Bodysattva Healing Arts And Yoga Studio

Bodysattva provides top-notch care.

Dr. Shana Berger does so much more than provide adjustments - she seeks out the root cause of the problem and seeks to correct it. The massage therapists are also incredibly well-trained in therapeutic massage techniques.Since our inception in 1993, it has been our vision to create a healing arts center that is the catalyst for generating a better quality of life for our clients through education, movement and various therapeutic disciplines in order to produce deep healing, greater awareness and knowledge of the body.

Bodysattva is a place where you can slow down enough to listen to your body, acquire self-awareness techniques and experience healing modalities to bring about a deep level of relaxation, balanced body-mind integration and healing.

Bodysattva - About Us

The term ‘Bodysattva’ was born out of this vision and, translated loosely from Sanskrit, pairs ‘body’ (bod-ee) with ‘sattva’ (sahtvah) or ‘awareness.’Sattva is a state of mind in which the mind is steady, calm and peaceful.

Sattva may be defined as pure existence, awareness, being, truth, intelligence, virtue, goodness, joy or simply put, the desire to practice and deepen the connection to and access our closest resource, our own body’s wisdom.

THE BODYSATTVA YOGA STUDIO

Yoga is a centuries old practice of controlled movement and breath. The physical part of the yoga, or Asana, involves awareness and control of postures, movement and sensation while sustaining controlled breath. Yoga develops strength, stamina, flexibility and body awareness combined with deeply relaxing meditative effects.

Our yoga studio provides:

• A fun, non-intimidating introduction to the different “limbs & styles” of yoga
• Smaller class sizes allowing more personalized attention
• Teachers that cater to the specific needs of each individual class
• A friendly environment for those newly returning to exercise
• A safe place to relax, breathe and build awareness
• Private and therapeutic classes to recover from injury
• An understanding of proper technique (alignment and modifications) to build a safe foundation for your future practice
• We off a variety of classes including: A wide selection of yoga classes tailored for beginning and intermediate yogis
• Pilates
• Belly Dance
• Meditation
• An assortment of fantastic workshops
• Pilates Rehabilitation

  Pilates is a physical fitness and movement training program developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates to improve rehabilitation of World War I veterans. Based on yoga postures, calisthenics and other movement disciplines, he concentrated on conditioning the entire body, but because he believed in the importance of using the mind to control the body he called this system ‘Contrology’.

  Pilates exercises focus on deep, core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced and support the spine and organs. They integrate the awareness of breath and alignment of the spine in support of flowing movement.

  The principles of Pilates’ system include alignment, centering, control, and effective breathing. Proper alignment promotes efficiency of movement. Centering allows for the energy to originate from what Pilates referred to as the ‘core’ or ‘powerhouse’. Control of the body enables smooth, efficient mastery of muscles, which leads to precision of movement. Finally, breath rejuvenates the blood, which keeps the body from stagnating.

  At Bodysattva, we stay true to Joseph Pilates’ vision of rehabilitating the human body and optimizing its functions. Since each person’s body is unique, we design programs to enhance strength, flexibility and control in each individual. Unlike cookie-cutter gym programs where all bodies are treated the same, we dedicate our expertise to meeting personal goals and needs. Joe’s philosophy of ‘Contrology’ aligns perfectly with Bodysattva’s objective and mission: to understand and master our bodies