7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern
NEDA Know How
NEDA
Virtual
About Ori:
My name is Ori Kilner. I am a yogi, yoga teacher, wellness consultant, nutritionist, structural therapist, mobility coach, and Mom to two amazing daughters. I have lived and traveled around the world, taking in the many different cultures, languages, and healing arts.
At age three, I began a life-long practice of the “8 limb path”, an ancient framework for spiritual growth foundational to yoga as we know it today. At age 10, my family moved to India where I began the study of Sanskrit, an ancient language which gives words to what otherwise is too subtle to express. This allowed me to study the oldest scriptures in their original language. At age 13, after three years of intensive study, I began teaching Vedant philosophy and meditation. I received a Masters of Meditation from the International Meditation Institute when I was 16. Over the next few years I moved to British Columbia to finish high school. When I was 18, I returned to Kullu, India and opened my first yoga and aerobics studio. I entered a premed college program in the U.S. but realized in my third year the limitations of symptom-based medicine. I began 30 years of study and practice of holistic medicine, including: Ayurveda, nutrition, sound and energy healing, acupressure, quasah, cupping, Reiki, Graston technique, myofascial palpation, somatics, Egoscue method, Feldenkrais, trigger point therapy, mobility techniques (rolling, muscle flossing), weight-based strength training, and chi running. For the past 15 years, I have been engaged in a sustained inquiry into neuroscience and how meditation can change your brain.
I lived in Brooklyn, NY where my two daughters were born. I had a yoga studio there and made lifelong friends. I moved to Massachusetts in 2008 and have had a home studio as well as taught at Gold’s gym and On The Mat yoga studio in Concord. I have been teaching yoga, meditation, pranayama, cooking and nutrition, and many workshops and retreats with large companies and small groups. Sasha (my daughter) and I have spoken to groups about supporting middle school and high school kids through anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, how to communicate about these issues and tools to use. Alongside my teaching and speaking engagements, I have run a private practice out of my home since my children were born and enjoy welcoming people into a cozy place of healing.
The NEDA Know How webinar series runs every Thursday evening from 7:30pm-8:30pm in January, February, and March. NEDA members can access previously recorded sessions under the "multimedia" dropdown in their member portal.
The goal of the webinar is to bring our membership a variety of prolific speakers aiming to increase:
- knowledge of best practices and opportunities in the dressage industry,
- opportunities to query those working in the dressage industry regarding cutting-edge advancements or best-quality educational standards, and
- knowledge of how their aspirations are impacted by others' work in the dressage community or the equine industry.
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