Testimonials

"How Harmonyoga altered my life forever......

I have been practicing yoga with Carol Shwidock for three years.

My life has changed in so many ways and it continues to move in the most beautiful direction due to my yoga.

I have been a devout exerciser for over 30 years and always thought that aerobics was the most important aspect of being in shape. Since I have been doing yoga, I have become much stronger in my body and my thinking. There is a concept of "taking yoga off the mat" which means that when we are practicing yoga, we can be in the world and feel the same feelings as being in a yoga studio. I find that I am more conscious of breathing and focusing on being in the moment. I am a type A woman and when I begin to feel a little anxious, I focus on my body and breath and naturally calm myself down. It is magical!

I have developed a beautiful community of friends through our yoga class. We have an annual yoga retreat to Kripalu in the Berkshires and share a weekend of yoga, healthy eating, hiking, meditating and laughing.

Carol Shwidock is patient, honoring and a joy to work with. She has the ability to make everyone who enters her sacred space feel special.

She always challenges us with new postures and breathing techniques, however since yoga is non-competitive, we always are comfortable moving within our own abilities.

My yoga classes are as important to me as eating and sleeping!! "

~ Gail Goldberg, Business Development Manager
Travel Impressions/American Express

"Dear Carol:

I just wanted to thank you again for all your patience and knowledge in helping me on my journey of improving my health.

In 2008 I started experiencing fatigue, dizziness and deep breathing difficultly doing  just moderate physical work and exercise and my blood pressure had jumped. After running numerous tests I was diagnosed with a leaky mitral heart valve. The cardiologist revised one medication and recommended that I increase my physical activity including yoga.

Since starting the sessions in January I have gradually become more active and all the above concerns have disappeared as well as many other backache and “little” pains and aches that seem to come and go. Yoga puts more harmony in your life.

This weekend provided the real test of my progress. I had planned to trim some hedges and other bushes anticipating that I would do it over at least 2 weekends at 2 – 3 hours each day.  On Saturday, I worked over 5 hours and completed all the trimming and cutting I had planned for the 2 weekends. On Sunday I felt fine and decided to cut out a lot of growth, bushes and small trees that were taking over near the edge of our woods. I spent another 6 hours until that was completed. At no time did I have any of the original symptoms and I was only minimally tired. It was great.

Why did I pick Harmony Yoga? I searched the web and telephone books for a local yoga instructor.  I spent quite a bit of time evaluating the promotions and finally selected Harmony Yoga because unlike most they did not insinuate “instant success”.  How lucky I was in my selection. I am now doing various yoga postures  including handstands with no difficulty.

Carol, the director, is so knowledgeable, dedicated, patient and most of all she just loves what she does. You would think that after 30 years she might just want to “go thru the motions”. Not so, even after conducting 2 to 3 group or private sessions she is just as excited and energetic about holding another session that same day as she was at the beginning. She really cares about the progress of her students and at every session she has everything planned to take you to the next step. She intuitively knows each students’ limits and she keeps pushing but not until your body and brain are ready.  Carol Shwidock is the best and Harmony Yoga is the place to go.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I am 77 years old but feeling 50."

- Bud F.

Tesimonial On Yoga Therapy:

"Harmony" Yoga as the name suggests  has brought harmony back into my life! Love,compassion, joy and accepting all that is has brought calmness into my body and has helped me heal.

I had a lot of pain in my neck and shoulders which was shooting down my arm and there came a point in my life where i thought i would have to stop weight training. Working with Carol Shwidock of Harmony Yoga Studio has helped me with my pain and in turn i did not have to stop my other activities. Yoga has strengthened my whole body. Carol has not only helped me physically but spiritually through yoga which is connecting my mind, body and soul. Yoga Therapy has helped me to bring joy, laugher and smiles back into my life after the hard journey i have been through with the loss of my daughter and suffering with Lyme Disease for over 2 years. Everyone around me notices the change in me and that in itself is a joyful moment for me and my loved ones!"

~ S.A. yoga therapy student