Contact:

(306) 652-2235

pdewar@sasktel.net

“When the body is cleansed, the mind purified & the senses controlled, [then] joyful awareness needed to realize the inner self also comes”

(BK II, Sutra 41)

“ Unless freedom is gained in the body, freedom of the mind is a far fetched idea” BKS Iyengar

Patricia Dewar (Ph.D)
Patricia  teaches yoga and trains yoga teachers in Saskatoon and elsewhere.  She began her study of yoga in 1990 and continues to study and be inspired by yoga teachers that follow in the Iyengar tradition. She is a graduate of the Advanced Studies Program at the Yoga Room in Berkeley, California led by Donald Moyer and Mary Lou Weprin. She is also deeply appreciative of her training with Fr Joe Pereira (Founder of the International Kripa foundation,) Judith Lasater (Relax and Renew) Gert Van Leeuwen (Critical Alignment Therapy) Lynne Minton and others.

Patricia has had a life long interest in studying and teaching different body modalities that view the body as a vehicle of consciousness. Her ability to see and understand bodies enables students to discover their own trouble spots as well as guide them with helpful clues towards an integrated experience of the pose.

Her teachings focus on awakening the inner body.  This is encouraged by an emphasis on alignment of the internal organs, space in the joints, and a balance between release and extension. Listening to a subtlety of sensations encourages the student not only to achieve lightness and ease in the pose, but  more importantly teaches the student to address issues of discomfort with “right action.” Accordingly yoga is taught as a practice that occurs both on and off the mat. This method of teaching requires detailed preparations and careful sequencing of poses.

Patricia is committed to students understanding the depth of yoga and is inspired by her students and the transformation that yoga brings to everyday life. She has a keen interest in making yoga accessible to all.

Currently Patricia gives classes, workshops, retreats and teaches individual private classes on request .

“When the body is cleansed, the mind purified and the senses controlled, (then) joyful awareness needed to realize the inner self also comes.”(BKS Iyengar)

Yoga Certifications                                               
Advanced Studies Program, The Yoga Room, (Berkeley California) 
E-RYT 500
Relax and Renew Trainer (Lasater)                     
Critical Alignment Therapy Gert Van Leeuwen (Type A: Ont. & Sask.)

Academic Qualifications
Ph.D, MSc. BA, BPE
Type A teaching Certification (Saskatchewan and Ontario)