Welcome to episode 2 PART 1 of Yogakane with Ara Lyman the owner of the Spokane Yoga Shala.   Yogakane (yoga-can) because every BODY can do Yoga, is a podcast all about the amazing Yoga community in the Pacific Northwest. So before this episode Ara and I didn't know each other that well, but we have meant on a number of occasions and when we do we geek out about Yoga.   The last time we did this was at the Northwest Yoga Feast, a Yoga festival in Sagle, ID. Mark your calendars the Northwest Yoga Feast is happening this summer weekend of July 19. Sign up for the festival on their website and follow them on social media.    Anyways, at the feast Ara and I were chatting and before you know it she had me demoing camel pose and she gave me some modifications which have helped me immensely in the pose. Ara and I cover a lot of ground, Ara takes you on her beautiful journey to the Yoga mat.  

Ara’s initial experience with yoga was very physical. In 2002 after experiencing painful tendinitis in her hamstrings, she sought yoga as relief. Within her first month of regular practice, she knew yoga would always be a part of her life. She began her practice in 2002 as a student of Alison Rubin at Harmony Yoga in Spokane. Alison’s teachings in the Iyengar style continue to influence her instruction. Adherence to precision, finding a healthy sustainable way of accessing the postures and respect for the roots and philosophy of yoga. Her yoga practice and teachings now encompass much more than just the physical body, but she understands that creating a deep connection to the physical self can be a gateway to connecting to the Sat Nam, True You

Ara loves to practice and teach many styles of yoga and is currently combining Vinyasa Krama, Kundalini Yoga Kriya and sound healing in “Kundalini Flow” as inspired by her teacher Kia Miller. She has taught the Bikram/Ghosh, Core 26 style since 2010 and holds great respect for the grounding, healing, therapeutic nature of that series while bringing in her own knowledge of physical alignment, the energy body and breath, to allow for the greatest benefits to her students. In Ara’s classes, expect intuitively themed weekly sequences, to sing mantra, to sweat, to be safely physically challenged, to smile, to find your natural rhythm, to connect deeply with your breath in varied pranayama and asana exercises, and to relax into a sound bath savasana with himalayan bowls or the gong.

She is a 200E-RYT through Yoga Alliance. She has received a 200hr certification through The Yoga School of Spokane, a 300hr certification through Yarrow Hot Yoga and Wellness Studio, a private Baptiste training with Rhea Slichter and a 200hr Radiant Body Kundalini certification from Kia Miller. Ara has also completed a level 1 sound healing certification in Himalayan singing bowls with Geoffrey Torkington. She is also an accomplished artist with an AFA from Spokane Falls community College. She is a mother of three beautiful boys.

  To Learn More about Ara go to the Spokane Yoga Shala    Namaste & Shanti Peace