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Yoga Therapy setting is a “Less is More” concept. A slower-paced practice with alignment corrections is offered for your body’s specific requirements where each individual’s concerns and misalignments are considered. In the physical yoga therapy practice, we combine and explore various traditional and therapeutic yogic postures with supports were needed to assist your alignment and give you support. Somatic and Tensegrity movements are used to help build muscular & neurological connections building whole body system knowledge and strength in all parts of the body from head to toe. Gentle flowing movements link with breath to warm the body moving within a range of motion that is in your comfort zone, boosting positive energy and releasing stagnant energy connecting the breath & body to flow in sync with one another. In a class room setting or privately we also explore Yin & Restorative postures as well as slo-mo ball releases to assist the letting go of holdings in the deep connective tissues and fascia, various breath techniques are taught with the focus to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation response) & deepen breath awareness in the body. Learning to move Prana (energy created by the breath) through the body helps cleanse and clear space in the whole body and its many layers releasing held physical, mental & emotional tensions.
In the Registered Group Yoga Therapy Classes, we begin with a 15-minute check-in. Followed by anatomy education with visuals and discussion on what we will be exploring in class that day. During the class, you have the freedom to ask questions as they arise. It is advised in each practice to honor being in the present, staying mindful & open-minded and taking the time to explore your bodies sensations, your pain-free range of motion, explore the emotions that may arise during practice, as well as the thought patterns that come into play. There is no separation between your mental, emotional, physical and energetic Body & Health it is all connected. In these practices we become vary much aware of this.
Annie’s Yoga Therapy classes, workshops & private sessions recognize that the many layers of self are all connected and when we pay attention and listen to all these messages this is when we learn to accept what is in the present, take time to BE with in love & patience, moving through mindfully letting things go when ready and ultimately we then grow.
Our Goal is to “Move into Ease, Joy, and Comfort in your Body Mind and Spirit”
Winter 2025 Yoga Therapy Registered Classes
In Person and Online Classes COMING SOON this February
In Person Classes
“Flow into Rest”
Welcoming All Adults & Teens
5 Sundays starting February 2nd 7-8:30pm
Registration $120
“Mindful Mornings”
Adult and Senior class welcoming all levels
4 Mondays starting Feb 3rd 9:30-10:30am
Registration $90
* Similar to the feeling of doing a private yoga therapy session but in a small intimate class settling. This class is a gentle mindful yoga therapy based practice focusing on the needs of each student. A check in done at the beginning of each class and Annie will guided you into exploring your deep connection to bringing your body into ease.
Location: Studio F Squamish Dance Centre 38924 Queens way
Online Practice “ Month of Self Love & Intentions”
Monday to Friday 6-6:45am ( for the whole month of Feb )
Registration SPECIAL $80
* Each class is recorded so you have the comfort of joining right at 6am live or doing the recording at a time that suits you better. This practice will begin each morning with breath connection and mindful daily intentions created by your own hearts wishes. Then each day you will be guided through a thoughtful therapeutic based yoga practice giving you lots of variations and sequences to find your right place in your practice. Tapping into a little bit of everything from somatic muscle releases, lubricating joints, invited ease and increased mobility, playing with focus attention, balance and strengthening your centre physically, mentally and emotionally.
“Annie is an incredible yoga teacher and person. With her soothing personality and calming voice tied with her knowledge of many yoga practices and anatomy; she has been a key component to my physical and emotional healing during a really challenging time in my life. I am continuing to take her therapeutic yoga privates and workshops. She is very thorough and sends me a follow-up email with key information that we went over during the class. She is one of a kind and I highly recommend her!” ~ Monique ~
