ReConnect Yoga Welcomes Sally Flynn to 4-6 December Retreat!
By Monica. Filed in Yoga Classes |
ReConnect Yoga Welcomes Sally Flynn to Upcoming 4-6 December Retreat!
With over 30 years of practice and study of Yoga tradition, Western psychotherapy and Yoga therapy both in Australia and India, Sal Flynn is a renowned Sydney yoga teacher, psychotherapist, educator and coach.
Her work and passion is around supporting individuals on the integration of powerful Eastern Yoga wisdom into daily western life.
At our upcoming 4-6 December Yoga Retreat at Blackheath, Blue Mountains Sydney, Sally will be holding a morning experiential-talk on “Stilling the Mind/ How Yoga is Relevant to Daily Life”. This session will combine discussion and practice to inquire into what it means to practice yoga, both on and off the mat. We will refer to body-mind integration as an evolving process and look at how it influences and supports our lifelong relationship to stillness.
CLICK HERE for more information or to Register Online for the December Retreat.
More About Sally…
Sally began her career working in graphic design and television where she spent many years inspired and exhilarated. Twenty years after she began, Sally became responsible for the coaching and pastoral care of the actors and presenters of a television network.
Today Sally is a psychotherapist, educator and coach. Her approach is Transpersonal so her intention is to support her clients balanced development of the various aspects of their life; intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual and creative.
“With the challenges and pressures of daily life it’s not unusual for us to feel lost in the world and lost within our selves. Whether the challenges appear in the form of life transitions or unexpected change, therapy can help us to step outside our usual ways of perceiving things, into an expanded view of the world.” – Sally Flynn
Her introduction to Yoga practice was through the long established Gita School in Melbourne. Sal later studied with Shanti Gowans, a student of Swami Gitananda whose teaching emphasised the importance of Deep Relaxation, Meditation, Pranayama and Philosophy. Through Shanti, Sal met her mentor, June Michaelson and it was with June’s encouragement that Sal undertook teacher training. She left her career in media and did her basic teaching certification with The Australian Yoga Teachers Network. On completion of her course she studied at Swami Gitananda’s International Centre for Yoga Research and Education in India. Later, back in Melbourne she practiced and collaborated with teachers from the Iyengar method, and participated in an Intensive program with TKV Desikachar. She was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga in an intensive with the late Derek Ireland in Goa, India. Her Ashtanga practice was advanced and refined over a 12 year period guided by Dena Kingsburg, a senior student of Pattabhi Jois.
After teaching for some years Sal continued to be fascinated with the notion of how to integrate these powerful practices into busy western lives. Her interest saw her study Counselling, Art Therapy and Hypnotherapy. She began to apply this combination modalities to working one to one with her clients and students, catering for a range of special needs. During this period Sal returned to India to study Yoga Therapy with Indra and AG Mohan.
Sal resumed full time Yoga teaching in 2004 when she was appointed Yoga Therapist at Sarah Key Physiotherapy, a specialist spinal care clinic in Sydney. Around the same time she joined the Faculty of the Advanced Diploma of Yoga Teaching, the first fully government accredited Yoga Teacher Training program in Australia, delivered at Nature Care College of natural therapies.
She completed Teacher Training with Donna Farhi in 2005 and is now a Senior Associate on Donna’s teaching faculty, assisting Donna on workshops and teacher trainings. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Psychotherapy and Human Change from Jansen Newman Institute and is passionate about finding ways to integrate the knowledge of modern psychotherapy with the ancient wisdom of Yoga. Sal now has a private practice in Yoga Therapy and Psychotherapy; she trains and mentors Yoga Teachers and runs courses, workshops and retreats throughout Australia.
Sal has been exposed to a great many influences during her 25 years of yoga practice and 15 years teaching. Today her personal practice is essentially drawn from the tradition of Sri Krishnamacharya and the principals of Classical Ashtanga Yoga as outlined in the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Sal is guided by her ongoing work with Donna Farhi and inspired by her long standing friendship with Dena Kingsburg. She continues to explore the vast depth of Yogic understanding through asana, meditation, pranayama and the study of the mind.
If you are interested in Sally’s work, and would like to join us in our next upcoming retreat, CLICK HERE for more information or to Register Online for the December Retreat.
For more information on Sally’s beautiful work, go to www.creativecounsel.com.au.
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