{"id":5891,"date":"2018-04-06T17:50:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T21:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theyogasanctuary.biz\/staging\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:02:13","slug":"yogi-of-the-month-cathy-getz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/yogi-of-the-month-cathy-getz\/","title":{"rendered":"Yogi of the Month \u2013 Cathy Getz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cathy Getz in her favorite pose: Virasana<\/p><\/div>\n

The Yoga Sanctuary: <\/em>Can you tell us a little about yourself?<\/p>\n

Cathy Getz: <\/em>From my first trip to\u00a0Florida with Grandma when\u00a0I was 18,\u00a0I knew\u00a0I wanted to live here, so when my husband Jim and\u00a0I retired in 2003, the move was imminent. Jim and I already owned a vacation home in Burnt Store Marina. \u00a0I was raised by a fishing guide Dad and a Mom who loves to swim more than\u00a0another activity (she is now 91), on Lake St. Clair in Michigan. Charlotte\u00a0Harbor water was the draw.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0have been a student at TYS since 2007 and had been associated as a Staff Member\/Retail Manager between 2010 and 2015. \u00a0I call myself\u00a0\u201cStaff Emeritus\u201d and still offer unsolicited advice and help when needed. I\u2019m also\u00a0a member of TYS\u2019 first teacher training class in 2011.<\/p>\n

TYS: <\/em>When and why did you first start yoga?<\/p>\n

CG: <\/em>I started practicing at Burnt\u00a0Store Marina in 2003 because\u00a0I was curious and knew\u00a0I needed\u00a0something to slow me down. Two days a week was not enough and\u00a0I began to search, finding Vibha Kumar, Virginia Williamson, and ultimately, Bonnie Yonker (former owner of The Yoga Sanctuary). \u00a0I drove to Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte every day for class and connected with other Yogis. \u00a0When Bonnie opened TYS in 2007\u00a0I had found a home.<\/p>\n

TYS: <\/em>What are\u00a0the\u00a0greatest benefits\u00a0of\u00a0practicing yoga?<\/p>\n

CG: <\/em>For me, the greatest benefit has been to learn to look at others with an open heart.<\/p>\n

TYS: <\/em>How has\u00a0your\u00a0yoga practice changed your health and\/or life?<\/p>\n

CG: <\/em>I\u2019m way less intense! \u00a0(I know some may refute that!).<\/p>\n

TYS: <\/em>What is your favorite yoga pose and why?<\/p>\n

CG: <\/em>I have two, sitting in Virasana and Sarvangasana (even though\u00a0I do not practice it as often as\u00a0I should). \u00a0I am well grounded in Virasana (Hero\u2019s Pose) and can be very relaxed while still alert. \u00a0Shoulderstand just feels good to me; the neck stretch and ability to focus are the two main reasons.<\/p>\n

TYS: <\/em>Do you have a favorite book or quote that you would like to share?<\/p>\n

CG: <\/em>Again, I have two. Both are from fortune cookies and are now taped to my computer!\u00a0\u201cCompassion is a way of being\u201d and\u00a0\u201cYou feel restless\u00a0\u2013\u00a0change is just around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Yoga Sanctuary: Can you tell us a little about yourself? Cathy Getz: From my first trip to\u00a0Florida with Grandma when\u00a0I was 18,\u00a0I knew\u00a0I wanted to live here, so when my husband Jim and\u00a0I retired in 2003, the move was imminent. Jim and I already owned a vacation home in Burnt Store Marina. \u00a0I was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101,114],"tags":[77],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5910,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891\/revisions\/5910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}