{"id":5032,"date":"2024-08-21T11:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T11:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaalliance.org\/?post_type=bricks_event&#038;p=5032"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:02:00","slug":"community-class-freedom-from-freedom-to-flow","status":"publish","type":"bricks_event","link":"https:\/\/yogaalliance.org\/events\/community-class-freedom-from-freedom-to-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Class | \u201cFreedom from &#038; Freedom to\u201d Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word freedom comes from the English word FR\u0112OD\u014cM , a state of emancipation, liberty, or free will. This word is composed of: free or \u201cFR\u0112O,\u201d indicating an exemption from something and \u201cD\u014cM\u201d is a suffix in Old English indicating judgement or condemnation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed and led by Nana Amoako-Anin, this practice carves out space for us to explore FREE-dom. Freedom from elements of life that are blocking our progress. Offering us space to experience joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going deep into movements for the FREE-body, this vinyasa flow class is a mix of heart-openers and grounding poses. This practice will begin with contemplation and reflection about what freedom means to each of us. We will ponder how our self-beliefs may prevent progress. The practice will encourage openness and release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The class will end with a brief question and answer session led by Rodrigo Souza (he\/him), Adaptive &amp; Accessible Yoga Teacher and founder of Allihopa Yoga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Items to bring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: yoga mat, yoga block, and journal<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word freedom comes from the English word FR\u0112OD\u014cM , a state of emancipation, liberty, or free will. This word is composed of: free or \u201cFR\u0112O,\u201d indicating an exemption from something and \u201cD\u014cM\u201d is a suffix in Old English indicating judgement or condemnation. Designed and led by Nana Amoako-Anin, this practice carves out space for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5033,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"event_start_date":"","event_end_date":"","external_event_url":"","be_event_video_id":0,"be_event_video_url":"","be_event_pdf_ids":[],"about_the_author":"Based in Ghana, Nana Amoako-Anin (E-RYT 500, YACEP) is a Ghanaian-American seasoned yoga teacher, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, lawyer, business innovator, and owner of yoga studio Bliss Yoga Accra.\r\nNana is passionate about the state of our well-being. She is known to have imposed an immutable influence on the growth of the well-being ecosystem in West Africa. She is credited with infusing her narrative-led approach aimed at amplifying women-led African-centered leadership ideals, in wellness.\r\n\r\nNana relocated to Ghana, in 2013, from New York City. Her work centers on well-being coaching, business innovation and research. Of her current projects, she is leading a well-being study, exploring the dynamics of inclusion, race, gender identity, sexual orientation and mental health considerations in wellness spaces, in Ghana. She also sits on numerous advisory boards, and is an investor in the tech space. A bold circumventor of the traditional path, her story has been covered by Voice of America, O Magazine, CNN, BBC, Travel Noire, TEDx, New African Woman Magazine and more.","subt_text":"The views expressed in this online workshop\/virtual event are those of the participant(s) and do not purport to reflect the policy or position of Yoga Alliance (YA) or the Yoga Alliance Foundation (YAF). 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