w/ International Teacher, Nikki Pichert
Where: Harmony Yoga & Wellness Center, 360 Duncan St, Duncan BC
When: Saturday, Nov 29th, 1:15-4:15pm
In this workshop we will explore the physical and mental benefits of the Ashtanga Primary Series. We will see how bringing awareness to our breath and linking it with movement can create a very beneficial and healing effect for our body and mind. We will understand why this series name means “yoga therapy” and how we can use it to bring more strength, balance and flexibility to our body.
We will look at key asanas of this series and learn some ways to approach the postures that are most challenging to students. We will look at different techniques to help us experience the poses more deeply and feel their essence, no matter where we are starting from.
Cost: $45 including tax
About Nikki Pichert
Nikki discovered yoga in 2006 after many years of competitive triathlon racing, swimming, and surfing, and fell in love with this ancient tradition that aims to bring balance and harmony to the body, mind, heart and spirit. Since then, she has studied extensively with her Ashtanga Yoga teachers, Rolf Naujokat in Goa, India and Sharath Jois in Mysore, India.
In March 2010, she was authorized by the Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India to teach the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa System. In August 2014, she was authorized at the second level.
Nikki continued to travel to India for an extended period of time on 8 occasions, to deepen her studies of the holistic practice of yoga under the guidance of her teachers Rolf Naujokat and Sharath Jois. She has had the fortunate opportunity to teach yoga in Canada, Australia, India, and Japan, helping others discover the healing effects of yoga.
Nikki teaches with eternal gratitude and reverence for her teachers and hopes to pass on any knowledge she has gained through studying with them and her own experience of yoga. She has found that no matter where in the world, profound benefits for the body, mind and spirit can be gained when bringing awareness to the breath, then connecting this breath with movement. It has been a humbling experience for her to discover through her own practice and teaching that Yoga has the capacity to bring calmness, peace, clarity, acceptance and surrender in one’s life, if one is willing to give it a try. She has found this transformational practice of Yoga to be an immensely useful tool in becoming more aware of the richness and beauty in our daily lives, and hopes to share this spark of awakening with her students.