Empowering Teens to Develop their Infinite Potential
Testimonials from clients:
The style of meditation is relaxing and invigorating at the same time. It connects me with my body and breath, which I find important for my mental and physical health. It helps me alleviate stress and tension." Embree
“I am fairly new to meditation and breath work. I find the relaxing guidance of these meditations extremely soothing and grounding. It has served as a reminder that I am part of a whole. Reacquainting myself to my connection to the universe and earth around me, has given room for much needed emotional healing. I am much more aware of my breathing patterns during the day and have found that the soma breath work has been helpful in strengthening my lung capacity. The healing that I have experienced from joining these meditations has been physical, emotional and spiritual. I am so grateful for the gentle guidance these have given me.” Gabriela
"I had a very intense evening and your meditation took me to a place of peace and contentment. I was able to let it all go. Your voice was so in tune with the cadence of the music that it really took me deeper into the meditation. It just really flowed for me. I was left in a state of peace and relaxation afterwards." Naomi
"I have experienced deep healing with the use of Soma Breath Meditations, releasing childhood traumas, and rewiring negative patterns and replacing them with positive ones. This has empowered me to direct my own healing and personal growth. It has allowed me to develop a greater belief in myself, enjoy life more fully, and tap into my creative being." Anonymous
Testimonials from Students:
Ms. Pendleton's meditation has been helpful, fun, and a good tool to have during challenging times. I used the "Overcoming Performance Anxiety" meditation for the first time before a big speech, and I continue to use it before all of my tests. Throughout the entire practice I felt engaged and felt my mind and body returning to a calm state. I applied the breath technique until I began my speech, and I have continued to apply it before athletic competitions. The use of music got me excited to speak, and it was such a cool experience and feeling. I was terrified to speak in front of a crowd and after the meditation I was ready, excited, and in tune with what my body needed. This is something I will be using for my upcoming exams as well. High School Student
I was a student in Aiyana Pendleton's ninth-grade math class. It was nearing finals week, and Ms. Pendleton offered to host a meditation. The night before finals, we all gathered in a zoom room to do a meditation. Honestly, it was amazing. I had been stressed out all day, but during the meditation, my mind went silent The method of breathing was so relaxing and mind clearing. When it was over, I was much less stressed out than I was before. The next day, my finals were the best final I had ever had. Not only my scores, but also in terms of being able to not be extremely stressed out all day!
I have never been a person who enjoys meditating, but after participating in one of Aiyana's meditations the morning before taking my final exams, I changed my mind. Despite the stress of the exams and the fact that I had only gotten 2 hours of sleep the night before, I have probably never felt as calm or relaxed as I did during and after the meditation. I still felt the calming effects of the meditation even as I took the exams, and as it turned out, I did better on both of my final exams that day than on any of the four other exams I had taken previously (without a meditation). Thank you, Aiyana!
Testimonials for the Healing Empowerment Series
From Naomi
Although I have done some of the Soma breath work here and there, it was not until I did Aiyana’s Transformation Journey series that things really started to shift for me. The consistency of the program really altered things for me. And, since consistency has always been an issue for me, really dedicating myself to her program was a huge step.
Years ago, I had an amazing therapist who asked, “Where are you,” in my sense of myself. I told her that I was at the bottom of an inverted tower reaching down into the earth (probably better pictured as a well). But, for me, it was an inverted tower for some reason. At the bottom of this tower, it was dark. A void. I was just a little girl in the emptiness of the void. The tower walls reaching up endlessly. No steps. No light. Just emptiness. Over the years, I’ve tried to work on getting out of that tower. I’ve done more therapy, I’ve done visualization… And, while I do believe that there have been a lot of times where I found a way to function as if I was not there, or found steps here and there or found a small bit of light to brighten my way through this life, I had never really left the void at the bottom of that tower. The core of myself still lived in that empty void. During about the 3rd week of Aiyana’s series something really shifted for me. I was laying on the floor and trying to focus on my breathing. And, my dark tower dissolved, just slowly melted into the light of a Spring meadow surrounded by trees with a stream running through it. There were no steps to climb. I didn’t have to visualize light coming into the tower. The light was just there, soft, golden, warm. There wasn’t any struggle find the light anymore. I was just in it, safe. Whole. And throughout the next few days, I found my older self in the meadow, in the light with my little self and eventually some of my other perspectives of myself… As if they were all coming together. By the end of the series, I felt like I had found so much more of myself, like the pieces of my life were starting to fit together in some sort of more tangible way. I feel like I spent most of my life trying to build a foundation in the void and now my foundation is in the light. And for the first time in 10 years, I found myself in a place that allows me to face the abuse perpetrated by my husband on myself and my children. I’ve wanted to face it. But, never felt like I could face it and “live” my life. I felt like it was too big, that when I opened that door, it would overwhelm me so much that I wouldn’t be able to go to work or do the daily things that life requires. I wanted to have time to go to the mountains to sit with it, work through it where I was safe. But, now, I’m feeling like I can take it a little at a time without having to check out on my life. Maybe now, I have the strength to integrate that pain, that anger, and that fear, without drowning in it. And move forward. Free. In the light. Whole.
I’m so grateful for this opportunity to face myself and be with myself with a gentleness and grace that I didn’t know was possible. Thank you, Aiyana.
From Naomi
Although I have done some of the Soma breath work here and there, it was not until I did Aiyana’s Transformation Journey series that things really started to shift for me. The consistency of the program really altered things for me. And, since consistency has always been an issue for me, really dedicating myself to her program was a huge step.
Years ago, I had an amazing therapist who asked, “Where are you,” in my sense of myself. I told her that I was at the bottom of an inverted tower reaching down into the earth (probably better pictured as a well). But, for me, it was an inverted tower for some reason. At the bottom of this tower, it was dark. A void. I was just a little girl in the emptiness of the void. The tower walls reaching up endlessly. No steps. No light. Just emptiness. Over the years, I’ve tried to work on getting out of that tower. I’ve done more therapy, I’ve done visualization… And, while I do believe that there have been a lot of times where I found a way to function as if I was not there, or found steps here and there or found a small bit of light to brighten my way through this life, I had never really left the void at the bottom of that tower. The core of myself still lived in that empty void. During about the 3rd week of Aiyana’s series something really shifted for me. I was laying on the floor and trying to focus on my breathing. And, my dark tower dissolved, just slowly melted into the light of a Spring meadow surrounded by trees with a stream running through it. There were no steps to climb. I didn’t have to visualize light coming into the tower. The light was just there, soft, golden, warm. There wasn’t any struggle find the light anymore. I was just in it, safe. Whole. And throughout the next few days, I found my older self in the meadow, in the light with my little self and eventually some of my other perspectives of myself… As if they were all coming together. By the end of the series, I felt like I had found so much more of myself, like the pieces of my life were starting to fit together in some sort of more tangible way. I feel like I spent most of my life trying to build a foundation in the void and now my foundation is in the light. And for the first time in 10 years, I found myself in a place that allows me to face the abuse perpetrated by my husband on myself and my children. I’ve wanted to face it. But, never felt like I could face it and “live” my life. I felt like it was too big, that when I opened that door, it would overwhelm me so much that I wouldn’t be able to go to work or do the daily things that life requires. I wanted to have time to go to the mountains to sit with it, work through it where I was safe. But, now, I’m feeling like I can take it a little at a time without having to check out on my life. Maybe now, I have the strength to integrate that pain, that anger, and that fear, without drowning in it. And move forward. Free. In the light. Whole.
I’m so grateful for this opportunity to face myself and be with myself with a gentleness and grace that I didn’t know was possible. Thank you, Aiyana.
From Natasha
Thanks so much for taking all the time and for providing all the great super well-thought out exercises, meditations and other recommendations! Starting with the Soma Breath Quiz and all that it revealed was so interesting and insightful! The first aha that has really changed things for me was the reminder of cooking with Ghee. My mom got into using it during my teenage years and I remember liking it but I wasn't around enough or just wasn't cooking enough myself to take up its use. Boy, now I am sauteeing everything I can find and wiping out the produce department at our local grocery store. I think it has helped the digestive issue I was having with excessive flatulence. So thanks first of all for that! Looking forward to continuing to eat better!
I have absolutely taken up the practice of the alternate nostril breathing while quietly sitting with my horse before our rides. I used the 4-8 and the 4-8-4 while sitting and doing the practice as the horse eats and listening to his chewing. It has been very helpful and grounding and seems to get me into a good quiet and reliable nervous system state. It is also interesting to notice which nostril is more plugged. I will always remember and continue this practice as well.
The release sequence exercise video is now my favorite 10-15 min thing to do in the mornings, I have been doing that and or the block therapy exercises pretty regularly.
The meditations were a bit hard for me to settle with on my own time as opposed to knowing that we have a session scheduled either through this series or with your Sunday series. The AUM practice has been interesting and the morning breath holds have been interesting and getting longer.
I look forward to getting into more of all the resources you have provided as I have not had the time to do and try all the offerings. It is great to have all of it available, and I am super impressed and thankful for all of it, and I will continue to use it and do more of the different offerings. I love that I will be able to go back to the meditations we did together, especially the one that we did together last week.
The shaking... I have never been much for any kind of rhythmic movement but this has been fun and enlivening. Great to think of just shaking off or out whatever one does not need.
Thanks! It has all been fantastic and very helpful! I will keep you posted as things progress and unwind.
From Wendy's Facebook Post
My move from Santa Fe to Illinois was very stressful. It’s a different energy, climate & vibe and it was affecting me both emotionally and physically. - Dare I say spiritually as well. This is a shout out to Aiyana Pendleton who I’ve now had four healing sessions with via Zoom.
I didn’t know that much about Soma breathwork, but I’m finding it an amazing tool for emotional and physical healing. Additionally, Aiyana puts together personal packages that include body movement, meditation techniques, sound healing and even Reiki (yep, I trained her🙏🏻🙂). I feel like we’ve worked through some major blocks, and I have more energy and some awesome new techniques to add to my own healing tool kit.
She’s in Santa Fe, so check out her Facebook page and website as she does lots of events in the area as well as her teaching. And if you’re anywhere else, give her a call and see about setting up a class online as I did.
I’ve taken tons of classes with so many different energy workers and I have to say Aiyana is the real deal. Her commitment to her clients is incredible. Thank you Aiyana ❤️