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Pamela Grubb invites participants on a journey of personal growth and improving health in her Mindful Yoga classes. Here she works with student Debby Eisel.
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Pamela Grubb offers an oasis of tranquility at her yoga classes, where she instructs her clients to breathe deeply, slow down and let the stress of the outside world melt away. Grubb, 50, has been practicing yoga since she was a teenager, and she credits the practice with improving both her physical Pamela Grubb, left, health and her mental encourages Debby Eisel to feel the well-being. stretch in her body “If we feel good on from her arms to the inside, we’ll feel her legs with this good on the outside,” yoga pose. she said. Grubb said she had to learn how to slow down in order to gain a deeper focus and maximize the joy in life. A former medical social worker for 25 years, Grubb is certified by the Himalayan International Institute of Science and Philosophy and a registered Yoga Alliance Instructor. There are many different methods to practicing yoga, she said. Grubb teaches classes using the Raja form of yoga, which focuses on several different areas including strength, purity and cleansing practices. Yoga is most effective when it moves beyond the physical poses and breathing techniques, Grubb said. “As you move yourself inward, you develop more focus, concentration, clarity,” she said. “It leads you to a more meditative flow of yoga.” The ultimate goal? “Nirvana, blissfulness,” she said. And Grubb doesn’t just mean during yoga class. She asks her students to think about how they function in daily life — from their sleep positions to their postures at the computer. “This is not just an exercise class,” she said. “It’s how to functionally make changes in everyday living.” Grubb teaches classes twice daily at her Kenosha studio, Mindful Yoga, 6127 Green Bay Road, suite 150, and she also teaches classes at Carthage College and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Beginning in October, she will offer a new yoga class aimed at reducing stress, anxiety and depression. She also has planned a two-hour yoga workshop for breast cancer survivors in October, in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. For more information, visit her Web site: www.yogainmind.com, or call (262) 859-2151. — Kris Kochman
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