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GEORGE MCFAUL
George's Yoga practice started as a warm-up and warm-down technique for theatre and dance. He has taught professionally on a full-time basis since 1995.
He is a certified Senior Yoga instructor through the Yoga Association of Alberta, and through the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). He is a past member of the faculty of the internationally renowned Donna Farhi advanced yoga studies program, and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). George also holds a BA (honours) in Religious Studies, with a specialty in Eastern Religions.
A popular instructor at many Calgary locations, George was the Owner and Principal Instructor at the highly successful Open Spaces Yoga of Cochrane until moving to Denman Island in 2008 to create Shanti House Bed and Breakfast Retreat. In addition, George has led numerous international retreats to Costa Rica and Morocco.
A favourite Yoga milestone was helping to prepare the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey team for their Gold performance at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
"George brings not only the physical element of Yoga, but he also teaches with incredible balance and flow, addressing the needs of any group or individual he works with. He is a great teacher!" - Hayley Wickenheiser, MVP and assistant captain of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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George's style of Yoga has been influenced by many teachers and practices. For example, the Yoga influences of Donna Farhi, Esther Myers, Richard Millar and Violet Walton have blended with Clowning, Contact Improvisation and Physical Theatre.
These influences, combined with an academic interest in the history and philosophy of Yoga through Religious Studies, results in a thoughtful, creative practice that is both demanding and permissive for the ongoing evolution and exploration of the individual.
His approach uses humour, intellect, imagery, physicality and the ever present force of prana to help connect students with their individual life and the world around them.
Most recently and continuously, George is exploring iRest Yoga Nidra as the meditative heart of Yoga, and as the most generally applicable approach for people interested in revelation of our True Nature as pure blissful awareness.
Shanti
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