(807)346-7662
4A S. Court St. (Ruttan Block)
2nd Floor, Suite 18
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2W4
Mayama@restingfrogyoga.com
Mayama (Marjut Vahtola) owns and operates the studio.
Mayama took her first yoga class in 1995 after studying tai chi for many years. The class changed her path as she experienced deep relaxation and was completely hooked on yoga. She received her teacher's training certificate in 2000 from Mount Madonna in California. She has also studied with Donna Farhi who inspired her to expand her yoga beyond the mechanics of physical exercise to an enriching and complete life practice. Mayama teaches a classic blend of yoga from the teachings of Classical Yoga/Raja Yoga with Patanjali's Yoga Sutras as the foundation.
Mayama has an extensive background in energy healing modalities such as healing touch, therapeutic touch, reiki, and quantum touch. She offers private appointments for energy healing and all aspects of yoga including relaxation, postures, breathing, and inward journeying.
Mayama is currently a student of Maharishi Krishnananda Ishaya and is a teacher of the Ishayas' Ascension. Ascension means to "rise beyond". It is a series of simple, profoundly effective meditation techniques that allow one to rise beyond stress and self-defeating beliefs.
Check workshops page for dates of these weekend courses in Thunder Bay.
Check out her teachers' websites:
Baba Hari Dass www.mountmadonna.org
Donna Farhi www.donnafarhi.co.nz
Maharishi Krishnananda Ishaya www.thebrightpath.com.
Kaija Makinen:
Kaija finds the joy in yoga postures. She has been teaching yoga since 1988 after receiving her certification from the Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health (www.kripalu.org). Since then she has studied various disciplines. She has a certificate in Prenatal Yoga and teaches Prenatal Yoga and Stretch n' Play with Baby which includes after care for mom. Kaija is a certified Cardiac Yoga instructor and has extensive experience working with heart patients. She has taught yoga at all the Northern Heart Retreats since they first began in 1996. Kaija is available to work with both individuals and groups with her wide background in yoga as well as psychodramatics, therapeutic touch, polarity therapy, reiki, and spiritual companioning.
Paula Ribotto: Yoga has been a part of Paula's daily life since she first began practicing in 1995. Her focus has been primarily on the Kripalu and Sivananda styles of Hatha yoga. Over the past 2 years Paula has formally studied yoga as a philosophy, began her teacher training at the Institute of Yoga Therapy and Natural Medicine in Toronto, and began practicing Kundalini yoga. She has now completed her teacher training in both Hatha and Kundalini yoga. For more information on Kundalini Yoga please go to www.3ho.org
Paula has worked as an Early Childhood Educator for the past 20 years and enjoys applying her new knowledge in working with children.
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