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Ron
Ron Malachowsky
Aikido
One of the many visitors
to our garden!
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Ron Malachowsky
began studying the martial art of aikido in 1995 under the tutelage of Sensei Chris Gaston with the
Roanoke Budo Kai where he practiced as part of an independent group. He then received shodan in 1999
and in the same year Ron, along with his wife Irene, moved to Troutville to enjoy the AT Trail across the street.
In 2007, under Sensei Aviv Goldsmith (Dojo Cho of Aikido of Fredericksburg), Ron was promoted to nidan. In 2011,
Ron achieved the rank of sandan (3rd degree black belt), and continues to attend seminars and training sessions in the Fredericksburg/Richmond areas as a member of the TAA.
He has also practiced yoga for over 20 years and incorporates its principles into his aikido practice.
Contact Ron at aikidoman2@gmail.com
Irene Malachowsky
Irene is a Registered Nurse, Registered Yoga Teacher and Certified Coach specializing in Therapeutic
Cardiac Yoga and Stress Management. With a desire to serve, Irene entered nursing believing that there was
a natural fit between traditional western-based nursing knowledge and the science of yoga.
The marriage of
therapeutic yoga and nursing offers people the best of both worlds, empowering people to take an active
role in their health and healing, and ensuring the greatest success in their healing.
Irene's yoga experience spans 25 years, and she has received numerous trainings. She was certified by Lighten Up
Yoga Teacher Training Institute, an intensive course of study based on the Iyengar method, is registered with
the National Yoga Alliance, and received further certification through the completion of a 500 hour program
in the art and science of yoga with Anna Pitman in Blacksburg, Virginia. She certified in Advanced
Teacher Training in Cardiac Yoga® with Dr. Mala Cunningham, Yoga for Osteoporosis with Kay Hawkins, and
Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with Eric Small.
Her work with people living with the challenges of heart disease brought her back to the Integral Yoga
Academy for Stress Management Training. The Integral Yoga® system of Hatha Yoga is utilized by the Commonweal
Cancer Help program and by Dr. Dean Ornish in his book Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease.
Irene is also a HeartMath Intervention Practitioner. HeartMath has been developing
scientifically-validated alternatives to the stress treadmill, and they involve innovative technologies to
help people build resilience and prevent stress before it happens.
“People often confuse stress with challenge,” said Bruce Cryer, CEO and President of HeartMath LLC, “We all
know that one person’s stress can be another person’s fun challenge. But let’s be honest, when most of us talk
about our stress overload around the water cooler, we are referring to the momentum of emotional distress that
is draining our personal energy, our focus and our productivity. This kind of stress progressively establishes
itself as our new norm, making us much less effective at work and at home."
Want to know more? Call Irene at 540-992-2212
Contact Irene at yogafundamentals@gmail.com
The Studio
Irene and Ron founded and built the Blue Ridge Aikido & Yoga Studio in Troutville, Virginia with surrounding gardens of beautiful
flowers and shrubs. Now they have taken these life-changing practices into Roanoke and area.
Contact us today for more information or to register for a class or workshop!
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Irene
Irene Malachowsky
Yoga and HeartMath
Coneflowers
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