| Just to let you know in case I forget to mention it before class, my back was really hurting me before that! Not any more! Restorative was wonderful on Sunday! Loved all the positions, very relaxing ~ Cheryl |
| "Enjoyed class last night as always and I am looking forward to the next beginner session. Just learning where I should be applying the pressure in studio that make what you do sooooooo special! Also, my back was so sore when I came to class last night (just from being back to work and sitting all week) and when I left, it felt great and I slept like a rock!!" ~ Melody |
| Your studio is absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to walk in each time!!~ Dan |
| I can't tell you how much I love your classes. I too have seen improvements with my flexibility, posture and breathing, and your classes have been a very calming/centering addition to my life. I'm just sorry I didn't discover you earlier! You make it all very easy-thank you Sandy. ~ Pam |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| with body stretches, relaxing atmosphere, and gentle instruction from Sandy was the perfect way to be introduced to the powerful and refreshing benefits of yoga. Each successive class has left me feeling more empowered to control my body and mind. The poses and controlled breathing are restorative for my sole. Sandy not only shares her knowledge in class but she graciously offers notes to help you continue the practice at home. I thoroughly enjoy going to my yoga classes and am looking forward to continued growth towards health and meditation. Thank you Sandy for your inspirational, relaxing, and personalized yoga classes! I’m hooked! ~ Joann |
| GBY Rocks!: Proud to be a member with Grounded by Yoga! I attend the Bloomfield studio and ever since I started almost a year ago, it's changed my life. I've taken other yoga classes in the past, but this place compares to no other! Not only is the instructor, Sandy, sweet, caring and knowledgebale, she is so very approachable! ~ Amanda |
| Yoga workshop. The studio is amazing. It is so warm and cozy and very nicely decorated. It was just perfect and it felt like a place to practice yoga. The props are fantastic and the sandbags are amazing! Also, the floor is perfect. I feel so safe on it! The lighting you have is so wonderful too! ~ Sherie |
| I have been to many studios & Grounded By Yoga is most comprehensive! Through yoga, Sandy Hicks has taught me the importance of physical, intellectual, and spiritual balance in my life, while continually challenging and motivating me. But most importantly, she has taught me to live with compassion for myself IS Yoga....she is always training (and boy do we miss her when she's gone!!) and it is her priority - it shines through her from head to toe. ~ Jenny |
| Sandy maintains the purity of Yoga Classes at Grounded By back condition, and the instructor there is very well educated in therapeutics of yoga. The studio is full of ambiance and classes are a full hour and 20 minutes. I look forward to it every week!! ~ LeeAnn |
| and Sandy has been an excellent teacher. Her classes refreshed and restored. I only wish I could attend more! ~ Cathy |
| Grounded By Yoga in experience I encounter through her studio makes me love the process even more, and just walking into the building brings a calming feeling because I know that I will be given the best service I could possibly receive. Not only a great instructor, Sandy is a great person too and I am proud to call her my friend. Thanks Sandy! Namaste! ~ chebellea |
| What your neighbor's are saying..... |
| Your teaching is truly inspirational... I was a complete Beginner, Grounded By Yoga fun for me. The breath work alone has helped me in my everyday world. I am a new else. ~ Sherryperson. I won't go anywhere |
| I could have stayed in legs up the wall forever! The second one with the soles (souls?) of the feet together was even better, very deep. I was totally meditated during that one, and when you worked on my feet it was like the carnival game where you sledgehammer and the weight goes up the scale and you try to ring the bell at the top, only you were sending pulses of energy up my spine into my head where they did a sort of mini-fireworks display. That was cool. What a nice way to spend an afternoon. Thanks, ~Joe |
| Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say "thanks so much" for yesterday! Thoroughly enjoyed the class & look forward to starting each Tuesday morning that way ~ Joelle |
| Sandy has a great way of welcome and comfortable - no matter their skill or ability level. It is great to have a place like this in the Finger Lakes. Thank you! ~ Beth |
| Sandy, Thank you for a wonderful yoga Thank you for a wonderful yoga session yesterday! I felt great for the rest of the day. The I initially anxious about the afternoon after getting your note about 4-5 poses. I thought to myself ‘oh, 4-5 poses, how will I ever stand being still that long?’. But of course, the session was so well done and I don’t know where the time flew! What a gift! ~ Joann |
| have a very hard time relaxing and letting things go but when I come to your class everything changes ! I acknowledge the thoughts and then push them aside and I truly let myself relax and be in and enjoy the moment! I am so happy that I came to try your studio - I so enjoy all of the classes I have taken ! ~ Tina |
| Thank you for helping me discover mindful self-awareness of my "presence in the present" that sense of gratitude that I seem to lose so easily in my default (stressful) autopilot mode. ~ Steven |
| I absolutely loved the Yoga class and can't wait to come again. I didn't come last week because I was away on Thursday though. I wish I could do it every day - it felt so good!! I would do either one - a gentle yoga class or just a prenatal class. Thanks! ~ Cheryl |
| Thank you for helping me discover mindful self-awareness of my "presence in the present" (sanity?) and to experience that sense of gratitude that I seem to lose so easily in my default (stressful) autopilot mode. ~ Steve |
| Nadine's class provided me with an amazing wakening of a part of an introceptive consciousness that I don't think I would have been aware of without her guidance. ~ S. Baker |
| pleasure meeting you. What phenomenal space you have and terrific energy there (as I fully expected but it way exceeded my expectation.) What you have created is just magical and you are a real spirit – what you do and how is such a gift. I so applaud your efforts to be a leader and an integrator in the yoga and wellness community(ies). ~ Leslee |
| I was in Bloomfield this week and AMAZING! It is so tranquil such a fantastic job with it. So very impressive. I walked into the yoga room and got goose bumps and my eyes teared up. You should be so very proud of yourself, and the amazing job I was in Bloomfield this week that you have done. Wow! I and AMAZING! It is so tranquil wish there was a Grounded by and gorgeous, you have done Yoga in Spencerport, I would never leave. ~ S.Cuddy |
| had a maturity that I have never seen. I had never considered the (my)expectations from pose to did today brought back a nice memory, but boy how busy my mind gets when fatigue This process of growth is so exciting! ~ Dave |
| Your prenatal options, discussions and handout are amazing!! We loved our time st Grounded By yoga & Wellness. What a supportive group!! Looking forward to a reunion. ~ Cassie, Jane & Anna |
 |
| class!!! I know I am a newbie.. however it made my day!!!! ~ Tanya |
| I'm so glad that you have the studio right in Bloomfield! My quality of life has improved more than I can HeatherHeather |
| Your space on Canandaigua Lake is BREATHTAKING! I can't wait til the expansion so we can come more!!! ~ Theresa |
| one of my favorite things about 2011 was the addition of yoga! thank you! ~Amy |
| Just wanted to say thanks again so much for having me to your beautiful studio. It was so peaceful! My family and friends loved the whole night. ~ Joy |
| to allow me to interview you. I was very impressed with your yoga studio and all you have to offer there. ~ Diane |
| Thanks Sandy. It is very flattering to have someone glow ask about mine. Restorative was wonderful. It helped me sort out my week end.It is soooooo good to have your beautiful studio in Bloomfield!!!. ~ Claudia |
| and it was absolutely totally Yesterday after class when I left mobbed in that front room - no room on the coatrack - no room in the boot trays - I was SO PROUD of you. Thank you for GBY. It has been such a nice addition to my life.~ Patti |
| Yoga was great! I couldn't believe when I got home. I felt very relaxed. The Sivananda anxiety dead in its tracks. Slept like a nice little relaxed pebble (not a rock, a nice little rounded by water pebble!). Looking forward to next week! thanks!~Jeanine. |
| Just want to thank you again for a PERFECT class Thursday night. Just that small adjustment using the wall made such a difference in my posture this morning. These are the things I have forgotten and somehow lost along the way. I feel GREAT today and am looking forward to next week! Namaste, Naomi |
| the studio. It calms me and makes me feel physically and emotionally better. Off to google uijayi :) Carrie |
| In my short time so far with relax... be positive... and have much love surrounding me from many places ....... wonderful thing for me. ~ JL |
| Amita treated us as individuals, meeting our personal best. My Amita treated us as individuals, energy to walk around! I feel meeting our personal best. My stronger and range of motion posture is better and takes less and balanced has increased. It experience! ~ Margy |
| I so enjoy the sensitivity and compassion of Amita! She our limitations. I am more flexible, stronger and walk with a straighter spine! It is great how she modified poses for us so we were able to follow through on our own ability!~ DG |
| at other places before and was either not challenged or bored. With Amita, I felt just enough challenge and very engaged here! It is very comforting to practice Yoga at my own level. As for my body, my hips and knees do not hurt like they use to ! Thank you! ~ |
"Last night, I received the best Christmas gift ever!!! A two hour private yoga session at Grounded By Yoga with my partner!!!!!!! Thank you !!!! " Laura |