Welcome!


Here we'll add a small guide so you are fully aware of your timeline, dates, what you'll need throughout the immersion and what's involved to receive your certificate if you're teaching or what you'll need to learn more about your home practice.

Immersion Curriculum

  • 1

    A Journey Into Indigenous & Setllers Relations

    • A Loving Call In Before The Lecture

    • A Journey Into Indigenous & Settlers Relations {Reading List}

    • LECTURE 1.1

    • LECTURE 1.2

    • LECTURE 1.3

    • LECTURE 1.4

    • ASSIGNMENT: Braiding Sweetgrass
  • 2

    Origins Yoga, Philosophy & Beginning Your Personal Practice

    • Before Watching the Lectures

    • LECTURE 1.1: Origins of Yoga & Philosophy

    • LECTURE 1.2: Origins of Yoga & Philosophy

    • Lecture 1.3: Origins of Yoga & Philosophy

    • LECTURE 1.4: Origins of Yoga & Philosophy

    • The Rig Veda Vol 1. (Transliteration)

    • ASSIGNMENT: Exploring the Sutras

    • Binder Print Outs/Work

    • LECTURE 1.1: The Eight Limb Path

    • LECTURE 1.2: The Eight Limb Path

    • LECTURE 1.3: The Eight Limb Path

    • LECTURE 1.4: The Eight Limb Path

    • LECTURE 1.5: The Kleshas

    • LECTURE 1.6: The Yamas & Niyamas

    • LECTURE 1.7: Yamas & Niyamas

    • ASSIGNMENT: Exploring the Yamas & Niyamas
  • 3

    Energetics: Embodiment of Yoga & Power Of Seva

    • Please Watch before November 4th

    • In Class Assignment: Life Visioning

    • What is Seva

    • Chakras and Energy Lines
  • 4

    Anatomy & Physiology

    • Reading: The Key Muscles of Yoga

  • 5

    Meditation & Mindfulness

    • Meditation for a Good Nights Sleep: Latham Thomas
  • 6

    Ethics & Understanding

    • Assignment: Essay/Opinion Piece
  • 7

    Self Study

    • Self-Study Requirements

    • Home Practice 1: October 10th - October 21st

    • Home Practice 2: October 22nd - November 4th
  • 8

    Resources

    • THE SCIENCE OF YOGA: The Yoga Sutras of Pantajali in Sanskrit {Transliteration & Commentary in English}

    • Article: The 8 Limbs of Yoga Explained

    • Article: Understanding Prana

    • PODCAST: The Mindful Strength Podcast #89 - Donna Farhi: Post-Lineage Pedagogy

    • Unable to visualize any type of image in your mind?

    • Trigger Warning: Documentaries based on Cults & Gurus

    • The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga - Bernie Clark

    • Article: How Casteism Manifests in Yoga Spaces

    • Immersion Course Book Part 2
  • 9

    Yoga Practices

    • Teacher: Ellie

    • Teacher: Ciara

    • Teacher: Ro

    • Teacher: Paris & Alicia

    • Morning Home Practice

    • Daily Practice for November 8th until November 18th
  • 10

    Assignments

    • ASSIGNMENT: Braiding Sweetgrass

    • ASSIGNMENT: Exploring the Yamas & Niyamas

    • Assignment: Essay/Opinion Piece

What To Bring

  • Yoga Mat & Props

    Please bring your yoga mat and props as we'll practice at least 2-3 times a weekend in short or long bursts. Also know that we will be seated quite a bit so if you need to bring a pillow, blanket or cushion for support please do!

  • What you need to take Notes

    Please bring a notebook, your laptop or device to take notes. We will be providing you with a binder for all your guides, lectures, homework sheets and a notebook as well but just incase you have your own system of note taking have that handy.

  • Lunch, Snacks & Water

    Our lectures especially on Saturday and Sunday are 7-8 hours long. We take plenty of breaks but I encourage you to bring snacks, a lunch etc and water. There are plenty of restaurants, grocery stores and food places around too but always great to be prepared

Required Texts

Let us know if you have trouble finding these texts or purchasing them as well. We will be making a call out for a lending library of these texts in the next few weeks!


* Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerrer

* Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali by Pantanjali

* Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Type of Body by Dianne Bondy

* The Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long 

* Yoga Sequencing by Mark Stephans

* Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses by Sage Roundtree & Alexandra Desiato


Recommended to Add in your Library

While these aren't required during the YTT, We strongly suggest you take a look at some of these texts, links and information! They can be extremely helpful!

* 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph

* 94 Calls to Action ~ https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf

* A Knock on the Door by Phil Fontaine

* Unsettling the Settler Within by Paulette Regan

* The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King

* Sacred Instructions by Sherri Mitchell

* Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff

* Your Spine Your Yoga by Bernie Clark

* Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain

* The Heart of Meditation by Dalai Lama

* Myths of the Asanas: The Stories at the Heart of the Yoga Tradition  by Alanna Kaivalya and Arjuna van der Kooij 

*Theme Weaver by Michelle Berman Marchildon

* Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World by Michelle C. Johnson

* Your Body Your Yoga by Bernie Clark

Fridays 5pm-9pm|
Saturdays 9am-5pm
Sundays 9am-4pm
Tuesday 6pm
(Once a month - check-in, work group, determined by group)

Please note that we will be practicing at least every time we meet with a variety of different teachers in line with what we are learning but also to build our own mindfulness, asana and personal practice.

Class links will be provided if you need to practice online and also uploaded for you to view within the week as some of these classes will have homework tied to them. You'll also have unlimited access to online classes through wildroga.com for the duration of this program. We will have information about in person classes at Union 108 upon the first week.

Public classes are:
Friday 6pm-7pm
Saturday 9:30am-10:30am
Sunday 9:30am-10:45am


October
7-9
22-23 

Nov
4-6
18-20 (Iron North Studio Ottawa Saturday and Sunday)
25-27 

Jan
13-15
27-29 (Iron North Studio Ottawa Saturday and Sunday)

Feb
10-12
24-26 (Iron North Studio Ottawa Saturday and Sunday)

Mar
3-5
10-12
March 25 (Final Lecture and Celebration)