Tantra Flow Yoga with Jeanne Heileman

When I first learned to meditate, I practiced in a Tibetan Buddhist lineage that emphasized quieting the body and mind. After years of practice, I finally started to get a hang of it.

However, after meditation, my mind often returned to the same unhealthy habits. I had found a way to get a break from my thoughts, but I hadn't necessarily transformed them.

Then I learned Ta***ic meditation techniques.

At first, they drove me crazy. Everything felt so busy!

Repeating a mantra over and over seemed to activate my mind rather than bring stillness. Aren't we supposed to become quiet and serene?

Over time, I began to understand mantra's power and value. Mantra uses vibration to work with the patterns of the mind. Rather than simply trying to silence my thoughts, I was giving my mind something purposeful to absorb—a vibration that could remove old patterns and cultivate positive qualities.

This week my classes focus on the Fifth Chakra, located at the throat and associated with speech, communication, listening, and vibration. Because our words travel through vibration, mantra is one of the practices traditionally used to work with this energy center.

These days, when I sit to meditate, I naturally turn toward mantra. I rest in its vibration until it carries me somewhere deeper. Sometimes the mantra eventually disappears, and what remains is stillness—just me, resting in the lap of the Divine.

I've come to understand that mantra isn't busywork at all. It's a tool for transformation and healing.

This is why it is so commonly connected with the Fifth Chakra: what we repeatedly listen to, speak, and vibrate matters. We can use sound not only to express who we are, but to help shape who we are becoming.

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This week is full of exciting additions to my schedule!

In honor of Center for Yoga's Five Year Anniversary, I am joining the renowned Joe Kara Yoga to co-teach the flow class on Monday night. We are going to operate just like jazz musicians, feeding off of each other, full improvisation. Come! It's going to be fun!

I'm also subbing for Joe on Sunday morning. There will be music, since I know it's a strong piece of that class.

For my regualr classes, we enter the theme of the Fifth Chakra, Vishuddha. Located in the throat, it is also connected to the neck, shoulders, inversions, and speech. Plan on some fun expierences as we free the uppper body and release any pent up emotions.

CFY Anniversary Jazz: https://bit.ly/4gobp9b
Center for Yoga https://bit.ly/3Rok547
Ta**ra Flow Yoga with Jeanne Heileman https://bit.ly/3PDtZwj

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This photo was taken many years ago, when I was doing what I have spent countless hours of my life doing: studying yoga.

Decades of weekends were spent in workshops with visiting teachers, exploring asana, alignment, and different approaches to practice. Instead of vacations, I often traveled to study with my teachers—learning yoga philosophy, pranayama, meditation, and the deeper practices that extend far beyond the poses.

Over the years, I’ve studied with many different teachers and traditions. I’ve found value in each, and all of it has shaped the way I teach a wide variety of students today.

Continuing to study yoga hasn’t only made me a better teacher nor just opened doors professionally. It has also deepened my own practice. It has changed the way I understand myself. And, little by little, it has helped me become a better human.

That may be what I love most about this path: there is always more to learn.

We continue to study yoga not because we haven't learned enough, but because the practice keeps revealing more of who we can become.

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Have you been thinking about joining me?...

Sometimes, even though we're interested in something, we keep putting off the decision to act. I know I do that. And then, it's too late. (And then I'm so frustrated with myself!)

This may be the moment to take another look at PEELING THE LAYERS OF THE CHAKRAS course that I'm offering.

It's an opportunity dive, from the surface of yoga into a deep exploration - of the Chakras and of yourself. You will learn how each energy center relates to your body, psychology, patterns, energy and consciousness—and how the ancient yogis actually worked with these subtle centers. (Why learn ancient techniques? Because they still work, which is amazing!)

You don't have to be a yoga teacher. You simply need a steady practice and be open to learning more.

And, you don't have to attend every session live.
Everything is recorded, with plenty of time to move through the material at your own pace.

The Early Bird Discount which saves some money, ends TOMORROW, Friday, August 21.

If you've been waiting for a reason to make the decision, this could be it.

PEELING THE LAYERS OF THE CHAKRAS
Sept. 18–20 + Oct. 2–4, 2026
Livestream + On Demand
Recordings available for 30+ days after last day
https://bit.ly/4ecBLcg

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Wow, THANK YOU, to all of the wonderful yogis who registered for the Ta**ra Flow Yoga FREE Class on Sunday.

These are some of the comments that students wrote following the class. I am sincerely so very touched by their words and presence.

We had 90 people sign up from around the globe, and over 30 were livestream with me. Everyone has received an email with the link to the recording so that they can practice or repeat the class at their convenience, good for two weeks.

This is proof that practicing yoga through a computer CAN work.

Yes, it would be better to be in person. Totally.

But when we can't manage to fly across the globe, pay for housing and expenses, and leave our responsibilities, technology does offer a lot of benefits.

We Flowed Through the Chakras, feeling the vibration from the Bija Mantra of each energy center in correspondence to the sequencing. We closed with a lovely Ta***ic Kriya and sat in pure stillness for a few moments at the end. The real experience of the Chakras is the inner silence, guiding us to inner wisdom and Kundalini.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Collective practice really does work. And, did I mention how much I love these students?....

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The theme for this week's yoga practices is the Heart Chakra, the Fourth Chakra.

When we think of heart openers, we think of backbends. But backbends are also considered heating postures which can aggravate things when it's hot outside or inside one's mind. (It's really hot in LA right now.)

It's not the category nor the pose that matters. It's HOW we teach the pose that can cultivate a specific quality of energy, or remove a specific energy.

This week I will be offering practices that lead to heart openers, helping you feel light, spacious, and very loving. Come join me: in person, livestream, or on demand.

Ta**ra Flow Yoga with Jeanne Heileman https://bit.ly/3PDtZwj
Center for Yoga https://bit.ly/3Rok547

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In truth, I am not very good at tooting my own horn. I was brought up encouraged to not bring attention to myself, which doesn't help when you are working for yourself.

So, instead of struggling for the perfect words, please receive direct quotes from students who took PEELING THE LAYERS OF THE CHAKRAS in the past.

I promise you, you will love the material and experience. Any worry about being on a computer or learning difficult material or your own limitations, I promise, will disappeaer once we get going. This training is robust and can change your practice for the good!

Link for Details: https://bit.ly/4ecBLcg

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What does it actually mean to "flow" through the Chakras?

This Sunday, we're going to experience it. You are invited to join me.

We’ll begin at the foundation—with grounding, stability and connection to the earth—and gradually move upward through the different qualities of each energy center.

Rather than simply talking about the Chakras, we'll explore them through movement, breath, and attention.

And then we bring all seven centers together into one integrated moment of serenity and awareness.

Those who cannot make it: Sign up anyway to receive the recording so you can practice at your convenience.

FLOWING THROUGH THE CHAKRAS
A FREE Ta**ra Flow Yoga® Class
Sunday, August 16
9:00–10:00 am PDT
Livestream via Zoom + Recording Available
All levels and bodies welcome.
https://bit.ly/45tGu6a

I'll also stay after class to answer questions about the upcoming Peeling the Layers of the Chakras 50-Hour Course.

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