(712) 256-2561   300 W. Broadway, Suite 712, Council Bluffs IA 51503
Located in the southwest corner of the Omni Centre in downtown Council Bluffs

Schedule a wellness class by . . .
1)  Scheduling online or calling 712-256-2561.       2)  Filling out forms.  

* Due to this series meeting only five times instead of six, the fee is $62.50.

Special One Day PreNatal Yoga Workshop taught by Shamani

Sat., Apr. 17, 2010
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$20.00 per person

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2010 in Council Bluffs IA on Sat., April 24, 2010

Begins at Noon and continues until 3:00 pm.  We will be offering free tai chi classes and tai chi demonstrations.  The schedule for the day is below so you can get an idea of what's in store for you.  

Click HERE for flyer.

Schools, Teachers, and all Individuals Invited to Participate in the 12th. Annual World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2010 in Iowa celebration!

Call today or go online to register for one to three free workshop(s) 

This invitation is open to anyone who's never tried tai chi as well as masters and teachers who would like to help by providing some daylong fun and healthy activity planned for the event!  Sponsorship details and materials will be sent to schools who commit to the event.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - Sat., Apr. 24, 2010

Everyone is Invited to Participate in World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2010

 All workshops are free.  Please call or go online to register today.

View a 5 minute Power Point Presentation on the History of this Event: http://worldtaichiday.org/HistoryofWTCQDPowerPoint.html

What is World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day?
http://worldtaichiday.org/WhatisWTCQD.html

www.WorldTaiChiDay.org for more information.

Cancellations and/or rescheduling must be made no less than 4 hours (medical emergencies excluded) prior to the first class of the series session or full payment is expected and will be billed.  Your space is reserved for the entire series.

Please arrive early for check in or bring forms with you to your first class of the series, please refrain from wearing perfume to class, and please turn off cell phones/ pagers. Please arrive on time. Thank you.

Class Descriptions:

Chair Yoga:  Modified versions of traditional yoga poses, in a chair.  Come try some movements in a chair!

Fat Free Yoga: Through Kriya sets, asana, pranayama, mudra, chant and meditation, the meridians (nerve paths) are stimulated to revitalize the glandular and nervous system as well as purify and elevate the ten bodies, the seven chakras and the aura, building a stronger connection to our spiritual selves.

Martial Arts:  "Old Style" martial arts taught with focus on application of techniques and principles in the "real" world. Without training for sports competition. 

Meditation:  Meditation will be taught using Pranayama (breathwork) and Consciousness Kriya techniques to guide the mind into stillness.  All levels welcome.  Floor and Chair sitting yoga is available.
Schedule for the 6-week Guided Imagery/Meditation class:
Week 1: Our Environment:  We will address how our environment(s) affects our goals and desires
Week 2: Our Behaviors:  We address how our behaviors affect our desires and goals
Week 3: Our Capabilities:  We look at our capabilities and skills to achieve the changes we are seeking
Week 4: Our Beliefs and Values:  Here we address how our beliefs and values impact the changes we are seeking
Week 5: Our Identity:  We examine our identity to see if we truly identify with who we are and want to become
Week 6: Our Spiritual/Greater Systems:  Here we examine how we impact the greater good from the highest level.

Restorative Yoga:  Unique, assisted practice in which you can begin to release yourself from the destructive forces of chronic stress.  Each class in the session deals with a specific issue; headaches, low back pain, insomnia, breathing difficulties and more.  Restful yoga for stressful times.  

When supported with props, the body relaxes and opens, releasing tension and stored-up toxins that can cause illness. Restorative poses offer benefits to both the body and mind.  Chest-opening poses, for example, encourage breath and prana (energy) to flow through the entire body.  Done in sequence, a restorative yoga practice will bring your whole body into a deeply relaxed state, and allow your mind to become quiet and reflective, with your mental, psychological, and emotional bodies in blissful balance.

Tai Chi:  An ancient Chinese art, Tai Chi is a series of steps and graceful movements done in a specific order.  Tai Chi is an exercise almost anyone who can walk can do safely. Tai Chi takes the joints gently through their range of motion, while the emphasis on breathing and inner stillness relieves stress and anxiety.  Tai Chi is especially good for people with fibromyalgia and those with a high level of muscle pain.  "Given its low impact and evidence that it tends to increase muscle strength and balance and give general pain relief, we think Tai Chi is a worthwhile option for arthritis patients," says Dr. Langille, D.C..  Several studies have shown that regular Tai Chi has benefits: It can reduce falls in the elderly or those with balance disorders - sometimes dramatically. Also, Tai Chi can help lower blood pressure.  At the end of a Tai Chi class, you should feel relaxed. 

Click HERE for Yoga Class Etiquette.                 Click HERE to read about meditation.

YOGA INSTRUCTORS:

Annie Brugenhemke, B.A. A native of the Omaha area, Annie Brugenhemke began her yoga practice in the form of pranayama (breathing exercises) in 1996 in Taos, New Mexico.  Pranayama's focus on breathwork is key to unlocking the body's potential and remains the basis for her teaching today.  In 1997 she took her first formal asana class with Omaha Iyengar teacher Karin Nilsen.  A desire for a more rhythmic style caused her to seek out hard and soft forms of ashtanga-based movement.  Next Annie studied Bikram yoga, aka 'hot yoga', and she spent the next few years teaching Bikram method as well as her own spirited style of vinyasa flow.  In 2002 she obtained a yoga certification from Sivananda after attending an in-depth comprehensive teacher training at their Grass Valley, California ashram, Sivananda's traditional teachings, steeped in the roots of yoga, expanded Annie's knowledge and understanding of the asana and pranayama disciplines.  As an adjunct to yoga, Annie became certified in the highly regarded Stott Method Pilates in Chicago, Illinois in 2005.  Her journey into the study of yoga and related disciplines is ongoing.   * Certified in First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by American Heart Association * Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR) by American Heart Association Annie is available for private instruction.

Shamani Langille, M.A., Ed., Medical Yoga Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Mommy of two children with Dr. Langille      Shamani is available for private instruction. Provides calming, therapeutic classes that introduce postures and breathing techniques and gradually builds flexibility and strength.  Shamani teaches a practice which emphasizes breath, body awareness, and freedom in movement. She's a certified instructor of Ananda Yoga, Yoga/Meditation and Yoga of the Heart.  As a registered yoga instructor, nationally certified therapeutic massage bodyworker, and licensed massage therapist, Shamani enjoys sharing an integrative approach to health and well-being.  She believes yoga to be a transformative tool to apply to all aspects of life. * N.C.T.M.B. (Nationally Certified Therapeutic Massage Bodyworker) * Yoga Alliance Registry (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with 500+ hours) * Yoga of the Heart (cancer/cardiac patients yoga teacher training) * Ananda Yoga Teacher's Association  * Nevada School of Massage Therapy (graduated in May 2000), studied a wide variety of healing modalities including Swedish massage, Acupressure, Anatomy & Physiology, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Deep Tissue, Facilitated Stretching, Hydrotherapy, Touch For Health, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Sports, Russian Sports, Seated Massage, Shiatsu, Infant Massage, Injury Massage, and Trigger Point Therapy.    * Iowa Licensed Massage Therapist * Professional member of Associated Bodywork Massage Professionals (ABMP) * Certified in First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by American Heart Association * Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR) by American Heart Association

Steven Norem, Tai Chi Master Instructor Received Internationally Certified Master Instructor Rank through Black Belts Martial Arts Association International. Twenty eight years of Martial Arts experience. Nine years experience as Rehabilitation Director for First Choice Wellness & Rehabilitation. Received certification for Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Rehabilitation from University of Florida, College of Medicine and Health and Human Performance for MedX Testing and Rehabilitation protocols in 1992. Graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Exercise Science in 1991. * Certified in First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by American Heart Association * Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR) by American Heart Association Steven is available for private instruction.

Tom Wood, Meditation Instructor Tom has been interested in the healing arts and hypnosis since childhood.  He started in hypnosis as a stage hypnotist about 10 years ago.  He received his board certification in hypnotherapy from the National Guild of Hypnotists and the National Board of Hypnosis Education and Certification in 2005.  He started hypnotherapy practice in 2007.  He is the owner/operator of the Hypnosis Success Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  The major modalities he uses in his practice are hypnosis, Neural-linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Reiki.

Cary Cary uses a gentle approach to facilitating yoga practices, and emphasizes the importance of calming breathing techniques integrated with yoga movement.  Her style is casual and fun and she appreciates questions and comments from participants.  She's been teaching for three years in the Omaha area and studied locally at the Omaha Yoga and Bodyworks Center.

picture coming soon Bibek, Yoga Instructor

Refer a friend who gets a massage, buys a yoga class series, or buys a gift certificate and you will receive a $10.00 off coupon postcard to use for your next massage or yoga series!  

Top 10 Reasons to “Make the Connection” with Yoga:

Give yoga try and discover what it can do for body and mind.    A central premise in yoga is “everything is connected.” That’s clear when looking at the health and fitness benefits of yoga that have long been reported by practitioners and are now being confirmed by scientific research.

1 - STRESS RELIEF Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga helps to lower the levels of the stress hormone cortisol.    Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system as well as easing symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia.

2 - PAIN RELIEF Yoga can ease pain. Studies have demonstrated that practicing yoga asanas (postures), meditation or a combination of the two, reduced pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune diseases and hypertension as well as arthritis, back and neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, eczema, irritable bowel syndrome and other chronic conditions. Some practitioners report that even emotional pain can be eased through the practice of yoga.

3 - BETTER BREATHING Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body’s relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.

4 - FLEXIBILITY Yoga helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains. Many people can’t touch their toes during their first yoga class. Practitioners begin to use the correct muscles to make the movement and, over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles gradually lengthen and elasticity is increased. These gradual changes can mean that more and more poses are possible.

5 - INCREASED STRENGTH Yoga asanas (postures) use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength literally from head to toe. And, while the postures practiced in yoga strengthen the body, they also provide an additional benefit of helping to relieve muscular tension.

6 - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Yoga (even less vigorous styles) can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels as well as by burning excess calories and reducing stress. Yoga also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.  

7 - IMPROVED CIRCULATION Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.

8 - CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING Even gentle yoga practice can provide cardiovascular benefits by lowering resting heart rate, increasing endurance and improving oxygen uptake during exercise.

9 - BETTER BODY ALIGNMENT Yoga helps to improve body alignment, resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.

10 - FOCUS ON THE PRESENT Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved coordination, reaction time and memory.  

Yoga is a 5,000 year old practice which creates self-awareness and inner peace.   Yoga helps you feel better.  Practicing the postures, breathing exercises and meditations makes you healthier in body, mind and spirit.  Yoga lets you tune in, chill out, and shape up -- all at the same time!

Yoga is good for what ails you.  Specifically, research shows that yoga helps manage or control anxiety, arthritis, asthma, back pain, blood pressure, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, headaches, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, stress and other conditions and diseases.

A regular yoga practice:
reduces stress and tension, controls weight, reduces depression, heightens the senses, improves circulation, creates self confidence, increases energy and flexibility, stimulates the immune system, strengthens and tones the body, builds stamina, boosts self esteem, creates sense of well being and calm, and improves balance and coordination.

Psychological Benefits of Yoga:
The yoga practice acts as a therapeutic tool to heal the body and the mind. The yoga poses (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and meditation, come together to produce many immediate results:
* improve concentration and attention
* decrease anxiety, stress, and depression
* improve mood and sense of well-being
* increase self-acceptance and self-actualization
* improve learning efficiency and memory
* increases somatic and kinesthetic awareness (body/mind connection)
* decrease aggression and hostility
* increase social skills
* improve depth perception

The complimentary facets of chiropractic and yoga jointly provide a system of lifelong therapeutic benefit and illness prevention. Both fields are grounded in sound science and draw parallels in recognizing the important benefits to both the mind and body in keeping the spine aligned. The physical benefits of chiropractic are similar to those of yoga. It can reduce the effects of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, allergies, chronic overuse syndromes, asthma, degeneration, arthritis, stress, and digestive ailments.

The primary goal of the chiropractic physician is to ensure that the motion between all joints in the body is proper and sufficient. If the musculoskeletal system is not in proper alignment, the central nervous system cannot properly relay information to the body and illness may soon to follow.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of chiropractic is that it can be fast acting and ideal for acute conditions. By promptly seeking the care of a chiropractic physician, you can prevent a condition from becoming chronic. Chronic conditions are managed equally well with chiropractic or yoga.

While yoga mainly helps correct the spine thru asanas (poses), a chiropractor utilizes adjustments to make these spinal corrections. The adjustment delivered is a manually directed quick, pain-free thrust to the joint. Adjustments are not limited to the spine, but can be delivered to the extremities as well.

Yoga is an ancient system with no religious affiliation. There are various traditions of yoga, most of which, aim to unite the body and the mind.  Asanas are perhaps the part of yoga most practiced in the US, but many people do not realize that when performed regularly, yoga has much more to offer than simply another form of excercise. In addition to re-aligning the spine, yoga helps us control the breath, the mind, and also improves internal awareness.

In addition, asanas help regulate our organs and restore balance to the body. By balancing our mind and body, we can reduce the effects of our daily stress, and ultimately, lead happier, healthier lives. Yoga helps put your health in your hands.

The breathing techniques used in yoga (pranayama) aid in removing toxins from the body, and allow the body to extract more oxygen from the air. More oxygen from the air, equates to more life sustaining oxygen to all the cells, including the brain. Only when enough oxygen is getting to all the tissues, can full repair and growth occur.

For these reasons, yoga poses can ideally complement the chiropractic rehabilitation program.

Too often we keep pushing through our daily routines, hoping that our stressful lives will change at some point, but not examining the causes of this stress.  For many, stress leads to heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity.  Chronic stress can often lead to depression and anxiety - but, instead of examining the root of the problem, people immediately turn to medication to dull the often overwhelming, pain, sadness or nervousness.  Come to Prairielands Chiropractic Clinic to learn yoga for relief of stress, anxiety and depression.  

Click HERE to read about research articles in yoga.

Below are a few articles that may be of interest.

Yoga and Addiction

Yoga and Arthritis

Yoga and Asthma

Yoga and the Back

Yoga and Cancer

Yoga and Depression

Yoga and Diabetes

Yoga and the Heart

Yoga and Osteoporosis

Yoga and Pain Management

Yoga and Psychophysiology

Yoga and Stress Reduction

Yoga and Weight Management

The complimentary facets of chiropractic and yoga jointly provide a system of lifelong therapeutic benefit and illness prevention. Both fields are grounded in sound science and draw parallels in recognizing the important benefits to both the mind and body in keeping the spine aligned. The physical benefits of chiropractic are similar to those of yoga. It can reduce the effects of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, allergies, chronic overuse syndromes, asthma, degeneration, arthritis, stress, and digestive ailments.

The primary goal of the chiropractic physician is to ensure that the motion between all joints in the body is proper and sufficient. If the musculoskeletal system is not in proper alignment, the central nervous system cannot properly relay information to the body and illness may soon to follow.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of chiropractic is that it can be fast acting and ideal for acute conditions. By promptly seeking the care of a chiropractic physician, you can prevent a condition from becoming chronic. Chronic conditions are managed equally well with chiropractic or yoga.

While yoga mainly helps correct the spine thru asanas (poses), a chiropractor utilizes adjustments to make these spinal corrections. The adjustment delivered is a manually directed quick, pain-free thrust to the joint. Adjustments are not limited to the spine, but can be delivered to the extremities as well.

Yoga is an ancient system with no religious affiliation. There are various traditions of yoga, most of which, aim to unite the body and the mind.  Asanas are perhaps the part of yoga most practiced in the US, but many people do not realize that when performed regularly, yoga has much more to offer than simply another form of excercise. In addition to re-aligning the spine, yoga helps us control the breath, the mind, and also improves internal awareness.

In addition, asanas help regulate our organs and restore balance to the body. By balancing our mind and body, we can reduce the effects of our daily stress, and ultimately, lead happier, healthier lives. Yoga helps put your health in your hands.

The breathing techniques used in yoga (pranayama) aid in removing toxins from the body, and allow the body to extract more oxygen from the air. More oxygen from the air, equates to more life sustaining oxygen to all the cells, including the brain. Only when enough oxygen is getting to all the tissues, can full repair and growth occur.

For these reasons, yoga poses can ideally complement the chiropractic rehabilitation program.

We are currently accepting resumes from Yoga and Pilates Instructors.

Also, Iowa Licensed Massage Therapist resumes are being accepted.  Call 712-256-2561.

Click HERE for Wellness Student Information.

www.PrairielandsChiropractic.com