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Green helps integrate yoga into area wellness

8/14/2018

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​Sharon Green has accomplished considerable success in teaching yoga because she allocates much of her time to learning as much as possible about the many health benefits that yoga offers.  The 57-year-old owner/teacher at Bloom Yoga & Wellness in Altoona, Green has a BS Degree in Education from Penn State Altoona, has a 500-hour Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification and is a Licensed Massage Therapist.
 
The Chamber: How did Bloom Yoga & Wellness come about and why did you feel that this type of business would be successful here?
Sharon:
I purchased Bloom Yoga & Wellness from Andrea Young in 2011 after she moved us to Downtown Altoona.  It was her inspiration and desire to provide our community with a Yoga centered wellness studio offering a different focus and experience than the fitness center environment.  I already had an established yoga student base who were committed to their yoga practice and supportive of me taking this leap.  I wanted to continue teaching and learning in a personalized, peaceful and cozy environment.  With my extensive movement and anatomy background, Bloom provides an opportunity to teach smaller classes while utilizing my professional gifts to serve individual needs as well as the group.  Our classes are done in 8 week series so we can get to know our students and not have a revolving door environment. 
 
The Chamber: What would people in Blair County be surprised to know about Bloom Yoga & Wellness?
Sharon:
We offer Yoga Dance that blends yoga and dance movements to a variety of music. No dance or yoga experience is necessary to enjoy this energizing class ended with a peaceful relaxation.  Classes are also offered for Adult/Child combinations.  It is rare to find Yoga Dance offered outside of metropolitan area.  Thanks to our teacher Tracey Roth it is offered in our community. We are also the folks that provide FREE Yoga On the Beach “YOB” each summer at Canoe Creek State Park near the swimming area on Saturday mornings, 9-10:00. 
 
The Chamber: You’re currently working on creating some events to enhance the appreciation of yoga and wellness.  Can you describe one of those?
Sharon:   We are bringing an international senior Kripalu Yoga teacher, Rudy Pierce to Altoona in 2018, 2019, and 2020 for Dynamic Gentle Yoga Teacher Training and some classes open to the public!  I’m still pinching myself that this is happening!!!  Rudy is a sweet soul and gracious yoga teacher trainer with at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 
 
The Chamber: Wellness has become a popular buzzword in practically every venture that involves lifestyle.  In what tangible ways are yoga and wellness connected?
Sharon : One of my mentors called yoga the “ultimate multi-tasking”.  As we take care of ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally through the practice of yoga, it not only serves us on the mat, but permeates throughout our lives.  Yoga shares movement, meditation, mindfulness, breathing and relaxation techniques, which all nourish and cleanse our whole being.
 
The Chamber: How do you measure success among your students?
Sharon: I measure success among my students, who are also my teachers, by the changes I am blessed to witness not only physically but more importantly by their overall sense of mindful presence.  Most meaningful is the changes they discover off the mat as to how the yoga shows up positively  throughout their lives such as:  peace and clarity of mind, coordination and balance, consciously preparing and focusing during physical or mental activities, flexibility and strength, less judgmental thoughts of themselves and others, being lighter hearted and playful, etc.
 
The Chamber:  What’s still on Sharon Green’s “bucket list?”
Sharon:  Professionally, in the next few years I hope to complete the 1000 hour Professional Level Kripalu Teacher Training in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, which is the largest international yoga teaching center in North America.  Side note to those who think they can’t do yoga -- Kripalu means Compassion.  There are different strokes “yoga ” for different folks.  Personally, I hope to bicycle the “Ride of Your Life” consisting of the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Towpath from Pittsburgh, PA to Washington, DC (332 miles).
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