Perception and Perseverance (November 2023 Newsletter)
Photo credit: Tai Pimputkar, taken a week ago at a beach in Fairfield, CT
Hello fellow yoga practitioners! My name is Karen Mastriani, and I am connecting with you all regarding Yoga-Well-Being and my own personal interest in yoga.
I never found an exercise routine that stuck! Over the years, I paid memberships and let them lapse, never completing more than a few classes.
In 2010 I decided to try yoga and started in a studio in Grandview. It had meaning and I felt a connection to the practice, the studio and the people there. As things often do, the studio changed, and I did stay away for a time due to outside circumstances with family.
I started back at the studio again and found a friend from the original studio was now a teacher at the newly owned studio! I was glad to start back up again and then proceeded to follow this teacher, Veda Cafazzo, wherever she taught. I have learned so much from her over time. One of the things I learned, through Veda’s teachings, is that Yin Yoga works for me! Veda is always learning about Yin and meditation and sharing these things with us. She makes class interesting with themes and new ideas in every class.
I now know that Yoga-Well-Being is my Yoga Home. I have tried many classes there, regular daily classes with sipra, Kris Wilson, SadaNam Singh, as well as many workshops. Always interesting, always instructional and filled with information, exercise and mindfulness. I love learning new things and this studio has many things to offer!
Mindfulness has been one of the main things I have learned over my years of yoga classes and find that mindfulness practice helps with all things; good, bad or indifferent! It has opened my eyes to yoga classes as well as how I approach my practice. I have met like-minded people through this studio and these classes, as well as have grown with my own knowledge of my body and well-being. As I continue to learn and be mindful of all things around me, I continue to grow and change and enjoy things in life so much more.
Karen Mastriani
Namaste,
Karen Mastriani