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Tantric tools for yogis ready to enrich their experience of yoga from the external to the magical internal, and connect to their Highest Essence.

Welcome to Tantra Flow Yoga® (TFY), an approach to yoga with Jeanne Heileman which will bring you closer to your innermost heart. Rooted in Tantric wisdom, Jeanne’s teachings go beyond the mat—into techniques to access the subtle body, breath work (pranayama), a variety of meditation practices, and insightful yoga philosophy to keep you inspired through all aspects of life. With 40+ years of experience, she brings humor, depth, and passion to students seeking authentic guidance & expansion. Whether you're a teacher, student, or soul-seeker, this space offers classes, training, and a community to help you connect to your Highest Truth.

10/14/2026

In Spanish,

Calma = calm

Alma = soul

See your soul when you are calm.

This is why we practice yoga and meditation. To see our Alma, and get Calma.

10/13/2026

Today is Day Three of Navaratri. The Deity for the Day is Chandraghanta, She Who Rings the Bell of the Moon.

When you go to temples in India. there are often large bells outside the doorways. We ring the bells for a number of reasons. One is to surround the subtle body with the sacred vibrations of the bell. And even more importantly, the vibrations of the bell can break apart the mental tendencies in the mind, especially the ego.

Mantra is especially potent today to dismantle the mental patterning that we have accumulated from childhood, even generations prior, and certainly from our current surroundings. This patterning is often negative and prevents us from seeing our own goodness.

This is also the last of the first section devoted to Mother Kali, who loves us fiercely and wants us to quit our crap. These first three days are often the hard ones on this special journey because as we make positive changes, our aversion to discomfort starts to increase, magnifying our negative tendencies. It's natural to feel impatient, cranky, sad, and more. They all stem from a distorted sense of ego which Kali wants to kill. Like a fierce mother ripping off a band aid, she wants to rip off our illusions so that our Truth does the radiating.

Personally, yesterday was a hard day of anger and irritation. I was influenced by the fighting amidst my two sweet cats which has caused everyone a lot of stress. It was magnified by news articles sharing more injustice. I watched myself want to lose patience on the phone and later with someone in a clinic and had to pause - are they really annoying or am I just seeing things through a limited lens? Can I see their divinity from the eyes of my divinity, instead of my ego? I don't need to spread my household's stress onto others. So, I leaned into the vibrations of the Divine Mother instead my ego. It helped, a lot.

If you feel challenged by people (or animals) or experiences, instead of reacting, lean towards mantra. It's not a cop out, it's a way in to Truth that doesn't leave any more damage along the way. In truth, everyone is just really trying their best. (most everyone)

Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah!

10/12/2026

It's a full week of teaching this week, including some extra subbing. Come see me in any way that works for you to not only move your body but connect to your heart.

The benefit of yoga is that it not only moves and strengthens your body, it fills your heart and quiets the mind. Other forms of movement don’t have the depth which yoga can provide. It’s just a matter of showing up.

Ta**ra Flow Yoga with Jeanne Heileman : https://bit.ly/3PDtZwj
Center for Yoga : https://bit.ly/3Rok547

10/08/2026

We see a variety of images of the red gates in Japan. But what do they mean?

I did a bit of researchn and learned that they are called "torli," symbolic gateways that mark the boundary between the everyday human world and the sacred space of a shrine.

When we walk through the torii, it's symbolic for leaving the external world and stepping into the realm of the kami (Shinto gods or spirits).

Did you know that the bright red color is traditionally believed to have the power to repel evil spirits, misfortune, and negative energy? (Maybe that is why many things, like wallets, are red in Japan...?...)

Before entering, one is encouraged to do a little bow before walking through a torli as a sign of respect to the deities all around it. The center of the path (the seichu) is considered the pathway for the gods, so one walks on the left or right side of the gate rather than dead center out of politeness.

Want to learn more? Grab one of the last spots on the retreat with me in Japan...

SACRED STILLNESS;
Awakening Buddhi in Japan
Yoga Retreat with International Yoga
March 9-17, 2026
https://bit.ly/4ffMFAZ

10/07/2026

Can you feel it? We are entering a very special time when the energetic layers around the globe pull away for tangible access to the compassionate energy of the Divine Mother.

Navaratri, translated as nine nights, is a beautiful Hindu celebration of the Divine Feminine to shift your energy and bring clarity with your direction.

You are invited to join me in daily 30-minute-long ceremonies to honor a unique aspect of the goddess assigned to each day.

We make time to acknowledge an energy greater than us and ask for what we want in our lives in the next six months. What is so special about this holiday is that the request is always answered, with our heart expanding through the process.

The Divine Mother belongs to everyone. All you need is some sincerity. The rest unfolds perfectly.

A PORTAL TO DIVINITY
The Sacred Journey Through Navaratri
October 11 - 20, 2026
7:00 - 7:30 am PDT
Livestream with recordings available
https://bit.ly/3T5aRNB

10/05/2026

Lovely Yogis and Friends,

This week is full of teaching from my regular schedule, plus two special extra offerings.

I'm coming to the West Side, in Venice, CA, to Yoga Nest Venice to teach a workshop on shoulders that leads to inversions. Unique to this practice is attention towards the Fifth Chakra and freeing the voice to speak your Truth. Come join me and then enjoy the beach atmosphere!

The sacred celebration of the Divine Feminine through Navaratri begins on Sunday morning. This is a wonderful opportunity to expand your heart and feel a sacred connection that feeds your spirit. Available to you livestream and on demand to do at your convenience.

My theme for the week, in honor of Sunday's workshop, is shoulders. Let's free them and shift our perspective. There is a lot of crap in the world. True. And, we don't have to let that crap take away our ability to see the amount of goodness that does exist, now and always.

Ta**ra Flow Yoga with Jeanne Heileman https://bit.ly/3PDtZwj
Center for Yoga https://bit.ly/3Rok547
Navaratri: https://bit.ly/3T5aRNB
Yoga Nest Venice https://bit.ly/4hMucN2

10/02/2026

Today we addressed the Heart Chakra in the Peeling the Layers of the Chakras training.

It's so easy to think of this energy center as the location for love in our life from people, children, animals, and the world. But that type of love usually has conditions, which when not met to our needs and perspectives, bring unhappiness and pain.

In the depth of our heart, no pain exists. It's connected to the meaning of its name, Anahata, which means "unstruck." There is a sound that comes from the source of Unconditional Love, from Creation, which doesn't need something else to strike to emit the sound.

There is a love deep within us that doesn't need outside activities nor circumstances to help us feel connected to this rich well of compassion.

The way to access it is by removing our ego, which is really haaaarrrrrrd. We need our ego for many things, it helps us function. It also feels good to have an identity.

And when we can surrender, (Ishwarapranidhananda) and apply non-attachment (vairagya), we can see the world, and others from our heart instead of our identity.

This is advanced practice, worth trying every day.

10/01/2026

Hey West-side Yogis!

I'm going to be on your side of the town next Sunday, October 11 to teach a shoulder opener workshop at Yoga Nest Venice . Come join me in a fun sequence that will bring renewed freedom in your shoulders, which ripple into your neck.

Throughout the practice, I will weave in techniques to connect to your Fifth Chakra, Vishuddhi Chakra, which dwells in the throat and is expressed through the shoulders.

This is a chance to grow the physical body while enlightening the subtle body, all at the same time. Where it's appropriate, we will explore inversions to celebrate this liberation from tension, pent up emotions, and clear speech.

Come join for the workshop, stay for the beach and brunch. 😊

RELEASE TENSE, TIGHT SHOULDERS
Sunday, October 11 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
at Yoga Nest Venice
https://bit.ly/4hMucN2

09/29/2026

Girl on Left: "Did you hear the latest?..."
Girl in Right: "No! What?"
Left: "International Yoga is offering a $300 discount for people to join Ta**ra Flow Yoga with Jeanne Heileman 's Retreat to Japan."
Right: "Really? That's a kind gesture. I met Jeanne one time when she was in Japan in 2019. She is very nice."
Left: "Yes! And! They are offering a $400 discount to anyone who has traveled with International Yoga in the past. That's an extra $100 off."
Right: "Ahhh! I imagine a lot of people are taking advantage of that offer."
Left: "Well, some are saying that they will decide closer to the trip. But they don't know that the discount ends on October 9."
Right: "Well, they could just join the trip later and pay the higher fee, right? That's what many people do."
Left: "Hana-chan, you know our country. There are a lot of rules and systems to work with. So really, the very last chance to register is December 9, which comes sooner than later."
Right: "Ahhh, yes. I do understand. Well, I can't imagine people not taking advantage of the discounted rate for a very lovely trip. We have so much to share with them, don't we?"
Left: "Yes, we do. In fact, Jeanne's group gets to meet a geisha when they are here."
Right: "I bet it's going to be Kumi. She loves doing things like that."
Left: "Kumi is so sweet. You are probably correct. Unless it's one of us...."
(They both begin to giggle)

FADE TO: Ladies walking into the distance, birds chirping in the background.

SACRED STILLNESS:
Awakening Buddhi in Japan
with International Yoga
March 9 - 17, 2027
https://bit.ly/4ffMFAZ

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