With Emily Kotow
Sept. 17-19; Fri: 6:30-9pm, Sat: 1-4:30pm, Sun: 9:30-11:15am
$150 for the full weekend, $55/session
This workshop is for all students who are interested in refining her or his Ashtanga Yoga practice.
Over this weekend we will work through and breakdown the entire Primary Ashtanga sequence.
Looking at alignment, practicing wiht the core (bandhas), and appropriate modifications of postures for all bodies.
This workshop will provide an introduction to the philosophy of Ashtanga Yoga as well.
Emily is a longtime student and teacher of Ashtanga yoga. Having studied with the Guru of Ashtanga yoga, the late Pattabhi Jois, as well as Jeff and Harmony Lichty, Mark Darby and Rolf Naujokat. She brings a youthful, traditional approach into her teaching and her practice.
Critical Alignment Therapy is a process through initially passive exercises that begins to release the tension and strain that we hold in our surface muscles. Once this begins to release, we then add movement to find our centre and activate our deeper postural muscles bringing ease and lightness into our practice, our movements, and our lives.
An excellent class for the very beginner and advanced levels of all yoga styles.
Mondays @ 1:30pm, Sept. 13 to Nov. 1 (no class on Thanksgiving Monday)
Tuesdays @ 5pm, Sept. 21 to Nov. 2
Saturdays @ 1pm, Sept. 18 to Oct. 30
Cost is $135 and includes a private assessment scheduled during the first week of class with 6 weeks of classes to follow.
We are thankful to have been able to host Gert van Leeuwen from Amsterdam, NL for the last 4 years for Critical Alignment Therapy trainings and workshops. He brings such a powerful and knowledgeable insight into alignment, not only in relation to yoga but in relation to all movement of the human body.
This year was a great success with three of our yogadotcalm teachers receiving their certification in Critical Alignment Therapy. Congratulations to Monica Krock, Trish Breithaupt, and Jane Sponiar!
We are all looking forward to next year and the highly anticipated release of the English edition of his book, YOGA Critical Alignment. It is sure to have a huge impact in the yoga world.
A thank you must also go out to all the yogadotcalm students who attended our re-located classes at Lake Bonavista C.C. The ability to practice in different locations and remain connected to your breath and movement is a key building block in the yoga journey.
Watch for the 2011 CAT schedule coming soon!
With Allison Oxoby
Sept. 15 to Oct. 20
Come join us for a yoga experience designed specifically for new moms and babies!
In this six week session 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 for 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.
With Amber B.A. in Kinesiology, E-RYT
Applications are now being accepted for our next session of yoga teacher training starting in September. (3 spaces still available as of the end of July)
Pre-requisites included a dedicated ashtanga practice with familiarity of Primary Series and a desire to learn.
Trainings will take place 1-2 weekends (Fri 6:30-9:30pm, Sat 1-6:30pm, Sun 10-4pm) each month and close with a 4 day intensive retreat in the B.C. mountains.
This training is registered with the Yoga Alliance as a 200 hr RYS.
Training is limited to 12 students.
Contact Amber for more information or an application form.