Amidst the backdrop of a noisy world, I have discovered a place of peace and quiet, a respite from the external and internal noise of daily living.
This quiet place is called The Yoga Movement.
In July 2012, I had gone to hear a friend play in his jazz ensemble at Whole Foods Market in Park Lane Center. While there, I chatted briefly with a young lady named Jenny Parum. I invited her to a musical performance of mine, she showed up, gave me a business card showing she was a Yoga Trainer, we connected on Facebook (don’t all roads lead to Facebook?), and now here I am, at The Yoga Movement which Jenny oversees.
I guess we all have our reasons for giving yoga a try. I have a couple of degenerative discs in my lower lumbar, so I decided to try yoga for core strengthening, in an effort to minimize pain in my back.
Something happened the first time I walked into The Yoga Movement that I had not anticipated. I felt empathy greet me at the door.
As it turns out, when I read the bios of the trainers at the facility, it seems to be a common thread that some of them came to yoga out of pain in their lives. We all have our stories, yes?
Some of us may experience physical pain, some spiritual or emotional, still others experience mental anguish. I am no different in this regard, as I have been dealt my fair share of pain in this life as well.
So I went to try yoga for physical pain, but what I have discovered at The Yoga Movement is that their approach to yoga is more than just in the physical realm. The empathy I was feeling was coming from the trainers, from their pain, and from their desire to help others in this life, not only physically, but also spiritually, mentally, and emotionally as well.
I get the feeling that Jenny Parum is a little like the Carole King of the yoga world, in that, “winter, spring, summer or fall, all you’ve got to do is call”, because in Jenny, “you’ve got a friend”!
I’m so glad I went to hear that friend of mine at Whole Foods that day, and while there, I’m glad I introduced myself to a person like Jenny Parum. Somehow, I get the impression that my steps were led to this place.
A physical approach to yoga is just what the doctor ordered for me. Yet more than that, Jenny’s soulful and empathetic approach to yoga serves as a quiet and peaceful balm, to the noise and pain that I have experienced in life.
If you’re wanting conditioning and strengthening for physical growth or development, The Yoga Movement is the place for you. And if what you seek is a little peace, quiet, and tranquility, from all the noise that this world has to bring, then you’ll also find that at 4931 Airline Road.
So when you come to visit, make sure to make a connection with Jenny, for we can never have too many friends.
And ain’t it good to know, that you’ve got a friend?