All that we do at The Yoga Within is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. We are committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals.
We would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust, and to provide you with the service you expect and deserve with honesty and compassion.
Svaroopa® Yoga classes are held several times a week. Call or email if you'd like to schedule private instruction or a therapeutic yoga session at a time that works best for you.
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Hi ~
My name is Theresa, and I am the founder, co-owner, leading teacher and yoga therapist at The Yoga Within.
I have over 1200 hours of professional training in Svaroopa® Yoga and Svaroopa® Vidya meditation, including general and specialized teacher training, multiple therapeutic yoga techniques, breathing practices, anatomy, yogic philosophy, meditation instruction and meditation group leadership, with 30-100 hours of continuing education completed every year in these areas and more.
Our studio is the only authorized Svaroopa® meditation center in Connecticut, and is an official extension of the Svaroopa® Vidya Ashram. Much of my instruction was obtained directly under Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati (a.k.a., Rama Berch - founder of Svaroopa® Yoga), as part of the Master Yoga Foundation course requirements toward my current RYT 500 certification through Yoga Alliance®. Part of my early college curriculum also included Anatomy and Physiology at the undergraduate level prior to earning my B.S. degree from the University of Maryland.
I fell in love with Svaroopa® Yoga from the first class I attended, with no desire to go back to any other style of yoga since that day. I walked away with that feeling of "Yes! This is what I've been looking for...", and lunged headlong into three and four classes a week. Following my bliss outside the studio, I started a daily practice at home and soon realized how much I wanted to share this with everyone I knew. Thus my training journey began, and the rest is history. My continuing education is very important to me, as I strive to ensure that I am providing the highest quality of instruction and best possible experience to all of my Svaroopa® Yoga students and private clients.
My goal is to consistently create a calm and supportive environment where you will feel comfortable, safe, and at ease in your own body. Every class I teach is for the purpose of increasing not only your ability to feel better and move better in the most effective way possible, but to hopefully also expand your awareness of your true Self - - - and in doing so, to discover the Bliss of your own being. THAT is what Svaroopa® is all about.
Welcome to The Yoga Within. I look forward to meeting you soon!
Namaste ~
Theresa
Theresa Reynolds, CSYT, RYT-500
Owner, Teacher, Therapist
The Yoga Within
Member of Yoga Alliance®
Member of the Southeastern Connecticut Women's Network
Member of the Greater Mystic CT Chamber of Commerce and Groton Business Association
Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
Member of the Svaroopa® Association of Teachers and Yogis (SATYA)
Karen Jones, co-owner of The Yoga Within, is a Certified Introductory Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher and also certified to provide Embodyment® therapy and Yoga Therapy for Treating Pain. With over 800 hours of yoga training herself, she brings a deep passion, personal commitment, and fervent dedication to her students.
Having experienced several years of chronic pain, Karen's hatha yoga instructor recommended Svaroopa® Yoga to her. It wasn't long after establishing her own practice that Karen found tremendous relief provided by the deep and reliable openings. The clear, easily accessible poses brought a remarkable transformation not only to her body but to her mind as well.
Karen was compelled to share Svaroopa® Yoga with others. Following her retirement from more than twenty years in the public sector as a counselor and Criminal Justice Administrator, Karen dedicates herself exclusively to the teachings and practice of Svaroopa® Yoga.
She continues to pursue her training through the Master Yoga Foundation to ensure her students have the most thorough and supported experience possible, guiding them on their exploration to find the Bliss of their own being.
Karen completed her registered yoga teacher training requirements towards earning her RYT 500 certification through Yoga Alliance® in 2013.
Member of Yoga Alliance®
Member of the Svaroopa® Association of Teachers and Yogis (SATYA)
Member of the Southeastern Connecticut Women's Network
Member of the Greater Mystic CT Chamber of Commerce and Groton Business Association
Svaroopa® and Embodyment® are registered service marks of S.T.C., Inc., used under license.
