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March 30th: Cultivating Self-Compassion Series

a 4-week series with Shweta Pal, BSc. MA, RCC, and Deborah Carruthers BA, BSW, MA, RCC. Each week provides tangible guidance and embodied exercises to navigate and understand ways to cultivate self-compassion. Suitable for all levels with sliding scale pricing.

Saturdays, starting March 30th, 12:30-3 pm at VI Yoga School – Sign Up Online

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Mindfulness Meditation - A Method to Relieve Anxiety and Depression
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March 23: Heart-Centered Yoga and Sound Bath

By Donation. (Proceeds donated to the Duncan Food Bank) 1:00pm – 3:30pm Offered by VI Yoga’s latest YTT grads.

Blending meditation, yang and yin movement, and settling into a sound bath. A rich and heart-centered practice. Leave feeling refreshed and renewed. Sign up online.

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Deb's India Blog

Thank you, India

We are finishing the yoga program and preparing for our final night here.   We will eat a feast, listen to Indian music and maybe dance! Tonight, I will give a speech and present the staff with a generous tip offered from the hearts of the yogis. I will try to

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Deb's India Blog

India in Pictures

Pictures tell the story of our retreat here in the hills of Thekkady. We have experienced miracles every day from the practices, meals, nature walks, and communion with our friends here . +10   

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Nourishing Rhythms

We are entering our final week here in Kerala. I have been remiss about writing every day, so here we go. I have settled into the rhythm that nourishes me here in India. Simple days of practice, eating, practice, and of course eating again. Our lives centre around gathering at

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A day spent in Silence

Just a little taste of our daily experience in South India. Everyday some new treasures waiting our exploration. We completed a full day of silence deepening our relationship to both the inner and outer worlds.

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Day 3

As we settle into day three of our retreat, themes emerge to be expressed and shared. It takes courage to embark on a journey halfway around the world with a group of strangers who travel and live together for three weeks. Courage to face uncertainty, discomfort, and fear to lean

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India 2023: Here we go!

  I have learned to trust in the miracle of human life. It takes a leap of faith to organize a trip halfway around the world, through three countries, to bring together a group of souls unfamiliar with each other to navigate the trip. It doesn’t take long before the

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Teacher Training - VI Yoga School
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Intro to Ashtanga Series with Sachiko

Oct 14, 28, Nov 11, 18th, 2-4pm Learn the foundations of the Ashtanga yoga practice in this 4 week series.  Explore the history and tradition of Ashtanga yoga with focus on tristana (breath, dristi, bandhas) and asanas. You will learn how to build a practice to do on your own

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Yang to Yin Retreat
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Yin Yoga Training: Wisdom Body

Wisdom Body: Yin Yoga Training 25 hours Join Steph Rose for a deep dive into the nourishing practice of yin yoga. Yin is the practice of slowing down and of embodiment. Being present in the moment. It’s a deeply grounding and meditative practice. Honouring the nature, seasons, and rhythms of

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