Prenatal and Mom & Baby Yoga Sessions Begin April 16 & 17

Prenatal Yoga, and Mom & Baby Yoga at the Fernwood Community Centre

Register to start next week, or drop in any time!

For registration, please see the Fernwood Community Centre, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me at swadeyoga@gmail.com

http://fernwoodnrg.ca/fernwood-nrg-programs/recreation/adults/

Prenatal Yoga – Mon and Wed,  5:15 – 6:30pm, Apr 16 – Jun 21                               $10/class pre-registered and $13/class drop-in
Prenatal yoga is a wonderful way to connect to the beauty of your changing body, your baby and to meet a community of other pregnant women. This class is taught with an emphasis on increasing body and breath awareness, learning pain management, prenatal bonding and relaxation to promote the well-being of you and your baby. Gentle, safe movements and stretches are designed to strengthen, open the body and ease the common discomforts of pregnancy.  Breathing exercises, pelvic floor awareness, visualizations and relaxation techniques help to prepare your body and mind for childbirth with confidence and calmness. No previous yoga experience is necessary.

Mom and Baby Yoga – Tues and Fri, 11am -12pm, April 17 – June 15                   $10/class pre-registered and $13/class drop-in

Come to yoga and spend time with baby in a fun, relaxed and supportive environment! A gentle class that’s builds at your own pace. Release tension, restore strength and support your body’s natural recovery process from pregnancy and childbirth. Embrace your beautiful new mama bodies! Be in the company of other women as we share with each other and our babies. Recommended for babies who are 4 weeks til crawling. No yoga experience in necessary. Please wait 4 weeks after birthing vaginally to begin your practice, and 6 weeks for Cesarean births. It is always best to consult your medical care professional to see if yoga is right for you at this time.

Prenatal Yoga, and Mom & Baby Yoga at the Fernwood Community Centre in April

It’s in the works! I am honoured to soon be teaching Prenatal Yoga, and Mom & Baby Yoga at the Fernwood Community Centre, beginning after Easter in April. Times are just being finalized now. Fernwood is well known in Victoria as a neighbourhood with a solid commitment to community building, and so I am excited to be contributing in this way to its community of mothers. Currently being pregnant myself also adds to the potency of this experience! I am looking forward to sharing our yoga practice together.

For registration, please see the Fernwood Community Centre, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me at swadeyoga@gmail.com

Prenatal Yoga -
Prenatal yoga is a wonderful way to connect to the beauty of your changing body, your baby and to meet a community of other pregnant women. This class is taught with an emphasis on increasing body and breath awareness, learning pain management, prenatal bonding and relaxation to promote the well-being of you and your baby. Gentle, safe movements and stretches are designed to strengthen, open the body and ease the common discomforts of pregnancy.  Breathing exercises, pelvic floor awareness, visualizations and relaxation techniques help to prepare your body and mind for childbirth with confidence and calmness. No previous yoga experience is necessary.

Mom and Baby Yoga -

Come to yoga and spend time with baby in a fun, relaxed and supportive environment! A gentle class that’s builds at your own pace. Release tension, restore strength and support your body’s natural recovery process from pregnancy and childbirth. Embrace your beautiful new mama bodies! Be in the company of other women as we share with each other and our babies. Recommended for babies who are 4 weeks til crawling. No yoga experience in necessary. Please wait 4 weeks after birthing vaginally to begin your practice, and 6 weeks for Cesarean births. It is always best to consult your medical care professional to see if yoga is right for you at this time.

New Classes Available at Fernwood Yoga Den

Hi everyone!

I am excited to announce I will be teaching three new classes, starting March 13th at the new community yoga studio right in the heart of the village – Fernwood Yoga Den, 1311 Gladstone Ave. It will be great to see you there, and please spread the word to friends and family!

One of things that I feel really excited to support is that the wonderful owners of this studio – Rachel Sadvana and Lola Storry – are passionate about creating access for everyone to enjoy yoga. A portion of each class, or punch card that you buy goes towards Vision Programming – which is providing classes to people in Victoria who are otherwise unable to afford to participate. Examples of these classes are Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Yoga for Mental Health and Pre- and Postnatal classes for single mums. This is what yoga is all about !!!!

My Classes:

Tuesdays 9:00am -10:15am -Therapeutic Yoga                                                        This is a particularly effective practice for those recovering from, or living with, injury or illness. Therapeutic Yoga blends restorative yoga (supported postures), gentle yoga, breathwork, hands-on healing, and guided meditation techniques combined in such a way that it is an excellent choice for those who need something gentle yet effective for bringing the body into balance and reducing stress.

Thursdays 12 noon - 1:15pm - Vinyasa Flow
Vinyasa cultivates awareness through connecting flowing movement in the body with conscious breathing. There is an active portion of this class designed to build heat and stimulate blood flow to the muscles, tissues and organs followed by cooling poses to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. This combination leaves you feeling strengthening, energized, refreshed and peaceful. Students gain strength and flexibility at their own pace, with safety and alignment a key focus.

Saturdays 12:15 – 1:30pm Yin Yang Class                                                                  This class draws upon the doctrine of the five elements and the principle of yin and yang, and energy meridian lines used in Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Designed to offer the balancing effects of yin (passive) and yang (active) styles of yoga.  This class draws upon the more internal, quiet and longer held postures, balanced with the more active, moving and dynamic or heat producing yoga postures to create a holistic body experience.

www.fernwoodyogaden.com

JourneyDance is new to Victoria!

Check out this high energy transformational conscious dance practice!

Each class is a unique journey of movement meditation set to tribal beats and evocative music. Men and women are both welcome, and no previous dance experience is necessary. There are no exact steps to learn, and no right or wrong way to move. Everyone is a dancer, all abilities and ages, all you need is a willing heart and an open mind! There is full freedom for expression and personal creativity in this free form practice.

What is JourneyDance flow?

JourneyDance begins by dancing the earth: slowing down, letting go, feeling grounded.  From the solid, safe place, dance into your sensual, water body: awaking fluidity and loosening the spine.  Then, get funky and free, dance your fiery rhythmic beats, dive into your ocean of emotion and clear your mind of negativity.  Inspire your heart to share its secrets as you come into alignment with your true essence and intuition.  Finally, rest and rejuvenate, feel radiant, embodied, full of joy and gratitude.

Thursdays ongoing from 7-8:15pm – see schedule page for current dates & times Studio Fitness
A new yoga, dance and pilates studio located inside Quadra Sports Club
3946 Quadra St., Victoria B.C., V8X 1J6. (Behind the Keg Restaurant). Free parking!

 

$14 drop-in and bring a friend for free, $10 students !

How will JourneyDance benefit you?

JourneyDance invites you out of your mind and into your body.  You will feel connected, grounded, energized and renewed.  This holistic fitness practice tones your body and strengthens your core as you sweat away toxins and increase vitality.  We encourage the self-trust, self-approval and divine knowing within every dancer. Open to the joy of life.

See www.journeydance.com for more information

Journey Dance Vancouver Island Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/pages/JourneyDance-Vancouver-Island/152818044814777

JourneyDance in July!

Upcoming JourneyDances at the Rupert Community Centre !!

Experience this high-energy movement process, dance as spiritual practice, JourneyDance! Release, shake loose, let go to freedom. Access inner power, aliveness, and your passionate heart. Burst forth with energy, expand freely into space, vibrate with joy and celebrate your life! Rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit in ritual and prayer dance to create the life you want. Become bright, shining, and radiant.

Wednesday Evenings 7:15 – 8:45pm

July 6   – Emergence and Awakening
July 13 – Empowerment of the Heart
July 20 – Ecstatic Release
July 27 – Dance of Manifestation

$50 for all four dances, $40 for three, or $14 drop-in.

All movers and shakers welcome – no previous dance experience is necessary.

Rupert Community Centre, 24 Shouldice Road in Rupert, Quebec.

Please register with swadeyoga@gmail.com or drop in.

Starting fresh!

Yes! It is spring, and with spring comes new growth, and new life! This is most definitely a metaphor for the new endeavors in my life.

I have just moved to La Peche from Ottawa, and am expanding my yoga, dance and healing practice into a new landscape, with new people and new experiences to come.

I am in the process of building my website, and developing my marketing tools. However, in the meantime, here is the gist of what you might want to know!

A few quick facts of interest about my background in teaching and healing:

• providing Therapeutic Touch treatments for 11 years, and Reiki treatments for 9 years
• personal meditation practice for 15 years
• instructing meditation for 10 years
• personal practice of yoga for 7 years, and teaching yoga for 1 year
• specializing in hatha, ashtanga vinyasa, yin, prenatal yoga, restorative yoga and  my new class- Hatha Detox!
  
• JourneyDance is a brand new baby – I’ve been teaching for a few months and am loving the edges and challenges of doing something new!
• I provide public classes, private classes for small groups, and one on one private yoga sessions
• JourneyDances for celebrations and birthday parties

Where to find me !

Hatha yoga – Mondays at 9:30am  at the Grange, Wakefield – Beginners most welcome !!

Hatha yoga – Tuesdays at 12:00pm at the Shunnya Centre, Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa

JourneyDance – Wednesdays at 7:15pm at the Rupert Community Centre, 24 Shouldice Rd in Rupert

Vinyasa yoga – Thursdays at 8:00pm- Shunnya Centre, Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa

For Therapeutic Touch or Reiki treatments, please contact swadeyoga@gmail.com or call 819 456 3920 to make an appointment for daytime or evenings.

New Classes

Beginning in July 2011 I will be offering:

Thurs evening classes at my home in Masham. Please email to swadeyoga@gmail.com for confirmation.

This site is under construction, so please continue to check back later for a more developed website, complete with a yoga class schedule and upcoming JourneyDance events in Rupert, Wakefield and Chelsea.

Let me know if there is something that I can offer in your area!!