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Naomi Watkins

Class formats Taught:

Yoga 4 Recovery (Y4R), Shakti Flow

Core values:

authenticity, integrity, respect, justice, equity, inclusivity, safety, trust, autonomy, spiritual development, personal growth, community, embracing change, reciprocal relationships with mama earth

Why do you teach yoga?

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Yoga has been with me throughout some of the most difficult and uncomfortable times in my life, as well as some of the most beautiful and impactful moments. Physical movement, breathwork, meditation, the yamas and niyamas have been ways to cope as well as guideposts through uncertainty. Yoga has helped me look into the mirror with brutal authenticity. By teaching, I hope to offer a space where individuals can tap into  that level of self honesty, self compassion, and self empathy to help them fully embrace the darkness and light in their lives.

 

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How do you want students to feel after class?

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By attending Y4R, it is my hope that students will feel a stronger sense of connection to their Self, to the community, and to the higher power of their understanding.

Auke Bay location:

11798 Glacier Highway, Suite #6

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Downtown location:

174 South Franklin Street - upper level

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(907)723-8188

Now is the time to create healthy change. Join Auke Bay Yoga,  a community where you will be welcomed, supported, and able to experience the true benefits of yoga… body, mind, and spirit

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Land Acknowledgement: It is our privilege and honor at Auke Bay Yoga to live, work, and practice here on Lingít Aani, on the unceded territory of the Áak'w Kwáan who have resided in this area since time immemorial, and who have historically been displaced from what we know today as Berners Bay and the Auke Bay areas of D'zantiki Héeni, known by its colonized name of Juneau. 

 

We would also like to recognize our relatives of the Taku River, the T'aaku Kwáan who came to reside at Anax Ya Andagan Ye' otherwise known as South Douglas, without recognizing them would further contribute to the erasure of their very existence and the many contributions they have made to this community in the past, now, and in the future. The T'aaku are our relatives, we care for them, and are thankful for the stewardships they too will continue to make in perpetuity.

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Gunalchéesh to the Áak'w Kwáan for your continued stewardship and guidance as we move forward together recognizing the historical and ongoing harms of colonialism. We humbly give thanks to the land and its ancestors for their wisdom, strength, and generosity. May we honor and protect this sacred earth together for generations to come.

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Created in consultation with Jamiann S'eiltin of Alaska Indigenous Consulting

© 2022 AUKE BAY YOGA

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