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Pamela Bliss, owner and founder of YogAsylum, began her yogic journey with a 200-hour certification program at Integrative Yoga Therapy. Each year she returns to Estes Park, CO to participate in the Annual Yoga Journal Conference for continuing education. There she has studied under the guidance of teachers Rodney Yee, Mary Dunn, Elsie Browning Miller, Barbara Benagh, Ana Forrest, and Aadil Palkhivala. She has also done workshops with Gary Kraftsow, Todd Norian and Daren Friesen. Pamela is a certified Reiki practitioner.
Pamela taught corporate yoga for companies such as Harley-Davidson Motor Company for over a year before opening YogAsylum. She regularly presents workshops to a number of area schools, and public events for the American Cancer Society, The Women’s Expo and regional health fairs. Her story aired on the Fox News Network locally and nationally. Her inspiring work has also landed features in The Wisconsin Business Journal, The Waukesha Freeman, The Milwaukee Journal, Lifestyle West Magazine, The Outpost Exchange and The Brookfield News. Pamela has made public appearances as a representative for GAIAM International and Yoga Journal. She is a regular guest lecturer at Mt. Mary College in Milwaukee where she is also on the board of advisors for the development of an environmental studies minor.
Pamela is a graduate of Carroll College, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1994. As a Registered Nurse, she practiced bedside patient care for over eight years in the hospital setting of which her last three years were dedicated to the Intensive Care Unit. She practiced in a multitude of areas within the health care field for a total of 12 years. Her passion for enhancing people’s lives continues as she currently pursues a Masters of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology with Ecopsychology Concentration at Naropa University in Boulder, CO.
Most importantly, she claims to be "the luckiest mommy in the world" referring to her son Brandon. "He inspires me in everything that I do, he's an amazing little boy." "I teach him that you must be the change you wish to see in the world (a quote from Gandhi) and my hope is that I demonstrate this to him, not by my words, but by my actions."
As an instructor, she offers a warm and eclectic style, focusing her methods on the therapeutic aspects of the yoga practice. Her down-to-earth style and sense of humor make this ancient healing art readily accessible to everyone. |
