Leslie seated at a massage table demonstrating a technique for a roomful of students

Leslie Kaminoff is a best-selling author and yoga educator.

Category: travel

  • Fall tour recap, part 1: Toronto, ON

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    I just finished a weekend workshop at the Yoga Sanctuary in Toronto, sponsored by new friends, Ashley and Bryon, who run Body Evolutions. 

    One of the highlights was the opportunity to work with a young woman with a 75° thoracic c-curve scoliosis stabilized by Harrington rod surgery. We played with combining warrior stance with asymmetrical arm movements to identify the most unstable combination. By  varying the vector of her arm movements, she was able to activate long dormant muscles, helping to relieve some chronic pain under her right scapula.

    It was very rewarding to help her discover how much rib cage movement she still had and experience freer breathing as a result. Lydia was able to snap some photos documenting her curve flattening out during this exploration.

    All in all it was a fabulous weekend with a roomful of experienced teachers and studio owners. I look forward to returning to Toronto soon.

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    More photos available on Flickr (photo credit: Lydia Mann) .

  • Early reg deadline in two weeks! Join Leslie’s Walking Workshop in Maya Tulum

    Join Leslie April 5-12 in Maya Tulum, Mexico

    You know those footprints in the sand? They can provide a great deal of information about your relationship to the earth. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to study with Leslie in an intimate intensive. He’ll help you get grounded and guide you while you explore pathways through all the arches in your feet and through the rest of your body.

    Don’t miss the early registration deadline! Participants who place a deposit (only $395) by December 1 save $200 and those who pay in full by December 1 save $300.

    Read more at oneyogacollective.com or contact Laura for more information.

  • Waves, water, spirals: join Leslie’s explorations in beautiful Maya Tulum

    Waves, water, spirals: join Leslie’s explorations

    Leslie’s approach to breath-centered yoga grows out of and reinforces the natural spirals and beautiful asymmetries in all of us. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to study with Leslie in an intimate intensive retreat. Explore the waves, water and spirals we come from.

    Don’t miss the early reg deadline: Participants who place a deposit by December 1 save $200 and those who pay in full by December 1 save $300!

    Read more at oneyogacollective.com or contact Laura for more information.

  • Come on vacation with me!

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    If you’ve been reading these posts for a while you know I love to travel, love to teach and love a good party. I hope you’ll join me – along with Sadie Nardini and some of our closest friends – when we’ll get to do all those things at once!

    We’ll be teaching at Maya Tulum during a weeklong retreat April 5-12, 2014. It’s not too soon to plan your next vacation, and it’s starting to fill up, so check it out:

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  • Work and Play in Colorado

    I’m at the 16th annual Yoga Journal Conference at the beautiful YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado.

    As I’ve had to explain many times to curious attendees, I’m not here as a presenter.  This has become an annual vacation for me, and a chance to re-connect with old friends, and to make new ones.This year, it is also a working vacation… (more…)