Yoga with Kerry

April Yoga News

April 7, 2014

Happy April!

A new season is upon us which means changes on many levels ahead! The spring session will run from April to end of June, with the same class schedule (but a few minor changes!)

 

April Yoga E-Newsletter

1.     Yoga Class Substitute Teachers for the week of Mar.31-April 3rd

2.     New Yoga Therapy Program: “Getting Unstuck” 

3.     Yoga for Chronic Pain Course: beginning Monday April 28th

4.     Spring Session Yoga Class Schedule

5.     Private Lesson Availability

6.     New Halfmoon Yoga Supplies

7.     Other Yoga Therapy Programs Kerry is teaching in Greater Trail

 

1.      Yoga classes for March 31- April 3rd

Yoga classes will be running as scheduled with 2 new Yoga Instructors, Jodi Ihas and Kim Rawkins. Kerry will be away this week to take care of family matters and is incredibly grateful to these lovely ladies for helping out and teaching the classes. As well, Aerin will be at class to help you with the signing in and purchasing punch passes. Please note that Halfmoon yoga supplies will not be available for purchase this week.

Teaching Schedule:

Monday Mar.31st   Gentle Yoga: Jodi

Tuesday Apr. 1st    Gentle Yoga: Jodi

Wednesday April 2nd    Flow Yoga:  Kim

Thursday April 3rd     Gentle Yoga: Jodi

 

2.      New Yoga Therapy Program:  “Getting Unstuck”  

8 week program from Thursday April 10th-May 29th  9:30-11am  (drop-in class, no registration necessary).

“Getting Unstuck” is a new Yoga Therapy program designed by Kerry to help you get out of negative cyclical patterns and help you get “unstuck” physically, mentally and emotionally by providing new, positive patterns on a neurological level through relaxation, meditation, breathwork, yoga nidra, mindful movement such as somatics and restorative yoga practices. “Getting Unstuck” will be an 8 week progressive program where we will build on our experience each week building greater resiliency and inner strength to make the changes we are longing for in our lives.

This class will be offered as a drop-in class during our regularly scheduled Thursday morning class (9:30am). If, however, you would like to make a commitment to attend the full 8 weeks, please send me an email and I will add you to a registration list and I’ll keep track of your attendance. At the end of the session we will have a little celebration to honour the participants!

 

3.      Yoga for Chronic Pain Course: Monday April 28th-June 16th  *Full

Yoga for Chronic Pain Course is a progressive yoga therapy program aimed at helping you manage and give you the tools for helping yourself get out of pain. The course will include Yoga Therapy practices such as: Functional Alignment, relaxation techniques, breathwork, strength/stability/coordination, and stretching muscles and fascia tissues.

The Spring Session is now full, however, I am looking to offer this course again in the summer and fall. Please let me know if you are interested in future sessions of this revolutionary program.

 

4.      Spring Session Yoga Class Schedule:  April to June

 

Gentle Yoga

Mondays @ 6:45pm

Tuesday @ 9:30am

Thursdays @ 9:30am (Please note: from April 10th-May 29th will be the “getting unstuck” program which is offered as a drop-in class)

 

Flow Yoga

Wednesdays @ 6:45pm

 

*All classes are held at the KP Hall

*Beginners and new students always welcome

*Drop-in = $12 and 10x punch pass = $105

 

5.      Private Lesson Availability

Kerry is now booked until June! Because of the high need for Private Yoga Therapy sessions, Kerry is looking into finding ways to open her schedule for more Private lesson timeslots, in the meantime, here are the availabilities in June:

Sunday June 22nd : 9:30am and 4pm

Sunday June 29th : 9:30am

 

Please email Kerry if you are interested in booking one of these timeslots for your private yoga therapy session.

 

6.      Halfmoon Yoga Supplies

Kerry is receiving regular new shipments of beautiful, handcrafted, semi-locally made (Vancouver is local?) of Yoga Supplies. Most of the Yoga Supplies are available at the KP Hall during regular class times for you to purchase and check out. As well, Kerry has a stock of supplies if there is something else you are interested in, let her know!

 

7.      Other Yoga Therapy programs happening in Greater Trail

Kerry is teaching a variety of classes and programs throughout the Greater Trail area, including Functional Alignment for managing Chronic Pain at Teck and Yoga Therapy for Stroke recovery in Trail. Both of these programs are run through the respective organizations, but if you would like to be involved please feel free to contact Kerry for more information!

 

 

March Yoga News

March 5, 2014

Well hello there March!

March came in with some serious snowfall! One benefit of all this fresh snow is not only some fun powder skiing, but we can use the fresh snow to check out our foot alignment when walking. Go find some fresh snow, take a walk, turn around and check out what your feet are up to. Do they turn out, turn in, are you walking on the outside edges of your feet or falling into the inside edge. Also notice how long your stride is and maybe if one leg is taking a longer stride...


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Q & A with Kerry

July 2, 2013
Happy Summer Yogi's

I wish to extend  much gratitude to all my students for contributing to such a strong, loyal and vibrant yoga community. 
I will miss you this summer as i embark on deeping my Yoga Therapy education at the Yoga School, Kripalu in Massachusetts. 
I've been getting a few questions lately from students, so I thought for this summer edition of the newsletter I would answer some of your questions!

1. What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy is a holistic practice of using yoga therapeutic...
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This little Yogi went to Tough Mudder

July 3, 2012

“This little Yogi went to Tough Mudder”

 

“Probably the toughest event in the planet” is advertised by the Tough Mudder organization. I have always been up for a challenge, and this seemed like enough of a challenge for me as a marker to see where I am in my healing process.

 8 years ago I was in a serious car accident where I was rear ended by a car travelling well over 100 km/h and we were at a complete stop. My injuries were extensive, concussion, whiplash, frac...


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A new year for lasting change and happiness

January 6, 2012

A New Year for lasting change and happiness

At the heart of New Years’ resolutions and intentions involve change on some level, to increase strength, to be more balanced, to be happier, to lose weight, to start a new class, to be nicer….these all involve change. So how do you approach change? How does it feel to make changes in your lifestyle, lasting changes? These questions need to be explored before the intentions and resolutions can be set. It is one thing to throw around thoughts, a...


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Where do you spend your mental energy?

December 13, 2011

Where do you spend your mental energy?

 

Have you ever felt mentally worn out, burnt out or overwhelmed? When we let our thoughts run around, controlling our emotions and reactions, we can be exhausted just by our own mind. The quick fix is to tune out the thoughts, with different distractions, commonly tv, glass of wine, chat with a friend, adrenaline sports, texting, facebooking, overworking etc. But those pesky thoughts will only be on temporary hold, like hitting the pause button. They...


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Is there such a thing as an advanced Yogi?

October 19, 2011

Is there such a thing as an advanced Yogi?

A beginners mind.

Every time you step onto your mat, every time you interact with someone, every time you head into the world and take a deep breath is an opportunity to practice, and opportunity to let go and to open your mind to the possibilities.

It doesn’t matter if you have never practiced Yoga before, or if you are a longtime practioner, once you take a step onto your mat it is a new experience. With a beginners mind you have no expect...


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Sankalpa, setting intentions for the new year

January 2, 2011

1.    Sankalpa for transformation:

The New Year is wonderful time to reflect on the past and set intentions for the future. In Yoga, intentions are referred to as Sankalpas. A part of the Yoga practice is about setting an intention or sankalpa for the practice, such as focusing on compassion, or your breath, or simply staying mentally in the moment. Intentions can help us focus on our goals, help us direct our awareness and attention to a common purpose. Many goals we set for ourselves invol...


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Why Yoga?

October 13, 2010

Why Yoga?

The more I practice and the more I teach the more humble I become to the vast expanse of Yoga. The name Yoga seems so simple, yet it is a complex, interwoven system that means something different to everyone. There are no requirements to begin a Yoga practice, there is no “one way” to practice Yoga, and everyone will experience different outcomes with their Yoga practice.

I liken Yoga to a maze. I visualize this maze to be a calm, serene environment where every turn leads to...


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Awareness

May 30, 2010

I recently read an inspiring quote from my new book "Meditations for women who do too much" titled "Awareness".
When I read this quote it seemed that the different things that I was teaching, practicing and doing in my life all came together. These actions became unified, or “yolked” which is the heart of the definition of Yoga. To “yolk” together, unite, unify as one. I sometimes refer to this definition of Yoga in my classes as a reference to unite our breath, body and mind as we pra...


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