Delivered by our talented team of Beyond Yoga Studio experts, our Staff Development Workshops are presented virtually or in-person and can accommodate up to 100 participants online.

Current Workshops Include:

  • Breathe Easy: Breathing Better
  • Introduction to Meditation
  • Yoga at Your Desk: Introduction to Chair Yoga

For more details and pricing please contact Glenda Rodriguez, Program Manager at grodriguez@beyondyogaottawa.com or reach us at in-studio at (613) 591-9642.

Breathe Easy: Breathing Better with Sylvie Gouin

This online workshop is for anyone who wants to improve the quality of their breath. As one of the greatest sources of energy, diaphragmatic breathing helps reduce stress and tension while increasing energy and calm.

This interactive workshop includes:

  • A short presentation on the anatomy of the breath;
  • How to remove obstructions on the breath; and
  • How to gradually improve the quality of the breath.

Sitting techniques are done in a chair or on a meditation cushion.
Standing techniques are done barefoot or with flat comfortable shoes.

About your Instructor:
Sylvie Gouin: As a Holistic Lifestyle Specialist, her expertise are expressed in her skills as a Yoga Teacher and Therapist, a Reiki Master, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Specialist, and Astrologer. With these being interrelated practices, the more we understand and integrate one, the better we understand and can integrate another. This is why her lifestyle, teachings, and consulting services bring all of them to life.  She loves working with people of all ages and all walks of life in both private and group settings. Her 20+ years of experience have allowed her to teach and consult with people who want to benefit from these holistic practices for personal well-being, as well as for healing or managing a particular issue. She also offers certification programs for aspiring teachers and provides training for current teachers who want to delve into the deeper dimensions of yoga and Ayurveda for personal growth or to better share their knowledge with their students or clients. She is a regular contributor to magazines and online publications and the author of Inspired Living a Guided Yoga Journal. Her website is: www.inspiredlivingwithsylvie.com

Introduction to Meditation with Cathy Nolan

This workshop offers an engaging and experiential introduction to meditation including:

  • the benefits of meditation,
  • an exploration of various forms of meditation with guided mini-practices,
  • a framework to successfully begin to integrate meditation into your employees’ lives.

 

Looking for a follow-up series to our intro to meditation session?…

4-Week Meditation Series: 30 minute Meditation Break with Cathy Nolan

Developing a regular meditation practice has a cumulative positive impact on physical, mental and emotional health.

Practice and experience a 30-minute guided meditation break which will increase your mental strength and clarity, improve your self awareness, enhance your focus and concentration and improve overall health and wellness.

Each week a different meditation and hand mudra will be offered.

Week 1:           Prana / Mantra Meditation   

Week 2:           Body Scan Meditation

Week 3:           Visualization Meditation        

Week 4:           Chakra Meditation 

About Your Instructor:
Cathy Nolan: Cathy has been a fitness enthusiast her entire life and teaches a variety of fitness, Pilates and yoga classes. Cathy starting practicing yoga in 2005 to compliment her fitness regime and quickly discovered the wonderful benefits of being on a yoga mat. It brought a sense of peace and calmness to her mind, body and soul which led her wanting to know more. In 2017 Cathy completed her 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Bahamas under the direction of Swami Brahmanada and continues on the path of learning, evolving and growing.
Other certifications include: Yoga Nidra through the California College of Ayurveda, Yin Yoga and Gentle Yoga for Active Aging at Beyond School of Yoga, Pilates Mat Instructor through East to West and Group Fitness Specialist through CanFit.
She encourages curiosity and exploration of body and mind and looks forward to sharing her love and knowledge of yoga with you.

Yoga at Your Desk: an Introduction to Chair Yoga with Alison Tait

This 45 to 60 minute virtual workshop provides employees with a fun and functional approach to simple postures and movements designed to release tension and boost energy at their desk – at home or at the office!

  • Learn and experience the benefits of a chair yoga practice including improving your balance, building strength, boosting energy, and increasing flexibility.
  • Seated and standing postures integrating the use of a chair.
  • Grounding and simple breathwork exercises to move from feelings of stress to an enhanced state of well-being and mental focus.
  • Guided relaxation and short meditation.

About Your Instructor:

Alison’s passion for yoga began over 15 years ago. She is a certified RYT 500 hour teacher and has been teaching Hatha Yoga for several years in the workplace, community centres, corporate lessons and studios in Ottawa. She believes that a regular yoga practice contributes not only to strength and flexibility, but also to an overall sense of well-being and inner peace both on and off the mat. Alison’s goal is to make the practice of yoga accessible and enjoyable to people of all ages. She is a trained practitioner and teacher of Chair Yoga and Balance for those who, despite limited mobility or injury, or sit at a desk all day, wish to receive the many benefits of yoga.

 

For more information and pricing, please contact:
Glenda Rodriguez – Program Manager
(613) 591-YOGA (9642) x507
grodriguez@beyondyogaottawa.com