"To keep your body in good health is a duty. Otherwise we will not be able to keep our mind strong and clear" - Buddha
Body Flows' mission is to inspire greater health, wellbeing and inner peace. When we live from this inner space, we naturally connect to our deeper purpose and live our life from our heart and soul, moving beyond the mind.
Our mantra, Move, Breathe, Balance, Flow symbolizes moving our bodies with more ease, breathing more deeply and more freely, finding more balance in our lives, and moving through life with ease and flow.
Body Flows leads Yoga, Wellness, Nature and Travel Retreats in beautiful and relaxing locations all over the world, sharing the practices of yoga, meditation and mindful movement, inspiring reflection and connection, and connecting like-minded yogis and friends.
Body Flows Retreats began in beautiful Sonoma Wine Country in 2014 and has led over 120 retreats worldwide, expanding the journey to exciting travel destinations, as well as encouraging the inner journey within.
We look forward to helping you deepen your yoga practice, live from your heart and experience your natural body flows!
Sally's intention in creating Body Flows in 2010 was to share her knowledge and experience of the practices that had helped her in her own life, awakening her to a presence beyond thought and expanding her awareness of being, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Sally found yoga by accident in 2001 at the New York Sports Club gym. Her spin instructor didn't show up for a spin class one day and some of the other class attendees decided to take a power yoga class instead. Reluctant at first, Sally joined the group and found herself in an incredible moving meditation experience of strength, openness, awareness and stillness, a combination she had not experienced before. During Savasana, Sally felt her heart and soul had opened to a new Universe of possibilities. She experienced a moment of expansive oneness and a deep knowing that this was the path she was meant to follow, and share with others. There was no doubt. It was a clear message from the Universe, a deep knowing.
Sally has been an athlete since childhood, growing up playing field hockey and other sports. Her athletic background led her to begin training and racing as a competitive triathlete and runner while living in NYC, qualifying for Boston marathon and the World Triathlon Championships for Olympic and 70.3 distances. After experiencing multiple injuries, she found that yoga, meditation, mindfulness, massage and other holistic healing modalities were crucial in finding balance in body, mind and spirit.
In 2005 Sally learned natural, injury-free ChiRunning and once again experienced a moment of deep knowing that she was meant to share this with others. ChiRunning immediately resolved her knee pain, and she became a ChiRunning and ChiWalking Instructor in 2010.
After 20+ years working in technology in the corporate world in London, New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, Sally followed her heart and started teaching yoga in San Francisco in 2010. While teaching a weekly volunteer yoga class to blind members of the Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco, Sally was invited to teach yoga, ChiWalking and give massage to their blind members at their retreat center in Napa. This was the start of Body Flows Retreats. The first Body Flows retreat in February 2014 felt like a journey of connection, transformation and healing, and once again Sally heard a clear message from the Universe that this was her purpose, bringing people together to share yoga, meditation, healing, to connect with nature and their inner self more deeply.
Grateful for all her teachers, mentors, colleagues and learnings over the years, she is now passionate about sharing the teachings and gifts of yoga, meditation and bodywork with her clients, inspiring growth and transformation, as well as creating a community of like-minded yogis and friends at Body Flows Retreats.
Sally's approach as a leader and teacher is holistic, balanced, mindful and grounded. Her teaching style is strong, supportive and safe, integrating movement, alignment, breath and stillness, for a mindful and balanced flow practice.
Sally's yoga and wellness certifications include Yoga Alliance E-RYT® 200, YACEP® Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (with Vidya Heisel, founder of Suryalila Retreat Center in Spain), Advanced Raynor Therapeutic Massage (with founder Brandon Raynor), Reiki Energy Healing and Breathwork (with Rohi Custage and Jennifer Brinn), ChiRunning and ChiWalking (with Bryn Randolph and founder Danny Dreyer), Iron Yoga (with founder Anthony Carillo) and Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching.
Sally is also an essential oil educator and often integrates the healing essential oils during yoga retreats, workshops, meditation and bodywork, particularly for chakra balancing.
In her spare time Sally enjoys practicing and studying yoga, hiking and trail running in nature, cycling, traveling, reading, writing and inspiring others to live a more spiritual and meaningful life.
Body Flows is thrilled to be featured and highlighted in many well known publications online and printed, including Shape Magazine for Women, CBS Local SF Bay Area, Runner's World, Women's Day, Travel Mag, Culture Trip, SonomaCounty.com, and more. Read articles here.
Body Flows is based in Sonoma, California and leads yoga retreats in California (Sonoma, Lake Tahoe, Desert Hot Springs), Sedona Arizona, Oregon, Scotland, Santorini Greece, Portugal, Spain and more locations coming soon!
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