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Yoga: not just exercise
By Jeff Wiebe
For The Journal
For Andrea Oliveri,
yoga is much more than an
exercise routine – it’s a way
of life.
Oliveri owns and operates
Yoga Rituals in Lethbridge,
while also running
a similar organization in
Toronto. She credits the ancient
practice with changing
her life, and she’s hoping
to bring similar change to
Lethbridge residents with
an upcoming yoga teacher
training course which will
mark the first anniversary
of her Lethbridge business.
A trio of renowned
Toronto-based yoga teachers
will visit Lethbridge in
March and April to impart
their well-honed knowledge
of Tantric Hatha and Kriya
yoga as part of an intensive
month-long seminar.
“These are very ancient,
very profound, and authentic
to India,” explains Oliveri,
adding that while the
program is great for anyone
interested in teaching yoga,
it’s an ideal experience for
people looking to take their
yoga practice to the next
level. “By doing something
for 30 days, it’s kind of
like an inner-city retreat.
It’s quite an in-depth selftransformation
– it’s a time
of reflection, introspection,
and purification,” she says.
Participants will learn a
variety of postures, chants,
and development tech-
niques to take forward with
them in their everyday lives.
“This is a way of people
integrating something they
can practice for the rest of
their lives at home,” says
Oliveri.
“Yoga means ‘union’
between the body, mind
and spirit, and sometimes
you have to be taught how
to influence that union
through everything you do
– from the way you brush
your teeth to the way you
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fix your meals for the day,
to the way you walk and
talk.” Oliveri has travelled
the world spreading the
word about ayurveda, a type
of holistic medicine often
described as a “sister science”
to yoga, similar to the
Tai Chi tradition in Chinese
culture. “Yoga, for us, is a
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prescription we give to people
to help them maintain
a balance. There are other
alternative solutions to conditions.
Yoga is just another
amazing, holistic approach
that helps you achieve the
results you’re looking for,”
she explains.
“It’s the same yoga you
practice in any studio, but
what the studios have done
is focus on the exercise.
We’re bringing this whole
rounded picture of what
yoga is. If you go to the
original home of yoga,
India, there’s no separation
– exercise is as important
as the meditation, as the
chants, as the diet you’re
following.”
Oliveri has travelled
to temples and ashrams
around the world, and after
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visiting Lethbridge, she realized
there was an interest
in the traditions she holds
dear, so she embarked on a
project to create an authentic
yoga education studio.
One year later, the studio is
thriving and getting ready
to host its largest event yet.
“We should be known as
the yoga education centre in
Lethbridge, that’s what my
aim is,” says Oliveri.
The yoga teacher training
event will run from March
19 to April 17. Training will
focus on a variety of areas,
including ayurvedic massage
and body works. Registrants
will need to answer a few
questions to ensure the
program is a good fit. For
more information, visit
www.yogarituals.com or call
403-320-0290.
Qualifies for certification with Yoga Alliance.
March 19th to April 16th.
Must register before
Feb 28 2011.
403-320-0290
618 3rd Avenue South, www.yogarituals.com