Penni Thorpe is a registered yoga teacher and certified flower essence practitioner. During her 20 years of yoga experience she has been drawn to working with people who can benefit from all layers of yoga as well as adapting her practice for special populations. She is a co-founder of the San Mateo nonprofit yoga center, Yoga at CHANGE, and currently teaches prenatal, postpartum, yoga with babysitting, extra gentle, restorative, meditation and Integral Yoga based classes.

Over the years as a yoga instructor Penni has looked for modalities that assist her students in their lives and has been most drawn to healing powers of flower essences and therapeutic touch.

Penni started using flower essences with her children when they were young. She found them so helpful that she received her certification in 2003 with the California Flower Essence Society. She has also studied Therapeutic Touch extensively, including learning from one of the founders of TT, Dolores Krieger, Ph.D.

Penni has a special place in her heart for prenatal/postpartum wellness.

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“We were transitioning to a new house and recently had our second baby. Our three-year-old was potty training as well. After about a month of giving my three-year-old daughter her set of essences on a daily basis she was no longer saying, ‘Mommy I want to go back to the old house,’ but instead, ‘Mommy I like my new green house.’ And she was going on the potty! You need to tell people IT WORKS!"
~ Rosalyn Yu, Burlingame

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“I have known Penni as a yoga teacher and as a therapeutic touch practitioner. Her ease in connecting body, mind and spirit is one of her greatest gifts. Over the past two years, Penni's expertise with the flower essences has been a source of great strength and comfort to me. During my numerous travels, it has been difficult to have a sustained yoga or meditation practice, but Penni's flower essences travel well with me and keep me grounded, nourished and constantly stepping forward into the now. From Joshua Tree essence to help me acknowledge and release genetic, family and cultural patterns that are not in my highest good, to Moxa, which helped me to release things that were blocking me, Penni has always found the right blend for my needs at any given time. She tunes in very keenly, always listening for just the right cues and never using any more than is necessary. Sometimes the essences have been very subtle and sometimes their effect is intense and profound. The changes however, have always been welcome.”
~ Rajani Venkatraman, Palo Alto

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In addition to flower essence and therapeutic touch consultations, Penni is also available for private Yoga sessions. For a list of on-going public yoga classes please check the schedule at www.yogaatchange.com.

Penni’s Prenatal Mommy Meditations CD, five 14-20 minute guided meditations, is available for purchase. Click here to purchase online.