RON REID
Ron Reid has been practicing Yoga for 30 years and teaching since
1988.
He is co-owner and director of the Downward Dog Yoga Centre in
Toronto, Canada. He has practiced and studied the ashtanga system
extensively,and has studied with Sri K. Pattabhi in both India
and in North America.
He teaches Ashtanga and vinyasa yoga in a variety of settings (workshops,
teacher training, improv and other exploratory classes), as well
as pranayama, and yoga lab workshops across Canada, the U.S. the
UK and Europe.
Ron is one
of Canada’s
top teachers, approaching teaching in an inspired, informed and
non-dogmatic way. He places the needs of the students ahead of the
demands of the practice.He endeavors to blend tradition with
innovation, and to balance precision with grace. Students will
find his refined approach to practice both challenging and rewarding.
MARLA MEENAKSHI JOY
Meenakshi (Marla
Joy) first traveled to India in 1988 to study meditation and the
philosophy of the Vedas with Swami Shyam, as well as other learned
scholars in the Himalayas. She is a Certified Meditation and
Yoga Philosophy teacher from the International Meditation Institute
in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas.
She currently
teaches Ashtanga Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yogadance, Meditation,
Yoga philosophy, Sanskrit, and Chanting privately and in yoga
studios in Canada, the U.S. the UK and Europe. She has been teaching
Sanskrit and yoga philosophy in Teacher Training courses since
2000. She has been a practicing Shiatsu Therapist since
1993, and has a healing and informative touch. She also leads
Kirtan (call-and-response chanting) with her band SWAHA, with
inspired musical compositions with her partner/keyboardist, Ron
Reid. She has produced two CD’s
of Sanskrit chanting (“Prayers” and “Salutations”)
which are widely available.
Meenakshi and
Ron have currently released their new CD "Vishnu's
Dream"...music for yoga, trance dance and trance-formation,
and they have more CD's to come for chanting, meditation and relaxation....stay
tuned!
For
more on Ron and Meenaskhi, visit www.swaha.ca and
www.downwarddog.com
