Sacred Movement

Zel is trained in Yoga via the Sri Vidya tradition. Their primary teachers have been Tracee Stanley and Chanti Tocorante Perez. Zel has completed:

• 200hr yoga training
• Yoga Nidra training
• Yogic Meditation training
• 40-hour Accessible Yoga training

They are also the co-founder of Trans Futures Collective (formerly Trans yoga Project) and is the Accessible Yoga 2023 Advocate of the Year.

Zel's Approach

Zel's approach to sacred movement is not rooted in physical fitness. Instead, Zel facilitates breath-centered and breath-connected movement meant to bring awareness to the emotional, mental, physical, and energetic bodies.

The energetic impact of the pose is centered, not the “difficulty.” There are no levels or “advanced” physical poses. “Advanced” is related to the type of breath and degree of relaxed focus able to be maintained while in a pose

Sacred movement, inspired by yoga asana, is meant to help you:

• develop embodied self-awareness
• recognize embodied emotional patterns and physical imbalances
• improve breath capacity
• focus the mind
• support purification
• release stress
• generate pain relief
• improve strength and flexibility for safety

Accessibility

Movement includes seated and standing poses; however seated-only is available, too!

• Modifications, accommodations and supports are centered

• Choosing seated-only for a 60-min session will involve “changing the base seat” several times (unless your seat is dictated by your mobility device!)

• Encourages props, such as:
• bolsters
• straps
• blocks
• the wall
• chairs
• and more!
• Great for
• recognizing patterns in the body and mind
• deepening and strengthening the breath
• improving mobility and reducing pain
• strengthening the core — central to improving flexibility
• moving stored energy (including emotions) that is exacerbating stress
• building physical and mental endurance
• encouraging sweat and circulation
• and more!