Winter/Spring Workshops

Learn How to Meditate with Val Petrich

April 26, 2025
Saturday 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
$60 +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

 
Register online
  here or call the studio 403-239-3344.

WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS

Anatomy and Asana for Teachers

with Paul Larmer

Friday, February 7, 2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
$60 +gst


An in-depth study of the movement of the spine in all yoga asanas and its

key role in a healthy body.

 

Paul Larmer is a senior teacher and anatomy enthusiast. He brings the relationship of anatomy

and asana to life in a valuable and engaging way for teachers.  


Held at The Yoga Studio of Calgary

200 - 1829 Ranchlands Blvd. NW

Calgary, AB

 
Call the studio at 403-239-3344 to register.

Teaching Chair Yoga

with Vanitha Naik

Saturday & Sunday, March 29-30, 2025
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
$140 +gst


Learn how to use the chair in teaching both beginner and advanced postures.


The chair becomes a useful tool in guiding others to long, supported holds in

poses such as backbends, headstands, etc. Time will be spent on using poses

for seniors.  


Held at The Yoga Studio of Calgary

200 - 1829 Ranchlands Blvd. NW

Calgary, AB

 
Call the studio at 403-239-3344 to register.

Mudras & Mantras for Teachers

with Vanitha Naik

Friday, April 25, 2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
$60 +gst


Mudras are a subtle, powerful, ancient practice of hand techniques that

guide life force through the body’s meridians.  

Mantra is the essence of yoga science connecting the laws of

vibration as stated from the Vedas and original yoga texts.

 

Vanitha is a senior yoga teacher and trainer. She has spent many years studying

Mudras and Mantras to make them accessible to western yoga teachers. 


Held at The Yoga Studio of Calgary

200 - 1829 Ranchlands Blvd. NW

Calgary, AB

 
Call the studio at 403-239-3344 to register.

Learn How to Give Adjustments in Asana

with Val Petrich

Saturday, May 3, 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.

OM CANADA
BOOK SIGNING
MARCH 15, 2025
CAFE BOOKS
100 826 Main Street
Canmore, AB
1:30 - 4:30
Meet Val and get your book signed!

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.

Now also available at Banyen Books - 3608 West 4th Ave, Vancouver

200 Hour Teacher Training


NOW FULL!


Watch for details on the next Teacher Training Program starting September 2025.


Visit the Teacher Training page for 2024 details, calendar and application for information on how the Training is structured.


Valery  is an author, speaker and teacher trainer. If you are interested in a talk, workshop or book signing in your area, please email 1yogalady@gmail.com


Now Available through The Yoga Studio College of Canada

Sutras of the Inner Teacher

Martin and Marian Jerry


An invaluable guide to accessing our inner ashram through meditation. A must for yoga teachers and students alike

who want a roadmap to experiencing the centre of consciousness that lies at the heart of yoga philosophy.


Written by respected psychologist and doctor/scientist, Marian and Martin Jerry of Calgary. 


$39.00 + gst and shipping

Contact 1yogalady@gmail.com to order.