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Alan's professional certification:
Alan has been practicing Yoga for over 25 years. He has a Bachelor
of Science from Waterloo University, a Bachelor of Education from
the University of Toronto, at the high school level, and is a
Registered Yoga Teacher through the East to West Yoga Studio in
Toronto. Alan has additional Intermediate Yoga Teacher Training from the
Satchidanandan Ashram in Yogaville, Virginia by the disciples of
Swami Satchidananda, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda. He is a
standing member of the Integral Yoga, which started an international body that
governs the ethics and standards of Yoga teachers and their classes.
Alan's personal story:
Alan always wanted to use his skills
to help others. He was pleased when he
was offerred a job at Torcan in Aurora, developing processes for medications.
He began taking Yoga and embraced the Yoga lifestyle through vegetarian
diet, regular meditation and contributing to his
community. He became a teacher and founder of Character
Matters! and the York Region
Character
Community , and a certified Yoga teacher with his own practise.
Alan's practise:
Alan keeps up his personal practise of Yoga at
home. He
rises early to complete his breathing exercises (Pranayama), cleansing
exercises (Kriyas) and Meditation. He cycles to and from work to maintain a high
level of cardiovascular fitness as well as to be environmentally conscientious. In the
evening, Alan practices his physical postures to maintain
flexibility, strength, balance, and co-ordination. He reads Yoga books, eats a Yogic diet which consists
of 2/3 alkaline-forming foods and 1/3 acid-forming foods, and
which does not involve the killing of any animals. He maintains a
healthy relationship with his wife, child, friends, neighbours,
colleagues and students. Alan is level-headed, relaxed and good-natured.
His soothing and thoughtful manner is a benefit in
Yoga classes where many students are seeking a teacher who will be
informative and focused on the class.
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