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Virtual Online Yoga

Online Yoga in the Morning. Keep the momentum going.   You don’t have to leave the house to join (but you can come in to the studio if you want – limited numbers. Message if you want to participate in person).   Coming to you online, Virtual Yoga Mornings will be as challenging and rewarding as ever.   One […]

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Prenatal Yoga – October 2019

Attention all my pregnant friends, new and old. I’m teaching prenatal yoga on Wednesday nights at Taiga Yoga. The yoga part will be scaled to your experience level and current mobility. Every pose will have options. There will be a flowing sequence based on the ashtanga chandra namaskar (moon salutation). There will be time to […]

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Guest Teachers

Yellowknife Yoga Teachers. This Yoga Teacher Training has evolved into a yoga festival! Being part of the Yellowknife yoga community is such a privilege and I’m so grateful for the contributions from these passionate guest teachers. Enthusiastic students and current teachers are invited to sign up for any of the following guest workshops. Norma Heslep: […]

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Finding your voice at the front of the class

Leading a yoga class is intimidating. How do you share what you know about a practice that means something different to everyone?

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I’m teaching a Yoga Teacher Training. Here’s why:

You already believe in the power of the practice for yourself. Teacher training will immerse you in the practice and you’ll emerge with an understanding of how to describe yoga.

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Yoga, weight loss and the search for compassion.

Weight issues are epidemic in our culture. Obesity as a medical problem is widespread, and overweight patients are often prescribed “weight loss” as a solution to any medical problem.  People with the particular physical characteristic of excessive body fat are given only one prescription for health. They feel constant pressure to conform, change and shrink.  […]

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Yoga

The Wheel of Yoga

What is yoga, anyway? This week marks nine years since I started teaching yoga. And I still have only a vague idea what the practice is all about. It’s somewhere between renouncing all worldly possessions in the pursuit of a higher understanding of the universe and ensuring that you aren’t overinflating your ego as you admire […]

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New workshop: twelve days of sun salutations

The summer solstice is nearly upon us! Celebrate the beginning of summer with a special 12-class morning yoga series. Greet the sun every morning with a vigorous ashtanga-inspired yoga practice. Each one-hour session will be a full practice, but with a special daily focus on each of the 12 poses of the sun salutations. All […]

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June 2017 – Morning Yoga at Taiga Yoga

I’ll be teaching another morning yoga series at Taiga Yoga in Yellowknife next month. Meet me on the mat at 7am every Mon, Tue, Wed and Thur starting June 5, 2017. I will be teaching sequences that are inspired by the Ashtanga primary series and you can expect strict attention to alignment (to keep you […]

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Power Yoga is for Beginners

The physical challenge of Power Yoga makes the yoga aspect of the practice easier than in less-physically challenging sequences. I teach Power Yoga. I have taught other versions of yoga but Power Yoga is most congruent with my personal practice and is what I want to share with my students. Almost every day, someone says to […]