about reden
Cultivate joy as you would a dear friendship.
– Wayne Teasdale
Reden Yoga is the name I gave to the heart- and brain-child I've been developing since 1999, a year marked with significance for me. It was the year I came face-to-face with a choice: would I choose to make a life with joy or stay stuck in the struggle of a life of pain?
During that time of intense personal introspection, I was fortunate to discover a symbol called the mandorla ("almond" in Italian). The mandorla is the image created by two intersecting circles. The image symbolizes the intersection of humanity and divinity and it became a safe haven of rest, peace, and joy for me.
Time spent with the image of the mandorla unveiled a joyful calm deep within me. I decided to name the newfound feeling "reden" — a re-Edening of the world — a place of joyful connection on our shared Earth between human and divine.
Wayne Teasdale wrote the above words in response to Mechthild of Magdeburg's definition of God, "Who is God? God is the meaning for my joy, [and] a gladsome joy to my being." Reden Yoga is the product of my efforts to cultivate this dear friendship with joy.
About Elizabeth Miller, C-IAYT, MAPT
FOUNDER
Know who you are, and do it on purpose. – Dolly Parton
Elizabeth Miller is a yoga therapist and teacher in the viniyoga tradition through American Viniyoga Institute and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She has been practicing yoga for more than 27 years. And begins again each new day!
In addition to her yogic studies, Elizabeth completed a Master of Arts in Practical Theology (public theology, Methodist Theological School in Ohio) and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with special emphasis in Religious Studies and Visual Arts (Otterbein College). She has continued her education with various specialist certifications:
Menopause Coaching Specialist through the Girls Gone Strong Academy
Grief Recovery Specialist through the Grief Recovery Institute.
Thai yoga bodywork certification from the Lotus Palm School (Montreal, Canada), Nerve Touch, (Chiang Mai, Thailand), and the Sunshine Network (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Prior to starting Reden, Elizabeth worked for several years with the Omega Institute, a leader in holistic education based in Rhinebeck, New York, and The Crossings, a progressive learning center just outside Austin, Texas. Through work with these progressive centers of education, Elizabeth has been able to learn and incorporate seeds of wisdom from many traditions in her classes and private sessions.
Like many others, Elizabeth's path to yoga came from a desire to become healthier in body, mind, and spirit after a series of challenging life experiences while living in the mountains of northwest Colorado. Elizabeth's gentle, yet powerful, teaching style helps students accept themselves as they are and uncover their sacred perfection. Following Vedic teachings honoring the five dimensions of humanity, Elizabeth weaves practices that touches the physical, mental, energetic, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of our being.