Gentle, Therapeutic Yoga in Sacramento
Hi, I'm Anna-Marie.
I’m a Contemplative Practice Yoga® teacher and Contemplative Practice Yoga® Therapist based in Sacramento, California.
Despite the fast-paced nature of our lives, it is possible to cultivate and maintain a deep sense of interior awareness and stillness.
When we understand how to find stillness in our mind and body, the benefits expand outward, into all aspects of our life.
This is what I live, and this is what I teach.
I offer you an opportunity to pause, slow down and unwind.
Contemplative Practice Yoga® increases levels of receptivity and awareness that we then bring to our life, work and relationships. Contemplative Practice Yoga® infuses my life with a profound sense of joy.
The spark to teach arises from the depth of this joy. You can read more about my teaching and the principles of Contemplative Practice Yoga® on the about page. To learn more about the benefits and unique qualities of Contemplative Practice Yoga®, please read on.
Gentle = Effective
Small classes. Expert instruction. Gentle and effective poses on soft yoga blankets.
You will feel amazing in your body and calm in your mind.
Stop doing more. Start doing what works.
Uplevel your weekend.
The "Saturday Slow Down" gives your mind, body, and breath the space it needs to regulate and recover.
How good can you feel?Come find out!
the "thing" you have been looking for
Learn what to do at home to stay out of pain.
Read more on our Yoga Therapy Page or schedule a free 15-minute inquiry call. Yoga Therapy is highly effective and different from physical therapy.
See Contemplative Sac on Good Day Sacramento!
welcome to Our studio!
2775 Cottage Way, Suite 34, Sacramento, CA. 95825
We are Sacramento’s premier studio for Contemplative Practice Yoga®.
Contemplative Sac is a place where people come together to move better, feel better and connect to their body, and breath.
We specialize in practices that transform your health and wellbeing. Our yoga is not gym yoga. We teach therapeutic, accessible yoga that merges nervous system regulation with gentle movement to unravel tensions in your body and create calm and ease.
Come experience our yoga on blankets. Relieve pain, improve balance and flexibility. Restore a natural sense of lightness and ease. How good can you feel? Come and find out!
Work one on one in our tranquil yoga therapy room.
Our vision
At Contemplative Center of Sacramento your interior life matters. The comfort of your body and the nourishment of your soul are primary.
You move at a fast pace. It is easy to forget life can be filled with Wonder. Attuning to wonder requires calm, ease and clarity. How can you increase and expand calm, ease and clarity in your life?
Through contemplative practice.
Contemplative Sac offers different ways to cultivate the sweetness of your inner life, the sweetness of your soul. We do this through teaching contemplative practices such as tension and pain-relieving gentle yoga, seasonal workshops and classes focused on contemplation. Everything we teach is designed to remind you of the Beauty of your life and your interconnected place within all of Creation.
Contemplative practices acknowledge the sacredness of your Being and the sacredness of all Created things. Contemplative practices deepen your awareness and appreciation of Divine Presence in your life and in the world.
You dwell in the midst of mysteries begging to be understood. Awaken to the quiet immensity of your own presence. Have joy and peace in the temple of your being.
This is what we offer:
- Relief from physical tension and pain.
- Discovery of your true joyful self.
- Deep appreciation for all of the created world.
In our busy world, Contemplative Sac offers practices that give you pause. In a world off center, contemplative practice brings you into alignment, infusing your body with comfort, ease and calm. In a world where instant gratification is the norm, through contemplation you discover that everything truly sustainable and deeply satisfying happens slowly and sweetly.
Come, join us!
Contemplative Sac is the premier studio in Sacramento for calm, comfort, and clarity.
Explore contemplative practice. Nurture your interior life.
Join us for a class or workshop.
Upcoming Offerings
2 HOUR "bLISS" CLASS
Rest is not something you earn; it is a necessity.The "Saturday Slow Down" gives your mind, body, and breath the space it needs to regulate and recover.Two hour "Bliss" class includes guided awareness, breathwork and longer poses. Everything you love about class, extended.How good can you feel?Come find out!
Offered the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the monthSign UpClasses
Contemplative Practice Yoga® Classes
Contemplative Practice Yoga® classes are gentle, restorative, therapeutic classes. This is not a work out. There is no risk of injury or overstretching. Each class is designed to decompress the tensions in your body -- relieving stress, increasing flexibility, improving balance.
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In each class you learn to dissolve discomfort and connect you to your calm core. Classes Tuesday- SundayYoga Therapy
Contemplative Practice Yoga® Therapy
Yoga therapy is different from physical therapy and what we teach you differs from physical therapy exercises. Yoga therapy dissolves pain when no other therapies or medical interventions have helped or when surgery is not indicated. We focus on releasing (not stretching) the deep tensions in the core of your body. Every yoga therapy protocol includes a home practice to do for yourself.
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