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Creating Sacred Space
Seva (service), Stories, Trauma-sensitive Yoga Renee Aukeman Prymus Seva (service), Stories, Trauma-sensitive Yoga Renee Aukeman Prymus

Creating Sacred Space

The second post in our Seva Series, this time highlighting the work of Joanne Spence: “When she teaches absolute beginners—students in hospital beds or residential centers—Joanne watches the divide between bodies and minds getting smaller. She witnesses bipolar and anorexic patients gain respect for their bodies; she helps public school students simply be the vulnerable kids they are under their hard exteriors; she invites adults to slow down and care for their achy backs and hearts.”

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Interview with Seva Award Winner Joanne Spence
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Interview with Seva Award Winner Joanne Spence

One of our long-time members, Joanne Spence, is one of the Seva Award nominees. Joanne is the founder of Yoga in Schools in Pittsburgh, PA, where she has been providing yoga therapy to students, teachers, and mental health patients for over ten years.

In anticipation of September’s Yoga Journal, we interviewed Joanne to get a sneak peek into her yoga journey.

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