1100 Brown Street, Dayton, OH  937-829-5947

 

2440 Dayton Xenia Rd F, Beavercreek, OH 45434

Chris Roark Sutherland

Chris lives in a Dayton neighborhood with the love of her life, Keith. Together their blended family has three young adults: Katie, Cerridwyn, and Rhowan; two dogs: Theo and Skye; and three cats: Mulan, Emerson, and Tigger (aka Scrapper).  

Chris has been practicing yoga off and on since 2000, ever more steadily since 2005. She is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200) with Yoga Alliance, with over 1,000 hours of teaching yoga classes and workshops. She completed her Yoga Teacher Training at Day Yoga Studio in November of 2015. She is trained additionally in Self-Regulation Trauma-Informed Yoga and Prenatal Yoga. Her style has a strong emphasis on yoga for stress management, inner-awakening, mental/physical strength and resilience, mindfulness, healing past traumas, and other aspects of flowing from a state of chronic imbalance into a state of well-being. She incorporates the use of pranayama, meditation, music, chants, mantras, aromatherapy, and chakra energy work to help others open and connect to their inner peace, intuition, and authentic self. She believes that each and every one of us is a unique expression of the Divine. 

Chris is a student called to serve the Bhakti Yoga tradition and the Yoga of Sound, a path of love, devotion, and musical energy work that truly transformed her life. Chris shares her song chants under the name, Deep Blue Ocean of Love. She believes that the ancient practice of chanting mantra offers us access to limitless, unconditional Love from the Source of All. These timeless prayers and mantra song vibrations are a powerful tool that shine the Light- revealing our innermost self and truth, opening our heart, and wrapping us in the loving embrace of universal, Sacred connection. This Love can change your life. This Love can change the world. 

Chris is a Registered Nurse who completed her nursing education at The Ohio State University. In addition, she holds a self-designed, interdisciplinary degree in Human Biology, Health, and Social Science with a minor in Biological Anthropology from Wright State University. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at The Ohio State University to become a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her ongoing quest is to explore the broad dynamics behind mental and physical health, healing, and illness through biological/physiological, socio-cultural, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. Chris joins her educational pursuits with wisdom from her own personal healing journey through autoimmune disease, chronic health issues, and a dysfunctional/abusive relationship to help others regain and/or maintain mental, physical, and spiritual wellness in their own lives. 

A truly holistic health/wellness guide and yoga teacher, she approaches health, healing, and wellness from a strong foundation in science and a firm belief in the mind-body-spirit connection. She believes that yoga offers us a pathway to a vibrant, balanced, and purposeful life. She remains a student of life and is grateful for the teachers and students that enlighten and share the path with her. Namaste.

For more information about private health/wellness coaching, musical offerings, events, workshops, yoga classes, and private yoga instruction, please email deepblueoceanoflove@gmail.com. Yoga class schedule and event updates are also posted on Facebook at Deep Blue Ocean of Love. Wellness guidance and coaching information can be found on Facebook at Radiant Heartspace Coaching.

Ready to Take Your Practice to the Next Level? Learn About Our Teacher Training Program

Teacher training is not just for teachers! Anyone who wants to deepen their practice and knowledge is invited to apply.