Testimonials

Thank you for a fabulous class with the BackMitra. I am experiencing some relief in the back that I have not felt in years. I think it is going to change my life! Thank you

The way in which Sharon brings anatomy awareness to posture and muscle/spine tension in the backmitra sequences and hatha flows is incredible. How open and free my body feels afterwards. Sharon’s energy, passion and the deep space she holds… is magic!

I am so grateful for Sharon who has guided me into a yoga BackMitra practise to connect with my body to learn to release, relax and strengthen in a gentle way. Her clear instructions and melodic voice gracefully guide movements with precise detail. She masterfully weaves conscious breathing into every creative practice.

I really enjoyed your workshop and I think the BackMitra is a wonderful tool, so effective. I love your teaching style, you have so much that your share and many layers of experience that all come together in your teaching.

Your workshop was harmoniously filled with a vibrant and enthusiastic approach to yoga and to using the BackMitra to support our experience. Thanks so much.

The back Mitra sequences themselves are so helpful and creative, as are all the wonderful props! Your instruction made perfect sense out of all those props and facilitated some of the trickier positions with ease.

I felt well taken care of and appreciated your openness, warmth, personal and caring manner. The space was great. I enjoyed learning how to use the BackMitra. I felt quite open after I left yesterday and today while my neck was sore. it was sore in a different and not so bothersome a way... I am hoping there was already a shift. I plan to use the BackMitra tonight for a bit. Thank you for the peaceful workshop.

What I most enjoyed about the workshop was your dynamic presentation style and resonant voice. I appreciated the deeply relaxing and effective introduction to the BackMitra, the very faint background ambient music, the warmth of the room and the soft lighting... pretty much everything.

Thanks again for such a wonderful workshop! I just had one of the most restful and deepest sleeps ever and can only feel that I must have been reacting to the benefits of the Back Mitra and the sequences involved in its use.

I have been using the Back Mitra with great effect as a sleep aid. I have always had difficulty going to and staying asleep.  I am using it for 5 to 10 minutes every night at bedtime. It is so good to be able to drift off effortlessly.”

My experience with Sharon and the strip has been nothing short of miraculous. As a writer and a practitioner, my work involves long periods of sitting. The strip has saved me frompriorbouts of back, neck, and shoulder pain. In fact, I just travelled nationwide for six months on a book tour with my strip. I keep it close at hand and use it regularly. In just 15 or 20 minutes I get amazing results. I fondly refer to it as my portable chiropractor!

I really appreciate your teaching style: clear communication, gentle but confident directions Anatomy lesson/demo as well as the visual/tactile approach to this complex lesson. It was brilliant to identify with the back physiology as a mechanism to generate a deeper level of understanding in the class. I loved the pace of lessons on how to use the Backmitra and the wonderful relaxation.

Sharon Abbondanza is a highly skilled yoga teacher and therapist. She artfully weaves decades of experience and complex ideas around anatomy and energetics into understandable and practical tools for self care and for teaching to others. Sharon creates a nurturing and safe container for her students to deeply experience the work that she masterfully facilitates. She is a gem in the yoga community and I would urge anyone considering taking a workshop with her to sign up before it’s full! This is a generous teacher who you do not want to miss the chance to study with.

I knew right away when I started my Sacred Breath journey with Sharon, that I was in capable hands! Sharon's broad background of expertise and her deep understanding were both evident and reassuring as her soothing voice and gentle touch coached and encouraged me. The benefits have been amazing and life-altering! I have experienced such events as the emergence of pertinent memories, releases, both physical and emotional and an overall sense of well being. The sacred Breath experience has helped me to understand who I am and who I want to be. I am so very grateful to Sharon!

I really enjoyed the program and so did my body. Your knowledge, experience and manner make for a wonderful, accepting environment. My sense of balance improved and I recognized that I was moving differently on my feet – much lighter, a feeling that was familiar to me from when I was much younger. Beth You have inspired me through your soothing, empowering voice, your kind heart and through the wisdom you possess. I carry a strong appreciation for the work and knowledge you have given us – Allowing the beautiful possibilities to unfold…until we meet again.

To breathe in the beauty that is you! Joyous gratitude!” Shasta Your gift of heart, this vastness that just pours through this experience of spirit within you which then is translated in such beauty for all… so perhaps we too can journey within, in our way yet with alight you share with such grace… so then we can explore this light, this experience where body & spirit are one where breathe becomes our best friend where this vehicle, this body returns to balance so perhaps we can re-member that spirit we are, and this humaneness is Divine.

I loved all the mitra sequences and yoga therapy sequences. The manual was a great addition as it has all the photos, breath information and great pictures. The training exceeded my expectation; there was more information about the function of the spine and therapeutic ways to work with students. The experiential anatomy was valuable - when you feel it in your body it is easier to share with students. I am very confident and excited to share the mitra work with my students in class situations and private situations. My teaching will come from a place of direct personal experience. I feel knowledgeable enough to be able to assist students with challenges on the mitra. I can explain in a clear, concise way movement sequences on the mitra and the benefits.

Sharon Abbondanza is a highly skilled yoga teacher and therapist. She artfully weaves decades of experience and complex ideas around anatomy and energetics into understandable and practical tools for self care and for teaching to others. Sharon creates a nurturing and safe container for her students to deeply experience the work that she masterfully facilitates. She is a gem in the yoga community and I would urge anyone considering taking a workshop with her to sign up before it's full! This is a generous teacher who you do not want to miss the chance to study with.

With passion & clarity you guided me into depth exploration, discovery, truth in what is freedom in possibility, love in it all, eternal gratitude, love and light always.

Thanks for this special Yoga Nidra series. It’s been excellent.

Thank you so much for all the wisdom & knowledge you imparted to us on this journey. Your positivity, optimism & eternal enthusiasm have been a real joy to experience. Thank you for your deep commitment to our learning, unforgettable…truly…

Thank you for being a guiding light along my path. This training has shaken me on so many levels, one of them being the impact your teachings have had on my self development & career.

My mind became clearer and alert without much vigilance or anxiety; I became more grounded and more connected, particularly to myself. I felt comfortable and more myself --alive and complete. What a great program!

Thank you so much for your beautiful offering of the Yoga Nidra series! I loved the sense of reverence, which you brought to each of the Yoga Nidra sessions. It felt to me that you were a messenger bringing to my attention something sacred and important. As a receiver of the Yoga Nidra series, I felt both humbled and a part of something larger.

Thank you so much for your enthusiasm, passion and wisdom. Learning and embodying was fun and easy! You gave me some amazing new tools to be in my body in a new way. I feel shifted and empowered.

You are a master of language and you have chosen brilliant images in your succinct webinar of far-reaching ideas.  Your practical component drops me just before sleep and I feel like my nervous system is being knitted back together in the gentlest manner.  I am sincerely grateful for your Nidra program.

Your gift of heart, this vastness that just pours through this experience of spirit within you which then is translated in such beauty for all… so perhaps we too can journey within, in our way yet with alight you share with such grace… so then we can explore this light, this experience where body & spirit are one where breathe becomes our best friend where this vehicle, this body returns to balance so perhaps we can re-member that spirit we are, and this humaneness is Divine.

This retreat was a great opportunity for “unplugging” and giving time for self examination and learning self care. Sharing with women is so conformational.

I would recommend this beautiful retreat to anyone searching for deep nurturance and support. In our disconnected world, this experience offers knowledge and skills to cope with the messiness of life. I have been touched to my very core. The retreat exceeded my expectations; on a scale of 1-10, it was an 11!

This retreat was way way more than I ever expected. My heart has been opened wide, my feet are grounded, I am walk taller on the earth and I bless everything in my life.

A sacred space of coming together. Sharon and Yogita are a formidable team; they bring deep knowledge and experience but way more inspiring is the alchemy of their hearts, their caring and vulnerability. They created a space for me to find myself again.

Medicine for the body, mind and soul, attending this retreat was a real blessing. Authentic connection with other women has been inspiring and I will carry this in my heart. The facilitators were extraordinary – real, raw and ever so present holding a safe space for everyone. What a treat! My heart is full.

This retreat was the most meaningful experience of my life. The magic creates in these few days was palpable. I have found the courage and learned lifelong tools to heal and navigate the flow of life. Thank you for such a transformative experience ~ for such heart and thought was put into this and it shows immensely!

The setting is breath taking; the lodge and food are fabulous. I loved the yoga and classes and special surprises planned along the way. For me, it was perfect ~ exactly what I was looking for and needed.

You covered so much in the time we had, and more time would be great too. Thanks for sharing your back sculpture, that was beautiful! I know for me a 3d visual is very helpful. I think the breathing practices are so key in unlocking blocked areas, they are very powerful. Thanks for incorporating navel radiation, this deepened my experience of it and allows me to also share this more fully with students. I had first come across it in Donna Fahri's book, Yoga body, mind and spirit. You made it all happen and gave each of us a sense of personal accomplishment! Yes, I feel refreshed and ready to continue my yoga journey!

I thoroughly enjoy Sharon's yoga classes, but to have her with Brigitte in Mexico , I thought I had died and gone to heaven. The accommodation was clean, safe and scenic. I returned home with a new understanding of the word "retreat.

This retreat was a wonderful embodiment and opportunity for somatic integration. The food was amazing and so loving. The teachings were intuitive, nourishing and well balanced. Such a reminder to be seen!

The space you created was expansive and generous. The beauty surrounding us was a reflection of internal teachings you made manifest. Your willingness to learn and grow through your truth telling made many dimensions and tools available to me to create such a deeply moving and transformative time.

I loved the workshop. I loved the model your daughter made of the muscles and the way that you paired the visual demonstration with partnered touch. My back felt amazing after- like as if I don't work on the computer at all.

I really enjoyed your workshop and I think the backmitra is a wonderful tool, so effective… your many layers of experience all come together in your teaching… harmoniously filled with a vibrant and enthusiastic approach to yoga and to using the mitra to support our experience.

What I most enjoyed was the richness and fullness of the workshop. If I was to use one adjective to sum up your workshop, I would say "multi-dimensional". Your looking-at-it-from-many-different-angles approach not only engaged me physically but also my intellect, senses, emotions, curiosity, and sense of wonder were fully involved. The holistic way appeals to so many parts of me; it inspired me to want to explore and learn more!

You are blessed with a great voice for leading workshops - great cadence, tone, clarity, pitch. The pace was excellent, allowing time to do and integrate without becoming overwhelmed or bored. A nice mix of practical work with some theory mixed in to aid in over all understanding. Your knowledge is very good; you answered the questions very well with clarity and "just the right amount" of information.

You are a gifted teacher - the workshop was informative, beneficial and flowed in a logical sequence allowing us to relax and move forward bit by bit...The atmosphere you created was welcoming and engaging.

I love the way you teach and your knowledge and how you teach anatomy in such a clear and simple way is a true gift.

Thank you for yesterday’s lumbar spine workshop.  I find that you have so much to offer!

Sharon's kind and tender attention to every one of us - well organized program that I resonated with.

I also enjoyed your teaching style, the rate of information and instruction and your delivery. You have an awesome yogic voice! The pace of the class allowed me to fall into a deep state of concentration (for lack of a better word) and I think I REALLY benefited from that.

Sharon Abbondanza is a highly skilled yoga teacher and therapist. She artfully weaves decades of experience and complex ideas around anatomy and energetics into understandable and practical tools for self care and for teaching to others. Sharon creates a nurturing and safe container for her students to deeply experience the work that she masterfully facilitates. She is a gem in the yoga community and I would urge anyone considering taking a workshop with her to sign up before it’s full! This is a generous teacher who you do not want to miss the chance to study with.

The way in which Sharon brings anatomy awareness to posture and muscle/spine tension in the backmitra sequences and hatha flows is incredible. How open and free my body feels afterwards. Sharon’s energy, passion and the deep space she holds… is magic!

I found the space to be warm, comfortable and calming. You are an excellent teacher in that you explain things very clearly and I found it very helpful when you demonstrated what you wanted us to do by getting one of the other participants into the posture with your guidance. I was always clear on what I was supposed to be doing.