LATEST NEWS

May 19, 2012: MAY DAY OPEN HOUSE

Join us on Saturday from 12-4 pm for FREE three half-hour yoga class samplers at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm by Brigit, Cara, and Kelly. Bring a friend!

Come check out our new stock of yoga clothing and products!

NO CLASS Monday May 21, Victoria Day Holiday.

Goodbye & Good Luck, Georgia!
Our wonderful instructor Georgia Cyr is leaving to open her own studio in Sechelt. Her last class at In Touch will be Monday, May 14. Also note: her Friday afternoon class (May 11) is cancelled. Thanks for being part of the team, Georgia!

PILATES RESCHEDULED: Saturday, May 19th class
Due to the May Day Parade in Madeira Park on Saturday morning, May 19th, we’ll postpone this class. Instead, we’ll add another class onto the end of the session: June 2, 2012.

OPEN HOUSE MAY 19th, 2012!

Come join us from 12-4pm during the May Day festivities for healthy snacks, free 1/2-hour yoga class samplers, and more! Details to come…

About In Touch Therapeutics Yoga Studio

Whether you are looking for a warm and welcoming place to find energy for the season, or to slow down and release tension and stress, our schedule has something for everyone, offered in a calm, healing, non-competitive environment.

Located in the heart of Madeira Park on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, our aim is to provide you with personalized attention on your journey to a balanced body and mind, and to help you to cultivate strength, flexibility, and calm focus with awareness.

Yoga & Dance Classes

As always, all ages, genders, and fitness levels are welcome at In Touch Therapeutics Studio! We also have many classes available for those who are brand new to yoga. Check out the Classes & Schedule page for suggestions.

Private sessions of yoga are also available upon request. Our experienced instructors can give you an individual assessment and program suited to your needs, activity level, and lifestyle.

Massage Therapy

Brigit Garrett, RMT provides healing and stress-relieving massage therapy sessions weekdays between 11am-5pm. Call (604) 883 3655 to book. Learn more…

Benefits of Yoga and Massage Therapy

• Injury prevention. Nurtures joints, strengthens bones, balances symmetry of muscles & postural alignment.
• Helps increase flexibility and release tension.
• Increases circulation and lung capacity, directing oxygen to all parts of body
• Enhances digestion and detoxification
• Balances your endocrine system; regulates hormones that affect energy, mood, and mental states.
• Soothes and sedates your nervous system
• Increases Pranic Flow, energy flow to all parts of body (Chi)
• Improves mental state for better concentration and focus.
• Helps with the rehabilitation of old and new injuries, surgeries.
• Heals chronic tension patterns, occupational pain patterns in muscle and fascia.
• Increases overall sense of well-being.

Related Reading:

• Celebri-Yogis! What do Robert Downie Jr., Alec Baldwin, Beyoncé, Ryan Gosling, and Lady Gaga have in common? They all make yoga a regular part of their lives. (Check out these celebrity yogi articles from YogaDork.com)
• Yoga boosts women in recovery from breast cancer treatment   (Vancouver Sun)
• Yoga helps lower cholesterol 
• Yoga and stretching help alleviate chronic back pain (Huffington Post)
• Yoga gives men more flexibility and core strength
• Why Dudes should Practice Yoga (Huffington Post)
• Yoga for anxiety and depression (Harvard Medical School)
• Yoga can help you beat depression (Psychology Today)
• Yoga protects the brain from depression (The Telegraph UK)
• 6 yoga poses for depression and anxiety (Huffington Post)
• Yoga to improve your sex life

January 2012: A New York Times article titled “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body” has created quite a stir. We want to make sure you hear all perspectives so nobody is unnecessarily turned off this wonderfully nurturing activity.

Sunshine Coast and In Touch Yoga instructor Georgia Cyr (The Blissful Yogi) responds:

“The moral of the story, for me: Find a style & a teacher that suits you. But, most importantly, always listen to your own body before you listen to the teacher’s instructions. When listening, make sure it’s your body you’re hearing, NOT your ego! Pain is not progress. Pain is damage being caused. A lot of the poses we see in the media, which look so impressive, are ones with high potential to injure. Remember, yoga is more than the asana (posture). Rather than striving to look impressive, strive to look inside. Watch your breath. Find ease in your body. Practice mindfully, with no pain.”

Other responses of note:

• From Sunshine Coast and In Touch instructor Allison Feenstra at CoastYoga.ca: Can yoga be harmful to our bodies? Read on for safe practice.
• From Brigit’s teacher/mentor Ganga White: “Is a knife good or bad? Yes!” Read more…
• From Georgia’s teacher/mentor Shakti Mhi: “Genetically-modified yoga”
• Response by Glenn Black (who was quoted extensively in the original NYT article)