About Your Teacher:Visit her teacher Bio here or visit her IG: @victorianavarrogarrido
Investment: $45+tax

What does it mean to “be present?” Maybe you’ve experienced the benefits of a moment “being present.” But how can you arrive here often, and come back reliably, again and again?

Being present can be deeply calming, and can help center you in tough situations. It can also open your capacity to enjoy your life and find resources where you need them.

Let’s explore HOW to be present, and unpack tools you can use in your life to bring yourself back to this one moment.

Expect to be guided through several simple exercises that connect you to the present moment. You’ll also receive tools that Maeve frequently shares with her Leela Therapy clients, to ground your senses and help you stay focused on what you want.

You can apply these tools in any moment, and we’ll learn them in-depth in our workshop.

This is a continuation of Maeve’s emotional literacy series. Expand your capacity to meet yourself no matter what shows up.

About Your Teacher:

Maeve Jones is a Leela Therapist and yoga instructor serving Whistler since 2012. She is a trauma-informed talk-therapist passionate about living wholeheartedly. She believes the present moment is where love is. We can each love and care for ourselves deeply, even during difficult circumstances. Maeve offers one-on-one Leela Therapy sessions in Whistler, and is a regular yoga instructor at Yogacara Whistler.

Learn more about Leela Therapy here.

 

Cost: $45+tax

Investment: $50+tax

A 90-minute yoga flow that will warm up you perfectly to be upside-down in handstand and headstand. Learn pathways to build strength and stability, plus techniques, exercises and tips for progressing to full expression in both postures. Then apply these foundations to specific drills for both handstand and headstand, and explore both poses live in the class.

This workshop is suitable for

A. Strong beginners with little to no experience with handstand and/or headstand,

B. AND for intermediate students wanting to refine and improve their inversions.

This workshop includes options to dial UP and DOWN all postures. You will receive support to customize your intensity level to serve you personally. We will do some partner exercises in this class.

Upside-down poses are naturally very stimulating. So, we’ll finish with a generous wind-down and savasana at the end of the workshop.

About Your Teacher: 

Maeve is a former semi-professional acrobat who has been teaching yoga in Whistler full-time for over 10 years. You may have done yoga classes with her before at Yogacara Whistler, or at other studios in town. Or perhaps you’ve experienced her prancing lessons or forest bathing at Wanderlust yoga festival. Come drink from her fountain of knowledge and kindness, and let’s play together.

*Kindly note that workshops are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Cost: $50+tax

Sound, vibration and the breath have the power to relax and restore us at our deepest level. During this immersive, full-body listening experience, you’ll be invited to close your eyes and rest, as different sounds and frequencies are introduced in succession. This 75 minute journey begins with a brief, guided meditation directing your focus to the breath and preparing your body to receive the transformational and deeply nourishing benefits of sound from crystal bowls, the gong, chimes and other instruments. 

About Your Teacher:

Investment: $40+tax

Experience a guided relaxation that takes you on a journey to the heart of your being. Discover what’s right at the center of yourself, beneath your conscious mind.

Who are you really, when everything on the surface falls away?

May what you discover radiate out into every part of your life. May your true nature lead.

What to bring: dress comfortably and warmly, since you’ll be resting for most of the time period. Yoga props will be provided, and you’re welcome to bring along any extra items that make you comfortable. The session is 75 minutes long. Because space is limited, we don’t offer cancellations, refunds, or transfers of tickets.

 About Your Teacher:

Maeve is a Leela Therapist offering one-on-one talk therapy sessions in Whistler. Her sessions support you in your life’s challenges, and point you back to your own source of peace to light your way through. This workshop is a sampler of what it’s like to do a session with her.

 

One of the tools Maeve uses in her practice is Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, to relax the mind deeply and access what’s deeper than conscious thought. This workshop is a group-format taste of Leela Hypnotherapy, and it will feel like a guided meditation. You’ll be invited to get comfortable on your yoga mat, sitting or lying down, then to listen to her voice as she guides you to relax and drop in.

Investment: $45+tax

Connecting with students is a key part of becoming a yoga teacher. We have the chance to support students and act as a guide so they can shine their brightest. Assisting, adjusting, and your presence are all part of the equation so they can discover their yoga practice while feeling safe and supported throughout.

This workshop is for your priorities are:

• Connecting with your students
• Becoming clearer on what methods support your students
• Learning more tools to help them move from pain and frustration to confidence and empowerment
• Building inclusive classes that are stimulating and offer challenges

Key takeaways:

• Discovering how to use visual and energetic cues to inform your assisting/adjusting
• Methodology that goes beyond the basics
• Honing in on your intuition for transformative assisting/adjusting
• Hands on techniques for common asana
• How to use feedback and communication to refine

Benefits of Working with Emily:

Emily’s education and her 20+ year journey with yoga gives her a unique lens to learn from for yoga teachers at any level. She is a Kinesiologist (BKin from UBC), an E-RYT 500 with thousands of hours of teaching experience through public classes, private classes, corporate groups (lululemon, Roxy, Helly Hansen etc.), professional athletes, and yoga teacher trainings. In 2020 she released her first book, “The Energy and Art of Restorative Yoga,” which highlights her inclusive and therapeutic approach that speaks to the true roots of yoga, including the deeper philosophy we honour as practitioners and teachers.

Emily will connect with registrants beforehand to look at how she can adapt each workshop so all students receive a tremendous amount of value from each session. Both will be unique to the attendees who are present and each will provide unique opportunities for teachers to grow from.

Investment: $60+tax for each session

Sharing knowledge on how yoga connects with the practice of Reiki is important to Emily. In this course, centering and self-care techinques will also include meditation, mantra, and other yogic principles to enhance your connection to divine energy.

 

In Reiki Level 2, each student will:
– be attuned to connect them more deeply with universal energy
– attunement will also prepare them to send distance reiki
– discuss ethical considerations in practicing/treating with Reiki with an emphasis on professional settings
– deepen their knowledge and skills of how to treat others using Reiki energy
– practice on other students using the techniques learned

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive your Reiki Level 2 certification.

Investment
Level 2 – $275+tax

**all sessions are to be completed for full certification**

 

Want to know more about your teacher?
Emily Kane is a Reiki Master Teacher, E-RYT 500, and International Yoga Teacher Trainer. She is a fierce adventurer, nature lover, and explorer. Emily loves sharing knowledge on how yoga connects to the practice of Reiki. She believes the mind/body/spirit connection is an essential part of understanding and exploring energy. In this course, centering and self-care techniques will also include meditation, mantra, and other yogic principles. Learn more at emilykaneyoga.com

Bringing the power of a sacred circle to our community.

Under all the excitement of the mountain peaks’ call, a soft whisper arises…

 

“Stop, check in and dive in”

 

During this fall and winter, these New Moon circles are an invitation to give space to that inner call.

A safe, loving and sacred space for you to be able to discover those key insights that are going to bring you to where you need to be next with a clear and integral intention.

Don’t try to find more answers now. What you are to discover, it is not seen by your current mind.

Let the natural power of the sacred circle support you on this journey.

(Sharing is completely optional. You won’t be put in the spot. This is a space that respect and support each other moments and choices)

 

CONTENT:

• Opening of sacred space
• Presenting the Medicine Wheel/Storytelling/Special guests
• Circle: the present
• Sound therapy & guided meditation journey
• Circle: our intention
• Closing of sacred space

 

ABOUT THE SPACE KEEPER: Visit her Bio. (Victoria Navarro)

 

WHAT TO BRING:

• While blankets, bolster and blocks to sit on will be available, you are welcome to bring anything that brings any comfort.
• Comfortable clothing, for sure!
• Any element that you would like to offer to the circle (water from your sacred creek spot, yo
  ur special rocks or objets, a deck, something you wrote, a flower or leaves to offer to the circle…). Note: These objects are a “loan” to the circle during the ceremony.
• Journal and pen, if you feel like…
• Tea cup or thermo as tea will be offered.

 

PLEASE REGISTER TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT.