Yoga

About Mariangela:
My name is Mariangela Mancuso. I have been practicing yoga since 1996 and am RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) through YogaFit the largest international educator of yoga instructors and the only yoga training recognized by ACE the American Council on Exercise. I have specialty training in Senior Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga Anatomy and Alignment, and Yoga Therapy including yoga for cancer surviviors. I am also an AFFA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) certified personal trainer. I am able to develop a yoga program to suit many needs whether it is a private or group session, special needs or fitness minded. My style includes a lot of instruction about body movement and placement helping to demystify yoga while showing how it can increase everyday wellbeing and health so it is easy for a person to feel comfortable participating at whatever level of practice is best for them.

Yoga has been an important part of my life and I view yoga as a powerful form of medicine that anyone can do to help health related conditions. Yoga has helped me in many ways. The most dramatic was saving my hands. I was told I would lose the use of my hands after having suffered with peripheral neuropathy for 25 years. My hands are normal today. As a result of my personal health journey, I have had the opportunity to establish yoga for patients at two of Pittsburgh’s top integrative health facilities. I conduct yoga sessions working with patients rehabilitating conditions at Medical Wellness Associates in Jeannette, one of Pennsylvania’s first federally recognized integrative health facilities. At S’eclairer, one of Pittsburgh’s only integrative behavioral wellness facilities located in Delmont, I established yoga classes with patients and the public. Through S’eclairer, I was interviewed about my personal yoga healing for the television program What’s On Your Mind. In addition, I teach at Keystone Health Club in East Pittsburgh where I instruct a variety of classes that include supported chair yoga, level 1 classes, power flow, and level 2 classes in addition to private lessons and meditation.

In 2007, I introduced a volunteer yoga program at Sarver’s Hill Farm in Greensburg which was featured in an article in the magazine Edible Allegheny. I have taught at private studios and health clubs in the Pittsburgh area including The Club Health and Spa in Monroeville which gave me the opportunity to help initiate their Silversneakers yoga program.

After participating in many exercise programs over the years yoga is still the perfect match for me! Teaching yoga is a craft I can put my entire self into with enthusiasm and joy. It is my magic, and my passion! Yoga has done so much for me on a personal level I am enthusiastic to help others find the power of yoga in their lives. It is spiritually rewarding for me to help others find healing while they become more centered as they expand in activity. Yoga is a unique exercise that has stood the test of time for thousands of years in being able to improve the overall self, physically and mentally. I hope you are inspired to try yoga. I eagerly anticipate helping guide your journey!

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