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 Clearlight Gerald will be on maternity leave beginning May 2010, and will resume teaching pregnancy yoga, mom and baby yoga and Kripalu yoga classes in the spring/fall of 2011 (see 2011 schedule below).
In the meantime, Kate Hudson will be independently offering pregnancy yoga, mom and baby yoga and kripalu-style yoga classes at the Yogaspace Studio beginning May 2010. Read more about Kate, and view her upcoming schedule of classes. Please contact Kate directly for class information and registration.
View the full schedule of kripalu yoga, pregnancy yoga, and mom & baby yoga – as well as class descriptions and location information.
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Clearlight Gerald will be on maternity leave beginning May 2010, and will resume teaching pregnancy yoga, mom and baby yoga and Kripalu yoga classes in the spring/fall of 2011 (see schedule below). In the meantime, Kate Hudson will be independently offering pregnancy yoga, mom and baby yoga and kripalu-style yoga classes at the Yogaspace Studio beginning May 2010. Read more about Kate, and view her schedule of current classes.
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Please visit the rates & registration page for complete information concerning class fees and a step by step guide to class registration.
All of the classes at Yogaspace have limited enrollment to ensure personal attention. Weekly classes have an average of 15 people.
kripalu yoga
 These evening yoga classes include the physical practice of yoga, yogic breathing, and relaxation/meditation. Just-you-time to go within, to reconnect and center.
Clearlight's teaching of the physical practice of postures balances both an emphasis on core stability and safe alignment with the importance of not only liberating deeply held tensions, but of discovering how the practice of yoga can bring a greater sense of wholeness and balance to every aspect of one's life.
 [visit our kripalu yoga page to learn more...]
pregnancy yoga
Pregnancy yoga will help you to meet the challenges of pregnancy and birth with strength, confidence and calm through the practice of gentle, safe postures, breathing exercises and relaxation.
[visit our pregnancy yoga page to learn more...]
couples workshop: preparing for childbirth
This one-time weekend class provides guidance and support to expectant parents who are preparing for labour and a positive childbirth. (Includes booklet for home practice.)
 Couples will learn and practice together:
• breathing techniques for labour and delivery
• birthing positions to facilitate labour and childbirth
• specific ways partners can best support moms in labour and childbirth
[visit our couples workshop page to learn more...]
mom & baby yoga
Mom and baby yoga provides an opportunity to regain strength and flexibility, to bond with your baby in an enjoyable activity and to connect with other moms in an informal and lively setting.
 [visit our mom & baby yoga page to learn more...]
yoga nidra meditation
Participants are guided into the deepest levels of relaxation and meditation while remaining alert and aware. Practiced to deeply relax and eliminate stress; to promote healing and to rediscover a greater sense of wholeness and balance that is naturally ours. Everyone can practice yoga nidra.
[visit our yoga nidra page to learn more...]
All pregnancy yoga, mom & baby yoga and kripalu yoga classes are given at the Yogaspace Studio located in the L'Esprit Rehabilitation Centre, a physiotherapy center dedicated to the improvement of health and well being through both traditional and complimentary means. Changing rooms and showers are available for both men and women.
The Yogaspace Studio is a beautiful, bright, modern and clean studio space, with hardwood floors and a wall mirror. Sticky mats, Mexican blankets and blocks are provided.
Yogaspace is located in the Westmount/NDG district - directly next to metro Vendome, east of Decarie - at 5252 de Maisonneuve West, suite 100. Telephone: (514) 933-8671.
All of the Pregnancy Yoga, Mom & Baby Yoga and Kripalu Yoga classes at Yogaspace are taught by Clearlight Gerald, MA, E-RYT (500).
Clearlight started practicing yoga in 1991, and began teaching in 1999 after she completed her certification as a Kripalu Yoga Teacher and Pregnancy Yoga Teacher. Today, Clearlight is a student of Richard Miller, a key figure in the wisdom teachings of nondualism, and she pursues her love of yoga in her studies, practice and teaching.
During her first years of teaching, Clearlight studied and practiced with many wonderful teachers from around the world, including Donna Farhi, Gary Kraftsow, Anodea Judith, and Krishna Das. It was at this time she gained extensive experience and insight into the practice and application of yogic breathing and asana, physical and energetic anatomy, and the ancient teachings of yoga.
During these formative years she taught at different locations throughout Montreal, including Concordia University, Marianopolis College and the Montreal Athletic Association, and worked part-time as a program assistant at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts. In 2002, Clearlight created Yogaspace Studio in Montreal, where she now teaches exclusively.
In 2004 Clearlight met Richard Miller. During her first interactions with Richard she felt that she was "coming home to truth" - and in that moment knew she had found the teacher and the teachings that she was deeply compelled to follow. Since then, Clearlight has been immersed with Richard and a community of practitioners in studies that are dedicated to these teachings.
Clearlight has recently completed the Yoga Nidra (iRest) Teacher Training with Richard Miller, and she is now a mentor for others pursuing their certification as Yoga Nidra teachers. Clearlight also serves as a steward of the Center of Timeless Being, a non profit organization dedicated to the path of self-inquiry and awakening through the teachings of nondual wisdom.
Concurrently, Clearlight continues to deepen her focus and skill as a specialist in teaching prenatal yoga and postnatal yoga, a path she chose after feeling profoundly inspired, well before her teacher training, to bring yoga to pregnant and new mothers. As a result of following her heart, she has had the privilege of teaching several thousand expectant and new mothers in her pregnancy yoga, and in her mom and baby yoga classes.
She has been witness to the dramatic beneficial effects of yoga experienced by women during this time of transition, and she continues to offer an inspiring context in which women and couples can connect more deeply to the wisdom, balance, and joyfulness that they bring with them into childbirth and parenthood. (Make sure to read the wonderful birth stories by moms who were in Clearlight's classes.)
Clearlight's dynamic teaching style reflects the passion she has for her personal practice and her love of inquiry. Her teaching of the physical practice of postures balances both an emphasis on core stability techniques and safe alignment with the importance of not only liberating deeply held tensions, but of discovering how the practice of yoga can bring a greater sense of wholeness and balance to every aspect of one's life.
Other aspects of her teaching include yogic breathing, chanting, the sharing of inspiring music and poetry, and meditation (including yoga nidra), and are all led with the understanding that yoga is a practice not of acquiring, but of uncovering Oneness.
Finally, since the question does come up so frequently, it must be shared that Clearlight was named Clearlight at birth by her mom and dad, and that she feels a deep gratitude for this beautiful gift from her parents!
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