Welcome to Soul Retreat Yoga! Whether you are a beginner or seasoned practitioner, private yoga will bring your mind, body and soul back to their holistic nature. As ancient cultures have realized for thousands of years, and as modern science is beginning to understand, the body and mind are connected in profound and powerful ways. When we find opening and freedom in the body, we can more easily find opening and freedom in the mind, and vice versa. I invite you to come experience private yoga, and I honor the opportunity to work with each of you. Namaste.

Instructor bio

Crystal Ramm, RYT 200, found yoga in 2003 in an effort to run long distances without injury. Over the years, she fell in love with the practice and became certified to teach July, 2009. Having studied a wide range of yoga philosophies including Iyengar yoga, Anusara yoga, and Bikram hot yoga, Crystal enjoys bringing variety, precise alignment principals, and lots of fun to her classes. She enjoys working with individuals or small groups in order to tailor each practice to the specific needs of her students. She is grateful to each of her teachers, Monica Bradfield, Jodie Ruftie, Lila Rasa Brown, and Sommer Sobin. Each continue to enrich her life in vast and profound ways, and she welcomes the opportunity to share her love of yoga with you.

Yoga For Runners

Yoga sequences designed specifically for runners, these workouts target the IT band, hamstrings, knees, ankles and feet, while also strengthening the upper body. It is vital as a runner to keep knee and ankle joints healthy, hamstrings and IT bands lengthened, and the chest, arms and shoulders open and strong. If you log lots of miles, yoga can help tweak your performance and, most importantly, increase your running years.

With a regular yoga practice, the hip flexors become incredibly strong. This combined with lengthened hamstrings and stronger quads, one’s stride and efficiency can increase significantly. Runners will be walked slowly and carefully through various yoga postures, paying particular attention to alignment and breath, and within just a few classes, will have the knowledge and ability to perform a few key poses at home, pre- or post-run, keeping the body in fine tune.

*Now offering runner/athlete classes for $60/class. Cost can be shared, 3 students maximum. Minimum of 4 classes.

Location

Soul Retreat is located behind my home in Ridgewood neighborhood, and just down the street from Ridgewood Shopping Center, Raleigh, NC.