Welcome to gentle yoga markham, the website of Monica Cordes and the home of Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training. Monica is certified with Yoga Alliance as a 500 hour Professional Level Yoga Instructor, which includes teacher training in Kripalu Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy. Teaching in the Markham area since 1996, she brings to her classes a deep understanding of body mechanics emphasizing breathing, spinal alignment and mindfulness.
What sets Monica’s classes apart:
- Small class size allows for more individualized attention
- Teaching body awareness so that each student is able to modify postures to suit their own body
- Inspiring students to take responsibility for their own well-being
- Accommodating students with injuries
- Teaching at a beginner/intermediate level offering many options to make a pose easier or more challenging
- Creating a nurturing, healing environment
- Encouraging students to be non-judgemental and loving with their bodies
- Yoga off the mat: encouraging students to take the lessons from their practice (such as patience) into their daily lives
Classes/Trainings Covered:
- Private
- Gentle Kripalu Yoga
- Seniors Yoga
- Seniors Yoga Teacher Training (for certified Yoga instructors only)
See you on the mat!