2025  Schedule 

Lavender Om Wellness now offers recorded classes on YouTube at no charge.  

All real-time classes are offered online via Zoom, and unless otherwise noted, all class times are in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone. 

 

Yoga Nidra Meditation 

Yoga Nidra Meditation –  Mondays   –  7:30 – 8:30 pm EDT.   

Please email me your interest. A Zoom link is forwarded to all who express interest the day before class. Donations are gratefully accepted through PayPal, Venmo, or personal check.  

Are you curious about Yoga Nidra?
Yoga Nidra, which has gained recognition in mainstream media as NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest), is an accessible practice suitable for all.  In these uncertain times of stress, participants report a renewed sense of calm after a practice.  Although I have been trained in various styles of Yoga Nidra (sometimes referred to as Yogic Sleep), I offer practices based on either iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation, created by Richard Miller, PhD, or the I AM™ Yoga Nidra, created by Kamini Desai. Each technique shares the benefits of allowing you to connect more deeply with yourself.   Every session allows a profound sense of relaxation and ease when you need it most.   Come as you are.  This meditative practice can be done in bed, lying down in a restorative position, seated, or standing.  Your comfort is the main objective!  Please join us each Monday.  Take the initiative to help reduce your reaction to life’s daily stressors!

 

Yoga Classes on Zoom – 

Chair Yoga  – 6 Session Series 

Class dates for this six-session series are as follows:  The price is $35 for the series

Summer 2025 Series: July 24, 31, and August 7, 14, 21, 28

10:00 – 11 a.m. (4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Central European Time) – Zoom link opens at 9:45 to allow for socialization with the rest of the class.

What is chair yoga?

This gentle class is suitable for any age.  Each class starts with an opening meditation or breath practice.  Seated movement in an armless chair promotes healthy joint movement.  A chair yoga dance is sometimes added for fun!  We spend about 10-15 minutes in standing balance poses, supported by the chair.  This lively, fun group of friends and family has been gathering on Zoom since the early days of the pandemic.  Curious about a typical class?  Here’s an unedited video from one of our Spring 2022 classes.  Join the fun. 

Payment options for classes:

  • Online —   Payments can be made with PayPal @denyse.lefever@gmail.com
  • Check — make check payable to Denyse LeFever and mail to the following address:
    3417 Walnut Hill Court, Falls Church, VA 22042
    • Drop in – pay for one class at a time – $8   
    • Pre-register for series – $35 

 

Yoga Therapy at Inova Life with Cancer

I offer private bedside yoga therapy on Tuesdays at Inova Schar’s Infusion Center from 9:30 to 10:30 and Fairfax Hospital’s Oncology Ward (T9) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. If you know someone undergoing treatment, please request a free yoga therapy session.

 

 

Check Out Yoga Vista TV Wellness Practices!

Denyse partnered with her Chair Yoga Teacher, Sherry Zak Morris.  Both Sherry and Denyse are Certified Yoga Therapists.  Sherry has created a broad selection of quality on-demand yoga videos over the past decade.  They can all be found on her subscription TV channel,  YogaVista.TV.   Recently, Sherry has added a series of Wellness Practices to her internationally acclaimed TV channel.  Denyse contributed content for  Wellness Practices for Cognitive Enrichment and Wellness Practices for Diabetes Self-Management.   Additionally, she wrote the following supporting articles: “Wellness Practices for Cognitive Enrichment,” “Remembering the Forgetting,” “Wellness Practices for Diabetes Self-Management,” and “Yamas and Niyamas: A Lifestyle Practice.” Please check this out!

 

Yoga for Chronic Conditions – Classes offered upon request

Lifestyle Guidance for Renewed Living –  Please inquire if you are interested. Here’s a recent video about how I live with T2 Diabetes

What is this class about?

Many chronic conditions, like Alzheimer’s,  T2 Diabetes, Heart Disease, and some Cancers, may be the result of poor lifestyle choices.  This workshop series explores the role of diet, exercise, sleep health, sense of community, and stress management in creating a healthier lifestyle that may help mitigate certain illnesses.   The program includes research-backed skills that may help prevent the occurrence of various conditions or improve disease management.    Check out this video of moi, sharing my diabetes story!

Each session will include gentle yoga practices designed to help you implement healthy changes in your life.    The group will be small and open on a first-come basis.  The course outline, which is subject to change, is as follows:

Week 1 – What is Chronic Disease? Who is at Risk?    Setting an Intention for the next six weeks
Week 2 – Nourishment – Mindfulness and Role in How/What/When You Eat
Week 3 – Movement – Getting Active to Improve Metabolism
Week 4 – Stress Management – Yoga Stress Busters to Better Manage Stress  (Here’s a sample lecture that I offer at Virginia Hospital as part of the CDC Diabetes Prevention program)
Week 5 – Role of Sleep – Why Sleep is Important – A Yoga Nidra Practice to Ease Fatigue
Week 6 – Review Wrap-up – Next Steps

 

 

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“Denyse’s restorative lavender yoga class I attended went beyond restoration. I felt refreshed, relaxed and once more centered into my being. It was definitely worthwhile and healing to stop and be present for a few moments in a busy life.”

– 50-something, Busy Mom and School Teacher

I felt so wonderful after the last session that I just went to bed to enjoy the feeling – all the hormones dancing around my body!!!”

– 70-something, on-line Chair Yoga Participant