Beginning in 1997 yoga helped me to increase energy, manage stress and feel brighter. I had been looking for a way to regain vitality and good health with two young children. In 2006, I discovered a yoga that adapted to each individual. It made a powerful difference because this yoga was a pleasure to practice, a pleasure to stay with and made a deeper, lasting difference. With this yoga I felt that I was turning back the years and rediscovering a health and well-being I had previously taken for granted.
Finding a yoga that respects each individual and provides them with an appropriate approach, I enrolled in workshops to learn more. For example, how does this yoga help bring the mind to the moment for a truly integral breath/yoga which would clear the mind -even in busy and challenging times. The adaptability of this yoga - according to an individual’s circumstances, energy levels, beliefs and so on - is what makes it feel suitable, appropriate and relevant.
Following those early years of yoga practice and significant progress, I graduated from a registered 200 hour teacher training program for vini yoga (vini is an ancient word meaning appropriate application). With further study, that 200 hours certification became the 500 hours designation as I continued to learn about yoga and it's application for a well-balanced, health-full life. I teach yoga because I have been taught a way for yoga practice that safely manages to address the imbalance caused by the stressors in life. In a world where the impact of chronic diseases has recently exceeded infectious diseases, it is up to us to find a safe, sustainable way to bring balance, strength, space and ease to our bodies and our mind.
Jan Morgan - Certified Yoga Instructor, Moncton
Formal yoga training and studies:
16 Hour Yoga Workshop ~ Yoga: It’s a Personal Practice
16 Hour Yoga Workshop ~ Yoga for Women
500 Hour Certified Teacher Training: Appropriate Yoga for Health and Wellness ***
60 Hours ~ Advanced Yoga Teacher Training ***
30 Hours ~ Yoga As Medicine with Tim McCall MD ***
Specific interests:
Yoga to counter the effects of stress
The restorative nature of yoga when adapted to a person's unique circumstances
*** Certification recognized by Yoga Alliance
The 500 hour certification for Yoga for Health and Wellness was taught by Nancy Hunter
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