AMANI YOGA -Restorative yoga to support healing from racial stress

The name AMANI Yoga means peace in Swahili & best wishes in Arabic

Student reflections -February 2023

" My first yoga experience with Amani Yoga as a Black woman was unforgettable. Maria creates a secure and supportive environment that allows me to connect with my body, spirit, and mind. A sacred space to decrease racial stress, practice self-care, and foster a sense of community and sisterhood. I am incredibly grateful to Maria Osman for providing this opportunity to Sisters Healing Space, and I eagerly anticipate future sessions"

AMANI Yoga came out of a desire to create an culturally inclusive yoga space for BIWOC to feel safe and have a sense of belonging and experience how yoga can contribute to your healing and well-being.

This offering includes

• A restorative yoga practice- providing deep rest, a practice which you can take away and practice daily (all postures are accessible to all bodies and all levels of experience, especially beginners)
• An exploration of how racial stress impacts our body’s nervous system and how yoga can relax the nervous system in a safe nurturing setting
• Yoga Nidra for rest, clarity and direction
• Takeaway self care tools 

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• AMANI Yoga-  healing racial stress and restorative yoga© is intended for self-identified black woman, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman and women of colour. Thank you for honouring this intention.
• No previous yoga experience is required – Yoga is for EVERYBODY
• Wear loose comfortable clothes
• Please no perfumes or makeup
• Please bring a water bottle, towel or sarong to cover the bolsters
• Yoga equipment such as mats etc are provided but you are welcome to bring your own
• Bring journal, notepad and pen

Thank you and I look forward to sharing this beautiful time together

AMANI Yoga founder Maria Osman is qualified Hatha yoga teacher (High Vibe Yoga- Bali- RYS 200 Yoga Alliance) with further training in Yin Yoga (Jo Phee -Yinspiration) the Science of Slow Flow, Restorative Yoga , Healing Trauma through Yoga and Meditation.

" I discovered yoga and meditation at a young age and after a life long career working as a racial justice, human rights and gender equality campaigner, I have deep understanding of how racial stress injury impacts the mind, body, spirit and heart" 

Please do not attend if you have had a recent exposure to COVID and/or are experiencing any symptoms of COVID.

Please email me of you have any questions mosman@vtown.com.au