Prior to relocating to Arizona in April of 2007, Rhoda lived on Chicago's North Shore, where she taught yoga and maintained a yoga therapy practice. Before teaching in Chicago, she held ongoing classes at her Ohio yoga studio, and in several universities and corporate venues. Rhoda also has led guest yoga at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts.
To emphasize and support the experience of yoga as a path of self-awareness, Rhoda created Yoga for Slow Living, a mindful approach to yoga on and off the mat. Whether guiding a yoga therapy client or teaching a group class, Rhoda encourages individuals to listen to their inner voice with respect, acceptance and compassion.
In addition to her yoga profession, Rhoda holds a degree in Art History from the University of Wisconsin. She has been a professional artist for more than thirty years, and an art educator in both public and private schools.
Rhoda offers classes, private yoga therapy, meditation, relaxation therapy, and mentoring sessions. She is available to lead a variety of workshops for women, seniors, people with limited mobility, and those experiencing chronic and recurring pain.
To make an appointment, to sponsor a workshop, or to receive more information, contact Rhoda by email.
More about Rhoda, in her own words:
“I believe that everyone can benefit from the therapeutic advantages that yoga offers—no matter what their current level of physical ability.
Since becoming a yoga practitioner in 1991, I've studied how conditions that limit mobility and cause physical, emotional and mental tension can be managed with a variety of yoga techniques. In my own life, I use yoga and meditation practices to alleviate symptoms of arthritis.
I've discovered, during more than fifteen years of teaching yoga and meditation, that a very gentle and mindful yoga practice—one that includes breathing and relaxation techniques—can help address the issues that people with chronic or recurring pain often experience.
When I practice and when I guide others, I bring attention to the more meditative aspects of yoga—those which help create relaxation and connection to our own inner wisdom. For me, yoga is about ongoing self-awareness, so that what is discovered during a yoga or meditation practice can be applied to daily living.
My intention for myself, and in supporting others, focuses on living a life that embraces balance and harmony. By using the tools of yoga and meditation, my aim is to encourage a conscious state of relaxed awareness, a place from which to experience and appreciate life as mindfully and as compassionately as possible, in each moment.”