NEWS

I'll be returning to a regular teaching schedule after Labour Day! Look here for Drop-In Classes in the Ottawa area.

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Dates for the Part Time 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Ottawa are posted! Join me for a journey of self-discovery and yogic exploration spanning November to June, 2018. Details here.

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LEARN TO TEACH

Immerse yourself in a yoga journey that will give you the tools to be more present and more empowered in your life and practice.

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CALENDAR

PRACTICE WITH KATHRYN

A chance to meet and learn from Kathryn - check the calendar for special events, workshops and yoga classes in your area.

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YOGA RESOURCES

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Download and print or share the Inspirational Advent Calendar and Yoga Class Planner. Free resources for yoga students and teachers.

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FOLLOW KATHRYN'S JOURNEY

@intelligentedgeyoga

Totally aside from my work, what did YTT do for me? Focusing solely on philosophy in my workshops this week, and anticipating the beginning of my part time yoga teacher training this November, I’m thinking about the benefits I’ve reaped from my own first training. They’re more profound than any pose, and this is an honest peek into how deeply I love this life of yoga…
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Read up on the blog, “the abundant gifts of yoga teacher training”: http://tinyurl.com/ya6hpzap
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My next Information Session on this year’s YTT is Thursday evening after my 6 pm Hatha class @pranashantiyoga.
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#Ottawa #Ottawayoga #yoga #yogateachertraining

Visiting friends @pureyogaottawa Centretown if you're into some 9 pm Yin.

Sleeplessness and prolonged summer: where’s the ice cream? Whilst looking around for cold sweets, I’m at a loss, because Ayurveda prefers milk be ingested as a warm beverage, and one of my dominant doshas should limit dairy consumption. We turn to fruit for a lighter, dryer approach with this banana “ice cream” made with coconut and cardamom. Use organic ingredients where possible, it makes all the difference for flavour and prana (energetic benefit). ___________
Dice four bananas into medallions, lay them out on a baking sheet, and freeze them thoroughly. Blend these with 1/2 cup coconut cream and 1/2 tsp cardamom until smooth and not liquified. Store in a tub in the freezer and warm an ice cream scoop under water before digging in.
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I’m eating my banana “sundae” with runny almond butter, coconut, and smoked sea salt flakes.
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#Ayurveda #yoga #veganfood

Aggressive or floppy: there are often strange things happening in forward folding hamstring stretches. Yoga teachers wring our hands consistently about excess in this area of sequencing, and I see a confusion in practice approach among students.
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I happen to love this shape, Janu Sirsasana, more than I used to and with an update: I cross my forearms to hold either side of the leg. Bending elbows to the sides, it earns breadth across the upper back and gives you engagement throughout the shape that is often lacking. (The arm opposite the leg you are working with goes on top.) Students either pull aggressively on passive legs, or reach with their shoulders in their ears and simultaneously flop over their leg.
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I think there may be an encroachment of a Yin yoga approach to a Hatha yoga shape, as well as some other curiosities that are easier to expand on in person.
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This winter, I'm offering a Yin + Mellow Yoga training @hamsayoga132 over two weekends. I love this "quiet practice" for so many reasons, and want to help teachers hone their skills at facilitating it, as well as when to prescribe it in their own practice.
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Details on the site: https://intelligentedge.yoga/master-classes/
#yinyoga #ayurveda #teachyoga

You are not alone. You are a drop of divine essence (purusha) embodied in this world (prakriti) to live out your cosmic duty. That means you are responsible for holding up your little corner of the universe, but in those moments where you feel connectedness… That is the realization of the indivisibility of our spirits.
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#yogaphilosophy

By devotion to one's own particular duty, everyone can attain perfection. Let me tell you how. By performing one's own work, one worships the Creator who dwells in every Creature. Such worship brings that person to fulfillment. - 18.45-46
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It begs the question what our duty is and to whom we should be dutiful. Love the big questions, and the chance to dive into them tomorrow with @myyogatown's teacher training.
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#yogateachertraining

When you're focused on a directional process, your projections about the outcome are limited. Best to let them unfold as they're meant to, because they could be greater than your imagination allows.
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Courtesy of my dear friend Julia, to whom I am grateful for academic and spiritual support, and who I will never stop inviting to move to Canada. (She reminds me it's not out of the question, but there's work to do at home and the weather is better.)
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#yogafriends

After my 6 pm Hatha class @pranashantiyoga this evening is a Free Information Session for my part time Yoga Teacher Training starting in November. Come ask about why you'd do a teacher training for personal wellness and skilfulness at living a healthy, peaceful life. #Ottawa

Guess what I’m trying not to say?
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We’ve all listened to someone who struggles to resist the unconscious allure of “um” and “like” punctuating their sentences; imagine what that’s like for your students when they’re practicing and trying to listen to their breath or calm their inner chatter. New on the blog are 7 cues I hear from teachers frequently that they may not even realize they’re adding to their teaching…
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#teachyoga #yogateachertraining

It's back to school for this teacher. Back to meditative moments and soulful flows. Back to Savasana. ________________________ See you at @pranashantiyoga and @myyogatown this week, starting this evening with a sweet Slow Flow class at 7:30 pm this evening. Check my new class schedule with the link in bio. ________________________ #ottawayoga #Ottawa #yogateacher

Cool down. Take a few deep breaths. Friday evening may arrive a little later than you'd like, but it'll be a much nicer trip. Be the calm force in that frenetic rajasic energy I'm feeling out there. #mindfulness #yoga #mymantra

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