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The Wilton Bulletin
June 12, 2007
Wilton Kiwanis Club Receives Some Yoga Instruction
By Michael Brewi — Wilton Kiwanis Club
Denise Gregoire O’Hearn of Westport Road, founder of Vibrant Moves, a company that teaches yoga for wellness, was on hand at the last Wilton Kiwanis Club luncheon to demonstrate how simple yoga exercises can relax the body.
Through the exercises, one is better prepared for tackling everyday activities, especially those requiring substantial physical effort, such as golf and tennis. Ms. O’Hearn, whose husband Tierney is a longstanding member of the Kiwanis Club, led the group of Kiwanians through a series of low-impact muscle-stretching, deep-breathing exercises.
Ms. O’Hearn began practicing yoga in 1997 when she was introduced to it to help relieve the neck and back pain she was suffering following a serious car accident. She said she learned effective ways to manage her discomfort instead of masking it with pain medication. She also noticed that yoga made a difference in her ability to handle stress and in meeting the demands of her work.
“I was always active in sports and dance and love the physical movement that yoga offers,” said Ms. O’Hearn. “In addition, yoga helps me find balance and gives me a sense of peace in the midst of a very hectic life.” In addition to her yoga business, Ms. O’Hearn works as a paralegal in her husband’s law practice.
She said she became inspired to share the healing benefits of yoga with others, and has since been certified as a kripalu yoga teacher and is a registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance.
She is also a reiki master and is trained in positional therapy, two other healing modalities. She teaches group and private classes throughout Fairfield County and brings her therapeutic skills to the Center for Hope in Darien for people living with cancer.
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Denise O'Hearn will be instructing seniors in the basics of Kripalu-based Hatha Yoga each Thursday morning during the summer.
Denise Gregoire O'Hearn assists her husband, local attorney Tierney O'Hearn, in the Warrior II yoga posture, which firms and strengthens the body and helps develop coordination and balance. She will be teaching a class at the Wilton Senior Center.
Denise O'Hearn leads a yoga class of about two dozen women by candlelight last week at Grace Episcopal Church in Norwalk.
Stress-free time Rose Falcone, Kay Mola and Pat Poremba take part in the yoga class taught by yoga instructor, Denise O'Hearn, earlier this week at the Norwalk Senior Center on Allen Road.
Native Wiltonian Denise Gregoire O'Hearn will be the guest speaker at this Wednesday Senior Center Luncheon at the Ogden House. Ms. O'Hearn is a Kripalu certified yoga instructor and will be offering yoga on Thursdays at the Wilton Comstock Community Center.
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