Tracy Groshak

Yoga From the Inside Out – Feb 5 th

Tracy — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:08:45 +0000

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?

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Register now:
Cash, Cheque (made out to Tracy Groshak) or Paypal.

3 Day Hawaii Workshop!

Tracy — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:30:07 +0000

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

Tracy — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:01:01 +0000

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

Tracy — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:47:15 +0000

@ 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

Tracy — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:02:51 +0000

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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: $1875.00 USD

Price will be based on Double Occupancy

Other options to enhance your retreat:

Kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, surfing, swimming & just chillen out!!

Note: We are honored and thrilled to have our very own personal Hawaiian yogi, massage guru & tour guide, Michelle who will be able to assist you with extra “things to do & to enhance your retreat.”

Please contact her directly via email: meesh_om@hotmail.com

Schedule: More details on arrival times and daily schedule to come!

Sunday April 28th – May 5th

Location:

Hale Kai (ocean house) is a sacred yoga retreat space in South Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. The crystal clear waters of Ho’okena Bay are perfect for swimming and snorkeling. A myriad of colorful tropical fish, sea turtle, humpback whale and spinner dolphin frequent the bay.

Hale Kai is and open-air elegant, exclusively solar powered and sustainable yoga retreat space created and built by a yogi husband and wife team. Its Balinese style is in the spirit of old Hawaii. Surrounded by tropical gardens, fragrant flowers, hundreds of healing aloe plants, and fruit trees, and warm, blue, crystalline waters, Hale Kai offers the opportunity for living the life of a yogi.

The weather is warm & sunny year round. The Big Island has many beautiful beaches, waterfalls, warm springs, vapor caves, mountain hikes and Volcano National Park where you can experience Madam Pele the active volcano, Sea Kayaking is available at Hale Kai and there are numerous surf spots around the Island.

Where do you fly into: Big Island of Hawaii, Kona (airport code is: KOA)

Book your flight through: orbitz.com , expedia.ca or kayak.com

Reservations & Payments:

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.**

Method of payment is by cheque or money order made payable to ~
Tracy Groshak:
1381 Maple St.
Vancouver B.C.
V6J 3S1

We also accept payment through Pay Pal subject to a 2.5% service fee.

NEW “Winter” Progressives/Mentorship program cont.

Tracy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:25:56 +0000

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..

Amazing Reminder of How Divine We Truly Are!

admin2 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:48:24 +0000

Take a few minutes to view this video, its worth it.

Back to the source

Tracy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:48:54 +0000

One of the great Sufi Masters, Junnaid, was asked when he was dying… his chief disciple came close to him and asked, “Master, you are leaving us. One question has always been in our minds but we could never gather courage enough to ask you. Who was your Master? This has been a great curiosity among your disciples because we have never heard you talk about your Master.”

Junnaid opened his eyes and said, “It will be very difficult for me to answer because I have learned from almost everybody. The whole existence has been my Master. I have learned from every event that has happened in my life. And I am grateful to all that has happened, because out of all that learning I have arrived.”

Junnaid said, “Just to satisfy your curiosity I will give you three instances. One: I was very thirsty and I was going towards the river carrying my begging bowl, the only possession I had. When I reached the river a dog rushed, jumped into the river, started drinking.

“I watched for a moment and threw away my begging bowl–because it is useless. A dog can do without it. I also jumped into the river, drank as much water as I wanted. My whole body was cool because I had jumped into the river. I sat in the river for a few moments, thanked the dog, touched his feet with deep reverence because he had taught me a lesson.

“I had dropped everything, all possessions, but there was a certain clinging to my begging bowl. It was a beautiful bowl, very beautifully carved, and I was always aware that somebody might steal it. Even in the night I used to put it under my head as a pillow so nobody could snatch it away. That was my last clinging–the dog helped. It was so clear: if a dog can manage without a begging bowl… I am a man, why can’t I manage? That dog was one of my Masters.

“Secondly,” he said, “I lost my way in a forest and by the time I reached the nearest village that I could find, it was midnight. Everybody was fast asleep. I wandered all over the town to see if I could find somebody awake to give me shelter for the night, until finally I found one man. I asked him, ‘It seems only two persons are awake in the town, you and I. Can you give me shelter for the night?’

“The man said, ‘I can see from your gown that you are a Sufi monk….and I feel a little embarrassed to take you to my home. I am perfectly willing, but I must tell you who I am. I am a thief–would you like to be a guest of a thief?”

For a moment Junnaid hesitated. The thief said, “Look, it is better I told you. You seem hesitant. The thief is willing but the mystic seems to be hesitant to enter into the house of a thief, as if the mystic is weaker than the thief. In fact, I should be afraid of you–you may change me, you may transform my whole life! Inviting you means danger, but I am not afraid. You are welcome. Come to my home. Eat, drink, go to sleep, and stay as long as you want, because I live alone and my earning is enough. I can manage for two persons. And it will be really beautiful to chit-chat with you of great things. But you seem to be hesitant.”

And Junnaid became aware that it was true. He asked to be forgiven. He touched the feet of the thief and he said, “Yes, my rootedness in my own being is yet very weak. You are really a strong man and I would like to come to your home. And I would like to stay a little longer, not only for this night. I want to be stronger myself!”

The thief said, “Come on!” He fed the Sufi, gave him something to drink, helped him to prepare for sleep and he said, “Now I will go. I have to do my own thing. I will come back early in the morning.” Early in the morning the thief came back. Junnaid asked, “Have you been successful?”

The thief said, “No, not today, but I will see tomorrow.”

And this happened continuously, for thirty days: every night the thief went out, and every morning he came back empty-handed. But he was never sad, never frustrated–no sign of failure on his face, always happy –and he would say, “It doesn’t matter. I tried my best. I could not find anything today again, but tomorrow I will try. And, God willing, it can happen tomorrow if it has not happened today.”

After one month Junnaid left, and for years he tried to realize the ultimate, and it was always a failure. But each time he decided to drop the whole project he remembered the thief, his smiling face and his saying “God willing, what has not happened today may happen tomorrow.”

Junnaid said, “I remembered the thief as one of my greatest Masters. Without him I would not be what I am.

“And third,” he said, “I entered into a small village. A little boy was carrying a lit candle, obviously going to the small temple of the town to put the candle there for the night.”

And Junnaid asked, “Can you tell me from where the light comes? You have lighted the candle yourself so you must have seen. What is the source of light?”

The boy laughed and he said, “Wait!” And he blew out the candle in front of Junnaid. And he said, “You have seen the light go. Can you tell me where it has gone? If you can tell me where it has gone I will tell you from where it has come, because it has gone to the same place. It has returned to the source.”

And Junnaid said, “I had met great philosophers but nobody had made such a beautiful statement: ‘It has gone to its very source.’ Everything returns to its source finally. Moreover, the child made me aware of my own ignorance. I was trying to joke with the child, but the joke was on me. He showed me that asking foolish questions–’From where has the light come?’–is not intelligent. It comes from nowhere, from nothingness–and it goes back to nowhere, to nothingness.”

Junnaid said, “I touched the feet of the child. The child was puzzled. He said, ‘Why you are touching my feet?’ And I told him, ‘You are my Master–you have shown me something. You have given me a great lesson, a great insight.’ ”Since that time,” Junnaid said, “I have been meditating on nothingness and slowly, slowly I have entered into nothingness. And now the final moment has come when the candle will go out, the light will go out. And I know where I am going–to the same source.

“I remember that child with gratefulness. I can still see him standing before me, blowing out the candle.”

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Workshop – The 3 Pillars of an Enlightened Life

admin2 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:57:19 +0000

A beautiful way to bring in the new season of change.

A must experience for yoga and meditation teachers.

DATE: March 13, 20 & 27

TIME: 9am – 12noon

LOCATION: Kitsilano area, please email for exact address to: omhelpers.blogspot.com

COST: $120.00

INFO: For more details please contact: Lipe @ vianalipe@yahoo.com

Bio Mechanics

Tracy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:52 +0000

http://www.tracygroshak.com/insights/bio-mechanics/bio-mechanics/

Philosophy

Biomechanics utilizing The Muscle Balance and Function Development® (MBF®)System is designed to serve as a comprehensive complement to the practitioner’s existing approach to healthcare. It requires professionals to look beyond the symptoms and seek the cause of any physical disorder, and challenges them to provide long-term solutions. Patients discover that they are primarily responsible for their own well being, and are provided the means to restore their bodies to a higher level of function and health.

Approach

The human body responds, develops, and is maintained according to basic biomechanical principles. However, due to the lack of purposeful physical activity, today’s lifestyles promote postural weaknesses that can cause the premature breakdown of our musculoskeletal systems, making them susceptible to injury, reducing performance and prolonging recovery. The MBF® System is a unique method of restoring function to the human body. It is a principle based system that is grounded in the fundamentals of physics and biomechanics.

The program’s evaluation process reveals the muscular imbalances that cause postural misalignment, compensated motion, reduced performance, and injury. Postural realignment is then accomplished by applying a progression of sequential exercises that have been systematically oriented toward each client’s unique needs. These exercises target the intrinsic postural muscle groups and retrain the neuromuscular system, reminding each muscle of the function it was designed to perform. The exercises require minimal equipment and can be performed almost anywhere.

PhilosophyBiomechanics utilizing The Muscle Balance and Function Development® (MBF®)System is designed to serve as a comprehensive complement to the practitioner’s existing approach to healthcare. It requires professionals to look beyond the symptoms and seek the cause of any physical disorder, and challenges them to provide long-term solutions. Patients discover that they are primarily responsible for their own well being, and are provided the means to restore their bodies to a higher level of function and health.ApproachThe human body responds, develops, and is maintained according to basic biomechanical principles. However, due to the lack of purposeful physical activity, today’s lifestyles promote postural weaknesses that can cause the premature breakdown of our musculoskeletal systems, making them susceptible to injury, reducing performance and prolonging recovery. The MBF® System is a unique method of restoring function to the human body. It is a principle based system that is grounded in the fundamentals of physics and biomechanics.The program’s evaluation process reveals the muscular imbalances that cause postural misalignment, compensated motion, reduced performance, and injury. Postural realignment is then accomplished by applying a progression of sequential exercises that have been systematically oriented toward each client’s unique needs. These exercises target the intrinsic postural muscle groups and retrain the neuromuscular system, reminding each muscle of the function it was designed to perform. The exercises require minimal equipment and can be performed almost anywhe

Pricing: These are individual sessions with fees starting at: $140.00 per/visit

By appointment only.

Cancellation Policy: 24 hrs notice required for any apts that need to be cancelled without being charged. Otherwise full payment required for missed apts.http://www.tracygroshak.com/insights/bio-mechanics/bio-mechanics/

Approach

*Pricing: These are individual sessions with fees starting at: $140.00 for your first visit. Follow-up visits will be $100.00 each.

*Cancellation Policy: 24 hrs notice required for any apts that need to be cancelled without being charged. Otherwise full payment required for missed apts.