Programs

 

 

Series and Workshops Booking

 

 The “Core Four” or “Inner Unit”

Core and back support each other

Therapeutic Yoga for Pelvic Health – Workshop

This 3-hour workshop is for anyone interested in pelvic health either as a prevention or in support of conditions such as low-back pain, pelvic pain, incontinence, or prolapse. Participants should be able to get up and down to the floor and prepared to look at anatomy models and illustrations of the pelvis and lower back. Participants will gain a better understanding of the muscles, bone structure, connective tissue and ligaments that need to work together for optimal pelvic health. Participants will also improve their awareness about posture and how it can influence breathing, pain, body mechanics and alignment. The workshop starts with 1.5 hours introduction to pelvic health and how yoga therapy can support you. After a short break there will be a guided therapeutic yoga practice followed by closing Q&As. Participants will get a hand-out and take-home sheet to continue their practice at home.

Saturday

March 16, 2024, 1 pm – 4 pm

PR Recreation Complex – Elm Room

Prior registration is required: in person, by phone (604-485-2891) or online

 

Mobility & Strength

Yoga for Improving Your Balance – Workshop

In this 3-hour workshop you will learn safe and gentle approaches from the “Yoga tool box” that improve your balance, increase stability and build strength and confidence. Balance is an important part of fall prevention especially for older adults and people with moderately impacted mobility. Therapeutic yoga offers techniques and tools that include mindful movements and breathing to support core stability and lower body strength. This focus informs a safe practice that helps to address fear of falling while supporting increased confidence. The light-hearted yet solid approach of Regina’s teaching style combined with her experience as a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) makes this workshop accessible without previous knowledge of Yoga. Techniques are explained followed by practices that will be adapted to individual needs. Participants will be encouraged to use their “take home sheet” and integrate simple practices in their everyday living.

Saturday

Jan 27, 2023, 1 pm – 4 pm

PR Recreation Complex – Elm Room

Prion registration is required: in person, by phone (604-485-2891) or online

$45.00

Persistent Pain
Arthritic Pain & Inflammation
Pain Management & Education

Yoga Therapy for Pain Management

An almost private Yoga Therapy series for those living with persistent or chronic pain that follows recent scientific understanding of pain education and how Yoga Therapy can support comprehensive integrative pain management.

Yoga Therapy offers tools and practices that allow movement recovery through awareness, discernment and self-regulation. You will learn gentle safe movements, breath awareness, relaxation techniques and self-compassionate mindfulness tools that help with how your thoughts, emotions and energy relate to pain and what you can to do to find more ease.

In this series you will:

  • Cultivate awareness of all body dimensions
  • Relate to yourself with self-compassion
  • Identify with your whole self -beyond persistent pain
  • Learn tools for self-reflection
  • Feel empowered through a renewed sense of wholeness
  • Leave with a personalized practice for home

“Evidence exists for the benefits of yoga therapy, … At least in terms of cost and efficiency there may be benefit in providing one intervention that positively addresses body and mind and focuses on an overall well-being, quality of life, and flourishing within one’s life circumstances.” (White Paper: Yoga Therapy and Pain – How Yoga Therapy Serves in Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management, and How It Can Do More. International Journal of Yoga Therapy – No.30,2020)

This workshop is an example of small group (3-4) or private offerings coming to Powell River in early 2024. Sign up for my occassional newsletter at the bottom of this page to stay informed.

 

Yoga Therapy for Back Care
don't wait!

Yoga Therapy for Back Care

Suitable for people with chronic back issues including low back pain, osteoporosis, arthritis and sciatica. The focus is on building confidence and a sense of safety to support a healthy back. Depending on your needs this may include building strength and increasing flexibility.

Benefits:

  • Adapt your practice to your needs
  • Enhance your body-mind connection
  • Learn to release tight and tense muscles
  • Safely strengthen your inner core to support your back
  • Increase your breath awareness to tune into your body’s needs and release pain
  • Move without fear and promote healing and prevention

“From a yogic perspective, other factors are important, too (to back pain). Beyond stress, emotions like anger and dissatisfaction, yoga links back pain to posture, muscle tightness, and muscle weakness, as well as to a lack of body awareness – all issues that yoga is effective in addressing.” (Yoga as Medicine, Dr. Timothy McCall, p.190)

This workshop is an example of small group (3-4) or private offerings coming to Powell River in early 2024. Sign up for my occassional newsletter at the bottom of this page to stay informed.

women supporting each other
Understanding Pelvic Anatomy

Pelvic Health Yoga Therapy for Women

Join this supportive small group session for women only and learn to help yourself and improve your pelvic health.

You can benefit from this class if you have concerns about pain pelvic girdle or low back (including SI Joint), pelvic floor dysfunction, prolapse or incontinence, urinary disfunction and other conditions involving the function of pelvic organs. No previous yoga experience required.

In this class, you will:

  • Strengthen the “Core 4” (pelvic floor, diaphragm, multifidus and transverse abdominals)
  • Understand how a supple psoas supports your core and overall pelvic health
  • Improve breathing that supports pelvic health
  • Better understand the anatomy of the pelvis including bones, muscles, organs and ligaments and how they connect with the overall body
  • Find support and understanding
  • Learn that incontinence is common but not normal and what you can do about it

This workshop is an example of small group (3-4) or private offerings coming to Powell River in early 2024. Sign up for my occassional newsletter at the bottom of this page to stay informed.

Insomnia solutions
Insomnia - Sleep Hygiene
Yoga Therapy for Insomnia

Yoga Therapy for Insomnia

This series will be scheduled again in 2021. Let me know if you prefer a time on Wednesday or Thursday 

An almost private Yoga Therapy series for people who have trouble falling asleep, wake up frequently, are not being able to go back to sleep, suffer from sleeplessness or feeling unrested upon waking up.

In this series you will:

  • Learn yoga movements for calming your system and preparing for sleep
  • Practice relaxation and breathing techniques that help falling or going back to sleep
  • Know more about Yoga’s tools that reduce stress which is a major contributor to insomnia
  • Find self-compassion and increased peace of mind
  • Take home practices and better understanding about sleep -recovery

“Yoga isn’t just beneficial for improving core strength, flexibility, and stress levels; it can also help you sleep better—especially if you suffer from insomnia. When people who have insomnia perform yoga on a daily basis, they sleep for longer, fall asleep faster, and return to sleep more quickly if they wake up in the middle of the night. This is also true for older people who have insomnia—those who are 60 and older experience better sleep quality, sleep for longer, and feel better during the day when they perform regular yoga.” (The Connection between Yoga and Better Sleep, July 28, 2020. SleepFoundation.org.)

This workshop is an example of small group (3-4) or private offerings coming to Powell River in early 2024. Sign up for my occassional newsletter at the bottom of this page to stay informed.

Pelvic Health for Men
more than just pelvic floor muscles that influence how your pelvic are feels.

Pelvic Health Yoga Therapy for Men

Join this supportive small group session for men only and learn to help yourself and improve your pelvic health.

A Yoga Therapy series addressing overall pelvic health, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, urinary dysfunction, low back pain and other conditions involving the functions of pelvic organs.

You will:

  • Understand the anatomy and function of the male pelvis and pelvic floor
  • Strengthen the core’s inner unit including abdominal, back, hip muscles and their relationship to the breathing and pelvic diaphragm of the body
  • Learn easy movements to relax the pelvis and relief pain
  • Improve breathing that supports pelvic health
  • Learn self-care approaches that help with incontinence, constipation and urinary dysfunction
  • Get a better understanding about the energetic and emotional aspects related to male pelvic health
  • Understand how to support your rehabilitation after prostate surgery

This workshop is an example of small group (3-4) or private offerings coming to Powell River in early 2024. Sign up for my occassional newsletter at the bottom of this page to stay informed.

Gentle Yoga
No prior Yoga knowledge is required, options and adaptations will be offered, participants should be able to come down and up from the floor by themselves (use of chair for support is OK).
Please arrive on time as the class starts with a grounding relaxation practice.
Yoga props are provided. If you prefer to bring your own, you may need: a Yoga mat,  a belt (can be a bathrobe belt), a towel that can be rolled up, and dress in layers to stay comfortable.

Therapeutic Yoga for Back Care

(Spring Session), PR Rec Centre, Elm Room

Would you like to take care of your back and prevent injuries? Or maybe you have chronic back issues such as low back pain. Lead by Regina, a certified, experienced Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), this program focuses on building confidence and a sense of safety to support a healthy back. Participants will build strength and develop increased awareness of the spinal curves to explore movements safely as well as how to use a full yet gentle breath and connect movements of the inner core. Each class includes a relaxation practice at the end that will support managing pain and stress.

Small group of 6 - 12 participants.

 

Benefits of Pre-registered Therapeutic Yoga Classes:
The series will be adapted to the individual needs of the participants. Your goals and needs can be addressed and customized by Regina, a certified experienced Yoga Therapist. This series of classes allow you to build on what you learned, experience increased well-being and progress towards improved self-care and health.

Wednesdays - NEW DAY!

10:45am - 12:oopm

April 3 - May 1 (session 1)

May 15 - Jun 12 (session 2)

Prior registration is required online, in person. or call 604-485-2891

5 sessions for $74

My Practice

Location

I am located in Powell River, BC. Individual and very small group sessions in a therapeutic setting will be coming in 2024. Stay tuned!

Feel free to contact me with any questions about my  offerings.

Hours of Operations

Currently all classes and workshops are offered through the PR Rec Complex. Registration is possible in person, via phone or online.

For information on private sessions in person or via Zoom please contact me directly.