Detox Flow w/Tracey Noseworthy
Saturday February 25th, March 24th & April 28th
1-3pm
$5 with active time card or unlimited pass, $25 drop-in
A two hour class designed to cleanse our bodies, physically and emotionally ~ helping to remove impurities on both these levels. A ‘Flow’ based class combining decompression, compression and twists, linking the mind and body as one and restoring balance and vitality in our lives. You’ll get warm, you’ll breathe deeper than ever, you’ll challenge yourself physically and mentally, and smile from the inside out! Previous yoga experience required.
THE PRACTICE – Intermediate/Advanced Anusara-Inspired™ Class
w/Jonathan Boyd
Last Sunday of every month from 2-4pm starting February 26th. March 25th, April 29th
$5 with active time card or unlimited pass, $25 drop-in
The Practice is an Intermediate/Advanced Anusara-Inspired™ class where the teacher practices with the students. The class covers a full spectrum of poses, but dives deeper into specific level 2/3 poses from the Ansuara Syllabus. Expect the classes to be both playful and serious. It is suited for dedicated and adventurous yoga practitioners looking to build their skills in a supportive environment.
Prerequisites:
- Must be able to kick up to handstand at the wall & perform Urdhva Dhanurasana (wheel pose) with straight arms
OR
- Permission from the instructor.
Transformational Breathing
w/Trevor Yelich & Jeffrey Pufahl
Saturday March 10th 1-4pm
$35 +HST before February 27th $45 after February 27th
A three hour journey where you will learn the four levels of Integrative Breathing (Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual) and how proper breathing can profoundly improve your life in all these areas.
Integrative Breathing will:
• Give you more energy
• Help detoxify, restore, balance and oxygenate the cells
• Resolve repressed emotions allowing the release of negativity
• Accelerate spiritual growth through expanded awareness
This is a very experiential class where everyone will have the opportunity to do a full hour of Integrative Breathing with hands-on facilitation. If you are ready to uncover the Truth of who you are at an experiential level… join us for a remarkable & transformative adventure!
Awaken the Warrior Within
Incorporate the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita in your asana Practice
w/Nico Luce
Saturday March 17th & Sunday March 18th 1-4pm
Saturday – “Yoga is Skill in Action” – Asana practice focused on forward bends and arm balances.
Sunday – “If Given with a Loving Heart” – Asana practice focused on back-bends and inversions.
$50+HST for one day or $90+HST for both days
Nico Luce has been teaching yoga for over 10 years in Vancouver as well as international retreats and workshops. He is currently the Director of Yoga for all seven YYoga studios in Vancouver, Canada.
More information on Nico.
Relaxing into Transitions ~ Soothing Restoratives with Yoga Nidra
w/Jenn Piercy
“We work very hard in our lives, and while we may sleep, we rarely take time to rest…” ~ Judith Lasater
Saturday March 24th 4:30-6:30pm
Extra $5 with your pass or $25 drop-in
The turn of the season presents a fresh opportunity to reflect on natural rhythms and how we are using our life energy. The focus in Restorative practice is on silence and effortlessness – you are learning to harness energy without spending energy. Through careful and strategic support customized to your unique body, Restorative poses facilitate both deep relaxation as well as generating ideal conditions for introspection, healing and renewal.
This special 2 hour session will feel like a mini retreat for mind and body. We will move the spine gently and slowly in its full range of motion through the exploration of supported forward, backward and lateral extension, as well as mild twisting and inverting. As the body is allowed to linger in deeply nourishing supported positions, a fresh flow of circulation is stimulated into key pathways, organs, and glands. These positions also open and free tight respiratory and accessory muscles, liberating the breath to remove obstructions and massage places of tension.
Held poses will be followed by a Yoga Nidra session – a guided meditation practice of conscious deep sleep that can expand and refine awareness, decrease perception of pain, manage insomnia, develop inner resources, and plant seeds for positive intention and growth – among other things!
Anusara workshop w/ visiting guest teacher Robin Golt
Shiva Shakti Tantra & the Pathway to the Heart
Saturday March 31st 1-4pm
$55 +HST
Join us for a fun, informative and inspiring practice with a focus on backbends.
Come investigate the vibrant teachings of Anusara’s Shiva Shakti Tantra philosophy and explore how to apply these notions in asana, with tangible results.
Experience directly how luminous understanding can literally transform your yoga practice.
On the menu: Asana, discussion & meditation
All are welcome.
Robin is Canada’s long-time Anusara yoga teacher. Passionate about the wisdom teachings that inspire Anusara’s Shiva Shakti Tantra philosophy, she brings the subtle, esoteric and some of the wilder aspects of the philosophy alive for students, helping to deepen their physical practice and illuminate their minds.
Robin teaches throughout Canada, and also serves on the Anusara Yoga Certification Committee as an assessor. She has been a student of John Friend for almost 20 years, and for the past five years has been deeply involved in the practices and study of the Shaivite Tantric tradition under the guidance of her mentor, Paul Muller-Ortega, founder of Blue Throat Yoga.
More info about Robin
Living as Meditation
An exploration into the art and science of Meditation
w/Trevor Yelich
Saturday April 14th 1-4pm
$35 +HST before April 2nd $45+HST after April 2nd
Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. – Rumi
We are Always Already Perfect… Always Already Whole. Our essential Nature is nothing less than Pure Love, Light, Freedom, and Peace.
And yet separation and suffering is often our experience. Ignorance, ego, craving, aversion, and fear of death underlie much of our minds activities.
For thousands of years, countless humans have journeyed inwards to resolve this sense of separation and suffering – to remember the Truth. Countless teachings and practices have arisen in response to this seeking.
This workshop will introduce you to practical meditation and contemplation techniques that are elegantly designed for reawakening to your Truth – your essential Nature. Simple and profound, these techniques will also serve you deeply in everyday life by promoting relaxation, openness, clarity, focus, centeredness, and peace of mind.
No experience is required. Bring your openness for Self-inquiry and exploration.
Yin Yoga Teacher Training
w/Carly Forest
Spring 2012 – stay tuned for dates!
$375 +HST
Last year Carly taught 15 hour yin trainings in both Victoria and Costa Rica, as faculty for the advanced 500 Moksha Yoga teacher training.
More and more people are discovering the healing potential of a Yin Yoga practice. To teach a class that is both safe and informative, a foundational understanding of the purpose and method of Yin is essential. In this 20 hour training we will explore: anatomy, meridian theory, sequencing, safety in postures, and basic mindfulness theory.
The course will add emphasis on practical teaching hours to help build confidence in bringing your training to the public. A Yin Yoga teacher training manual developed by Carly will be included in the cost of the course. Required readings will include: Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers, YinSights by Bernie Clark, and Yin Yoga by Paul Grilley. The training will be open to teachers as well as dedicated practitioners.
More information about Carly.
Peter Sterios Weekend Workshop
August 24-26th 
More info coming soon!
More about Peter
* Please Note: All workshops are pre-registered unless stated otherwise. No refunds will be given 7 days prior to workshop.