Here are the faces of a couple of us behind this initiative - we don’t intend to be teachers, only fellow community members with some practices to offer to helpnyou facilitate your own process of coming home to yourself.
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Evan Soroka
C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a certified yoga therapist, educator, and author. She is the founder of Soroka Yoga Therapy in Aspen, CO, and the ID Method™, an integrative yoga therapy program for people with diabetes.
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in adolescence and chronic musculoskeletal issues throughout her life, Evan teaches and practices yoga as a health-providing tool. Her mission is to create ownership in personal health for everyone.
Evan is a certified Viniyoga™ therapist, yoga nidra, and meditation teacher. She is an initiate of Sri Vidya of the Himalayas. Her profound understanding of the structural mechanics, breathing sciences, Ayurvedic medicine, and deeper realms of spiritual practice make Evan an expert in the field of yoga therapy and diabetes management.
Evan's critically acclaimed book, Yoga Therapy for Diabetes, was published by Singing Dragon in 2021. She is a featured yoga therapist on Yoga International and a contributor to Yoga Journal and Yoga Therapy Today Magazines.
You can learn more about working with Evan at www.sorokayogatherapy.com and www.evansoroka.com.
Brianna (Bri) Schiavonni
Diagnosed with T1D at age 14, I wanted nothing more than to escape my mind and body as I transitioned from adolescence into adulthood. During the years of numbing, running and hiding - that followed - I found that yoga and meditation would ultimately provide me with the sanctuary I so desperately needed; but I couldn’t sit still long enough to explore these practices until understanding the nuances of also having ADHD. My values, character strengths and skill sets led me into the fields of psychology and medical social work, but despite a colorful resume with plenty of fancy titles I (like each of you) am perfectly imperfect.
As a guide, I delight in offering accessible forms of meditation for those that find it particularly difficult to settle; but as a fellow practitioner, I admit to feeling resistance, discomfort and frustration in response to my body’s limitations and my very hairy monkey-mind. Fortunately, there are gifts in every practice opportunity and in imperfection - itself.
To learn more my work and style - as a counselor, coach, movement arts, mindfulness & yoga nidra guide; visit www.MindfulMilestones.org and www.DearDiagnosis.com. You can email Bri @ bschiavoni@mindfulmilestones.org .
Rachel Zinman
Rachel Zinman has been practicing since 1983, teaching since 1992 and teaching teachers since 2000. She’s studied with some of the most influential teachers in the west including Alan Finger and Mark Whitwell as well as immersing herself in the study of Vedanta. She is the Author of Yoga for Diabetes, How to Manage your Health with Yoga and Ayurveda. She writes for many online and in print magazines including Australian Yoga Journal and Australian Yoga Life. www.rachelzinmanyoga.com and www.yogafordiabetesblog.com