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Afi Kobari, Certified Yoga Teacher Creator of Yogamama |
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Afi Kobari, Certified Yoga Teacher Creator of Yogamama |
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Afi Kobari |
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Who is Afi Kobari?
Afi Practices the branch of yoga called
Hatha yoga. Hatha yoga is based on therapy that reflects an individual's unique
differences. Thus, poses are tailored for each participant.
Afi received her certificate in Yoga Rx Therapy, a training specializing in
supporting other clinicians who are treating common conditions at LMU. She has
also been trained and certified in Reki, an energy healing therapy.
Afi received her yoga training from Larry Payne, Ph.D. of Samata
International Yoga and Wholistic Institute in Los Angeles and additionally, at
the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in India for children with special needs.
Afi's love of children inspired the creation of Yogamama. Her
method of bringing the joy of yoga into the lives of children is very unique.
Her techniques includes using her "Magic Box", a box decorated with sequins,
ribbons, and pearls filled with softly ringing chimes to capture the children's
attention from the start. She ends each session with yoga relaxation, a time
when the children lie on their yoga mats and let their minds travel to places
they would like to go. Afi calls this time, traveling to "Yummy Land". "Yummy
Land" is a special place where only children can go. It is a time of rest after
a fun-filled yoga session. Some children may choose to let their imagination
take them to an amusement park, while others may choose to go to the beach or
run through a field of grass. Their choices are boundless.
From the beginning of your child's yoga
session, to the end, they will feel fully involved and will begin to embrace the
joy of who they are as an individual. They will learn to value themselves as
well as those around them and will become more aware of their role in this
wonderful and magical world of ours. You can find references to Afi's method for teaching yoga to children in "Yoga for Dummies", 2nd edition, by George Feuerstein, PhD and Larry Payne, PhD. Yogamama provides yoga workshops for teachers
and yoga classes for preschool and elementary aged children. It also offers
individually designed yoga classes for children with special needs.
Yogamama also focuses on women's health issues. Afi extended Yogamama due to her
personal struggle with both fibromyalgia and breast cancer.
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