Welcome To Yoga Pug
Larry St Aubin, RYT200
larry@yogapug.com
416-451-5418
Where Yoga and Pug Rescue intersect on the path to strength, flexibility, inner peace and contented pug snores
What's New
I will be conducting a Relax and Renew Restorative workshop at:
the Yoga Sanctuary
Danforth and Bloor.
Sunday, November 8, 1-3 pm
The cost is $30
Darkness, Quiet, Stillness, Warmth
These are the conditions you will experience as I take you on a journey of deep relaxation.
The Relax and Renew series consists of lying in a fully supportive asanas for 20 minutes
Over this time, gravity gently releases the stress and knots of daily life.
The 2 hours will facilitate in the healing of mind, body and spirit.
This workshop is based on the week long teacher training I took with Judith in May, 2009. It represents a refinement and improvement of the poses since the book was published in 1995
I am the
Studio Outreach Lead with Yoga4Kidz
and the Unicef National
Yoga Challenge on November 21st at The Yoga Sanctuary.
If you are a Yoga Studio or Instructor who would like to take up the challenger for Unicef's Unite For Children / Unite
Against AIDS Campaign, visit the site to register
I have entered a Team in the National Yoga Challenge. It will be at The Yoga Sanctuary, Broadview and Danforth, November 21 from 6-8:30 pm. If you would like to join the team or sponsor then click here and search on the team name - Yoga Pug. Thank you for you support.
Yoga Guidance in Hatha, Ashtanga,
Vinyasa, Restorative and Doga
20% of the fee is donated to Pugalug Pug Resuce to help a pug in need.
Training
2009
Relax and Renew, Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
Judith Hanson
Lasater, Kripalu Center, Massachusetts
Pre-Natal Teacher Training
Cynthia Funk, The
Yoga Sanctuary, Toronto
"Blooming at the Roots" & "Unwinding the Belly"
Teacher Trainging with Cora
Wen
The Yoga Sanctuary, Toronto
Chuck
Miller & Maty Ezraty Ashtanga Teacher Training
Downward Dog, Toronto
The Yoga Conference - Toronto
- The Foundations of Yogic Breathing – Rolf Solvik
- Internal Working on Asanas – Mark and Joanne Darby (all day intensive)
- Breath & Vinyasa, Bandha and Posture – Mark and Joanne Darby
- Manipura Vinyasa Flow - Maria Garre
- Tending to the fire of the inner heart temple – Twee Merrigan
- The Vinyasa of Love: shringara rasa - Maria Garre
- Waves of collective consciousness - Twee Merrigan
- Anatomy and Physiology of Breath – Andrea Lee
- Hands of an Angel: Learning the Art of Assisting – Lisa Black (all day intensive)
2008
The Ashtanga Mela
David Williams, David Swenson, Danny Paradise
Kripalu Yoga Center, MA
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training (30 hours)
Sachne J. Kilner (asanas), Christine Cinq Mars (anatomy), Yoga Plus - Toronto
Yoga Teacher Training
350 Hour, Yoga Alliance Certified, Teacher Training Program in Ashtanga Yoga
2007 - 2008, Yoga Plus, Toronto
- 84 hours Techniques, Teaching, Adjustment & Practicum - Carmela Savoia
- 25 hours Philosophy and History - Scott Petrie
- 25 hours Anatomy and Physiology - Christine Cinqe Mars
- 24 hours Pranayama and Meditation - Vieslav Krystyan
- 12 hours Ayurveda - Mathew Remski
- 5 hours Pre/Post Natal Yoga - Christine Reeves
- 5 hours Kids Yoga - Elana Marin
- 200 hours personal practice
The Yoga Conference - Toronto
- Sadhana Yoga Chi and Yin Yoga – Doug Swenson (all day intensive)
- How Vinyasa Works (The Yogi & Time) - Jeannine Woodall
- An Introduction to the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Yoga – David Swenson (all day intensive)
- Essential Adjustments for Ashtanga - Lori Campbell and David Robson
- Ashtanga with Extra Spice - Doug Swenson
- Chakrasana and Jumping Back - David Swenson
- Anatomy and Asana: Deepening Core Stability - Susi Hately Aldous
- Restorative Yoga - Manouso Manos
- Awakening the Sacredness of the Body – Baron Baptiste (all day intensive)
Self Awareness Mediation 5 week course
Sachne J. Kilner, Yoga Plus, Toronto
Anusara Weekend Workshop “Exploring the Guru Principle”
Tiffany Fraser, Yoga Plus, Toronto
2007
The Yoga Conference - Toronto
- Ashtanga - Natasha Rizopoulos (all day intensive)
- Detox Flow – Sean Corne
- Backbends – Natasha Rizopoulos
- Kundalini Yoga – Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
- >Bhandas & Pranayama – Rod Stryker
2006
A Quest For Balance – Algonquin Park
A 4 day retreat that combined Hatha Yoga and Open Water Sea Kayak Certification. Applying the principles of balance in both endeavors.
The Yoga Conference - Toronto
- All Day Ashtanga Intensive – Nicky Doane
- Standing Poses – Rodney Yee
- Twists – Rodney Yee
- Backbends – Anne Green and Todd Norian
- Vinyasa Flow – Sean Corne
- Detoxification – Sri Dharma Mittra
Ashtanga Fundamentals 5 week course
Dave Robson, Yoga Plus, Toronto
What is Doga?
Yoga means different things to different people. Doga is just another aspect of developing the healthy benefits and peace of mind that Yoga brings.
We all know of that special bond that exists between a person and their dog. Doga simply builds on that bond, allowing you and your canine companion an hour to relax and let the worries and stress of everyday life subside.
As you regularly practice Doga with your dog, she will develop an understanding of what you are doing. Your dog will come to enjoy these precious moments when it is only you, she and the quiet of the moment.
You will begin to feel the benefits of lower blood pressure, calmness, serenity, slower heart rate, muscles relax and bones relieved of the daily stress of gravity.
As you hold your furkid during the poses, you will feel her slower heartbeat the breath deepen, the body soften. You and she together, bond in a way that is unlike anything you have experienced with her.
A dog can also experience stress. And they can pick up on your stress. So it builds. If you dog is susceptible to sickness, this increased stress can reduce his ability to heal. It can lower the immune system, just like in humans. You guide your friend through a restorative session of poses.
Doga, through it's relaxation technology, can assist in building that system to a healthy level
