About
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Carolyn Black-Bagdoyan, IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist,  LFYP

Carolyn is a C-IAYT yoga therapist and graduate of  Functional Synergy's 1000-hour IAYT Accredited Yoga Therapy Certification Program*  Carolyn uses breath, movement and stillness to improve stability, strength and suppleness within the body through better functional movement mechanics and education within the context of yoga.    

In addition, Carolyn is a certified Level 1 LifeForce Yoga® Practitioner (LFYP), trained to use Amy Weintraub’s yoga protocol for balancing mood and mood management, including depression and anxiety.  Carolyn has assisted Weintraub in workshops and weekend trainings.  
 
Finally, Carolyn’s training includes brain and sensory foundations (neurodevelopmental movement for physical, emotional, social, and learning skills); trauma informed yoga; cancer recovery; restorative yoga; yoga for traumatic brain injury LOVEYourBrain certification; a 20-hour Pelvic Floor Yoga™ teacher training plus 10-hour certification with Leslie  Howard**; as well as Level 1 & 2 Apprentice training with Kevin Moore on laterality and side dominance  principles; Yoga Nidra and Self-Healing certification with Dr. Marc Halpern, and Y12SR Leadership training with Nikki Myers in yoga for addiction and recovery.


*International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), the certifying body of yoga therapists.
**For further information about Leslie Howard's pelvic floor workshops and trainings, please see www.lesliehowardyoga.com
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Yoga is the journey
of the self
through the self
to the self.
~ The Bhagavad Gita
Photo by Melissa Maillett

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'I love empowering clients to improve their awareness and feel what is happening in their bodies.  Noticing is the first step in transformational change.  Taking new knowledge about oneself into practice and daily life enriches the life experience available to each of us.  Yoga therapy is a tremendous vehicle for self-care.  I am so grateful for the privilege to work with others along this path of discovery and growth." - Carolyn