JUNE 22-23

Saturday + Sunday | 9 AM - 5 PM

Lead by Amy Bidrman

Value $325 + gst

Amy Bidrman has been active in the childbirth community in Calgary since 1999. Her experiences at births, with babies, moms, and families are woven through her teaching, and she brings an energy that is both infectious and inspiring. Pre and Postnatal yoga teacher training with Amy is rooted in the belief that supported, loved, and educated mothers have healthier births and better outcomes with breastfeeding, and general health. Sessions will cover natural processes of birth, and variations and interventions in both the medical and the midwifery models, and pelvic anatomy. We will go in depth into postures, postural adjustments and sequencing, modifications by trimesters, common discomforts, and pelvic floor health and healing. Sessions on breath and vocal toning, relaxation and savasana, cueing, themes, our intention and preparation as teachers, establishing relationship and trust, our hearts and hands, and creating community and connection.
With a deep belief that healthy, supported women and mothers are central to healthy, thriving communities, Amy leads a training that will leave you inspired, knowledgeable, and confident."www.amybidrman.com

Facilitators: Eunice Peterson, R.Psych & Jeff Lichty

Date: Nov 3 - 5, 2023

Time: Friday 6-9 pm Sat + Sun 9-4 pm

Investment: $325 + gst

Eunice Peterson, R.Psych., is a dedicated trauma integration specialist whose career centers on helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the complexities of trauma from both systemic and neurobiological perspectives. Her approach emphasizes holistic healing, considering the interplay of mind, emotions, body and soul. Peterson’s work involves addressing family of origin issues, maladaptive attachment strategies and residual trauma through a comprehensive lens. Additionally, she explores the integration of Trauma-informed care (TIC) principles into yoga teaching, drawing on concepts like Steven Porges’ Polyvagal Theory to facilitate nervous system regulation. With a strong focus on self-reflection and personal growth, Peterson advocates for trauma-informed yoga practices that empower students, foster trust, and provide reparative experiences for healing.

This training is great for anyone wanting to understand trauma or for yoga teachers wanting to support clientele with TIC.

May 12-14

Friday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Saturday + Sunday | 9 AM - 4 PM

Lead by Amy Bidrman

Value $325 + gst

Amy Bidrman has been active in the childbirth community in Calgary since 1999. Her experiences at births, with babies, moms, and families are woven through her teaching, and she brings an energy that is both infectious and inspiring. Pre and Postnatal yoga teacher training with Amy is rooted in the belief that supported, loved, and educated mothers have healthier births and better outcomes with breastfeeding, and general health. Sessions will cover natural processes of birth, and variations and interventions in both the medical and the midwifery models, and pelvic anatomy. We will go in depth into postures, postural adjustments and sequencing, modifications by trimesters, common discomforts, and pelvic floor health and healing. Sessions on breath and vocal toning, relaxation and savasana, cueing, themes, our intention and preparation as teachers, establishing relationship and trust, our hearts and hands, and creating community and connection.
With a deep belief that healthy, supported women and mothers are central to healthy, thriving communities, Amy leads a training that will leave you inspired, knowledgeable, and confident."www.amybidrman.com

Facilitator: Lisa Radz, RSW, MFT, CPT, RYT

Date: Nov 18 - 20, 2022

Time: Friday 6-9 pm Sat + Sun 9-4 pm

Investment: $299 + gst

Trauma-informed care (TIC) incorporates an understanding of the frequency and effects of early adversity on an individual’s functioning across the life span. Applying TIC to yoga teaching training differs from trauma resolution therapy. Rather than focusing on specific interventions, TIC seeks to create a safe environment for clients that enables trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment so that clients can experience healthy relationships with others and themselves.

Yoga practitioners will learn to self-reflect on the ways that their own beliefs, values, attitudes, and experiences Intersect.

Yoga practitioners know that Yoga helps regulate someone’s nervous system. Working with a polyvagal lens they can deepen their knowledge on postures that help really stimulate or de-stimulate a client's nervous system depending on the type of stress and trauma they are experiencing

Facilitator | Chelsea Lees
Date | Sept 23-25
Time | Fri 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat + Sun 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Value | $299

Asana Yoga is an ancient tradition, but how does it apply and appeal to the physiology of today’s population?

Learn how to question your sequencing, rather than just string it together. What is the purpose of your transitions? If you are working to a peak pose, what makes it a peak pose, and what benefits will an individual gain from working into it and the journey that leads them there?
Fascia plays a huge role in our day-to-day movements. It holds on to patterns and traumas making it an intricate player in any activity we embark upon. Yoga is a beautiful mechanism for tapping into this anatomy. Learn the answers to questions like:
What are facial tissues?
What is a load story?
How do we read an individual’s load story, and then utilize that knowledge to create a practice that speaks beneficially to that story?

Learn techniques to integrate rolling and creative sequencing into any practice in a way that will help you deliver an informed practice beneficial for all practitioners.

earlybird [ by april 1st ] | $275

full value | $299

[ 15 HR IMMERSION ] Vinyasa Sequencing with Kristin Jostad

Facilitator | Kristin Jostad
Date | Aug 30, Sept 1, 6, 7

Time | 6 pm - 9 pm
Investment | $299 + gst

An intelligently sequenced class leaves the practitioner balanced & able to access their strength and flexibility more deeply and certainly with more safety. This sequencing immersion will share the tools to creatively sequence your classes. We will cover weaving a thoughtful theme throughout the practice, honing attention in on a specific body part, and progressing towards a peak pose in practice. This immersion welcomes those who hold their 200 hour certification as well as practitioners looking to gain insights on developing their own practice

APRIL 22-24

Friday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Saturday + Sunday | 9 AM - 4 PM

Lead by Amy Bidrman

Value $299 + gst

Amy Bidrman has been active in the childbirth community in Calgary since 1999. Her experiences at births, with babies, moms, and families are woven through her teaching, and she brings an energy that is both infectious and inspiring. Pre and Postnatal yoga teacher training with Amy is rooted in the belief that supported, loved, and educated mothers have healthier births and better outcomes with breastfeeding, and general health. Sessions will cover natural processes of birth, and variations and interventions in both the medical and the midwifery models, and pelvic anatomy. We will go in depth into postures, postural adjustments and sequencing, modifications by trimesters, common discomforts, and pelvic floor health and healing. Sessions on breath and vocal toning, relaxation and savasana, cueing, themes, our intention and preparation as teachers, establishing relationship and trust, our hearts and hands, and creating community and connection.
With a deep belief that healthy, supported women and mothers are central to healthy, thriving communities, Amy leads a training that will leave you inspired, knowledgeable, and confident."www.amybidrman.com

Facilitator | Tracy Mann
Date | March 4-6
Time | Fri 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat + Sun 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Early Registration [ BY Feb 1 ] | $250
Full Value | $299
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In the Asana Adjustments weekend workshops we will cover how to adjust postures in three forms: physical, verbal, and energetic. We will discuss how to hands on adjust the postures in a way that is unique to the individual and understands the underling anatomical implications. An adjustment needs of course the participants approval and is done in a way that suggests rather than directs. Intelligent adjustments are introduced that address the individual as just that, an individual in the moment.

Anatomical knowledge and awareness of the subtle energy and function of joints helps us to understand more clearly what physical aspects of the person's body are allowing or restricting the ability to do a pose. Observation allows us to see more clearly the physical aspect of the pose and what needs to change. The adjustment then delivers the feedback of what is observed so that the student can further explore the pose.

May 3rd - 5th

Friday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Saturday + Sunday | 9 AM - 4 PM

Lead by Amy Bidrman

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Amy Bidrman has been active in the childbirth community in Calgary since 1999. Her experiences at births, with babies, moms, and families are woven through her teaching, and she brings an energy that is both infectious and inspiring. Pre and Postnatal yoga teacher training with Amy is rooted in the belief that supported, loved, and educated mothers have healthier births and better outcomes with breastfeeding, and general health. Sessions will cover natural processes of birth, and variations and interventions in both the medical and the midwifery models, and pelvic anatomy. We will go in depth into postures, postural adjustments and sequencing, modifications by trimesters, common discomforts, and pelvic floor health and healing. Sessions on breath and vocal toning, relaxation and savasana, cueing, themes, our intention and preparation as teachers, establishing relationship and trust, our hearts and hands, and creating community and connection.
With a deep belief that healthy, supported women and mothers are central to healthy, thriving communities, Amy leads a training that will leave you inspired, knowledgeable, and confident. www.amybidrman.com

early registration [ by March 31st ] | $275

Full Value | $299

April 26th - 28th

Lead By Chelsea Lees

Modern yoga reflects a different physiological and even emotional story than it did thousands of years ago.  With a society that encourages as much time sitting as it does exercising in rigid directions, our bodies are starting to hold stories that are denied of the natural movement we were born to experience.  In this weekend program, we will dive into the world of fascial tissues, the very pages in which our load stories are written upon. Reveal a fundamental understanding of the fascial body. Apply your newfound knowledge to teaching a yoga practice that goes beyond just the yoga by integrating unconventional movement which rewrites some of the rules of alignment and explores the truest potential that our innate bodies are capable of.  

earlybird [ by april 1st ] | $275

full value | $299