Yoga School with Shawna Turner

**Yin yoga & Mindfulness ~ 30hr Live Online Training** This training is for yoga teachers who may want to teach the yin style or simply add some yin elements to their classes. This training is for students who want to deepen their understanding of not only this style of yoga but the qualities of yin - acceptance, yielding, allowance. This training is for body-workers and movement facilitators who are looking for a new edge to their offerings.... In this training we will cover: ~ the philosophy and origins of yin yoga ~ yin yang theory ~ intro to five elemental theory (TCM) ~ the fundamental yin yoga postures - how to modify, proper use of props, and energetic connection ~ the anatomy of fascia ~ essentials in energetics ~ a few key restorative yoga postures ~ the basics of mindfulness meditation ~ how to teach a yin yoga class - how to sequence and theme an effective class ~ how to weave the yin postures and philosophy into your life and other modalities of teaching and moving. This training is about so much more than simply making shapes with your body. This program is an invitation to unfold into being. An invitation to open to the tools to allow you to lean in to the current situation This all starts up on May 6th. The training will be Live Online through Zoom. Check link in bio for more information or message me with your questions. Love, ~Shawna

I have some exciting news - Yin yoga and mindfulness is now being offered Live Online! This training is really for anyone looking to find a way to slow down and connect to them self. To find the courage to lean in to the current situation. A way to enrich your life and your relationships.... I started offering this course as a week long intensive a couple of years ago as a way of going deeper into the yin-side. Yin is all about yielding, allowing, accepting. It's the side of things that allows us to lean in to what is happening in the moment without trying to hide it or change it or fix it. And I couldn't think of a more appropriate time than now, to begin to explore our relationship with this nature of acceptance. I've been going back and forth over the past few weeks around what to offer and how I feel. Is it too much, too little, appropriate, should I be resting...??? And what has come up time and again is to trust the power of not knowing. Because right now, I don't have the answer. And not only do I not have the answer - no one does. So I am reminding myself every morning to lean in. To lean in to the uncertainty. To lean in to the confusion that I'm feeling. The grief that pops ups - lean in. And it's helping. And so, I thought - why not talk about some of this together, while exploring the yin-side. And so here it is - Yin Yoga and Mindfulness online edition. There is more information in the link in my bio But I'll give you the quick details here: 30 hrs Seven week program. Live online through Zoom Beginning May 6th we will meet for seven Wednesday nights 530-830pm EST There will also be three Sunday meetings 11am-2pm EST (Sunday May 17th, May 31st, June 14th) Cost $600 +hst One of the reasons I'm so excited about this is that it opens the door to folks who aren't living in Toronto to take this training. I've also had many requests over the last couple of years for this training to be done on the weekends to accommodate those who can't do a 9-5 week intensive. So!!! Here it is!!! I honestly just feel like this is the time to do this work. If you do too - let's talk!

The tail end of Yoga School looks a lot different this year... These babes just finished teaching their first classes!!! And they were good. Really fucking good. I'm so proud of all of you and so thankful for your continued support and patience. Love you

Yoga teachers! This is for you This for for yoga teachers about 1-5 years into teaching who are ready to take their teaching to the next level. One of the most endearing compliments I received about my teaching was that my classes felt like "works of art". And I will say, that is no accident. ... From the sequence to the theme to any sort of sound or song that is played or poem shared - it is all well thought out. Of course there are moments of inspiration - little magic hits where spirit comes through with her message. And I am open to that too. So! What is this all about? This is a course to help you - as a yoga teacher - find your voice and turn your class into a work of art. This is to help you better 'see' your students and read a room. This is to help you strike just the right balance between coming in with a plan and going with the flow of the room. We will talk sequencing, and cueing and weaving in your theme. We will work with the chakras and some goddess energy for support. Homework will include meditation and chanting. We all have a message and a unique way of sharing that message. This course is to help you uncover what that is and how to share it. I am so excited about this! Do you want to hear more? I have an email with some more information to send you. Leave a comment or DM and I'll send it along. This is a good one! I'd love to share it with you. Love, ~Shawna