Welcome To Yoga Pug

Where Yoga and Pug Rescue intersect on the path to strength, flexibility, inner peace and snorts

Larry St Aubin is a certified yoga instructor specializing in teaching Ashtanga Yoga Basics.

His Karma Yoga work involves running a pug dog rescue organization - Pugalug Pug Rescue.

Donations made to Larry's yoga teaching classes go to helping unwanted amd abused pug dogs get the medical care and nurturing they need before being adopted to new, loving homes.

Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga is a series of postures (called asanas in Sanskrit) designed to improve health and calm the mind. The postures are linked with a flowing, balanced movement and energizing breath.

Currently, Larry is teaching an Ashtanga Basics Karma class at Yoga Plus, 40 Eglinton Ave. East, 8th Floor, Toronto

It is a class that is by donation. 100% of the proceeds will go to Pugalug Pug Rescue.

It is held every Thursday from 4-5:30 pm

Below is list of the weekly classe and what the focus will be. Each class will begin with the Sun Salutation series to warm up and loosen muscle and joints. Each class will also end with the Ashtanga Closing Series of postures

In this class we will explore modifications for different body types and experience levels.
"Everyone can do Ashtanga" as world class teacher David Swenson has said. It is just a matter of finding the posture point that you are comfortable with and then follow your practice from there.

I will be working closely on breathing, muscle engagments, adjustments and assisting people with the asanas to allow them to attain that state of being we call the "effortless effort". Once you have experienced that, a new sense of vitality and peace will be yours.

The Sun Salutations -
1) Surya Namaskara A
2) Surya Namaskara B

Foot and Big Toe Posture - Padangusthasana
1) Foot to Hand Posture - Padahastasana
2) Exteneded Triangle Posture - Utthita Trikonasana
3) Revolved Triangle - Parivritta Trikonasana

1) Extended Side Angle Pose - Utthita Parsvakonasana
2) Revolved Side Angle Posture - Pariritta Parsvakonasana
3) Feet Spread Intense Stretch - Prasarita Padottanasana A, B, C, D

Balance:
1) Extended Hand Big Toe Posture A, B and C - Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
2) Half Bound Lotus Intense Stretch - Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana

Meet Fee (aka Figu)

Little Fee is only 14 weeks old but has gone through much more than the average dog in terms of surgery, healing and rejuvination. Before he came to us he had a corneal (eye) skin graft done at 7 weeks. When he should have been doing crazy puppy things, he was healing.

While in our care he has gone through another $3,500 in operations. I'm please to report that he has retained his limited eyesight and can see his puppy world in all its glory.

But we need your help if balancing this canine medical miracle. When you come to the Karma class and donate to Fee, you will do so, knowing a little pug can now get on with his, health, happy new life thanks to your donation.

You can read Fee's Happy Tail by clicking here

NOTE: If you are not able to come to class, but would like to help heal a pug in need, you can click here and donate online. You will receive a charitiable tax receipt and Pug Karma (which I think is the more valuable of the two but you get both for your donation).

Contact: Larry St. Aubin -  larry@yogapug.com
for more information on either the classes or pug rescue.

Namaste