Gentle Somatic Yoga and Somatic Wellness Weekend

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

Watch this personal invite video from James

Please note: This event series has been 3 years in the making... Planning for this happened before the pandemic and James has never been to Ottawa before and he can't wait to share Gentle Somatic Yoga® in-person!

To keep everyone safe, there is a maximum size permitted for each workshop, so sign up soon to reserve your space! Here is a quick LINK for your convenience.

Gentle Somatic Yoga® Workshop Series

Hosted by Beyond Yoga Studio & Wellness Centre, Ottawa, Canada

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Date: May 27-29, 2022

Place: Beyond Yoga Studio & Wellness Centre
3-66 Hearst Way, Kanata, ON K2L 2P4

CEU’s

Yoga Instructors and Yoga Therapists may claim up to 10 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) hours for the combined events.

We are Yoga Alliance accredited and C-IAYTs may apply for CEUs with IAYT.

Facilitated by James Knight, E-RYT, CHSE

James Knight has been an E-RYT, CHSE (Certified Hanna Somatic Educator), and Integrative Therapist for 30+ years. He was an early pioneer to bridge hatha yoga with Somatics. His passion is to inspire and encourage others to live a fulfilling life of physical, emotional and spiritual freedom.

From his combined experience as a lifelong yogi, intuitive bodyworker, psychotherapist, and movement educator, James founded a method of integrating what he discovered to be the most progressive, life-enhancing techniques into an embodied practice of mindful movement.

Gentle Somatic Yoga® (GSY) was born out of years of exploring means of connecting with the deepest aspects of himself.

Overview of weekend schedule and cost:

Friday, May 27, 2022 7pm - 8:30pm ET Gentle Somatic Yoga Class ~ Theme: Community night!* $35

Saturday, May 28, 2022 12pm-2pmET Gentle Somatic Yoga ~ Theme: Introductory Workshop $50

Sunday, May 29, 2022 12pm-7pm ET Gentle Somatic Yoga ~ Theme: GSY Deep Dive Workshop $150

Payments are in CAD

Each workshop or class can be attended individually. Also, this workshop series was designed consecutively as each event builds upon each other (this means very few Somatic Movement Flows®, if any, will be repeated in each event).

DISCOUNTED RATES

Friday and Saturday purchased together $75

Friday, Saturday and Sunday purchased together as a full series $195

*Friday's class is designed to be very relaxing and restorative. Afterwards, you may want to meet James and enjoy some refreshments together, in community.

~ On a personal note ~

James Knight has been teaching in Canada since 2014, but has never been to the province of Ontario.

One of James' Faculty Teachers for Gentle Somatic Yoga® (GSY) is Nikki Jameson. Nikki lives in Ottawa and introduced James to Beyond Yoga Studio and Wellness Centre' a few years ago. Immediately there was a warm welcoming and genuine interest in building a partnership. Since then, James has taught a livestream workshop with Beyond and also there are a couple of employees at Beyond that have completed GSY's online teacher training.

With all this natural enthusiasm there has been intention for James to visit Beyond, in person, an offer a variety of workshops, trainings, and retreats. There has been countless meetings, behind the scenes for James to visit and we've been waiting patiently for the pandemic to subside so he can come and share his deepest passion: movement education, meditation, and learning/growing in global community. And, now, it appears, the time has come!

What you will learn:

25+ therapeutic and restorative sequences, called Somatic Movement Flows®, that significantly improve flexibility, enhance strength, reestablish better posture, and dissolve chronic pain

Evidence-based and heart-guided self-care/self-healing techniques to improve your immune system, reduce anxiety, and increase energy levels

New appreciation and greater understanding of the difference between the main technique in Gentle Somatic Yoga® (GSY) called pandiculation, versus static stretching. Also distinguish the difference between wellness and fitness.

New skills for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, bodyworkers, or healthcare professionals to share with their students/clients in group movement classes and/or private sessions.

GET A TASTE of what you may experience in The GSY method. Please enjoy practicing this 5 minute
Somatic Movement Flow® called The Lighthouse. This Flow will help you bring mobility to the spine and release tension in the back, hips, and shoulders.

Weekend Workshop Schedule

~Schedule is subject to change based on the needs of each group~

Friday, May 27, 2022 7pm-8:30pm ET ~ Class theme: Community night

Introducing 6+ Somatic Movement Flows® to bring restoration to the entire Soma. Afterwards let's stay a while and celebrate being in-person... in community.

Saturday, May 28, 2022 12pm-2pm ET ~ Theme: Introductory Workshop

Introducing 6+ new Somatic Movement Flows® that will help unwind from stress holding habits from head-to-toe. James introduces some of the basic neuroscience and philosophy behind Gentle Somatic Yoga (GSY).

Sunday, May 29, 2022 12pm-7pm ET ~ Theme: Deep Dive Workshop

Introducing 12+ new Somatic Movement Flows® to inspire a deeper understanding of how and why this method is different than other popular styles of yoga. Instead of focusing on stretching muscles we use a technique called pandiculation. Pandiculation helps repattern the brain-to-muscle connection returning muscles to their optimal length in a resting position. The result of this repatterning can bring significant flexibility, strength, and postural alignment.

Participants will have an embodied experience that will not only help them, but can also be shared with their family, friends, clients and students. A PowerPoint presentations of the history, philosophy, methodology and neuroscience behind GSY will be offered, as well as "Learning Laboratories" for review, Q&A and integration following each session.
This interactive and experiential workshop is the perfect introduction to GSY for yoga teachers/therapists, bodyworkers, movement educators, as well as the lay person. You will learn practical and effective skills that can immediately be incorporated into your classes and/or 1-on-1 sessions with clients.

Sunday's Workshop Schedule:

12:00pm - 12:10pm introduction: James and GSY

12:00pm - 1:25pm Gentle Somatic Yoga Class

1:25 - 1:30 Break

1:30 - 2:30 Learning Laboratory ~ James reviews each Somatic Movement Flow taught in the morning class

2:30pm - 3:30pm Meal Break

3:30pm - 4:00pm PowerPoint presentation reviewing: History, Philosophy, and Neuroscience of GSY

4:00pm – 5:15 Gentle Somatic Yoga Class

5:15pm – 5:25pm Break

5:25pm – 6:25pm Learning Laboratory ~ James reviews each Somatic Movement Flow taught in the afternoon class

6:30pm - 7:00pm Q & A with closing circle