lila - a Sanskrit word meaning
divine play
It doesn’t matter if you can balance on one foot for a thousand years, or wrap your leg around your neck. The real question is:
What makes your soul sing?
You choose your path.
Your inner guru guides you. When you get quiet, and come into relationship with your breath, you begin to find your way. Walking slowly, at the pace of Nature, you shine your Light on an Earth that is aware of your every step.
Yoga is joy. Yoga is magic.
Yoga holds the power to remind you that you are Divine Light.
online and in-person group classes
Kristi would love to move, breathe, and laugh with you in one of her classes.
Lila Yoga - ONLINE
FALL SESSION STARTS SEPTEMBER 12
When was the last time you gave yourself a chance to simply breathe, flow, and chill?
Lila is a Sanskrit word that means divine play. Bliss into your Thursday evening from the comfort of home with this gentle online vinyasa class for adults of all levels. Settle in with pranayama (breath practice) or meditation, enter a leisurely warm up, and move through some gentle flows interwoven with storytelling and laughter. We’ll end in savasana accompanied by soft live music.
Can’t wait to flow with you.
FALL SESSION
THURSDAYS 5:00 - 6:15 PM
September 12, 26
October, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7
$120 for 8 weeks or $20 single class drop-in fee
If you’re dropping in, please let me know the evening before or at least 2 hours in advance of class start time.
Click below to register, or if you have further questions, use the site’s Contact page to inquire.
Gentle Yoga for Seniors - IN PERSON
WATCH HERE FOR UPCOMING SENIORS CLASSES
Whether you are a senior returning to your yoga practice after a while away, or you're yoga curious... or not a senior at all, and experiencing mobility, balance, alignment, or strength concerns, this 5-week series is a great place to come home to.
We'll start with the BASIC BASICS - no pretzelling required. We'll play with props and modifying postures to work safely in your body.
If you're thinking "I can't get down on the floor because I can't get up off the floor," there's no reason you can't use a chair or other props and still experience the magic, peace, and body-soul benefits of yoga.
We’ll settle into our practice with a short meditation or pranayama (breath exercise), workshop some postures and slow flow movemnets, and end with a relaxing live music savasana (final rest pose).
Can’t wait to ease into some yoga play with you.
FUTURE CLASS DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED.
YOUR YOGA
What you need - when it works for you.
New to yoga or coming back to your practice after a long hiatus? Shy about group classes? Do you have physical restrictions that make a yoga practice seem out of reach?
Consider co-creating a custom practice tailored to you, guided by an experienced yoga teacher. Your Yoga offers a free initial consultation with Kristi to establish your goals in body, mind, and spirit. Then we’ll get started with a flexible schedule of one-on-one classes via Zoom that move at your pace and focus on your personal goals. Classes are short (typically an hour), and you’ll be able to give and receive feedback to shape the practice in the moment—Your Yoga is a private workshop just for you.
IN-PERSON SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU LIVE IN THE MADAWASKA VALLEY.
Session cost is an affordable $30/hour. You can book one class at a time, go weekly or bi-weekly - whatever works. Daytime, early evening, and weekend sessions are available.
Focused on your personal goals.
You don’t need to be bendy. You don’t need to be able to balance on one foot. If it is challenging for you to work on the mat, we’ll use a chair, a wall, and any other props that are appropriate to support you as you find the expression of your yoga in your body.
If stress reduction is a goal, we can include restorative postures, meditation, breath practices (pranayama), and chanting.
what yogis are saying about Your Yoga -
“I have just completed my first one-on-one Your Yoga session with Kristi at Silver Bough and wow! What a delicious treat for body, mind, and soul. The knowledge, encouragement and focus received has added much life and depth to my practice. I really appreciate the opportunity to explore poses specific to my goals and circumstance (post partum) with tips for practical applications in daily practice.
I highly recommend this format - whether you’re experienced and seek inspiration, or a beginner and need extra nurturing.
The nourishment you seek is here!
Thank you, Kristi, for creating this space for safe exploration.”
-Dana H
Ready? We got this.
Kristi is a 1000-hour certified yoga teacher trained in yoga anatomy, postures and flows, breath practices, restorative yoga, yoga for longevity (supporting yogis with reduced mobility), meditation, yoga for anxiety, bhakti (the yoga of devotion), and children’s yoga.
group classes by private booking
Book a class online for you and a few friends or family at a time that is convenient for you. If you have the space and live in the Madawaska Valley area, ask about Kristi bringing an in-person class to you.
Yoga for Beginners
Learn basic yoga postures and simple flows that allow you to get those lotus feet wet. This gentle hatha yoga practice will support your balance, strength, and alignment, and introduce you to the sweetness of a personal yoga journey. Learn, laugh, breathe, and relax!
You don’t have to be a beginner — options to adapt postures for your body and ability level will be offered.
AND… you’ll receive a soft live music savasana at the end of practice!
ONLINE with option for IN PERSON in the Madawaska Valley area.
Online Cost: $30 single or $20 per person group rate.
In-Person Cost: travel costs will be added to the online price. Query with Kristi before booking.
Rest and Restore
An hour of restorative yoga for adults. Give yourself permission to melt into stillness. Receive a series of postures designed for maximum relaxation and minimal effort. Give your body, mind, and spirit time to heal and restore.
While you sink in, Kristi will serenade you with soft live acoustic music.
Contact Kristi to book a private restorative session for yourself, a small group, or a special event.
ONLINE with option for IN PERSON in the Madawaska Valley area.
Online Cost: $30 single or $20 per person group rate.
In-Person Cost: travel costs will be added to the online price. Query with Kristi before booking.
Wee but Mighty Kids’ Yoga
Howl like a wolf! Curl up like a snail! Make a sandwich out of your legs! Kids are experts at creating stories with their bodies! Yoga play for ages 6-11.
Contact Kristi to book kids yoga for small groups or special events like birthdays. Minimum group size 4.
$20/child for 1-hour special events class
CURRENTLY OFFERED ONLINE ONLY.
Professional Yoga Teacher Trainings
Singing Earth: the Sacred Dance of Yoga and Shamanism - Part I
Have you ever felt part of something vast and peaceful during your asana practice, in meditation or in chant? Perhaps watching an eagle soar or hearing raindrops on water has brought you the answer to a question you’ve been holding in your heart.
Our inner and outer worlds interweave in ways our materialistic, highly urbanized culture has trained us to forget. What if we awoke one morning to discover that we are a part of the complex tapestry of a wild, wisdom-filled world, and not apart from it?
Singing Earth draws us into that dance.
Using techniques including shamanic journeywork with drum and rattle and slow walks in Nature, you’ll learn how to meet spirit helpers who inspire you in your yoga practice, yoga teachings, and your life path. You'll get to know your power animal and other teachers—your shamanic foot foundations—as you begin this work.
Coursework explores the energies that sustain and guide us as we walk on an Earth that is aware of our every step—the Elements, the Directions, and the thresholds of our senses.
Working with mantra, pranayama, storytelling, guided meditation, sacred chant, and power songs, you'll learn how to integrate shamanic techniques into your teaching and generate inspired posture flows.
There is a spiral toward Oneness at the centre of the yogic-shamanic dance. As we learn to walk in power in the inner realms, we discover that same Power's presence all around us, in each being we meet.
TOTAL 35 CLASS HOURS
2 Weekends: September 23-25 and October 21-23, 2022 FUTURE DATES TO BE POSTED
VIA ZOOM
TOTAL PROGRAM COST $700 CDN
Watch here for further information. This training will form the prerequisite for future trainings in yoga, shamanism, and mythology.
Singing Earth - The Sacred Dance of Yoga and Shamanism (Part I) is a certificate course. Kristi is a YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider), and you may count your 35 class hours as continuing education hours with the Yoga Alliance. Until the end of December 2023, Yoga Alliance allows online / virtual courses to be counted as CONTACT hours.
Find Singing Earth on the Yoga Alliance website: https://www.yogaalliance.org/YACEPPublicProfile?cepid=31529#/section=1