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Yoga From the Inside Out - Feb 5 th
An exploration of the Hips and Pelvis
with Tracy Groshak and Dean Smith$75 Feb. 5th Sunday 2-5pm
Yoga on 7th (156 East 7th) Yoga has the ability to create bliss or pain in the hips and pelvis. How can you spot the pitfalls for you and/or your clients and prevent or correct them? Yoga:anotomy workshop_Feb 5:12 v2 Register now: Cash, Cheque (made out to Tracy Groshak) or Paypal.
3 Day Hawaii Workshop!
Join Tracy for a 3-Day Workshop
March 23, 24 & 25 Friday evening, Saturday & Sunday
In Hawaii!
Come explore, experience, and expand inner intelligence through tensegrity repair series, simple sitting (meditation), vayus, pranayama, and asana practice. Empower and unfold with a well-rounded practice, including expansive and dynamic standing posed, luscious hip and thigh opening, mindful arm balances, earthly inversions and heart opening backbends. ~~~~Radiate your essence!! ~~~~~~~~ Tracy will host you through a weekend retreat dedicated to sharing the knowledge gained through 16 years of intense dedication to the practices of yoga. Tracy draws upon her extensive and varied knowledge from both Eastern and Western studies to empower all students. She provides them with a holistic set of tools that allows them to advance in their practice and achieve their goals and wishes to convey to her students that by working more subtly with inner wisdom, self-discovery and patience, students can cultivate a practice that is truly transformational, far beyond just the physical.
Yoga From the Inside Out
These workshops are for All teachers and keen students!
1. An Exploration of the Yoga HIPS with Tracy Groshak and Dr. Dean Smith Sunday Feb 5th, 2012 2-5 pm Yoga on 7th (156 East 7th, close to Main st.) $75.00 What will you learn? How to see beneath the skin. Spot common postural faults and correct them. How knowing the anatomy of your spine, shoulders, hips, arms and legs can ignite your yoga practice and give you the confidence to become your own best teacher. How to adjust students in poses. Common muscle imbalances – identify your own and learn to spot them in students. Why some poses elude you, and how to unravel them. A hint: muscle imbalances that keep you weak in some muscles while other muscles overcompensate and stiffen. The risks in common poses, and how you can make them safer for yourself and your students. Explore and experience some of your favorite and more challenging poses with a focus on optimal functioning of the shoulder complex. *Dean Smith is a former dancer, respected physiotherapist and international lecturer/teacher from Vancouver. Dean began studying Iyengar yoga with Gioia Irwin 25 years ago and did his teacher training with Gioia in the early 90’s. Dean has been teaching workshops in yoga, anatomy, pathology, biomechanics, muscle balance and muscle function in Canada, the US and overseas for over 15 years. In this workshop he melds his deep experience of physiotherapy and yoga to bring yoga anatomy alive for you. *Tracy Groshak has been practicing yoga for the past 16 years and her intense dedication has taken her around the world. She has studied with highly regarded teachers from various yogic traditions. She began in 1995 studying traditional hatha yoga. In 1998 Tracy discovered Ashtanga yoga and committed 7 full time years to the rigorous demands of advancing through the series. Tracy has done much training in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vijnana, and Therapeutics to name a few. In 2010 after 11 years of dedication to the Vijnana practice, Tracy was finally designated a certified Vijanana teacher by her two esteemed teachers, Orit Sen-Gupta & Gioia Irwin. Tracy wants to convey to her students that by working more subtly with inner wisdom, self-discovery and patience, students can cultivate a practice that is truly transformational, far beyond just the physical. Register now: Cash, Cheque (made out to Tracy Groshak) or Paypal.
Drop In @ Flow Yoga Studio
@ Flow Yoga Studio (888 Burrard St. downtown) Drop-In Public Classes that are on going! Monday 10:00am - 11:30am *( foundational class for everyone w/ a heavy Vijnana influence!!) Tuesday 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm *(all levels) Thursday 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm *(intermediate level) Friday 10:00am-11:30am *(all levels) **Due to the nature of Flow Yoga being a multi-disciplinary studio and the fact that the classes are very short in time. Understand that i am only able to offer a tiny glimpse of what I teach and I am limited in sharing my ever expanding background and studies in Vijnana yoga, anatomy, physio, biomechanics, movement therapy and breathe. So if you are wanting more insight, depth of study and practice, sign up for the "Progressive Series" above and or also consider doing a private assessment that is specifically designed for YOU!
A Magical Yoga Retreat “Hawaiian Style” with Tracy - April 28th to May 5th 2012
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A Magical Yoga Retreat “Hawaiian Style” with Tracy Groshak
Magic can be defined as any mysterious, seemingly inexplicable, or extraordinary power or quality. The teachings that inform Vijnana Yoga remind us that when we bring our efforts to grace we connect with a source of extraordinary power that has the seemingly magical ability to open our eyes to see ourselves and the world around us with compassion and gives us the power to act from that place of inner wisdom.
This retreat is about joining together with people of like mind and heart to engage the principles and practices of Yoga in a setting of natural power and beauty so that we can access and celebrate that which is our very own nature, Bliss!
This retreat includes:
- 7 nights shared accommodation at Hale Kai ocean-front private retreat space
- Vibrant Organic Feasts 2 meals/day + light breakfast (lots of fresh amazing food)
- 2 yoga classes per day incorporating meditation, pranayama, vayus ,asana, biomechanics & tensegrity repair series
- 1 hour incredible massage from the healing hands of Michelle from the Big Island of Hawaii.
- Ground transportation (pick up/drop off - to and from airport only)
- Does NOT include airfare, or gratuities
- Price will be based on Double Occupancy
- Kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, surfing, swimming & just chillen out!!
- Sunday April 28th - May 5th
- Location:
- All trips require a deposit to reserve your space ~ The deposit will confirm your reservation until 45 days prior to trip departure, at which time the balance owing is due.
- **If the balance is not paid in full by the due date, we will regard the booking as canceled.**
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Method of payment is by cheque or money order made payable to ~
NEW "Winter" Progressives/Mentorship program cont.
Starting in Feb. 2012 @ Tracy's Yoga Studio, progressives continue. NEW 5 week series!! Mondays: Level 1, 7pm - 9pm *Jan 30 & *Feb 6, 20, 27 & *Mar 5 Wednesdays: Level 2, 7pm - 9pm *Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Thursdays: Level 3, 7pm - 9pm *Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 & *Mar 1 COST: $187.00 (including HST) "Sincere, keen students & teachers welcome" For more info call: 209-3987 or email tracy@tracygroshak.com Send in your requests to save a spot as space is truly limited. These are specialized classes like no other! NOTE: this is and has always been a "Mentorship program" with flexibility to suite most peoples busy schedules without asking you to commit to the whole year and to all the progressives that are offered in the year. Typically there are 4 sessions a year. But of course, to evolve one must commit as much as they can as there is no limit to learning!! There is always something new to focus on and add to ones journey.. **Additional workshops and retreats offered throughout the year are highly recommended to attend as well..