Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria Teacher Training Intensive

What does the word intensive mean to you?

Dictionary defines it as: 
Concentrated on a single area or subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous.

To me it means learning, laughs and a great way to submerge myself into my yoga practice and improve my teaching skills for a week.

I am fortunate enough to be able to attend once again a week long teacher training intensive in Victoria, B.C. at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria as I prepare for my next level of assessment.

 It is intense with over 30 hours of yoga and training during the week.  As a distance teacher I gain so much value from intensives as I can learn from not only the senior teachers leading the training but also all the skilled and wonderful teachers attending.

During the week intensives I don't often post much as I am trying to absorb the work into my own body, breath and mind first.
But, I will be bringing it all back with me to explore and share as the Fall Yoga Session will soon be starting.

Watch for class posters soon for the Fall classes I will be teaching at Yoga Sublime, P.A. Arts Centre and Christopher Lake.

Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor

www.plnyoga.blogspot.com
plnyogastudio@gmail.com

Yoga and the "Circle of Life"

Please join me on August 30th for a day of yoga in Christopher Lake, Sk.

The day will begin at the Christopher lake sportsplex with a rejuvenating yoga class.

Lunch will follow.

After lunch, a short drive will take us to the Christopher Lake Nature Area for a hike.

Weather dependent we will end the day with restorative yoga, meditation and savasana.

I hope you can attend.

Please contact me to register or for more information.

Namaste.

Pamela Nelson
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor

 

www.plnyoga.blogspot.com

plnyogastudio@gmail.com

 



Om Saha navaavatu

In December 2014 nearly 1300 participants from 51 nations gathered for an international convention to celebrate geetaji's 70th birthday. This was gurujis requests that it continue even before he passed away.

This was one of the prayers Geeta opened with, saying "We will eat together, we will be together, and we will carry on this knowledge without having any kind of jealousy, malice, or any kind of klesa within us. With the purity of the mind, we will carry on the knowledge with our teaching process. And that is how, even if we are living on this earth in different areas, we have to have that feel that we are always together."

This was taken from Yoga Rahasya vol.22 no.1 2015

I was not in India to take part in this wonderful convention but though Geeta's words I feel connected to Guruji and the teachings. 

The workshops and conferences I have attended since BKS Iyengar died have shown that his wisdom continues to be passed down. 

I am grateful. 

Namaste. 

Pamela Nelson 

New Fall Location! New Fall Location!

New Location! New Location! Yoga Sublime - 1998 Central Ave. I am so happy and grateful to have found a new location to teach yoga classes from. Thank you to Tammy Fulton for including me an instructor at your new Yoga Sublime and for the warm welcome and announcement. Below is the announcement from Tammy - owner of Yoga Sublime: We are very excited to announce that, effective September 1st, we will be collaborating with Pamela Nelson of PLN Yoga.  Our studios will be merging at the newly renovated 1998 Central Avenue, giving students the opportunity to access a wide variety of classes and times at a single location.  The details of registration for fall classes will be worked out in July; but it is our goal to give students as much flexibility as possible when they register with us.  Welcome Pamela...we are so thrilled to be sharing the new space with you! Pamela Nelson - Certified IJI yoga instructor Pamela is a member of the Iyengar Association of Canada (IYAC) and certified at the national level.  She has practiced yoga for over 20 years and taught for over 13, training exclusively in the Iyengar system for the majority of those years. She has completed the rigorous and lengthy training program and received her Introductory II certificate from IYAC in October 2010 and her Intermediate Junior 1 Certification in 2014 from the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada (IYAC).  Pamela will be going for her Intermediate Junior II Certification in October 2015.  Pamela regularly attends Iyengar yoga classes, workshops and intensives held by senior international IY teachers, including travelling to Pune, India to study with the Iyengar family in 2013 and plans to go again in 2017. She is dedicated to lifelong learning and committed to sharing her training and experience with students of yoga. Pamela teaches all level of classes including Beginner, All-levels, Intermediate, Iyengar Flow, Gentle/Restorative, Youth and Kids.  Her teaching style is clear, pragmatic and direct yet filled with gentle humor and joy. “It is through the alignment of the body that I discovered the alignment of my mind, self and intelligence.”  B.K.S. Iyengar  So please watch for more announcements of the class schedule for Yoga Sublime and at the other locations I have and will continue to teach at. Namaste. Pamela Nelson   The Certification Mark is a registered trademark of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada used under license.

Here is some summer classes I will be teaching in the Christopher Lake and Emma Lake area. Murray Point campground beach in the Great Blue Heron Provincial Park: Monday's - July 6th, 13th, 27th and August 10th 10:00-11:00a.m. $5 drop in fee July Yoga mini-workshops: Pam's home studio in Christopher Lake Sunday July 5 &/or 12 8:30am-11:30am includes tea and light snack A great way to start your day! Please contact me to register. I am open to teaching also for groups during the summer.  Just email me at: plnyogastudio@gmail.com

Book Review - The Valley of Flowers

 

Book Review  - The Valley of Flowers

The Valley of Flowers is written by F.S. Smythe in 1938.  It tells the story of the four months he spent in 1931 climbing Mount Kamet in the Garhwal Himalayas with five other British mountaineers.

The book is descriptive and entertaining and brings one back again and again to the beauty of nature and the lessons it has to teach us.  The Valley of the Flowers includes photos of the many flowers the botanists found during their trek.  The amazing feat of tiny plants growing and surviving even in the harshest conditions of 7000ft above sea level.  It is also a human story as the trek involved many mountaineers, but also the guides and porters. 

It is worth the read as you can almost visualize the meadows and mountains that surrounded them.

He ends the book saying, " Beauty, health, good comradeship, peace, all these had been mine in the Valley of Flowers. For a while I had lived simply and happily and I like to think, indeed I know, that those about me had been happy too."


Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor

www.plnyoga.BlogSpot.com
plnyogastudio@gmail.com

 

PLN Yoga Studio - On the move

I will be moving from my current location at the end of June.

Please watch for updates of where fall classes will be located.

I appreciate all the students that have attended and look forward to seeing you in fall!


Here is the email I sent out to current students and students who have attended classes in the past.

PLN Yoga Studio is on the move!

Thank you so much for attending classes at PLN Yoga Studio.
I look forward to Autumn classes  in a new location!

Hello!
As we finish our last week of classes for the spring session bringing it to an end, I will also be saying goodbye to my current teaching location.

I am a bit nervous as I have been fortunate to be here for three great years and I thank all the students who have come to classes as I learn so much from each of you.

I don't yet know all the details on a new location, but please know I plan to be teaching again in September and welcome all my students to join me at that time. I will continue to teach to the highest quality of teaching I can and continue to study and train to serve you better.

I will send out information later in the summer to let you know where I will be located.

Once again, my deep gratitude.
Pamela Nelson

Also, I don't want to haul away more then I need to.
All merchandise is on sale!
Check out the prop packages posted on Facebook or make your own package and we can make a deal!

Namaste.