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YOGA
Traditional,
Not Trendy
A
s yoga has gained mainstream popularity, we’ve all
seen countless trendy hashtags that seem to focus
more on a fad than on the traditional benefits of yoga.
For Sterling Painton, owner of Sterling
Yoga & Wellness Center, and an alignment-based
yoga practitioner and instructor for nearly 20 years,
seeing dozens of hyphenated yoga practices come
and go can be a blessing.
“At the end of the day, the students who end up
here are serious about their health, and want to
deepen their practice to better themselves and the
longevity of their bodies,” she said. “I have students
who have been with me for 18 years because we
teach classical hatha Iyengar-inspired yoga.
Painton considers herself more of an alignment
specialist than a yoga instructor, as what she teaches is similar to
physical therapy in that classes focus on educating students on
how to heal and prevent imbalances.
“I deal in proper body alignment. We teach foundation work
that people need so their body is where it should be, and aches
and pains are gone,” she said. “It’s
therapeutic. I teach people, not
poses, and I teach them about
what they need for their body to
work harmoniously versus giving
them a list of poses and telling
them to do them every day.”
Over the years, Painton has
started a variety of classes for
students of all ages, including
one of the first chair yoga classes
18 years ago, aimed at helping
seniors address common issues
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associated with aging. Painton’s work on the nervous
system also led to one of the first exercise programs
for Parkinson’s disease, helping to support movement,
create muscle memory, and provide a community of
“like moving” people to share the experience of aging
with issues such as PD and other nervous system
disorders. As a result, at Sterling Yoga you will find a
diverse array of students practicing yoga together.
“We have a lot of older adults practicing here, some
with mobility issues, as well as a lot of younger people
looking to develop a personal yoga practice,” Painton explained.
“In between, we have people who come here for specific problems
such as chronic back pain, choosing to alleviate their pain through
yoga rather than surgery.”
As a wellness center, Sterling Yoga also offers meditation,
massage, salt cave sessions, infrared therapy, and a variety of
workshops, to name just a few of the services.
“I love yoga, and it’s done wonders for me,” Painton said. “But
I also recognize that not everything works for everybody. Some
people may need massage or meditation. Here, it’s a full package;
there’s not one solution for every problem. We want to offer people
choices when it comes to taking care of their overall health.”
n For more information on Sterling Yoga, go to their website
at sterlingyoga.com. It is located at 393 Vanadium Road, Suite
201 & 202, 15243, inside the Davis Professional Building. You can
also call directly at 412.260.0533, or email with any questions at
[email protected].