Finding Serenity: Yoga and Sound Healing with Alexandra Charles-Kersey
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When Alexandra Charles-Kersey transitioned from professional dance to yoga and meditation, she discovered a wellspring of healing that would forever alter her life's direction. Join us as Alexandra, founder of Soul Tribes in Houston, shares her transformative journey and how the integration of Bikram, Kundalini, and yin yoga into her daily rhythm helped her achieve a sense of well-bring and balance. Together, we unpack the resilience of the human spirit and the role of these ancient practices in navigating the ebbs and flows of life.
The conversation will cover the benefits of yin yoga and using sound bowls for therapeutic effects on the body and mind. Alexandra will share stories of how yoga has helped her and members of her 'Soul Tribe' members, including one who avoided surgery through specialized yoga sessions. She'll explain the studio's unique offerings for all levels of practitioners.
Alexandra provides insights on finding balance through a fulfilling yoga practice and teaching career. including the importance of self-awareness, adaptability, patience and persistence when embarking on a path like yoga teacher training for personal growth or to instruct others. The overall theme is how yoga can facilitate holistic health and harmony.
Alexandra was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, She has been a professional dancer her whole life. She found yoga early on to help heal some injuries and meditation to assist in centering and finding balance. Her approach to both is with wholistic real-world tools and practices, and most of all to make things enjoyable and accessible for anybody.
She opened her studio, Soul Tribes Yoga and Meditation, in Houston Texas in 2019, where she strives to help people cultivate self-awareness and compassion, strength and stability, mind and body balance, and tools for optimal breathing.
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Chapters
1. Transformative Journey Through Yoga and Healing (00:00:00)
2. Kundalini and Yin Yoga Discussion (00:09:47)
3. The Many Benefits of Yin Yoga (00:14:07)
4. Studio Classes and Sound Bowl Healing (00:23:28)
5. Healing Benefits of Sound Bowls (00:29:21)
6. Discussion on Private and Group Sessions (00:41:33)
7. Finding Balance in Yoga Practice (00:45:23)
8. Balancing Yoga Practice and Teaching (00:48:43)
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