Functional Yoga Medicine Membership

ENROLL IN FUNCTIONAL YOGA MEDICINE CLASS VAULT

Boost Energy, Enhance Your Metabolism, and Get Rid of Pain WHILE Avoiding Injury

Heal your body with functional movement and mind-body fitness so you can look and feel your best!

Led by Dr. Connie Cheung

YES! TEACH ME HOW TO USE MOVEMENT AS MEDICINE

DR. CONNIE'S CREDENTIALS

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,

how many of the following symptoms have you struggled with?

Weight Gain
Aches + Pains
Stiffness
Fatigue/Low Energy
Muscle Weakness

Stress
Anxiety/Social Anxiety
Depression
Mood Swings
Lack of Self Esteem
"Identity Crisis"

If this sounds familiar, keep reading because you might be suffering from residual effects of the pandemic that are impacting your physical and mental wellbeing...

...which are interfering with your everyday life as you strive to adjust to this "new" normal.

We Don't Realize Just How Much

We're Still Recovering From The Pandemic

The sudden widespread nature of the pandemic, along with the threat to life, economic disruption, and social isolation, significantly affected the health and wellbeing of many, physically AND mentally.

The isolation, leading to decreased access to physical activity and exercise opportunities caused people to become more sedentary, which increased muscle weakness, stiffness, weight gain, lack of body awareness, and atrophy.

Not to mention, fear of the unknown, at the time, increased stress, fear, and anxiety for many. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, in just the first year of the pandemic, anxiety and depression increased by 25% worldwide.

And now that the world has almost completely opened back up again, these mental/emotional implications remain, leading to social anxiety for many – it's as if we've forgotten how to interact with other human beings.

And I don't have to tell you that physical health and mental health influence one another and go hand-in-hand.

A sedentary lifestyle can lead to weight gain and poor posture, causing fatigue as well as aches, pains, and stiffness.

These pesky symptoms can make it hard to do your daily activities or even just get through your day.

It also decreases our body awareness, and lack of body awareness can lead to injuries while exercising.

This is something we need to keep in mind as we start to sign up for in-person workout classes again.

Stubborn weight gain can cause a decrease in confidence and self-esteem.

Some might even experience an "identity crisis", as they mourn the health and body they had before the pandemic.

And poor posture can affect the function and production of neurotransmitters.

When our neurotransmitters are impacted, we can experience feelings of sadness and depression, stress and anxiety, and/or overall mood swings.

When physical and mental health take a turn for the worse, it's not uncommon to have thoughts that sound something like "I barely even recognize myself anymore."

So What's The Missing Ingredient For Optimal Physical AND Mental Health And Well-Being?

The answer is AWARENESS (which includes SELF awareness and BODY awareness).

Physically, lack of body awareness, muscle activation, and proper alignment leads to poor posture and potential injury.

Mentally, poor posture and lack of self awareness leads to lack of self-esteem and self-worth...

...which impact your IDENTITY.

Your identity is your self-image, or the way you see yourself. And your identity plays a major role in your physical and mental wellbeing because it influences your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

It impacts how you perceive and respond to stress and it shapes your coping mechanisms, your social connections, and your support networks.

Your identity is instrumental in the decisions you make regarding your health.

Without Awareness, You're Leaving Your Health Up To Chance!

Awareness creates intention and intention leads to deliberate action when it comes to creating the health you want.

Without proper body awareness, you neglect alignment and posture, leading to compensatory movement and postural patterns that can cause premature degeneration of the spine.

And while exercising, these compensatory patterns can cause micro wear and tear injuries, increasing inflammation and the risk of larger injuries that are harder to reverse.

Inflammation will be low grade until it becomes chronic and systemic, negatively affecting your metabolism as well as your digestive, hormonal, and neurological systems.

The neurological impact will perpetuate anxiety, depression, and loss of confidence.

All of which collectively hinder your ability to create optimal health and a fulfilling life.

So, What's The BEST Way To Cultivate Awareness To Boost Physical and Mental Health?

YOGA!

Yoga is more than just a form of exercise – it's a journey back home to YOU.

How you show up on the Yoga mat reflects how you show up in your life. So, in the process of moving your body to enhance posture, strength, flexibility, balance, and cardio endurance...

...you learn a lot about yourself as you turn your focus inward and connect your mind to your body.

But let me clarify – I'm not talking about just any kind of Yoga.

I'm talking about Functional Yoga Medicine.

As a physical therapist, I've worked with many patients who have injured themselves in all types of exercise classes, including Yoga, Crossfit, various bootcamps, etc.

The main reason is because many of these studios and gyms lack the proper instruction in terms of posture, alignment, and muscle activation that keeps the body safe in various movements to improve overall wellness and longevity while you exercise.

With Yoga specifically, many instructors don’t have the anatomical knowledge necessary to help people execute the poses properly. Many Yoga certification or training programs lack the necessary knowledge in anatomy and physiology.

Rather, there’s too much focus on the poses themselves without concern for the individual’s anatomical limitations, past or present injuries, and medical history.

And that's exactly why I created Functional Yoga Medicine –

To ensure my students have a healing practice that will promote awareness and mindfulness, as well as strength, flexibility, and mobility, as opposed to a practice that leads to injury and degeneration.

7 Pillars of Functional Yoga Medicine

By incorporating these pillars into the practice of Yoga and applying them to each and every pose, students can ensure proper posture, alignment, and muscle activation to create a safe and healing practice.

Foundation

This is your base of support. It’s your feet, hands, knees, back, etc; whichever part of the body is in contact with the floor. Your anchor allows you to activate the proper muscles to create a foundation that supports the complete kinetic chain, ensuring proper muscle activation while keeping proper alignment.

Alignment

This pillar is one of the most important, as it can positively enhance your practice or negatively cause inflammation if you're not careful. With every pose in your practice, there should be full body engagement and activation, and your alignment should be so precise to ensure the joints and muscles get stronger and flexible, rather than injured and inflamed.

Core

Your core muscles are the muscles around the abdominal cavity. These are “deep” muscles that support our posture and are the foundation for all movements. If the core is weak, we can cause unnecessary strain and compression to our low back, as well as up the spine to the cervical spine.

Polarity

Polarity is defined as the push and pull in Yoga. It’s the opposing forces that are required for full body muscle activation and engagement. Together these two opposing forces create this push and pull effect in the body for elongation, activation, and length in proper alignment.

Breath

Breath is the life force, also known as pranayama. In Yoga, your breath allows you to tune inward.

Breath with movement and during the poses allows you to cultivate awareness by connecting and listening to your inner being. Your breath is the gauge that supports your practice. It should be steady, in and out vs holding or straining.

Balance

As you work through the first 5 pillars, you'll come to the sixth pillar in which you assess symmetry and balance in each pose. Work to achieve balance between the left and right sides of the body, the push and pull, and the contraction and relaxation.

Embodiment

This pillar is about fully experiencing and being present in one's body, rather than being disconnected or distracted during the practice, and after each day of Yoga, you live out the experience gained throughout your day. This pillar allows you to take what you receive on the mat and apply it to everyday life off the mat.

INTRODUCING THE...

An online Yoga library designed to teach you to use movement as medicine to eliminate symptoms and BOOST physical and mental health.

On-demand classes you can access at anytime, for times when you aren't able to join the live classes
Exclusive members only portal with 300+ classes that are organized so you can easily find a class that's perfect for your needs

See What Others Have Said About This Revolutionary Method For Cultivating Awareness To Boost Health!

Let Me Show You What's Waiting For You Inside The Functional Yoga Medicine Class Vault When You Become A Member...

These are slower moving, low-intensity classes designed to focus on the important connective tissues, such as ligaments, tendons, and fascia, to restore balance in the body. These classes promote chakra stimulation and mindfulness through breathwork to help you explore your emotions while building strength, flexibility, and mobility. Overall, these classes will help you achieve inner alignment so you can start to see outer results.

Yoga for Healing includes:

Therapeutic/Restorative Yoga, including:
- Gentle Yoga
- Yin Yoga
- Chair Yoga
Hip Opener Yoga
Yoga for Cultivating Positive Emotions
Yoga for Addressing Negative Emotions

These classes are quicker paced and focus on dynamic movement with fun, functional postures that will tone muscle, burn fat, and enhance body awareness. You’ll learn to use breath with movement to ease in and out of various poses intended to help you improve strength, posture, stability, endurance, and flexibility. With an emphasis on proper alignment, you can assure that you'll be making gains WHILE avoiding injury.

Yoga for Fitness and Weight Loss includes:

Vinyasa Yoga
Pilates and Core Yoga
Yoga for Building Stability and Balance
Dynamic Movement Yoga
Yoga for Building Strength
Yoga for Building Flexibility

These series classes are designed to focus on a specific outcome and intended to be taken consecutively so that you can start to see results quick. Our series classes will help you eliminate aches and pains and build a strong foundation for your Yoga practice so you can show up as your best self on the mat, and you'll be surprised at how quickly you can progress!

Yoga Series classes include:

Yoga Basics
Correcting Alignment
Posture Yoga
Detox Yoga
Myofascial Release to self-treat pain
Cultivating Awareness

Our signature Functional Yoga Medicine sequences focus on the 6 pillars of FYM (Foundation, Alignment, Core, Polarity, Breath, Balance) to help you nail the poses in your body to optimize the healing effects. You’ll cultivate body awareness like never before and you’ll learn to live IN your body and begin to honor your body to strengthen self awareness and mind-body connection. Created by Dr. Connie herself, you won't find these specific classes in any other Yoga studio.

Signature FYM Sequences include:

Alkaline Hot Sequence
Alkaline Hot Hips

That's not all...

I HAVE ALMOST $800 WORTH OF EXTRA GIFTS FOR YOU TODAY WHEN YOU SIGN UP!

The Functional Yoga Medicine classes will completely transform the way you MOVE so that you can feel your best by improving posture, boosting energy, and getting rid of aches and pains.

But maybe you're new to Yoga or you've never done it before so you're a little doubtful about it. OR you have stiffness or pain so you're not even sure if you can move your body this way.

Don't worry – I've got you covered!

When you join the Functional Yoga Medicine Class Vault today, you also get FOUR extraordinary bonuses that will get you moving no matter your condition.

Here's what you'll get...

BONUS #1

75+ Guided Meditation Sessions

Learn how to quiet your mind to enhance awareness and release toxic thoughts so you can show up as your healthiest self!
Quick 5-15 min sessions you can fit into your day, no matter what your schedule looks like

BONUS #2

Beginner's Yoga Series

Learn the basics of Yoga to ease your body into moving
Develop a strong foundation to build a safe practice
Gain confidence in yourself and start to see results fast!

BONUS #3

Yoga for Symptoms Bundle

Specially curated Yoga sequences designed to address common symptoms
Includes Yoga for Inflammation and Pain, Yoga for Digestion, Yoga for Weightloss, and Yoga for Menstrual Discomfort
Short 5 minute sessions designed to help you get moving even on the toughest days

BONUS #4

Physical Therapy Exercise Series

Easily do physical therapy on the mat in the comfort of your home!
Gentle exercises designed to help eliminate pain in the neck, low back, shoulder, hip, and knee

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For only 1 investment of $197

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here are a few answers to our most common questions

What if I've never done Yoga before?

Every class is focused on proper alignment and posture, and is beginner friendly. You'll be guided appropriately to keep your practice safe. Each class you take will boost your confidence in your ability to move your body.

How is this experience different from working with you one on one?

We have signature programs that go in depth, but this membership was created to reach as many people as possible and empower them to heal themselves using movement as medicine. The community is exceptional and you'll find support and understanding by surrounding yourself with others who are also on a healing journey.

What if I have aches and pains, or orthopedic conditions?

With a doctorate in Physical Therapy, Dr. Connie is well versed in any physical issues you may have. We make all classes doable so this won't be a concern.

Can I access the class recordings anytime?

Yes! You will receive a login to the member portal as soon as you sign up, which will allow you to have full access to all the recordings any time you want.