Calendar of Events
C = Calgary Event E = Edmonton Event RD = Red Deer Event
Core Curriculum Class Schedule. Click image for full size.
** = YAA Senior Teacher Status
YOGA ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA EVENTS IN GREEN TEXT E-Mail: yogaab@telusplanet.net
CLICK HERE to register for YAA sponsored workshops and Teacher Training classes.
Please check with organizer of event for updates due to COVID-19 physical distancing measures.
YAA Members: No charge to advertise your events here and also on the YAA website; Send e-mail listings by Mar 1, Aug 1 and Nov 1 to yaa@yoga.ca. New requirements for YAA Advanced Training Levels (500-Hour, 750-Hour Intermediate and 1,000-Hour Senior Levels) require that upgrading hours be taught by YAA Intermediate or Senior Teachers** (or equivalent). YAA sponsored events also qualify.
START ANYTIME YAA Teacher Training Program w/ YAA Senior Teachers. Pay-as-you go. See yoga.ca/teacher-training for information.
JANUARY 2022
Jan O YAA Know Your Yoga Body w/Paula Carnegie Fehr**. Five 3-hour video modules of anatomy & physiology. Certificate of Completion if optional assignment submitted (to fulfill 15-hr YAA-TTP anatomy req’t). $150 ($200 Certificate). Start anytime after Oct 30th. Info: Paula hiddenmessages.ca@gmail.com. Reg. YAA 780-427-8776 or yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Jan Life Anatomy – It’s FUNctional w/Sherry Ogg. For yoga teachers & students. Online $49 or correspondence $75 anytime. Classroom workshop dates https://workercise.com/therapists.asp, info@micromoves.com.
Jan 22 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Standing Balances; Yamas w/ Marcia Langenberg**. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776. yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Jan 22. C Happy Hips & Healthy Lower Back Workshop w/ Sharoni Fixler. Calgary Iyengar Yoga. calgaryiyengaryoga.com/pvrid/ or 403-457-4070.
Jan 23 E Advancing with Yoga w/Gerda Krebs**. Yoga for Today 780-416-4211; info@yogafortoday.ca; yogafortoday.ca
Jan25-Dec6 O Breathing for Life: The Principles, Foundations and Practice of Pranayama w/ Richard Miller**. One Tuesday a month for 12 months; 3- 5pm MST. Livestreamed via Zoom. irest.org/events/
Jan 29-Feb 13 E Reiki Level 1 Training w/ Rebecca Hung. 7:00pm-8:00pm. $300.Yoga Within #302, 8135-102 $102 St. 780-450-9642. yogawithin.ca.
FEBRUARY 2022
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Feb 1 & 15 O YAA Senior Teachers** Showcase Series. Tuesdays with Rachel Foster**. Get to know Alberta’s Best Teachers! Twice/month FREE for all YAA members with a variety of YAA Senior Teachers. Zoom link will be noted on the registration receipt and recordings available in between classes. Reg.: yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Feb 4 E/O Monthly Meditation w/ Rebecca Hung. 7-8pm. $18.Yoga Within #302, 8135-102 St. 780-450-9642. yogawithin.ca .
Feb5-Sep24 C/O Online & Immersion RYT 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training w/ SOYA. Classical yoga. Online Sat. 9-2pm MT, One week immersion near Calgary at end. Classes recorded for missed sessions.$3200+gst. Early reg. save $300. Becky 403-710-4294, soyayoga.com, info@soyayoga
Feb 6 E Family Yoga w/ Cynthia Stobbe. 1:30-2:15pm: Yoga Within #302, 8135-102 St. 780-450-9642. yogawithin.ca .
Feb 12 E/O Feb 12 YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Twists; Niyamas w/ Karen Hamdon**. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776. yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Feb 13 E 3 hr Hatha Training w/ Gerda Krebs**. 12:30-3:30pm. $50 (Yft members $45). Yoga for Today 780-416-4211; info@yogafortoday.ca; yogafortoday.ca
Feb 27-Mar 5 Restoration, Recuperation & Foundations Retreat w/ Ty Chandler & Sharoni Fixler in Puerto Vallarta. Reg. calgaryiyengaryoga.com/pvri and/or 403-457-4070.
MARCH 2022
Start the YAA Teacher Training Program anytime!
Mar 1 YAA Deadline for Initial Certification & Recertification applications for May approval. Email cert@yoga.ca.
Mar 2, 16 O YAA Senior Teachers** Showcase Series. Wednesdays with David Wilson**. Get to know Alberta’s Best Teachers! Twice/month FREE for all YAA members with a variety of YAA Senior Teachers. Zoom link will be noted on the registration receipt and recordings available in between classes. Reg.: yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Mar 4 E/O Monthly Meditation w/ Rebecca Hung. 7pm-8pm. $18.Yoga Within #302, 8135-102 St. 780-450-9642. yogawithin.ca.
Mar 6-12 Level 2,3,4 Retreat w/Ty Chandler & Sharoni Fixler in Puerto Vallarta. Reg/details: calgaryiyengaryoga.com/pvri and/or 403-457-4070.
Mar 11-12. E Chair Yoga Teacher Training w/ Colleen Dibden. Friday 5-9:pm. Sat. 8:am-5:pm. Prana Yoga Studio. $249+gst. Info. cl.dibden@gmail.com; pranayogastudio.ca.
Mar 12 YAA Yoga in the Desikachar Lineage w/Barb Hagen** & Marcia Langenberg**. Sūtras III.1-4: saṁyama (three-fold process): dhāraṇā (concentration), dhyānam (contemplation), samādhi (complete absorption). Loc’n TBA. 9:30am-1:30pm. $60mem/$70non-mem. Info. Barb 780-991-4153; Marcia 780-436-3767. Reg. yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Mar 12-13 E Pain Care Yoga: The Art and Science w/Terri Jones. 9-4:00pm. $275 (early bird $250 prior to Feb 15). Yoga for Today 780-416-4211; info@yogafortoday.ca; yogafortoday.ca
Mar 13 E 3 hr Hatha Training w/Gerda Krebs**. 12:30-3:30pm. $50 (Yft members $45). Yoga for Today 780-416-4211; info@yogafortoday.ca; yogafortoday.ca
Mar 16-27 & Aug14-25 C Immersion RYT 300 Hour Professional Upgrade to RYT500 Yoga Teacher Training in 2 Modules w/ South Okanagan Yoga Academy. Advance your teaching skills toward becoming a Yoga Teacher Trainer. Begin in either module, both needed for certification. $4195 + gst – Early reg. save $300. Tullamore Retreat Centre. Teacher Refresher ½ price – full or half program. Accommodations/meals extra. Info: Becky 403-710-4294, soyayoga.com, info@soyayoga.com
Mar 18-20 E Kids Yoga Teacher Training w/ Rita Maltais. Yoga for Today 780-416-4211; info@yogafortoday.ca; yogafortoday.ca
Mar 25-27 E/O YAA TTP Spring Teaching Skills Workshop w/Beth McCann**. Fri 7-9pm, Sat/Sun 9am-5pm. $225. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd, OR livestream via Zoom. Register YAA 780-427-8776 or yoga.ca/yaa-store
APRIL 2022
Apr 1-3 E/O YAA Deepening our Practice Retreats: A Gathering of Friends. Asana, Meditation, Therapeutic & Restorative Practices. Fr 6:30pm-Sun 3:30pm. Location TBA (Providence Renewal Centre or live online); check yoga.ca/yaa-store for updates. Info.: Anita Sielecki** 780-432-7152.
Apr 7, 21 O YAA Senior Teachers** Showcase Series. Thursdays with Beth McCann**. Get to know Alberta’s Best Teachers! Twice/month FREE for all YAA members with a variety of YAA Senior Teachers. Zoom link will be noted on the registration receipt and recordings available in between classes. Reg.: yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Apr 23 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Shoulder/Arm Focus; Bhagavad Gita w/ Karen Hamdon**. 9:30am-3:30pm.$80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776. yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Apr 30 O YAA AGM on Zoom. Elections & Free Workshop: “Releasing Stress Through Yoga and Toning” with SANDRA SAMMARTINO**(B.C.) for YAA members. 12-3:45pm. Join the Alberta Yoga Community! Register yoga.ca/yaa-store
MAY 2022
May 14 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Backbends; Gunas & Koshas. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776. yoga.ca/yaa-store
JUNE 2022
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Jun 3-5 SOYA Annual Retreat 27th Anniversary Celebration. Spiritual Yoga taught by special guest Nayaswami Gyandev McCord from the Ananda Yoga (Yogananda) tradition w/ South Okanagan Yoga Academy @Sorrento, BC. Info: Becky 403-710-4294, soyayoga.com, info@soyayoga.com
Jun 4 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Surya Namaskar and variations; Ujjayi; Tantra/Mantra w/ Teddy Hyndman**. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776. yoga.ca/yaa-store.
Jun 10-12 E The Alchemy of Emotions: The Yogic Practice of Rasa On Zoom w/Anne Douglas. Fri 6:30–8:30pm. Sat/Sun 1-5pm. $250 ($225 before May 1). 780-416-4211; info@yogafortoday.ca; yogafortoday.ca
Jun 17-19 E/O YAA Deepening our Practice Retreats: A Gathering of Friends. Asana, Meditation, Therapeutic & Restorative Practices. Fr 6:30pm-Sun 3:30pm. Location TBA (Providence Renewal Centre or live online); check yoga.ca/yaa-store for updates. Info.: Anita SIelecki** 780-432-7152.
JULY 2022
Jul 1 YAA Deadline for Initial Certification and Recertification applications for September approval. Email to cert@yoga.ca.
July 1-17 C Immersion RYT 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training w/ South Okanagan Yoga Academy. Classical yoga program. $3200+gst. Early reg. save $300. At Tullamore Retreat Ctre nr Calgary, Teacher Refresher ½ price. Accommodations/meals extra. Becky 403-710-4294, soyayoga.com, info@soyayoga.com
AUGUST 2022
Aug 3-7 E/O YAA Presence & Warmth: A Mindfulness Meditation & Gentle Yoga Retreat w/Kavindu (Mexico) Wed. 3pm-Sun 1pm. Location TBA (Providence Renewal Centre or live online); updates check: yoga.ca/yaa-store. Anita 780-432-7152; sielecki@hotmail.com.
SEPTEMBER 2022
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Sept10-Dec18 Weekend RYT 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training w/ South Okanagan Yoga Academy. Classical yoga program Sat/Sun every 2nd wknd. $3200 + gst – Early reg. save $300. Held at Becky Stone Yoga, Strathmore, AB. Teacher Refresher ½ price. Info: Becky 403-710-4294. soyayoga.com, info@soyayoga.com
Sep 17 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Inversions; Bhastrika & Subtle Body Anatomy w/ Teddy Hyndman**. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776. yoga.ca/yaa-store.
OCTOBER 2022
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Oct 14-19 O YAA No Mirror to Polish, a Live Streaming Retreat w/ Richard Miller** (USA) yoga.ca/product-category/workshops-classes/ or Anita (780) 432-7152 for info.
Oct 21-23 E/O YAA TTP Fall Teaching Skills Workshop w/ Donalee Campbell**. Friday 7-9pm, Sat&Sun 9am-4:30pm. $225. Room #8, 3 rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd, Edmonton OR livestream via Zoom. Register YAA 780-427-8776 or yoga.ca.
Oct 29 E/O in the Desikachar Lineage w/ Barb Hagen** & Marcia Langenberg**. Nature of the Mind. Loc. TBA. 9:30am–1:30pm. $60/mem, $70/nonmem. Info. Barb 780-991-4153, Marcia 780-436-3767. Reg.: yoga.ca/yaa-store. or YAA 780-427-8776.
NOVEMBER 2022
Nov 1 YAA Deadline for Initial Certification and Recertification applications for January approval. Email to cert@yoga.ca.
Nov 19 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Pranayama & Meditation Overview; Sutras Pada 2 w/ David Wilson**. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd. OR livestream via Zoom. YAA 780-427-8776.
DECEMBER 2022
Dec 3 E/O YAA Core Curriculum Class – TTP & Upgrading: Special Concerns & Limitations w/ Marcia Langenberg**; Sutras Pada 4**. 9:30am-3:30pm. $80. Room #8, 3rd Floor, Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Rd, OR livestream via Zoom. Register YAA 780-427-8776 or yoga.ca.
YAA WORKSHOP AND CLASSES FEES AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
Registration with full payment to the YAA office is required for all YAA workshops, TTP classes, retreats, etc. Phone registration without payment will be held for 7 calendar days.
Transfer of your registration to another participant is not permitted.
Cancellation fees apply. All refunds are given at the discretion of the YAA. Once payment has been made to the YAA, you may qualify for an 80% refund, if your space can be filled by another registrant. Cancellation due to illness (with a doctor’s note) or due to unforeseen emergency MAY qualify for a refund at the discretion of the YAA.