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Registered Yoga Teacher
Nanaimo, BC
Nadine Schwager
Certification Training
July 2010 HERIZEN™ Yoga for Women
200-Hour Ashtanga Based Yoga Teacher Training
Recognized Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance®
(Hatha Yoga - Ashtanga Influence)
Jan 2010 St. John Ambulance
Emergency First Aid – Industry with CPR
My Story
What drew me to Yoga over 10 years ago? I couldn’t tell you now. An image of grace, strength and flexibility, likely. I started with a Yoga video, learning the poses. Eventually, I started dropping in at various Yoga classes, trying my hand at Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Moksha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Hidden Language Yoga. And I loved it all (or most of it anyway). I loved the way my body felt as it stretched and moved. I loved linking my breath to my movements. But for the longest time it was a physical endeavour, solely Yoga asanas (poses).
While I was continuing with my physical Yoga practice I was also searching for something. I didn’t know what, but looking back I can say I was looking for my spirituality. I was looking for something that felt right. I grew up Atheist, but I always believed in an energy connecting everything. I started trying to meditate on my own, but wasn’t progressing very far.
I decided to do a Yoga and Meditation retreat at a Buddhist Retreat Centre in Scotland. That retreat opened up the world of meditation to me along with the concept of a spiritual community. And over a year later, I was also drawn towards Buddhism.
I continued to study and, upon returning from the UK, completed my Yoga Teacher Training. While Yoga asana drew me into the Yogic path, many other things have kept me here. I love meditation, breathing exercises, mantras and the Eightfold Path of Yoga.
I love Yoga and I feel that it has opened me up to so much happiness in my life. I enjoy practicing and teaching both physical Yoga (asanas) and the other more spiritual aspects of Yoga. I am excited to continue exploring this path.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to share Yoga and meditation with others. My Yoga and Buddhism practice has become the basis of my strength, confidence and joy in life!
Peace, Love and Light
Nadine
Come see what Yoga can do for you!
Workshops
Nov 2011 (The Yoga Conference)
Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga and Nourish Bone, Blood and Breath – Djuna Mascall
May 2011 (Whistler Yoga Conference)
Bollywood Vinyasa – Hemalayaa
Chakra Shuddhi Meditation – Shivani Howe
Opening the Inner Temple – Anodea Judith
Pranayama (Vijnana Yoga): Cleansing, Balancing and Energizing - Leslie Young
Qi Gong for Awakening the Flow – Shane Perkins
Rhythm and Repetition as Mystical Keys: Classical Kundalini Yoga – Yogi Vishvketu
Taking Your Yoga off Your Mat and into Your World – Shivani Howe
Yin for Yoga Teachers – Colleen Felgate
Oct 2010 (The Yoga Conference)
Breath and Imagery as Healers – Nischala Joy Devi
Deep Relaxation through the Maya Koshas / Subtle Bodies – Nischala Joy Devi
Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind: Exploring Yoga and Buddhism – Michael Stone
Healing Lower Back Pain – Brad Waites
The Miracle Mantra of Guru Ram Das – Devinder Kaur
Taste of Yoga Kids – Lou Lynn
Yoga Breathing: The Psychology & Practice of Pranayama – Michael Stone
Nadine Schwager, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200)
Video Interviews