Two longtime best friends, Jami Vezina and Christine “Tini” Alexander, have combined their passions for yoga and sound meditation to create a unique experience that promotes inner peace and balance. Their spring session, held on March 18, was just before the official start of spring, and their summer session will take place in June.

• Vezina leads the group through a series of gentle yoga stretches and poses, which are suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
• Alexander then takes the group on a sound bath journey, using the sustained, resonant sounds of Tibetan singing bowls to promote relaxation and meditation.
• The combination of sound baths and yoga is said to be beneficial for the mind, body, and spirit.

For Vezina, the idea of promoting inner peace and balance is nothing new. She has been working with movement, meditation, and music for over a decade.

1. Vezina taught Zumba and completed her yoga training while living an “off the grid, tiny-home life” in Hawaii with her family.
2. After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she shifted her focus to helping her son with virtual learning from home and eventually started filming classes and sending them to her students.
3. With her business thriving again, Vezina launched her website and began teaching in person once more.

“The goal is to balance the body through a variety of movements, the mind through meditations, and in turn, bringing your soul into alignment as well,” Vezina states on her website.

“The sound of music is what moves my soul in order to teach,” Vezina said. “I try to create a playlist that flows together in a way that allows the music to be my guide.”

For Alexander, sound meditation has been a game-changer. She first discovered it while attending a yoga retreat where she was introduced to the sound of Tibetan singing bowls.

“I was just blown away by how deep it took me into meditation,” Alexander said. “I’ve been practicing meditation for at least five years, and it took me deeper than I have ever been. It was completely effortless.”

“Guided sound meditation can provide a number of benefits, including quieting the mind for people with ADHD and helping to quiet chronic tinnitus,” Alexander said.

As a freelance graphic designer and mother of one, Alexander now hosts several sessions each month in Fortville and at the Indianapolis Salt Cave in Lawrence.

“My community of students has been slowly growing, and I now have a steady group of regulars,” Alexander said.

“It’s a nice way to sort of coast into the weekend and let go of the stress of the week,” Alexander said. “My next session at Union Yoga & Wellness in Fortville is Friday, April 18.”

“Yoga is fantastic for your body in general, taking time to connect with yourself and how your body is feeling,” Vezina said. “I think the world around us is so fast-paced… so it’s like we constantly worry about everything around us.”

“I’m constantly worried about everybody else,” Vezina said. “I’m constantly worried about my parents and what is going on around the world in general, and to be able to take an hour to drown all that out and focus completely on yourself, I think that’s one of the most important things you can do.”

“Yoga allows you to connect with your body, to notice how you’re feeling, and to just let go, so then hopefully when you leave the mat and you leave that space, you’re able to carry that with you throughout the day,” Vezina said.

“I always tell people, ‘This is your moment to be selfish,'” Vezina said. “I know that sounds weird, like that word selfish has such a feeling to it, but this is your time to not worry about anything else. If you’re a mom, you’re not worried about your kids. You’re not worrying about your spouse, you’re not worrying about your to-do list or what you’re cooking for dinner tonight. None of that matters. The only thing that matters at this moment is you.”

Both women offer guided meditation in their individual sessions.

How it works:

They start with a short guided meditation, typically up to five minutes, to acclimate to the space and come into their bodies.

Then they allow the sound to take them on a journey, using instruments like rainsticks, chimes, gongs, and singing bowls.

At the end, they slowly bring the group back out by reintroducing the chimes and guiding them out of the meditation.

For Alexander, meditation has been a transformative experience. She first started out using YouTube videos and an app to guide her meditations, and eventually set up a dedicated spot in her home for meditation.

“It allows you to just explore where the sound takes you,” Alexander said.

Both Vezina and Alexander are passionate about promoting the art of meditation and self-reflection in their hometown community.

“Being able to do so with your best friend just makes it so much more fun,” Alexander said.

They are currently planning a weekend retreat this fall focused on sound therapy, yoga, and meditation.

Alexander is attending a similar retreat at an Indiana park this weekend to relax and research this next endeavor.

Both women are driven to promote the art of meditation and self-reflection in their community.

“It’s a beautiful thing to see our passions taking off,” Vezina said.

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Yoga and sound meditation offer a unique experience that promotes inner peace and balance. By combining gentle yoga stretches and poses with sound meditation, Vezina and Alexander are helping their students find harmony and balance in their lives.

By attending a yoga and sound meditation session with Vezina and Alexander, you can experience the benefits of these practices for yourself.