The Om Factor

 

Dear sudents,

 

here we post your love letters, your feedback and your prayers! Let us know how yoga has changed yoru life, and or how a specal teacher at Om Base is helping you see and be in the world differently.

 

I’ve been doing yoga for over 10 years now and have been to many studios and teachers in Portland, LA and Manzanita. I have never come across anyone like Todd Williamson and the BLISYOGA class that he teaches at Om Base in the Hillsdale neighborhood of Portland. It is my all-time favorite ever and the effects last days after the actual class.

 

I think it’s because of two important factors Todd incorporates into his class. The first is the wonderful ½ hour of guided meditation that he leads which centers your mind into a “now” state of bliss. The second is his awareness of the position of the moon and its effects on the body on the day of the class. We will usually concentrate on where the moon is most affecting us, be it “hips” or “shoulders” etc. Students are encouraged to keep the centering of the meditation going into the poses and we start out slow while the spine is warmed up. Through very innovative sequencing of poses we often end up someplace unexpected doing something we had no idea we were capable of. Quite magical!! At the end I usually leave the studio on a cloud of “Bliss” that lasts and lasts.

 

I have learned so much about “Lines of Energy” from Todd and also how to “stack my bones” that I’ve been able to handle some advanced classes I happened to enter by mistake. My doctor has congratulated me at a recent physical as my 61 year old body has grown an inch from yoga with Todd . Also I’ve noticed I stand balanced on both feet in a grounded way rather than balancing from side to side as I used to.

 

I can’t recommend more highly even a one-time session with this excellent teacher!!"

~ Lori