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Bend, don’t break at Asha Yoga Studio I always knew I wanted to live a life of service. I grew up in the restaurant industry where my mom iva Kauffman was first intro- always went above and beyond to provide quality food and service. duced to yoga as a child. She would invite people off the “[I] rediscovered it in my young street who were hungry and extend adult years when I was at a crossour family’s table.” roads in life,” Kauffman said. During her trip to northern “Coming back to the mat was like India in 2019, Kauffman received coming home for me. My practice helped me grow stronger, more flex- her 200 Yoga Teacher Training Certificate through Sattva Yoga ible, and fearless, both on and off Academy in the Himalayas. She the mat.” Kauffman was raised in Bay City went on to study Reiki Level I & II at the Himalayan Yoga Retreat in and saw a need for yoga in the TilRishikesh, obtained a certificate in lamook area. Tibetan sound healing, and is recog“I’ve done a bit of traveling and nized with the Yoga Alliance of the tried living elsewhere for a bit,” United States. Kauffman said. “It’s a great, big, “I now want to share with others beautiful world….the Oregon Coast is my home, the place that holds my the positive changes these teachings have had in my life and to heart and where I feel most rooted. hold space for everyone to come With the support of my family, and home,” Kauffman said. “My first a few close friends, the walls were classes were taught while in India painted, floors sanded, and Asha at the Sattva Yoga Studio. After Yoga came to life.” coming home, [they were] in the Asha Yoga Studio is located on Second Street, next to what was for- living rooms of friend’s houses or outdoors. [Now], Asha Yoga Studio mally Fat Dog Pizza in downtown is where we continue to grow our Tillamook. yoga community.” “It all started on a river bank in Current classes at Asha Yoga India,” Kauffman recalled. “I was Studio include community and priin a deep meditation looking into vate yoga (power, moon flow, yin, my life and asking what was next. hatha, breathwork), sound healing, Reiki healing, mediation guidance, and other additional workshops. All classes are small in number and hosted in what Kauffman calls “an intimate, relaxing setting.” “In my classes, I work to combine creative sequencing based on the Sattva Himalayan Yoga teachings,” Kauffman said. “Each class is a journey; flowing and shifting energy in the body, mind, and spirit. Kiva Kauffman is the owner and one of the Some classes will be set to a faster instructors at Asha Yoga Studio in downpaced sequencing town Tillamook. using sun warrior
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Chelsea Yarnell Guest Contributor
County gearing up for Kiwanda Corridor project Ash Yoga Studio in downtown Tillamook offers classes in yoga, sound healing, Reiki healing, mediation guidance, and other additional workshops. Photos courtesy of Golden Hour Images flow, whereas others will focus on breathwork, chakras, meditation, and mantras.” Along with Kauffman, Marissa Zerngast is also teaching in the space and offers an active full body flow that focuses on strength. “Her upbeat and fun energy makes for a great class,” Kauffman said. “We plan to continue to open our doors to other teachers and healers to bring a full spectrum of healing to our community.” Classes are open to all experience levels. “Starting any business can be a huge decision, but for the first time
I felt like I didn’t have to decide. [I needed to] just have faith and the people would show up,” Kauffman said. “A year later they are still showing up; people with all different occupations and backgrounds in life. When they come in the door… that’s one of my favorite parts: bringing people together and creating a safe place for people to open up and expand in their lives.” To view upcoming classes, visit Asha Yoga Studio on Facebook or Instagram. Due to limited space, RSVP is required by contacting Kauffman at 503-812-2448.
Tides of Change leads efforts to recognize Oct. as Domestic Violence Awareness Month T
Will Chappell Reporter
illamook County has recognized October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” with Tides of Change leading recognition efforts in the county. The theme of the month is “Shine a Light for Survivors,” with Tides of Change asking local businesses and individuals to install purple lighting to show support. “We’re really looking at and honoring the resilience of survivors in our community,” said Tides of Change Executive Director Valerie Bundy. She continued that the group also wants to recognize the work of other individuals and organizations in the community, like law enforcement, healthcare workers and the Department of Health and Human Services that work in the community to support survivors. “There are a lot of people that help support survivors throughout our county, so we are just trying to shine a light on that,” Bundy said.
Businesses are encouraged to display purple string lights in their windows to show support, and individuals can install a purple light bulb on the exterior of their home. The center has both types of purple lighting elements available for purchase at their Second Street location with all proceeds going to fund their operations. Tides of Change will also be hosting an event on the Second Street Plaza on October 20 from 4:30-6:30. The even will feature free arts and crafts activities, giveaways, including purple glow sticks for all attendees, and informational tables from the group and other area organizations.
Attendees are encouraged to bring cleaning supplies to help survivors in their transition to a new home, if they can. Tides of Change helped more than 550 survivors of domestic violence in Tillamook County last year. The center offers advocacy services and group support meetings and has recently hired a new counselor, which will allow them to resume counseling services in the near future. They also operate Pacific House, a six-bedroom house that can house up to 16 people at a time and run a support line that was called more than 500 times last year.
Bundy said that the perception that Tillamook County does not suffer from domestic violence is one of the biggest challenges facing her group. “It’s easy to not see it when you’re not either aware of what it looks like or you don’t want to see it,” she said. She also emphasized that domestic violence is a problem affecting a wide swathe of the community. “We have a lot of professionals who are experiencing violence in our community and because of the shame and the stigma in a small town people aren’t gonna know that,” Bundy said. The key to making progress towards both stopping domestic violence and better supporting survivors is to increase awareness and to have more public conversations about the subject, according to Bundy. “That’s the biggest challenge for those of us in this field, for so long it started off as very much a secret and family problems,” she said, “trying to push against that has been really challenging.”
ODFW warns of wasting disease in deer and elk T
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he Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has recommended that deer and elk hunters have their game checked for chronic wasting disease (CWD) this season. The recommendation came after CWD was detected in deer and elk in Idaho, near the Oregon border. Hunters transporting deer or elk carcasses during the first weekends of the respective hunting seasons for those animals will be required to stop at check stations in Prineville, Celilo and Elgin.
Chronic wasting disease is not known to affect humans but threatens deer and elk populations. “There is no cure, no treatment or vaccine for the disease and it is fatal to all animals that become infected,” said Dr. Colin Gillin, ODFW state Wildlife Veterinarian. Affected animals will appear healthy for several years following infection before symptoms appear. ODFW has tested more than 24,000 elk and deer for the disease over the past two decades and has yet to detect the disease in the state. However, with the disease approaching Oregon’s borders after spreading from Colorado and
Wyoming in the past twenty years the department is redoubling its efforts. In addition to the mandatory check points during the first weekend of deer and elk seasons, ODFW is asking hunters to have their deer and elk checked by their local ODFW field office. The testing process is quick and non-destructive. ODFW will contact hunters directly if an animal they submit is affected and will post negative results on their website. The local ODFW office for Tillamook County is located in Tillamook at 4907 3rd Street.
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Will Chappell Reporter
he Tillamook County Board of Commissioners met to address a short agenda last Wednesday morning at the County Courthouse in Tillamook. The Commissioners quickly worked through a slate of largely pro-forma matters before hearing a presentation on wellness in Tillamook County from Michelle Jenck, the Director of Well-Being at Tillamook Adventist Health. First, the Board approved budgetary changes to the County’s public health services financing agreement with the state. The update allocated more funds to communicable disease prevention, preventative care, family planning and immunizations, while slightly decreasing money for tobacco prevention, based on a surplus in that funding last quarter. Commissioners voted to continue a juvenile services agreement with Lincoln County, which is necessitated by the lack of a juvenile shelter in Tillamook County. The Board also extended a contract with the Oregon Department of Corrections that employs inmates at the South Fork Forest Camp in the cleanup of parks and campgrounds. Director of Community Development Sarah Absher then addressed the commissioners, asking for approval to start planning on the Kiwanda Corridor project in the south of the county. Absher said that it would be spring before the project gets under way but planning will take up the intervening months. The project’s goals will be cleaning up the corridor and reassessing zoning in the area. Commissioners then approved a letter of support for the City of Garibaldi’s application to become an official Coast Guard City. Finally, Jenck made her presentation updating the commission on wellness in Tillamook County. Jenck said that Tillamook County Health Centers and other partners in the area have recently been focusing on preventing type-2 diabetes. They have recently begun addressing both housing availability and financial security as potential contributing factors to that disease. She also shared that the community health needs assessment is ongoing. The meeting then adjourned. Please send any comments to headlightreporter@countrymedia. net