed no further
bone loss, and my oncologist said that's as good as a gain, since I
didn't lose more bone. Baptiste power yoga is not easy for me at age
60, but the strength and flexibility that I'm working toward have
really improved the quality of my life. Thank you Suzie!"
- Susan B., Bend
"My wife and I celebrated our collective 120th birthday this past year
so we weren't on the younger side of the yoga population when we
decided to go for it anyway...my logic was that it would make me more
limber, improve my golf turn, allow me to hit the golf ball
further, and hence improve my game. During the past year yoga has
somewhat improved my "limberness" but what really surprised me...it was
not what my golf game really needed. I have always been able to hit the
ball reasonably well but consistency was my issue...too many bad shots
along with my good shots. Yoga has dramatically improved my ability to
focus (call it concentration or in yoga parlance call it being in the
"present") on each shot and it has remarkably improved my golf game.
The number of solid golf strikes has increased dramatically...and my
corresponding handicap is down about 5 strokes as a result of being
able to "focus" on each shot.
So
my hat is off to Suzie Harris...for putting up with my still fairly non
limber body (but better than it was)...being patient with me (not
laughing)...and working me hard (but not to the point of any injuries).
I can recommend, without hesitation, that you try Baptiste Power Yoga with Suzie..."
Fred B., Bend
“I have been an avid snowboarder for eight years. Each season I attempt to find the workout plan that will prepare me. I’ve done weight training preparation with a focus on snowboarding, mountain biked, bounded, lunged and even one year, I trained for and ran a marathon prior to the season. And every season I had the same early-season pain in my feet, cramping in my calves and burning in my thighs.
“I’d
almost given up on really being “ready” for the season. Then
I saw this mysterious class offered at my gym, “Baptiste Power Vinyasa
Yoga.” I knew I liked Vinyasa and the Power part sounded nice and
so I went for it."
“I started “training” with Suzie about two months prior to the season opener on the mountain. On the first day of the season, I headed to the mountain expecting nothing different that my usual pain etc. I hadn’t even thought of the class as my preparation for the season (I’d given up on that), just a challenging and uplifting yoga class I enjoyed going to. That day I took five or six runs, no pain in my feet, no cramping, no burning. Each day I kept pushing myself harder thinking I’d hit the burn. Just last weekend on my fifth day of the season, I went 15 runs straight. Same story, still no pain! Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga was my mainstay in preparing me for the mountain this season and that it did. I have never felt so strong and powerful! Thank you Suzie for making this snowboarding season a great one, already! See you in class. Namaste.”
- Janette S., Bend