Take some time over hot tea and homemade cookies to learn more about the rich history and underlying teachings of yoga. Ian teaches yoga philosophy in a way that is accessible to everyone, using simple language and modern analogies.
Feb 10
Mar 16
April 20
May 11
June 15
Drop in, $5-10.
No previous yoga experience required.
Couples' Yoga is a journey into intimacy and relaxation with your partner. The key to the class is connection with your partner.
The poses are simply a doorway for both of you to step deeper into your relationship. By letting go of fears and tension, a peaceful intimacy will unfold. An deep connection that will energize and relax both of you on all levels: body, mind and spirit.
Beginners welcome.
Sunday, Feb 12 7-9. $40 per couple
Patanjali's suggestions for living a better life through yoga is an eightfold path. In this four module series for students of traditional method Ashtanga Yoga, we will investigate five of the limbs and their application to practice. Each module will focus on a different limb and provide opportunity for investigation through discussion and exercises, Mysore-style practice and review. All levels of interested practitioners are welcome to attend. Please feel comfortable to bring questions to investigate.
Cost: $90/module, register online here.
February 25, 1-4pm– Breathwork
Breathing is a common factor amongst all living creatures. Pranayama, the restraint of prana or breath, is the fourth limb and essential in learning Ashtanga Yoga. Though there are thousands of different pranayama techniques, during the practice we use ujjayi pranayama to purify the body and calm the mind. In this module we will review technique for ujjayi pranayama, the mysterious bandhas and introduce basic pranayama practices as a method of developing awareness and control of the breath.
March 24, 1-4pm– Concentration
Learn how to bring your mind into true focus through the development of dharana, the sixth limb of Ashtanga Yoga. In practice we use gazing points, or dristi, to draw the mind inward and promote concentration and awareness into the movement we are performing. This opportunity to observe what is happening inside ourselves is an essential part of developing union of thought and action, changing our practice from a series of movements into a meditative and graceful session of self-observation.
April 14, 1-4pm– Backbends and Closing
Practice without causing harm. Be connected to your truth and contentment while showing discipline and awareness for yourself and those around you. Now do it upside down and backwards! Integrating first two limbs, yama and niyama into our practice will help grow awareness in the mind, body and spirit, but how do we do that when the postures get really hard?
Janet Hawkins is a dedicated Ashtangi with thirteen years of experience in yoga and over thirty years experience in sport, movement and teaching. She competed in high-performance diving nationally and internationally for nearly ten years. The intense training and competing regimen left her broken and nearly confined to a wheelchair due to injuries. Yoga gave Janet tools to heal life's bruises and move out of pain. It is with this mindset of the healing power of yoga that she serves her students to find their way to health.
Teaching for eleven years in the Ashtanga method under the study of Nancy Gilgoff, Janet has developed a sensitivity to energetic flow and impediment. Her approach to yoga is rooted in helping students out of pain and suffering through energetic alignment, breathwork and postural integrity.
Janet is committed to the path of yoga and is grateful for the love and lessons of her teachers Nancy Gilgoff, Guruji & Sharath.
Location:
Adjust Your Health, #195, 7330 Fisher St SE
2012 Dates:
Mar. 3, Yoga Therapy for Core & Pelvic Floor
Mar. 10, Yoga Therapy for Hips
Mar. 17, Yoga Therapy for Shoulders & Neck
Register for $30 or all three for $75.
Each session will focus on one area in relation to the Critical Alignment Theory.
Monica and Jen will take you through explainations of dysfunctions that occur in the areas and exercises that can help you move into more functional, pain-free ranges of movement and strength.
Please email Monica to register or register online
Please note: These sessions will take place at #195, 7330 Fisher St. SE
Basically it is a logical and highly effective way of working with any back/shoulder/hip pain, injury, or poor movement pattern. An excellent option for repetitive strain injuries, lower back injuries, postural (i.e. 'sitting at a desk') pain, and as a way to increase your sports performance.
Critical Alignment Therapy is a process that through initial passive (moving towards active) exercises begins to release the tension and strain (caused by injury or stress) that we hold in our surface, movement muscles. Once this begins to release the movement can then travel through into our centre line (mainly being our spine) where the postural muscles can be activated once again bringing ease and lightness into our practice, our movements, and our lives.
These sessions begin the first week with one on one 15 minute assessments of your movement patterns in relation to your spine and your injuries/habits. From there it is a 7 week series of classes designed around the 8 students that are in each class. This is a very effective therapy when it comes to dealing with any injuries, repetitive strain pain, poor postural habits, and more!
NEW! The level II C.A.T. class on Saturdays at 9am is offered to students who have completed at least one full C.A.T. session. This 9am session will forego the initial assessment and be a series of 8 full classes.
Mondays Mar. 12 to Apr. 30; 6:30 to 8pm
Wednesdays Mar. 14 to May 2; 5:30 to 7pm
Fridays Mar. 16 to May 11 (no class Apr. 6); 9:30 to 11am
Saturdays Mar. 17 to May 11 (no class Apr. 7); 9 to 10:30am for level II; 10:45 to 12:15pm for beginners
$200; register online.
In this six week session with Allison, you will learn postures to bring flexibility and strength to areas of your body affected by the work of being a new mom. Babies join in the fun as well with interactive movements paired to fun and familiar songs.
Expect to you and your baby to learn more about your bodies, have a unique bonding experience, and meet other moms and babies in the process!
Recommended six weeks postpartum to crawling.
Next session:
Feb. 29 to Apr. 4; $108
Session III: Apr. 18 to May 23; $108
May 19 & 20; Saturday & Sunday 9-12pm & 1:30-4:30pm, Yogadotcalm, Calgary, AB
Join Gert van Leeuwen in this therapeutic yoga training designed for those suffering with chronic back and neck pain, painful shoulders and hips, repetitive strain injuries, etc. Using specialized yoga tools and breathing techniques you will learn the theory behind C.A.T. to release tensed, stressed and repetitively strained muscles, joints and spine making it possible to begin building a new 'critical alignment'.
Register $395
Pre-requisite: Completed Yoga Teacher Training program (any yoga style) or training in bodywork (i.e. massage therapy, chiropractor, physiotherapist, personal trainer, etc.)
May 21 to 23; Monday to Wednesday 9am to 4:30pm, Calgary, AB
Continue your C.A.T. training with founder Gert van Leeuwen. Learn more of the black strap exercises that create the basis for C.A.T. Begin learning how to put classes together and how the exercises can benefit all yoga styles.
Register $495
Pre-requisite: C.A.T. Level I
May 25 to 27; Friday to Sunday 9am to 4:30pm, Calgary, AB
Begin to put your training into more of a therapeutic hands-on practice. Learn more about the assessments of the spine while in a seated position as well as inverted with the use of the specialized headstander.
Register $525.
Pre-requisite: C.A.T. Level II. Critical Alignment mentorship program available between Level III & IV.
June 7 to 10; Thursday to Sunday 9am to 4:30pm, Calgary, AB
Complete your training with Gert van Leeuwen in Critical Alignment Therapy with your Level IV Certification. This level develops your one-on-one assessment skills as well as class development/design and teaching from a behavioral therapeutic standpoint. This level will not only teach you more about what goes on in the body through this highly effective therapy but how the mind is effected and how to create positive mental and emotional changes.
Register $600.
Pre-requisite: C.A.T. Level III, and recommended a year of practice/teaching between Level III & IV. Critical Alignment mentorship program available after completion.
May 29 to June 3; arrive on Tuesday at 3pm with departure on Sunday at 11am, Cross River Wilderness Centre, Radium, B.C.
Join Gert van Leeuwen in the B.C. wilderness for the first Critical Alignment Yoga Teacher Training. This 6 day retreat located at the Cross River Wilderness Centre near Radium, B.C. will include cabin accommodation (dble occ.), three delicious meals each day and Junior Level Critical Alignment Yoga training beginning with meditation in the morning, master classes on standing, twisting, forward bends & backbends and more. With all trainings taking place in a beautiful yurt, this retreat will be one not to miss!
Register $1700
Pre-requisites: Current Yoga Teacher Training as well as Critical Alignment Therapy Level I & II