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Yoga for a Healthy Back - Spring Edition
Spring is just around the corner, and so are many of our favourite activities, golf, gardening, hiking, biking, pickle ball…the list goes on. Is your back ready for all this movement again? Would you like to learn how to avoid the pain that can occur once we start to become more active again? Want to get stronger and more mobile so you can enjoy all the activities you love to do?

Join Anne Cox E-RYT for this comprehensive workshop to see how a gentle yoga practice can help alleviate many back pain issues and help you do all the things you want without the pain afterwards. 

Back pain can happen to the best of us, when an imbalance occurs from tight or weak muscles that are suddenly asked to bear a load. In this state, the simplest of movements can injure your back. Our bodies were made to move and when we don’t move them enough, then suddenly ask it to do something active, this is a recipe for pain.

This workshop will focus on stretching tight muscles and releasing tension while strengthening key areas, including the core. Using the philosophy of mobility + strength = stability it will help you bring a newfound balance in the body that your back will thank you for.

No yoga experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn safe and gentle ways to move the body that can be taken into your daily life to find long term benefits for your back.

Also included will be breath & meditation practices, as well as mindful movement, that will be customized according to the activity you want to start again this spring.

Anne Cox E-RYT 500, a certified Yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance that has been teaching therapeutic focused classes since 2004. Her interest began when working at a desk job, she fell & injured her back in 1997. Soon after she discovered yoga & it’s healing affects. She teaches from experience on how she helped her own body & the lessons learned working with students with back issues from disc degeneration & herniation, to tension that occurs from structural imbalance due to our sedentary lifestyles. Her teachings are accessible to all experience levels & abilities. Her intention is to empower the students to learn how to move their own bodies in a way that is not forceful, but in keeping with a sense of balance & ease.

Saturday, March 18, 2023 | 1-4 pm | $55 +gst

NOTE: Please choose In Studio or Virtual at time of registration.

A recording, for anyone absent will be available for 1 week to view.

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50 hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training

In our busy lives, it’s important to take time to rest. A restorative yoga practice is a wonderful way to bring balance back to your system & allow you to fully rest & restore yourself completely.

 

Measurable results of relaxation include reduction of blood pressure, muscle tension and fatigue, improvement of immune function, digestion, fertility, and elimination.  Taking time in restorative postures calms the the nervous system, enhances your mood & can reduce chronic pain.  These practices are gentle on your body & can be an important part of an overall treatment plan for many health conditions 

In this 50-hour Restorative Teacher Training Program, you will learn how to set up restorative postures for yourself & others, what poses work best for certain situations & challenges, how to use props to fully support a person’s practice at all levels & 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 & knowledge you are looking for.

 

This course if made up of 2 weekends, self-practice & practicums, including: 

Experiencing a restorative practice

Concepts of restorative yoga

Restorative asanas - variations, benefits, adjustments

Props - how to use them & adaptations

Breath work & meditation

Tools for deep relaxation

Stages of savasana

Sequencing

Obstacles of teaching & how to overcome them (including 8 Limbs of Yoga)

Teaching etiquette & how to cultivate trust

Therapeutic applications<br />Self-practice hours (attend 4 restorative classes, offered for free as part of the program at YogaMcc).

Practicum: Final assignment (3 people, 3 issues, 3 poses & how & why you do them) 

Prerequisites-

 Must be familiar with yoga practice 

Professional Development for therapists and teachers

Open to 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. 

Certification Requirements

Attendance of all the live classes

Attendance of 4 Restorative Classes at YogaMCC (included in the program) with Tracy or Anne or any of YogaMcc teachers. – Must be done before certification is given.

Maintenance of a Personal Restorative Practice – document personal restorative practice (journal sheet provided)

3 Practicum final assignment (3 people, 3 issues, 3 poses for each & how & why you do them

Recommended Readings

Relax & Renew - Judith Lasater<br />Additional readings will be provided and assigned during the training.

2023 class Schedule -

, May 12th 6-9 pm, Saturday, May 13th 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, May 14th 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, June 2nd 6-9 pm, Saturday, June 3rd 9:30 am - 5:30 Sunday, June 4th 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Your Teachers:

Anne Cox E-RYT 500 & Tracy Roberge RYT 500 are both Yoga Therapists, with years of experience & training. They will help you to look deeper at the use of restorative yoga practices with the aim of moving towards improved physical health and overall wellbeing.

Anne Cox E-RYT 500

Anne began her yoga journey in 1997 to manage back pain and chronic headaches. Starting with restorative yoga classes, she found that the simplest poses could be the most profound. Her philosophy comes from a place of “beginners mind," a way to be in the moment and explore for oneself how to heal in body, mind and spirit. Anne was certified as Yoga teacher in 2004 with further training with specialized instructors such as Susi Hately, Gert van Leeuwen, Richard Miller & Trevor Yelich, to name a few. Her specialty is Yoga Therapy, working with physical & emotional stresses caused by illness, injury and the pressures of everyday life. Her intention is to help inspire her students to help themselves. 

Using mindful movement, breath, sound, tuning forks and mediation, Anne helps students to uncover not only a healthy body, but find a place of peace from within. She assists her students to build strength from the inside out and release tension from the outside in, leaving with new tools to take into their daily lives. 

Tracy Roberge RYT500; Relax & Renew certified

Tracy trained with an Indian instructor while living in Asia, where the depth of her practice resonated. She completed her formal training in Malta and at the Yoga College of Canada, ultimately completing her RYT500 Yoga Therapist training. Tracy has studied with Rheumatologist Dr. Steven Edworthy, and specializes in Yoga for Arthritis, and is Relax & Renew Certified (Judith Hanson Lasater). She is also CPR and AED certified. Having Studied Yoga, Facia & the New Anatomy of the body with Tom Meyers (Anatomy Trains) and Robin Rothenberg (Essential Yoga Therapy), Tracy incorporates myofascial release into her gentle classes, and encourages students and clients to attune to their body’s messages and incorporate what they learn into their daily lives. Tracy also holds a Diet & Nutritional Advisor Diploma with Distinction and 300 Hour Meditation Certification with a focus on mindfulness and yogic meditation

Having recovered from debilitating injuries herself, Tracy teaches with a sensitivity and a keen understanding of individual needs. Her adjustments are gentle and precise, helping her students achieve the maximum benefit from their yoga practice. As a secondary healing modality, Tracy introduces Myofascial Release and Reiki when needed into her sessions.

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Workshop & YTT held at

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.