If you can breathe, you can do yoga. 

If you can breathe, you can do yoga," Krishnamacharya, the father of western yoga is known to have said. I always loved this quote, but I didn't take it into my heart until I heard about Mary-Jo Fetterly on CBC on the radio program "Tapestry".








This yoga teacher and studio owner crushed her spine in a skiing accident and became quadriplegic.  Her connection with her own body helped her to bring back life and movement to her body to an extent that was not thought anatomically possible.  But sometimes healing is beyond what we can imagine.  See and hear her story at


http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/episode/2014/01/03/the-truth-about-karma-if-you-can-breathe/

Update 2014

It seems that after 10 years of teaching in Deep River at the CEC, my time at that venue has come to a close.  Due to participation being down and rent more than doubling, my teaching has to take a new shape.  I look over that last 10 years and see how my teaching has undergone so much change, I've tried everything and always sought to bring something new to each class.

Now I'm settling into a slower and more introspective type of yoga, not something that may interest most.  When before I went sideways -trying every new trend- now I only want to go deeper, deeper into the stretch, deeper into myself.  Anything else is kind of superficial and a distraction.

Currently I am updating my registration with The Yoga Network of Canada and likewise my insurance. It appears that that won't be updated until the end of February.  So it is a good time to concentrate on my own practice and invite anyone to come do yoga with me on an informal basis.

When my insurance is in place, I would like to do two "classes" per week (one morning, one evening) at St. Barnabas church on a $5 drop-in basis.  The class will be from 1 to 1 1/2 hours long.  I hope to have a chat with whoever shows up to come up with a plan for how the class will go forward, what people want, how they see it.  I myself see it as a more interactive, participatory class, with a balance of stretch, strength and breathing.  If for some reason, I don't make it, someone else can take over!

I'll let you know as soon as I firm things up.