Kelly Magner
yoga therapist, yoga therapy in Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Hermosa Beach, Viniyoga, yoga for sleep,
Over 20 years ago I walked into my first yoga studio class to help with pain from a career in long distance running. Yoga didn’t grab me until I went to a class during an emotionally challenging time. That class gave me the pain relief I was looking for and it wasn’t physical this time. I became curious. Why did yoga help shift my pain? Could it shift my pain beyond class time? I started to follow my curiosity and enrolled in one yoga teacher training after another. My curiosity lead me to Viniyoga. After studying yoga philosophy for many years I entered a 3 1/2 year yoga therapy training with YogaWell Institute. Yoga therapy changed my life. It brought me more clarity, joy and peace and opened up possibilities I didn't know existed. I am honored to share this special tradition with you.
What Style of Yoga do I teach?
I no longer teach general yoga classes. My classes are therapeutic and functional, designed for a specific purpose such as: Reclaiming the Power of Aging, Yoga for Sleep, Yoga for Anxiety and Stress Yoga for healthy relationship to food. I do not teach an exercise class, although you will probably feel stronger and more flexible. My goal is to help you connect to your body and inner landscape in this very special, unique way we call yoga therapy.
My Personal Practice
My day starts before sunrise in with my own personal yoga practice and ends with another evening practice. In addition to my personal practice I take Viniyoga and philosophy classes and live with an Ayurvedic rhythm, so don't call me after 9pm because I'll probably be asleep.
Personal Life
My husband and I met in college, together we have 3 grown children and 4 lively grandchildren. When I'm not teaching, reading, discussing or studying yoga I can be found enjoying the ease of being a grandparent, strolling along the sand with my college sweetheart, hanging with family and friends or chilling in my hammock. After many busy years of juggling homeschooling and work, my hammock is finally getting used!
