Theresa Elliott

"I love to move, and I love precision. It’s just that simple. Whether in stationary balance, spinning a hoop, or bolted to a platform, the state of being generated in me by these seemingly different activities is the same. Stillness and motion. They are two sides of the same coin, and presence doesn’t care if you are doing asana or Argentine Tango." Read More...

Theresa’s web site: TheresaElliott.com

Contact Theresa: Theresa@Tajyoga.com

Ongoing classes at Taj Motion *Summer break begins August 6. Classes resume week of September 9:

Monday, 4:15 - 5:30pm, Multi-Level Stationary Postures

Tuesday, 9:15 - 10:30am, Yogadance

Thursday, 9:15 - 10:30am, Mota Perpetua

Cost: $20/drop-in, 5 classes/$85, 10 classes/$160, 20/classes $295. Students have one year to use their pass.
Cost: $20/drop-in, 5 classes/$85, 10 classes/$160, 20/classes $295. Students have one year to use their pass.
Cost: $20/drop-in, 5 classes/$85, 10 classes/$160, 20/classes $295. Students have one year to use their pass.

Series and Workshops:

Mota Perpetua, A community dance project for the over 40 crowd
Thursday’s, 9:15 - 10:30am

This dance class and optional performances are for the dancer and dancer-wanna-be’s who thrive on movement, music and self-expression.  

In the weekly class, participants learn anatomically sound dance skills and have an opportunity to put them into practice through fun choreography.  Those who wish to perform can take it to the next level where we will focus on musicality, phrasing and enhancing performance quality through regular rehearsals. Click here for more information.

Yoga Anatomy & Kinesiology Lab
Wednesday’s, 2:00-3:30pm, October 9 - April 29 (27 classes, no November 20, December 25, Jan 1)

Nerd out on the poses with those who understand you. Several poses per class will be dissected, discussed and practice after analyzing influencer muscles and bones.

See Yoga Anatomy & Kinesiology Lab

Skill in Viny/asana
1st Sunday of the Month, 9:00 - 10:45am
Additional day! Monday 2:00 - 3:30pm. October 7 - April 27 (28 classes, no December 23, 30)

This vigorous class is open to those curious about how to move in yoga with grace and dignity. 5 years of some physical technical training, preferably yoga. Ability to do head and shoulder stand (or able to modify). Sense of humor a must. Or by instructors consent.

Cost: $25 drop-in, 5 class/$100, 10 classes/180. Pass may be used for any Sunday morning Skill in Vinyasa class.

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See Photo Yoga Shop, 2019

Tara Bernstein

 Whether you want to step back from a vigorous yoga workout and practice yoga more slowly or need to loosen up your stiff neck and shoulders, Tara’s Gentle Yoga class offers you an opportunity to change patterns for better balance. 

Ongoing classes at Taj Motion:

Wednesday, 10:00-11:15am, Gentle Yoga

Cost: $20 Drop-in, 5 classes/ $80, 10 classes/ $150

Kathleen Meehan Lorenzo

Ongoing classes at Taj Motion:

Monday, 6:00 – 7:15pm, Beginning Stationary Postures 
Thursday, 7:15 - 8:30pm, Beginning Stationary Postures
Saturday, 8:30 – 9:45am, Multi-level Transitions (Vinyasa) 
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:15am, Yoga for Curvy Bodies

Cost: $18/drop-in, 5 classes/$80, 10 classes/$150

 

 

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Series and Workshops
Skill in Viny/asana, 3rd Sunday of the month, 9:00 - 10:45am
This vigorous class is open to those curious about how to move in yoga with grace and dignity. 5 years of some physical technical training, preferably yoga. Ability to do head and shoulder stand (or able to modify).

Cost: $25 drop-in, 5 class/$100, 10 classes/180. Pass may be used for any Sunday morning Skill in Vinyasa class.

 

Workshops:

Introduction to Yoga Weekend Workshop

This weekend workshop will start from the very beginning, cover common beginning postures and give a broad glimpse into what a safe yoga practice is. The workshop is progressive, with an emphasis on alignment, prop work and safety, and helps prepare you for ongoing, beginner-level yoga classes. Perfect for anyone new to yoga or for those who are familiar with yoga, but still want a structured approach to the basics.

 

See Introduction to Yoga Weekend Workshop for dates and details.

 

Robin Werner

Robin's yoga practice is fueled by his desire to find constructive, challenging ways to engage the body and mind that simultaneously promote safe movement and awareness. His dedication to anatomy and alignment is motivated by years working with physical therapists on his own rehabilitation. He's been extremely fortunate to study with teachers of both yoga and Gyrotonic who've guided him in applying those principles to movement and asana.

Robin regularly teaches in partnership with Kathleen Meehan Lorenzo. Their combined studies and shared interest in alignment based asana practice brings two keen perspectives to their classes. Robin is a graduate of Pacific Yoga's 500-hour Teacher Training Program.

Dylan Noebels

Dylan is eternally grateful to have learned yoga from Theresa Elliott and Kathryn Payne.  He keeps his early morning yoga classes challenging fun and friendly.

Ongoing classes at Taj Motion:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 6:15am-7:30am, Multi-Level, Vinyasa 

Cost: $18/drop-in, 10-class card/$150

Series and Workshops:

Skill in Viny/asana, 4th Sunday of the month, 9:00 - 10:45am This vigorous class is open to those curious about how to move in yoga with grace and dignity. 5 years of some physical technical training, preferably yoga. Ability to do head and shoulder stand (or able to modify).

Cost: $25 drop-in, 5 class/$100, 10 classes/180. Pass may be used for any Sunday morning Skill in Vinyasa class.

Alison Solam

Alison has been teaching since 2001 and is registered with Yoga Alliance as a 500-hour E-RYT.  As a trauma informed yoga teacher, and an Accessible Yoga teacher,  what she offers students is an invitation to explore and see how the yoga practices might be adapted to work for ones own body and mind on any given day.  In recent years Alison has focused her training and teaching on working with undeserved communities, in a mental health setting, a rehabilitation center with people in wheelchairs, teaching in low income housing apartment buildings around Seattle, and teaching yoga to people with intellectual disabilities.

Alison continues to study with her teacher since 2013, Theresa Elliott.

Ongoing classes at Taj Motion:

Tuesdays, 4:30 - 5:30pm, Yoga for People with Intellectual Disabilities (Special Needs) 

Cost:  $20/drop-In, 6 class series/$90

Becci Parsons

Becci Parsons is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® and dancer with over 40 years of experience in the movement arts. She teaches community Awareness Through Movement® classes and workshops while maintaining a private practice in Seattle. Becci also leads study groups and mentoring programs for local practitioners. She is a part-time faculty in the Dance Department at Cornish College of the Arts and has served as guest faculty at the University of Utah Somatics and Dance Conference. Her work is dedicated to the mindful exploration of human vitality, grace and elegance through the study of "self in motion."

 
Ongoing classes at Taj Motion:

Tuesday, 6:30-7:45pm, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement^®
Friday, 10:00-11:15am, Deep Listening:Mindful Motion

Cost:  $23/drop-In, 6 class series/$108
Cost:  $23/drop-In, 6 class card/$108

 

Jena Hennessey

Lisa Elliott

Lisa Elliott is a life-long athlete and former professional aerial acrobat and coach.  She approaches this work holistically, incorporating mind, body, lifestyle, and personal values.  She is an MA student in Counseling Psychology at Antioch University Seattle, with a specialization in trauma and integrated body/mind healing modalities.   Lisa’s background in embodiment includes founding the Vagus Study Group, with nearly 6000 members internationally, to study the physiology of stress and trauma. Her understanding of the brilliance of our adaptability and the wisdom of the body are hallmarks of her approach to movement, growth, present-moment awareness, and healing, and are her personal lessons from living well with a long-term chronic illness.

Lisa’s web site: www.abisaembodiment.com
Contact Lisa: elliott070@gmail.com

Ongoing classes at Taj Motion:
Thursday 9:15am - 10:45am, Embodied Flow
Cost: $145/4 week session

Michelle Befus

For over 20 years, Michelle has studied movement, breath and balance; earlier as a professional ballet dancer and as a yoga teacher today. Her accessible, grounded classes integrate anatomical precision, thoughtful vinyasa transitions, breath awareness and intelligent sequencing. Michelle’s articulate, down-to-earth approach educates and inspires, offering techniques that facilitate healthy movement patterns and elevate mind-body awareness. Her primary teachers are Theresa Elliott and Kathryn Payne of Pacific Yoga, with whom she completed her 500 hour Advanced Studies Certification.

Series and Workshops
Skill in Viny/asana, 2nd Sunday of the month, 9:00 - 10:45am
This vigorous class is open to those curious about how to move in yoga with grace and dignity. 5 years of some physical technical training, preferably yoga. Ability to do head and shoulder stand (or able to modify).

Cost: $25 drop-in, 5 class/$100, 10 classes/180. Pass may be used for any Sunday morning Skill in Vinyasa class.

Michelle Quigley Pearson

Stacia Valley, LMP, CCST, TEPPT

Stacia is a holistic healthcare practitioner who weaves together her life experiences and professional trainings in her workshops, gatherings and ceremonies. She focuses on breath as a guide to bring the wholeness of the invisible world into our visible, palpable human structure.

Participants in Stacia’s seasonal workshops feel supported by nature's cycles as they embody ​the principles of the seasons. Each workshop features a specifically-crafted selection of ritual, breathwork, collective conversation, altar building, guided meditation, movement or planetary influences.

Stacia is a lifelong student of the relationship between the inner world of our bodies and the outer world in which we live. She has studied the sacred with druids, shamans, mystics, abbots, nuns, astrologers, priests, psychologists – from cultures worldwide. Stacia led sacred sites tours in Scotland, Ireland and England. She is ordained in the SHEAS ministry.

Focusing on bodies, Stacia is certified in massage therapy, Cranial Sacral therapy, The Embodied Present Process and many other modalities. She has maintained a massage therapy practice since 1995. Stacia helps her clients connect to their own inner wisdom of healing by attending to body tissues, systems and structures.

Stacia’s website: www.staciavalley.com
Contact Stacia: tinkvalley@yahoo.com or 206-819-3194

Workshops at Taj Motion

Embodied Seasons, A Seasonal Workshop Cycle
Sundays, 11:30am - 2:30pm, $75 per workshop
Four times a year, Stacia offers an opportunity to deepen your relationship with the seasons. Guided by our body's first blueprint - mother earth - and the wisdom of the elements, these workshops will give you direct experience receiving the life force of the seasons. Each workshop includes a crafted selection of activities, reflections, rituals and ceremonies that might include:

Winer Solstice, December 16
Spring Equinox, March 16
Summer Solstice, June 23

See Embodied Seasons