Yoga is one of the leading forms of exercise that can aid in the health of our lymphatic system. Many yoga poses, as well as stretching, encourage proper draining of lymph fluid, and prevent and treat lymphedema, a condition of fluid retention that can cause severe swelling.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to New Morning Market and Meraki for their valuable partnership in our recent Heat Up Your Practice challenge. Their generosity in providing gift cards as prizes for our drawing winners has greatly enriched the experience for our participants.

She is a cherished sponsor in this year's Heat Up Your Practice challenge, generously offering one of the grand prizes to one lucky winner, a $200 gift card to the Purusha People online clothing store! Read our interview with Hayley and learn about her business and background with Charym.

Meet Molly, one of our newest and most dedicated members. She is a true inspiration for those looking to establish a consistent practice. You will find her at Center Studio several times a week. Her enthusiasm and love for yoga is infectious! Read the interview to learn more about her, and say hello if you see her around the studio!

Yoga is a global imperative. Taking in the Yoga Sutras, studying the Yamas and Niyamas, arriving at asana with a sense of intention. Holding space for your true identity to birth and transform from the fertile ground of what once was. Yoga is a process…

In this month’s Teacher Feature, and in honor of Father’s Day, we learn about beloved Dad, Step-Dad, and Grand-Dad, Charym’s very own John Dezzutti! We interviewed John about his upbringing and background, his own large family, and his general take on parenting.

John says that his inspiration for life was his own father…

If you are not the kind of person to take time out for yourself, take a pause, and visualize the coming summer months.

What is the one thing you are absolutely NOT going to miss out on this summer? Take a pen to paper, and let’s write this down.

Get to know your fellow students in the Charym community with our Member of the Month series. This month we are featuring Missy, dedicated young mom, avid yoga, and founder of our next door neighbor Beam Talent.

It’s officially science. Sound baths change you…into a more relaxed and centered version of yourself. Alone is good, AND in a group is BETTER. In a recent segment from TODAY.com, Sheinelle Jones recounts feeling “relaxed” and “energized” after her solo sound bath. The research becomes even more compelling for sound bathing in groups! Read on…

By using an acoustic signal that creates Faraday waves, scientists can influence the movement of heart cells to form precise patterns. Changing the frequency changes the pattern. Potential uses of this acoustic engineering include cardiac disease modeling and eventually (but more distantly) creating heart patches for heart attack victims and other patients suffering from heart related problems.

Rachel Kosky is a practicing psychotherapist and the lead clinician in Energetic and Spiritual Practices at Calm & Centered Counseling. This small private practice has just recently moved to the Litchfield area, and is located right next door to Center Studio.

Meet Luann, longtime yoga student who partners with Charym, contributing to the mesmerizing beauty of our studio space. Luann has been with us since the beginning. Read on to learn about her special work she has done with Charym owner (and internationally sought after designer), Alexandra Champalimaud.

“I focus on guiding attendees into entrainment first and foremost: I want to make sure they’re completely free-flowing and present to get the most out of the asanas! Balance is big. I love exercise, and have a background in bodybuilding. I like to incorporate challenging sequences and unique postures. Yet, to me, it’s the tranquilizing, thorough, slowly performed positions that level a class out.”

“I started coming to Charym in March, on a journey to make time for myself, my mind, body, health and wellbeing. I have a busy job and stressful days working in the mental health field. I was struggling with disconnecting from work as I have been working from home since covid, and decided to commit to yoga to better myself.

I didn’t realize that not only would I be more physically active and mindful, that I would make friends and be a part of a community of positivity.”

Like yin and yang, the Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic Nervous System work together to achieve total harmony within the human body.

Yoga supports the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic systems in attaining appropriate pendulation. When these systems are in harmony, your body will know when to rest and when to eat.

Imagine entering into a luxurious yoga studio. You are greeted by friendly faces, with warmth and sincerity.

You spread out your yoga mat, and grab a bolster and a block from the shelf. You take a moment to settle. Breathe. You are ready for your practice.

Meet John Dezzutti! He joined our Charym team this past February, and graciously filled in for Victoria during her leave of absence. You will continue to see him around the studio as he will fill in for our teachers from time to time.

He got his start in yoga through his longtime friend and running buddy, Eilleen Manela. She invited him to one of her classes here at Charym, and his interest in yoga was piqued!

We go about our daily routine, power through the grind, and take care of what needs to be done. We make our priority lists, check off our to-do’s one-by-one. We carefully plan our schedule, trying to fit in time for each of our loved ones in between meetings, events, dentist appointments, and errands.

We all have our unique challenges in life – bumps in the road that threaten to derail us completely if we allow ourselves to unravel. Not everyone’s obstacles are plainly seen. Some live seemingly normal lives, appear to have it all together. Yet deep inside, they struggle with pain, anxiety, fear, hopelessness.

Spirit, Soul, Divine spark, Self (capital “S”), higher consciousness are all terms to describe our spiritual selves, the part of us that goes beyond the physical. Some people are comfortable with certainty in terms of their spirituality, while others find themselves consistently surrounded by the mystery of it, the unknown, the abyss.