Workshops & Specialty Programs

HOLIDAY LIVE PROGRAMS IN TORONTO!!

I am returning to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a short period in December and will be offering some live/in person sessions. Space is limited to 10 participants only. Each session is $20Cdn for a 60 minute session and $25Cdn for a 90 minute session. Each session will be held at the Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Road (corner of Kingston Road and Scarborough Road).

I really hope you can join us and that we can reconnect over the holiday season for some LIVE and IN PERSON specialty practices.

Here are some options and dates, simply click on the registration link to to register for the program of your choice:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2024 – 9:30am-10:30am – SOMATIC FLOW

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024 – 9:00am-10:30am – PILATES YOGA FLOW

SATURDAY DECEMBER 21, 2024 – 9:00am-10:30am – PILATES YOGA FLOW

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024 – 9:00am-10:30am – JOYFUL FLOW

Therapeutic Office Hours

Therapeutic Office Hours

Office Hour Days/Times:  Wednesdays:  1:00pm EST/6:00pm GMT (note: only 2 spots available per hour, booked 24 hours in advance, in 30 minute segments)

Investment:  $40.00 + HST/30 minute session

A unique opportunity to experience a sampling of Yoga Therapy first hand.  Book a 30 minute private session – either virtual (zoom based) or live to address any personal challenges from physical injury and/or chronic pain to depression, anxiety or daily stressors.  The Yoga Therapist will guide you with known tools and their implementation for recovery, healing and balance. Become actively engaged and the primary force for your own healing, with tools designed specifically for your challenges.    

This program will provide the client with:

*1 x 30 minute private live or virtual (zoom based) session to address any personal challenges from physical injury and/or chronic pain to depression, anxiety or daily stressors.

*1 x video taping of the session for home practice use

Each client must commit to:

*Booking 24 hours in advance

*Initial health questionnaire completion is required in advance of booked session

NOTE: Yoga Therapy tools and protocol may include some or all of the following: diet & lifestyle recommendations, appropriately sequenced and individualized physical movement program, deep tissue bodywork, conscious mindful breath work, sound and mantra, meditation, visualization, guided relaxation and/or yoga nidra. A Yoga Therapist will draw on all of these practices to provide a specific wellness plan for each individual. After each session, client will be given one or more yoga tools for independent practice.

THERAPEUTIC YOGA FOR BACK PAIN

Virtual Program

Therapeutic Practices for Chronic Back Pain

Dates/Times: Begins Saturday, January 4, 2025 – 10:30am (EST)

Yoga Therapy for Back Pain is a 4-week comprehensive course designed for those seeking to manage both the physical experience of back pain and the resulting residual stress & anxiety symptoms. This course is a virtual/Zoom Based program that you can access in the comfort and safety of your own home/environment. Take some time to understand the way chronic pain manifests uniquely for you and empower yourself with tools you can use in your daily life to combat your pain experience. The course combines education and self-assessment with specific yoga techniques (including – but not limited to – movement, pranayama, meditation, self-myofascial release, sound healing, and tapping).  We will draw on research from the fields of chronic pain management, physiotherapy, psychotherapy and neuroscience. Investment for full 4 week course is $250CDN or £158.00 UK.  This includes:

•             Preliminary individualized one-on-one assessment (physical, holistic) with program lead – 60-90 mins in length

•             4 weekly x 45-60 min group training sessions (pre-scheduled) with 7 day access to recording of group session following the group session for personal practice purposes

•             one weekly 15 min private(one-on-one) check in with program lead throughout length of the 4 week program

•             take-home materials, practice tools/exercises and movement recommendations based on your unique expression of chronic pain

•             one post program assessment and discussion with program lead – 30 mins

•             The program is limited to a maximum of 5 participants. 

•             Note that there is a moderate amount of gentle physical movement, (strength, mobility and flexibility) training involved in this program. 

SUPREME SELF CARE

Begins Saturday, January 4, 2025-12:00Noon EST

This session is designed to help you develop your self-care muscles, “fill your own cup” and explore why this is a necessary, even vital, aspect of mental health. Each weekly (zoom) session we will explore (and share) some of the tools of self-care including (but not limited to), breath work, movement, tissue release work, meditation, yoga nidra, affirmations, journaling, inspirational readings, and resources for study. Together we will build strategies to implement self-care into your daily life. Join us to learn why self-care is a supreme act of mental health support for yourself and those around you.  Explore the benefits of supreme self-care to live a more fulfilling, free, and pleasurable life.  This 4 week program includes 4 x 1 hour group zoom sessions, weekly inspirational readings and/or affirmations (for home practice), homework plan for daily self-care practices. Each session will be recorded and the recording will be made available for the following 7 days so you can catch up if you have to miss a live session. Investment for 4 week program:  $100 + HST (Cdn) or £60.00 UK