Upcoming News/Workshops/Events
Yoga Therapy Training: Be a Better Restorative Teacher
Congratulations to the Graduating Class - August 10, 2025
One Yoga Studio, Vancouver BC
Huge success with a great bunch!
Learn How to Give Adjustments in Asana
with Val Petrich
Saturday September 13th, 2025
2:00 pm - 6:00 PM
$65 + gst
Help your students substantially advance their practice by learning fundamental hands on adjustments. Adjustments done with skill bring the student to a level they can seldom do on their own.
Held at The Yoga Studio of Calgary
200 - 1829 Ranchlands Blvd. NW
Calgary, AB
Register online
here or call the studio 403-239-3344.
Learn How to Meditate
with Val Petrich
Sunday, September 14th, 2025
2:00 pm - 5:00 PM
$65 + gst
Want to do less with better results? Feel like you’re juggling too much? Have a sense something is tapping you on the shoulder for change?
That tap is probably intuition, asking you to listen. And stillness and silence point the way. Meditation simplifies and enhances our life in so many areas. It strengthens our immune system, declutters our thoughts and gives clarity of purpose. It is both a spiritual practice and a scientific practice that yields amazing results if we are patient. Meditation is a practice of tapping into our wellspring of consciousness. When we sit quietly (easier said than done) the inner chambers of intuition, wisdom and guidance blossom and become a clear guiding light. It’s just like the gurus tell us but like everything else, it is practice.
Join me in learning the practical aspects to set up a meditation practice – how to start, sustain
and meet the challenges that present themselves.
Recommended for beginners or those with a regular practice who want guidance.
Held at The Yoga Studio of Calgary
200 - 1829 Ranchlands Blvd. NW
Calgary, AB
Call the studio 403-239-3344 to register.
"Work In" - An Authentic Iyengar Workshop
with Fr. Joe Pereira
Friday Sept 26, 2025 & Saturday Sep 27, 2025 1:30 - 5:30 pm
Sunday Sep 28, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
One Yoga Studio, 156 E. 7th Ave, Vancouver BC
Father Joe Pereira offers an authentic Iyengar Yoga experience, focusing on precise alignment using props. Expect systematic sequencing of poses, held for longer durations to deepen engagement. Pranayama (breath control) is integral, enhancing focus and calm. Father Joe views yoga as a "work in," promoting inner healing and "remembered wellness." His warm, intelligent style incorporates wisdom from Mother Teresa and B.K.S. Iyengar, explaining yoga's physiological benefits like achieving a "Blissful Brain."
What to expect:
- Precision & Alignment: Emphasis on exact form using props to deepen poses.
- Systematic Sequencing: Poses build progressively, covering various asanas.
- Longer Holds: Extended pose duration for strength, flexibility, and awareness.
- Pranayama Integration: Breathwork to calm the nervous system and enhance focus.
- "Work In": Yoga as a path to inner exploration and "remembered wellness."
- Wisdom & Anecdotes: Insights from his close connections with Mother Teresa and B.K.S. Iyengar.
- Teaching Style: Warm, intelligent, and humorous, combining demonstrations with clear instructions.
- "Blissful Brain": Explores yoga's physiological effects, linking it to positive neurotransmitters and an "Ananda-Maya Kosha." psychological support, and spiritual guidance.
$100/ per session or $250 for all sessions. More information and registration at
One Yoga Vancouver.
OM CANADA
BOOK SIGNING
Check back for upcoming book signings.
OM Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga’s Firsts is a celebration of yoga's history in Canada. Here are profiles of sixty of the country's yoga innovators-the firsts to set up a practice in their area, start a provincial association, launch a TV show, write a book, build an ashram, open a studio, etc. These are the passionate souls who ushered in the practice of yoga in a post-war era, when contemporaries still perceived them as loners and loons.
Scattered across Canada, these yoga pioneers forged their practices for personal healing and spiritual fulfilment based on conviction and despite lasting skepticism. Their efforts ushered in an age of spiritual curiosity that set the stage for yoga and meditation's acceptance as the bona fide spiritual practices and healing modalities we know today.