Chantell Foss - Yoga Teacher

Chantell Foss

Duncan, British Columbia

E-RYT 200
Styles
Alignment-Oriented, Gentle, Specialty
Languages
english

In I was a sleep-deprived young mother providing child care to a herd of wild toddlers I missed feeling complete in my own skin I needed some uninterrupted time within myself in order to be sane decent and productive with others I had the good fortune to wander into a conscientiously taught yoga class I didnt know that a carefully offered practice could bring immediate palpable change The focus purposefulness and soft but continuous awareness of it were revolutionary for me The experience of being fully absorbed and single-minded was helpful I began teaching much later in I prioritize ways that foundational yoga practices support our capacity to show up in non-harming honest and flexible ways I participate in yoga in cross-cultural studentship committed to continually learn more about teaching in a good way without misrepresenting or robbing peoples of India and the Indian diaspora Meditation breathing awareness and self-tracking are vital to my classes Im informed each time we meet by the changing needs of the group and individuals in it; the tones of our nervous systems and our capacities to self-sense are my guides My classes often create a slow “flow” where we keep moving as a group from one position to another and I weave in explanation modifications and options pauses and personal attention I teach in a community centre setting often in drop-in classes  In this space everyone is welcome and classes contain a vast range among students: the young babies and up to elders the strong injured and ill the tight and the rubber-bandy the experienced and the brand-new to yoga  Embracing divergent needs we find good ways to practice together.

Chantell Foss
Chantell Foss

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In I was a sleep-deprived young mother providing child care to a herd of wild toddlers I missed feeling complete in my own skin I needed some uninterrupted time within myself in order to be sane decent and productive with others I had the good fortune to wander into a conscientiously taught yoga class I didnt know that a carefully offered practice could bring immediate palpable change The focus purposefulness and soft but continuous awareness of it were revolutionary for me The experience of being fully absorbed and single-minded was helpful I began teaching much later in I prioritize ways that foundational yoga practices support our capacity to show up in non-harming honest and flexible ways I participate in yoga in cross-cultural studentship committed to continually learn more about teaching in a good way without misrepresenting or robbing peoples of India and the Indian diaspora Meditation breathing awareness and self-tracking are vital to my classes Im informed each time we meet by the changing needs of the group and individuals in it; the tones of our nervous systems and our capacities to self-sense are my guides My classes often create a slow “flow” where we keep moving as a group from one position to another and I weave in explanation modifications and options pauses and personal attention I teach in a community centre setting often in drop-in classes In this space everyone is welcome and classes contain a vast range among students: the young babies and up to elders the strong injured and ill the tight and the rubber-bandy the experienced and the brand-new to yoga Embracing divergent needs we find good ways to practice together.

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