Every week I eagerly
join Felice's Gentle Yoga for Health and Healing at my local
Cancer Center while undergoing chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkins
Lymphoma. It is a special time to be with people who are
going through the same healing process as I am. It is a
time to relax deeply and re-energize. Felice has a great
deal of compassion for all the students in her class and
guides us to the deep healing we all have within us.
B. Chester, Solvang CA
I'm a painter who works standing much
of the time. I had developed plantar fasciitis, with severe
foot and heel pain. Felice gently guided me in therapeutic
Yoga postures that began to relieve the problem in a short
period of time.
It was obvious to me that close attention
to the individual is an important aspect of Felice's approach
to teaching Yoga. Having a complicated medical history,
(which includes a spinal fracture and two major cancer surgeries)
I really appreciated working with an experienced, sensitive
teacher who would guide me safely to the healing and well-being
I could achieve with Yoga practice.
R. Gomez, Los Olivos, CA
I was diagnosed in March 2003 with renal cell cancer of the right kidney. My right kidney was
removed at that time and 4 months later metastatic lung lesions showed up on my chest X-rays. In the process of
recovering from these health complications, my husband (who is also a cancer survivor) and I began private Yoga
Therapy with Felice, as well as implementing some lifestyle changes.
Felice is extremely knowledgeable and
responsive to each client's needs. Her yoga instruction
not only helps me to stay vibrant and healthy, but improves
my mental outlook. Her techniques are helping me to fortify
my immune system, improve my circulation, range of motion,
energy level and mental outlook. It is pure joy to work
with Felice and I am fortunate and thankful to have Felice
in my life.
B. Chu, M.D., Solvang, CA
As the Wellness Manager at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara I have seen the tremendous
benefits of Yoga for so many of our patients. The interactions between Felice and our patients have brought them,
above all, deeper peace of mind. This is often the key to healing.
The needs of each person are met directly
in Felice's classes, regardless of which treatment the patient
is receiving at the time. This provides a seamless integration
of Yoga with medical treatment. Felice's welcoming compassion
creates a non-threatening environment where everyone is
able to feel cared for, comforted and supported in their
healing process.
C. Pickett, Santa Barbara, CA
Through her expertise in Yoga Tharapy, Felice helped me become more flexible and more comfortable in my body. She guided me lovingly, and met me in my specific situation with great compassion. One of the first things I noticed in my work with Felice was her integrity and intelligence, which allowed me to trust her implicitly. Felice is interested in true wellness, and is not caught up in an image of the 'perfect posture'. My work with Felice brought me to a deeper understanding of myself, which allowed me to appreciate my innate inner strength and find greater vibrancy and well being.
F. Garfinkle, MFT, Berkeley, CA
Each week I look forward to the Restorative Yoga sessions Felice conducts at the Cancer Center. I always leave feeling rested and refreshed. The class is a retreat where I become calmer and more peaceful. Negative feelings melt away. Even when I am very weak from treatments, I feel I am moving forward to good health simply by being there.
P. Whitney, Solvang, CA
It has been my privilege to be a Yoga student of Ms. Felice Rhiannon over a long period of time. Her move to Santa Ynez has been a true loss to me. Considering that I am 85 years, old, I just cannot praise enough the results of my Yoga lessons with Ms. Rhiannon and its overall outcome: my flexibility, balance and general body posture have greatly improved and continue being most beneficial to me. By progressing on a steady course of Yoga exercises, I felt a major change in my body functions.
Based on my Yoga experience with Ms. Rhiannon I do not hesitate to recommend her, in all sincerity, to anyone who wishes to enjoy and benefit from Yoga.
S. Krieger, Beverly Hills, CA
At a time when I was dealing with
progressive Rheumatoid Arthritis and healing from a broken
femur, Felice introduced me to her Yoga program. She designed
it to help me move within my limits, not to press into pain.
The practices could be done lying in bed, sitting in a chair
or leaning against a doorway for support. She designed movements
that could be done at the computer as well as in the car,
encouraging me to practice wherever I found myself and not
to worry about the perfect postures seen in most Yoga manuals
and tapes--all beyond me at this point! I'm now 70 years old!
I feel that this practice has helped me deal with pain without
using drugs, and has encouraged me to seek further ways on
my own to develop my own Yoga practice.
S. Brinks, Pueblo, CO
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