Adult Yoga Classes – Waterloo

Yoga is an old and well developed system for achieving physical, mental and spiritual health. The benefits of yoga are many, and in my classes you learn to:

• Stretch, loosen and relax tight muscles
• Strengthen core body muscles
• Breathe deeply for optimal performance
• Develop proper alignment of the body's bones, muscles and spine
• Learn to move from core body strength and optimal alignment
• Learn deep relaxation, the place where the body rests fully and heals itself
• Develop balance
• Prevent injury, and heal previous injuries
• Live in optimal balance of mind, body and spirit

I have been practicing yoga for over fifteen years, with increasing dedication and involvement, and teaching for ten of those years in Uptown Waterloo. Throughout this time, I have learned four different styles of yoga and weave them all into my teaching. These are Iyengar, Ashtanga, Kripalu and Sivananda, the strongest influence being Iyengar. Yoga poses, or asanas, are the same but each of the styles has its own focus and strength, and I aim to bring the best of all four techniques together in my own personal blend of hatha yoga and teaching style.

In each yoga class I like to include a good mixture of challenge, flexibility, strength, inner body awareness and relaxation. As well, I pay attention to the order and flow of a class, so the whole experience of a yoga session leaves you integrated and rejuvenated, feeling balanced, calm, grounded and open.  I have a particular interest in helping people re-learn old habits of movement, learning how to move from core body strength and proper alignment, the way our bodies are originally designed.

Having spent many years in athletic pursuits, I have a particular interest in working with athletes and athletic people, allowing them to experience how yoga helps physical performance. However, this is by no means a prerequisite for my classes. I tend to teach classes of medium level intensity. 

I have a strong interest in deep relaxation and meditation, and seek to help others learn to sit with their inner stillness, listen to their true inner voice, and experience a deeper awareness. I guide the last part of each yoga class into relaxation and inner experience, moving through numerous relaxation and meditation techniques as the weeks of a yoga session progress, allowing people to find the methods that work for them.

Please contact Megan if you are interested in private yoga lessons.

Fall, Winter & Spring Sessions - Weekly Yoga Classes

Winter 2012 Yoga Session

New people are welcome to try one class anytime for $15 and see if it's right for you. If interested in continuing, payment for the remainder of the session is due the second class. New students are welcome to join mid-session. For returning students, payment is due the first class of each session. Missed classes can be made up by attending one of the other classes during the same session.

Beginner yoga classes are aimed at those in their first year of yoga. The intermediate level 1 class is aimed at those who have done yoga for a year or two. The intermediate level 2 class is aimed at those who have been practicing yoga for a few years.

Class mats and yoga props are provided. New mats and props can be purchased for a nominal fee at the class.

Uptown Waterloo Location - Emmanuel United Church, 22 Bridgeport Rd. W. (at Albert)

Spring 2012 session - Starts March 26, 2012

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