2024  Schedule 

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

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

Yoga Nidra Meditation 

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

Email me your interest. A Zoom link is forwarded to all who express interest the day before class. Donations may be made by PayPal, Venmo, or personal check.  

Are you curious about Yoga Nidra?
Although I have been trained in various styles of Yoga Nidra (sometimes referred to as Yogic Sleep), I tend to offer practices based on either iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation created by Richard Miller, PhD, or the I AM™ Yoga Nidra created by Kamini Desai.  These practices are extremely healing during stressful times.  During the pandemic, I completed advanced studies in both approaches.  Each technique shares the benefits of allowing you to connect more deeply with yourself and creating a more profound sense of relaxation and ease when you most need it.   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 Series: July 11, 18, 25, and August 8, 15, 22

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 encourages healthy movement of the joints.  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 

• The Zoom link is forwarded after payment, usually 1 to 2 days before class. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

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 the 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 from one of the nurses on duty!

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 these 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!

Gentle Yoga for Perennials – Not Offered Spring 2022 

What is gentle yoga for perennials?
A few years ago, a young-at-heart yoga student observed that “senior” implied you were either old or had recently graduated from high school or college. In her mind, the term perennial was more suitable. She noted that her yoga practice allowed her to return year after year. I loved this analogy and quickly adopted it.  

Gentle yoga for perennials is a mat-based class that includes a variety of poses lying on the mat, on hands and knees, or standing. It also includes breath work and meditation. Please email for additional information or interest. 

NEW SERIES

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 T2 Diabetes or Heart Disease, can be the result of poor dietary choices, lack of exercise, inadequate sleep, or unmanaged stress in life.   This introductory series will focus on research-backed skills that may help prevent the occurrence of T2 Diabetes or improve the management of it.     Primary medical-based references for this series are the  CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Program for decreasing the risk of T2 Diabetes and Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk by John Whyte, MD, MPH.  Check out this video of moi, sharing my diabetes story!

Each session will include gentle yoga practices that may help you to 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:

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