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Sadani Janet Houtz

Background:

Sadani came to yoga seeking relief from physical, emotional, and spiritual pain she had suffered with for years. Through years of yoga practice, massage therapy practice, other healing arts, and work with a holistic counselor, she experienced personal transformation and healing.

Sadani opened and managed Yoga Center of Lake Charles, La. between 1998-2005.   Sadani has served as a volunteer karma yogi at Mount Madonna Center in the Santa Cruz mountains and at the Esalen Institute.  

In 2006, she joined the staff at Yoga Yoga and served as Director of Yoga Teacher Training.  Currently,  she is a lead yoga teacher of the Hatha Yoga Teacher Intensive Training program, teaches public yoga classes and practices yoga therapy with private clients.  

In private practice, she leads workshops and serves as mentor to those aspiring to be yoga teachers.  She has a particular interest in private yoga therapy, where the intention is to meet the student where they are, improve the quality of student’s life, help them learn to manage their situation more effectively and increase their overall sense of well-being in their lives.

Sadani loves to teach those who want to deepen their yoga practice, experience the subtleties of yoga, and are interested in personal transformation.  Sadani skillfully calls the yoga student’s attention to the subtle details of the body and breath. Sadani provides individual adaptations to postures, to make practicing yoga accessible and safe.  

Sadani encourages integrated experience by linking breath with movement, and using sound/chanting, pranayama, meditation, and personal ritual.  Sadani loves to play the gong to deepen the level of restoration.
Sadani adapts for the needs of the students, from gentle to strong, beginners to experienced practitioners.

Sadani maintains a personal daily yoga practice and she encourages others to do the same. "My yoga practice informs my teaching, awareness, overall wellness and happiness.”   She keeps her personal practice interesting by exploring all the yogic tools to connect with flow of prana or energy.  "Most importantly, I listen, observe, feel, and respond to prana. Then I follow the pulse of energy flowing through me. I don't do the practice, the practice does me."

Sadani loves to dance, swim, hike, read, listen to music, and spend time with her family and friends.   Sadani is mother to four beautiful adult children and five precious grandchildren who are the light and joy of her life.



Approach:

Sadani’s creative approach to personal yoga therapy is supported by her years of yoga training and teaching, personal study and experience working with clients.  She is passionate about helping others achieve optimal health and happiness in their life. Sadani uses personal inquiry, exploration, experimentation, focusing, adaptations and practice to create an in-depth yoga practice for at-home practice.  Viniyoga therapy helps those individuals seeking pain relief to reduce pain, come to better know themselves and improve the overall quality of their lives.  She often weaves powerful, healing vibration of sound into personal yoga therapy sessions.



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Email Sadani directly at Sadani@sadaniyoga.com
Professional Training:

  • Certified Viniyoga Therapist
  • Certified Viniyoga Teacher (500 Hours)
  • Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher
  • Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher
  • Certified Esalen Massage Therapist
  • CranioSacral Therapy, Hakomi for Bodyworkers, Jin Shin Jytsu
  • B.A. - McNeese State University
  • B.S. - Louisiana State University



Professional Experience:

  • Maintained daily personal yoga practice since 1995
  • Lead teacher - Hatha Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hour and 500 Hour levels
  • Program development - Hatha Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hour and 500 Hour levels
  • Taught Viniyoga Back Care Program based on National Institute of Health study on the effects of yoga on chronic low back pain
  • Taught wide variety of yoga workshops
  • Studied, practiced and taught meditation
  • Established Yoga Center of Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1998
  • Taught public/private Hatha yoga classes since 1998
  • Massage Therapy - 8 years
  • DONA Certified Doula - professional labor support