Charles currently works with Cardiac Patients through the Hearts & Minds Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic.

Hatha yoga Class meets from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Heart Hospital building on 38th & Lamar.

Breathing workshops for cardiac patients meet on the third monday of each month from 11:30-1 p.m.

For more information, contact Charles directly at:

charles@yogateacher.com

Charles previously started and ran the first yoga class for cardiac patients in central Texas. The pilot program was sponsored by Seton Hospital, and ran for two years.

Most of Charles' students followed him to one of his regular Hatha Yoga classes and some continue to study with him there. Seton Hospital continues to support his work with free publicity on their web-site, and in their magazine, and have twice asked Charles to be their Key-Note speaker for the cardiac rehabilitation conference.

The two photographs above show cardiac rehabilitation students practicing hatha yoga exercises in McFadden Auditorium of the Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.

At left is a group photograph taken shortly before the program was closed due to budget cutbacks. Although many of the students continue to study with Charles in regular yoga classes, they all miss the special cardiac classes which had a stronger meditation component, and provided a safer environment for visualization and meditation exercises, and in which to share with each other. It is this group support that Charles feels is lacking in open classes and can only be regained by creating a special class just for patients and their spouses and families to practice Hatha Yoga and Meditation together. Check back here in late summer to find out if they have succeeded in setting up another cardiac rehab yoga class. If you or someone you know is interested in joining a cardiac rehabilitation program based upon yoga and meditation, please e-mail Charles at: charles@yogateacher.com