Patricia Dewar Yoga

patricia dewar

Contact:

 

(306) 652-2235

pdewar@sasktel.net

 

Patricia's Historical
Teaching Background

 

“When the body is cleansed, the mind purified & the senses controlled, [then] joyful awareness needed to realize the inner self also comes”

 

(BK II, Sutra 41)

 

 

 

 

Patricia Dewar, PhD

Yoga E-RYT-500

Classes

Retreats

Workshops

&

Private Instruction

“Peace in the body brings focus to the mind”

BKS Iyengar
"THE BODY IS AWARENESS"
Winter / Spring 2012 Mini-Workshops

Saskatoon SK Saturday February 25th, 2012, Hope Cancer Center Mini-Workshop

Saturday, February 25 th , 2012 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
McFarland House - 716 Queen Street – use 8 th Avenue entrance
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

In cooperation with the HOPE Cancer Help Centre, Patricia Dewar (PhD) will be leading a two-hour class of yoga postures and breathing awareness in supported poses.

For full details and to register, please contact the HOPE Centre before Wednesday, February 22nd .
955- HOPE (4673)
hopesaskatoon@sasktel.net
Cost: $10.00 or a donation
Payable on before the workshop.

Patricia is a highly trained and respected yoga teacher in Saskatchewan and beyond. Her work with cancer patients has recently been written up in the in The International Journal of Yoga Therapy.

Moosejaw Saturday April 21st, 2012, The Body is Awareness Mini-Workshop

Understanding our Poses from the Ground Up: This workshop emphasizes how different parts of the body work together to create an overall structure of strength and resiliency crucial to injury prevention as well as increasing our range of motion and dissolving tension in our bodies.

Saturday, April 21st, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Place: 10th Ave NW & Montgomery St (daycare basement)
Moosejaw, Saskatchewan
Fees: $55 (+GST) By March 17th, 2012
$65 (+GST) After March 17th, 2012
Note: Subject to $15 cancellation fee
No refunds after April 13th, 2012

Contact:
Carol Wallace 306 693 7259
yogainmoosejaw@sasktel.net
www.yogainmoosejaw.com

Harris SK Sunday April 22st, 2012, Embodying Yoga: Exploring the Gift of the Body’s Fluidity and Equilibrium Mini-Workshop

This yoga session is multi level. It will explore the Gift of the Body’s Fluidity and Equilibrium.

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Place: Routes Gallery
Harris, SK
Fees: $55

Contact: Carly
Carlyrobsongilchrist@gmail.com

Winter 2012 Classes

At McFarland House  716 Queen Street  (use 8th Ave door)
All equipment is supplied
The cost for a 10 class series is $150.
 
Yin Yoga *FULL
Monday 7:15-8;45PM (January 9th to March 19th. No class Feb 20th - Provincial Family Day)   *Wait list available
Yin yoga is a complimentary style of yoga. It targets the deep fascia and ligaments of the joints as opposed to more yang styles that strengthens and stretches the more superficial muscles.  In yin yoga style the poses are entered and exited very slowly, and the actual pose is explored in a quiet meditative fashion for 3-5 minutes with gravity and breath deepening the experience of the pose.
 
Breathing Awareness with Supported Poses *FULL
Tuesday 10-11:30am (January 10th to March 20th. No class Feb 21st) *Wait list available
This class cultivates a state of deep relaxation and healing. The breath, gentle movement and stretching increases our range of motion, invites more life force into our bodies, as well as encouraging a calm and peaceful mind which increases our overall sense of well being and appreciation of life.
 
 
The Body is Awareness  : Understanding our Poses from the Ground Up (levels 1-3) *FULL
Tuesday 5:30-7pm (January 10th to March 20th. No class Feb 21st) *Wait list available
This class emphasizes how different parts of the body work together to create an overall structure of strength and resiliency crucial to injury prevention as well as increasing our range of motion and dissolving tension in our bodies. The approach of mindfulness encourages the student to work “from the” inside out and from the outside in.”

For registration: Contact Patricia at pdewar@sasktel.net, or call 306-652-2235
 
AT KNOX UNITED CHURCH  (838 Spadina Crescent East, use 24th St entrance)

Equipment is limited
Cost for a series of 8 is $110
 
Yoga for Health and Well Being
Mon. 9:30-10:45 am     (January 9th to March 5th. No class Feb. 20th - Family Day)
This class uses gentle yoga postures and movements to release stress, unwind the body and calm the mind.  This is a nourishing practice that emphasizes body awareness, self knowledge, and acceptance.  The co-ordination of breath and movement facilitates deep release, removing obstacles to well being, spontaneity and joy.
 
Learning and Understanding Basic Yoga Poses (Level 1&2)
Wed. 5:30-6:45 pm  (Jan 11th to March 5th. No class Feb 22nd.)
This class emphasizes standing/foundational poses. The aim is to understand how to use, not fight, natural forces and tensions in the body.  In learning how to move the body with efficiency, you will discover your potential to reduce the risk of injury and enjoy equanimity of mind.

For Registration: Call Colleen Kells 242-3527
 

Yoga Teaching Credentials

Yoga Certifications  

  • Advanced Studies Program (500 hrs), The Yoga Room, Berkeley California
    • Iyengar teachers Donald Moyer and Mary Lou Weprin
  • E-RYT 500
  • Yin Yoga with Bernie Clarke
  • Relax and Renew Trainer (Lasater)
  • Critical Alignment Therapy Gert Van Leeuwen (Level 4 training)

 

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D, MSc. BA, BPE
  • Type A teaching Certification (Saskatchewan and Ontario)

Find out more about Patricia's Historical Teaching Background as well as an appreciation of her main teachers and others.