![]() Simplicity in this song is operative one might say to the extreme of creating the musical equivalent of what is called "naive" in painting or sculpture. The form is made compact by virtue of the relatively long Verse section which, itself, might be subdivided into a mini | Verse | Verse | Bridge | Verse | module of its own. Particularly irresistable here is the Peter Pan-like theme of youthful escape from the harsh realm of storm (no relation to Rory :-)), wave and being told what to do, to a place of shade, warmth, joy, happiness and safety. The charm of "Octopus's Garden" lies in its simplicity and complete lack of pretension the latter in spite of the typically Beatlesque lavish production values. US-release: 1st October 1969 (LP "Abbey Road") UK-release: 26th September 1969 (LP "Abbey Road") Recorded: 26th April 1969, Abbey Road 2 29th April 1969, Salma returns to OG after a few months in Guatemala where she studied meditation, lunar yoga and entered a 40 day silent retreat! We are so thrilled to have her back and sharing hr amazing energy and classes with our community.CD: "Abbey Road", Track 5 (Parlophone CDP7 46446-2) I consider it a great honour to hold safe space for students to calm their minds, grow their physical strength, and connect to the spiritual self.īring your magic carpet and let’s move, breathe and connect." My classes incorporate gentle breath work and flowing vinyassas rooted in the ancient wisdom of yoga philosophy. I am forever a student of the practice and I am deeply grateful for the loving wisdom my teachers have shared with me.įor me, yoga is nothing short of a magic, bringing us out of our heads and into our bodies where we are free to breathe and be. Since leaving my post as a high school world issues teacher I have been on a magical yoga journey through over a thousand hours of yoga teacher training in different pockets of the world. Ron is also an accomplished musician and composer and performs with his partner Marla Meenakshi Joy under their group name “Swaha” ( ). Students will find his refined approach to practice both challenging and rewarding. While continuing to teach and practice the Ashtanga vinyasa system as a foundation, he endeavors to blend tradition with innovation, and to balance precision with grace. He places the needs of the students ahead of the demands of the practice. ![]() Ron is one of Canada’s top teachers, approaching teaching in an inspired, informed and non-dogmatic way. In addition to regular classes, Ron had also conducted workshops and teacher trainings in Canada, the U.S, Costa Rica, Europe, the U.K, Scandinavia, Thailand and Bali. Tiwari from the Kaivalyadhama Institute in Pune, India. He has been practicing and teaching pranayama for many years and has completed an “Advanced Pranayama” training with Sri O.P. He has studied and taught the Ashtanga yoga system intensively for many years and was one of the first Canadian teachers to be authorized by Pattabhi Jois. ![]() He is a former Co-owner and Director of the Downward Dog Yoga Centre in Toronto, Canada. Ron has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years and teaching since 1988. Darcie also holds an Hons Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, which is where she first encountered some of the history and philosophy tied to yoga and it’s lineages, and she often relates movement to teachings, stories, and verses, drawn from yoga philosophy. Her classes are often infused with a balance of fluidity, mobility and strength, while deeply respecting the meditative aspects of the yoga tradition. She has served as Core Faculty in the 200 hour, 300 hour and Restorative Teacher Traingings at Octopus Garden, and has held positions as assistant faculty in numerous other trainings.ĭarcie's understanding anatomy and biomechanics drives her creative and explorative perspective to teaching asana. She has also studied Biomechanics and participated in a 3 day dissection lab with Jules Mitchell, as well as various other Continuing Education courses. Since then, Darcie’s passion for teaching yoga has grown – after completing her initial 200 hour teacher training, she was driven to pursue further knowledge including an additional over 500 hours of training including a 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training, 50 hour Restorative Yoga 30+ Pre/Postnatal Yoga teacher trainings all at Octopus Garden Yoga Center. Her passion for yoga continued to deepen over the course of several years, eventually leading her to leave her career as a corporate executive to fully immerse herself in studying and teaching yoga. In connecting to her body through breath and movement she found solace, connection to self and purpose. Darcie's own yoga practice has been a powerful centering force in her life.
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