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Classes
So where & what do I teach?
See below for my current classes & some descriptions to help find the right class for you.
I am now teaching to Cochrane (where I now live). So see below to see what new classes I have running.
All the classes below, are in Calgary and surrounding area.
YOUR OPTION OF IN STUDIO OR VIRTUAL CLASSES AVAILABLE
Gentle Yoga for 60+ (registered)
MONDAY 9:45-11:00 am
September 8 - December 15 (October 13)
14 weeks $294 + gst
Get on the Ball (drop-in Bowness Location)
MONDAY 12:00-1:00 pm
Grounded Yoga (drop-in)
WEDNESDAY 9:30-10:45 am
Gentle Yoga for Strength & Stability 55+
WEDNESDAY 11:15 am -12:30 pm
September 17 - October 29
November 5 - December 17
7 weeks $147 + gst
Myofascial Release & Restore (drop-in)
WEDNESDAY 7:15 - 8:30 pm
Gentle Yoga for 60+
This is a class designed specifically for those that want to stay active, strong & mindful as they age.
Modifications are made for limited mobility and special attention is paid to ensure a comfortable and safe practice.
Yoga poses focus on balance, strength & mobility. Benefits include management of arthritis pain & inflammation, improved sleep, lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, decreasing anxiety & most importantly keeping connected to a like minded community.
Get on the Ball
In this 1 hour class we will be using different balls as props including massage balls, bender ball & stability ball. With these props we will work on core strength, myfascial massage & opening the body in different ways each class combined with more traditional yoga poses. Make Mondays a day you look forward to so you start your week feeling grounded & rejuvenated.
Grounded Yoga
Pause the midweek momentum and come home to steadiness. This gentle, grounding practice is designed to soothe frayed nerves, settle scattered thoughts, and refill you for the rest of the week.
We’ll move slowly and intentionally through breath-led transitions, standing poses that anchor, and forward folds that invite quiet release. With each exhale, tension melts; with each inhale, you gather calm and space. Nourish your nervous system while gently building balance, strength, and mobility.
To support your body and deepen awareness, we’ll weave in thoughtful tools like massage balls for myofascial release, bender balls for core and pelvic floor connection, and the black spinal strip to restore alignment and soften holding patterns. Props shift with the theme of the week, helping you explore your body with curiosity and care.
No striving. Just softening.
All levels welcome. Come as you are—and leave rooted, refreshed, and reconnected.
Gentle Yoga for Strength & Stability 55+
Strength isn’t always about effort. Sometimes it’s about presence—meeting your body with care, moving with intention, and allowing confidence to grow one breath at a time. This progressive series is thoughtfully designed for those who want to build strength and stability in a way that feels supportive, safe, and sustainable.
Each week, you’ll be guided through mindful movement practices that help restore balance, improve posture, and build the kind of quiet strength that supports your daily life—from lifting groceries to walking with ease, or simply feeling more at home in your own body.
Together, we’ll explore effective, accessible tools that add variety and impact to our gentle practice:
Therapy bands offer resistance to build functional strength and support joint health—without strain or overwhelm.
Bender balls improve balance and awaken deep core stability, helping you feel more steady and centered.
Myofascial self-massage invites release through gentle pressure and rolling, softening long-held tension in muscles and fascia.
The black spinal strip supports healthy posture, eases upper back tightness, and brings more freedom and strength to the spine.
This small-group series provides the gift of consistency and connection. You’ll have time for personalized guidance, gradual progression, and the encouragement of a like-minded community. Classes move at a gentle, accessible pace, with clear instruction and options to suit your individual needs.
Expect to feel stronger—but also calmer. More aligned—but also more at ease. Because resilience isn’t just physical—it’s a way of being that we can cultivate at any age.
Let this be your time.
To move with more freedom.
To feel grounded and supported.
To grow strength—from the inside out.
Myofascial Release & Restore
The body is made up of layers of fascia (connective tissue) that run through every part of the body from top to bottom. Using massage balls to self massage can help to release tension in the body, decrease pain, increase the breath & help improve your posture.
Combined with yoga movements from stretching to restorative postures, you will help restore yourself back to a place of ease & stability. Once the work on the body is done it’s time to rest into a led meditation & allow mindfulness to emerge.
To finish class, enjoy receiving Anne's voice as she shares a song or some sound with you.
Improve core stability and strength as you explore the supportive role of the core in posture and movement. Deepen understanding, awareness, flexibility and ultimately strength of your 'centre' using techniques and traditions in the context of a well balanced yoga practice.
YOGA & MEDITATION CENTRE OF CALGARY Marda Loop 2028b 33 Ave SW Calgary
See YogaMcc.com or contact
403-251-YOGA (9642) for more information or to register.
YOGA CLASSES IN COCHRANE
Spray Lakes Sawmills Family Sports Centre
https://www.slsfamilysportscentre.com/
403-932-1635
Lunchtime Yoga for Back Health (registered)
TUESDAY 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Fall/Winter 2025
September 16 - October 7
4 weeks $56 inc GST
October 14 - November 11
November 18 - December 16
5 weeks $70 inc GST
NOTE: Classes are online using zoom. As an added bonus you receive the recording to view for 1 week, to do anytime you like. So if you miss the live class, you can still attend.
Want to try out a class? 1x first class is FREE
This is an all levels class, focused on how to help prevent back pain and how to encourage the body to heal from injury. Imbalances happen in our culture of sitting in chairs, that can cause pain & even injury to the back. With these imbalance, something as simple as picking up a suitcase can cause your back to be injured. Focus will be on stretching tight muscles & releasing tension while strengthening key areas, including the core, to help find balance. No yoga experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn safe & gentle ways to move the body that can be taken into your daily life to find long term benefits for your back. The class will include ways to destress with breath & simple meditation, as well as movement.
Using the ideas of mobility + strength = stability will help you bring a newfound balance in the body that your back will thank you for.
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VIRTUAL ONLINE YOGA
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Workshops & Trainings:
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Release & Renew: Fall Qigong & Yoga Workshop
Join Munira Jiwa and Anne Cox for a nourishing 2-hour workshop designed to support your body, mind, and spirit as we transition into the season of Fall.
Anne will guide you through gentle yoga poses to help open the body, release built-up tension, and create space for renewal. Following this, Munira will lead a Qigong practice and meditation focused on the theme of letting go—a key teaching of the Fall season in traditional wisdom practices.
Together, we’ll honour the shifting energy of the season, cultivate presence, and invite a sense of spaciousness, balance, and ease.
Come home to yourself with mindful movement, breath, and stillness.
What to Bring: Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle, pen and notepad. Handouts will be provided.
YogaMcc - Bowness Location
https://www.yogamcc.com/workshops
Investment: $45 + GST
Friday, September 5, 2025 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
In Studio Only
Yoga for Strength & Stability - SLS Centre
4 week workshop series
Sundays10:15-11:30 am
October 19, 26, November 2 & 9 sign up for 1 or all 4
Strength isn’t always about effort. Sometimes it’s about presence—meeting your body with care, moving with intention, and allowing confidence to grow one breath at a time. This progressive series is designed for anyone who wants to build strength and stability in a way that feels supportive, safe, and sustainable.Each week, you’ll be guided through mindful movement practices that help restore balance, improve posture, and build the kind of quiet, functional strength that supports your daily life—from lifting groceries to walking with ease, or simply feeling more at home in your own body.Together, we’ll explore effective, accessible tools that add variety and depth to our practice:· Therapy bands provide resistance to build muscular strength and support joint health—without strain or overwhelm.· Bender balls help improve balance and awaken deep core stability, leaving you feeling steadier and more centered.· Myofascial self-massage offers release through gentle pressure and rolling, easing long-held tension in muscles and fascia.· The black spinal strip helps restore upright posture, ease upper back tightness, and bring more strength and freedom to the spine.This small-group series offers the gift of consistency and connection. You’ll have time for personalized guidance, gradual progression, and the encouragement of a like-minded community. Classes move at a gentle, accessible pace, with clear instruction and options to suit a wide range of needs and abilities.Expect to feel stronger—but also calmer. More aligned—but also more at ease. Because resilience isn’t just physical—it’s a way of being that we can nurture through mindful movement, no matter our age or experience.Let this be your time. To move with more freedom. To feel grounded and supported. To grow strength—from the inside out.
Private Yoga Therapy:
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Would you prefer a more one on one approach to yoga?
Do you find it difficult to get to a yoga class?
Are you looking to deepen your practice with some personal attention that is harder to find in a class setting?
Then private yoga sessions may be for you.
Private session can be in the comfort of your own home, via zoom, at Frank Wills Hall in Cochrane 405 1 St E or The Yoga & Meditation Centre (in Marda Loop or Bowness) (limited availability).
Private session are for 1-3 people & are 1.25 - 1.5 hrs in length.
The initial assessment is 1.5 hr.
Cost is $125 including GST/session (multiple class discount rates are available, please inquire). Price includes a written program to help guide you to continue what you learned, on your own. Also, the ability to contact me by phone, email or Skype for question or concerns at anytime after the session.
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DROP IN CLASSES
Yoga for Non-Bendies
TUESDAYS 5:30-6:30 pm
Alignment & Flow
Sundays 9 - 10 am
REGISTERED YOGA THERAPY CLASSES
Gentle Yoga for Strength - (registered class)
TUESDAYS 7:00 - 8:15 pm
This class is registered, which helps you to make a commitment to your health & wellbeing.
Full props are supplied. You are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.
IN PERSON SESSIONS FALL/WINTER 2025
2 5 week sessions:
September 23 - October 28 (no class September 30)
November 4 - December 9 (no class November 11)
This yoga class is a safe environment to learn how to move our bodies in a way that will help strengthen our bones, tone our muscles and increase overall body awareness. Modifications are made for limited mobility and special attention is paid to ensure a comfortable and safe practice. In this 6-week series, learn tools to connect to yourself using breath, meditation & mindful movement. Yoga poses focus on balance, strength, mobility & release. Benefits may include management of arthritis pain & inflammation, improved sleep, lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, decreasing anxiety & more importantly finding a connection to a like-minded community. The beauty of yoga is anyone of any ability can feel its benefits. To finish class, enjoy receiving a led meditation & Anne's voice as she shares a song or some sound leaving you feeling grounded & refreshed.
Instructor: Anne Cox
Location: Earth Studio
To register
September link : Activity search | SLS Centre
November link: Activity search | SLS Centre
https://www.yogamcc.com/restorative
n this 50-hour Restorative Teacher Training Program, you will learn:
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How to set up restorative postures for yourself and others
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What poses work best for certain situations and challenges
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How to use props to fully support a person’s practice at all levels and how to modify them appropriately
If your intention is to deepen your restorative practice or to teach others with more confidence, this training with give you the tools and knowledge you are looking for.
This course is made up of 2 weekends, self-practice and practicums, including:
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Experiencing a restorative practice
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Concepts of restorative yoga
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Restorative asanas - variations, benefits, adjustments
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Props - how to use them and adaptations
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Breath work and meditation
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Tools for deep relaxation
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Stages of savasana
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Sequencing
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Obstacles of teaching and how to overcome them (including 8 Limbs of Yoga)
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Teaching etiquette and how to cultivate trust
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Therapeutic applications
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Self-practice hours (attend 4 complementary restorative classes offered at YogaMcc).
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Practicum: Final assignment (3 people, 3 issues, 3 poses, how and why you do them)
This course is for:
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Those familiar with yoga practice.
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Therapists and teachers looking for professional development.
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All students wishing to deepen their understanding of rest – even those who don’t wish to teach but to explore the body and minds innate healing abilities.
2026 DATES TBD
Conscious Breathwork
Why do it & how it works.
What does breathing well do for you?
- Detoxifies body
- Activates the lymphatic systems
- Stimulates & refreshes the internal organs with massage & cardiovascular circulation
- Helps to promote a more balanced & positive mental & emotional state.
- Connects you to your Spiritual side, inner wisdom.
- Increases health, energy, immune function
- Therapeutic use to help with:
Physical: pain control, fatigue, respiratory issues, digestive conditions, headaches, asthma, apnea, infertility, birthing, PMS etc.
Emotional: guilt, shame, rage, anger, depression, phobia, panic attacks, low self-esteem, addictions, etc.
All can be positively impacted by allowing the innate intelligence of our bodies to do the healing.
NOTE: **it is not a diagnosis of an issue, but allows the client & facilitator to work together to help with any challenges in a holistic way***
Why do people stop breathing well?
- Stresses put on our system physically, mentally & emotionally due to disease, injury, trauma or lifestyle. These breath imbalances then can cause physical imbalances, disease & even traumatic injuries.
- When our fight or flight response is triggered, through an outside source like an accident, physical & emotional abuse, or absence of something being withheld from us. The breath then becomes, constricted, forced or held which can then become our unconscious breath pattern.
How does conscious, connected breathwork work?
- If you can release the trauma you will go back to a relaxed state, if not, then this fight or flight response is held in your nervous system & the breath is changed as well.
- Changed breath helps dampen the feelings & emotional responses at the expense of life force & embodied presence.
- Conscious breathing helps us to tap into these past held experiences & to begin process & then release them.
- Conscious connected breathing practice helps to bring us back to a natural, unhindered breathing pattern.
- The practice takes you through layers of stored stress & disruption in development or trauma. Spending time in a session with invitation to stay with the connected breath, deep relaxation & awareness of felt-sense in the body can help one to move past these things. The stories can be re-written by experiencing these past things from a conscious, aware place & change the response that happened.
Why work with a facilitator?
- The facilitator encourages you to move slowly & consciously into these unconscious beliefs & emotional charges so not to re-enforce the trauma, but to resolve it. Like finding stillness in the middle of a storm, to discharge it.
- They become a witness to help bring another perspective to help a person process their experience.
- The client is encouraged to put voice, movement, shaking, tears, sound, (what ever feels right) to help to release pent up energy for the body to naturally self heal.
- To help the person reduce or avoid thoughts, feeling or sensations one might divert their attention to & help them come back to the felt experience.
- To maintain a safe, space for anything to arise to help the breather to relax & let go more completely.
- Client has the right to stop at anytime & can request if they are ok to be touched or not during the session.
- Everything that happens in a conscious breathwork session is held in confidence so all is safe to be felt & shared as one wishes.
During a session there is a change of vibrational energy. Negative or energetic constrictions become drawn towards the higher positive energy that comes with the breath work. This change in vibration improves the flow of energy, calms the mind, raises the emotional state & helps to release trauma. All without the need to analyze or fix anything. In this way, conscious breath work tends to help a person move more clearly with an inner wisdom that becomes more & more conscious over time.
Anne Cox E-RYT 500 - Conscious Connected Breathwork
Sessions are $125 including gst for
1.25-2 hour sessions
Sessions offered in Cochrane & Calgary
Choose in your own home, my home studio or
YogaMcc 2028b 33 Ave SW
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