Submitted by One Yoga Academy on April 06, 2017@10:15:PM

An 8-Week Advanced Immersion with Canada Yoga Alliance & Canadian Yogi

Led by Samantha Howick

When alignment is reduced to shapes, we miss the intelligence of the body.

Embodied Alignment: From Perception to Wholeness is an 8-week professional immersion designed for yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners ready to move beyond performance and into perception — where alignment becomes a living, breathing intelligence rather than a prescribed ideal.

This program is led by Samantha Howick, whose more than three decades of study and practice weave together contemplative philosophy, structural precision, subtle body awareness, and the lived wisdom of navigating illness, injury, motherhood, creativity, and healing. An artist and mother of four, Samantha teaches from embodied experience — not theory alone.

Known for her clarity, perceptive eye, and ability to make sophisticated philosophy practical and relatable, Samantha guides students into discernment. Her work helps you refine not just how you move, but how you see. The goal is not dependency on external correction — it is cultivating the capacity to become your own most trustworthy teacher.

What Makes This Program Distinct

This is not a technique course. It is a perceptual re-education.

Over eight weeks, you will explore what truly underlies movement:

Skeletal support and intelligent load transfer

Muscular collaboration rather than muscular dominance

Breath as organizer and regulator

Nervous system literacy and resilience

Subtle body awareness as lived experience

Relational presence in teaching and hands-on work

Through experiential movement labs, guided inquiry, and integration practices, you will:

Sharpen your observational skills

Expand sustainable strength and range of motion

Refine your cueing with precision and nuance

Develop a life-giving, adaptable approach to alignment

Teach from embodied clarity rather than aesthetic ideals

Samantha’s approach is hands-on, experiential, rigorous yet compassionate — infused with humor, curiosity, and a spirit of inquiry. Strength meets sensitivity. Structure meets subtlety. Philosophy becomes something you can test and feel in your own body.

Ongoing Mentorship & Integration

Participants are supported by:

A comprehensive workbook for deep study and reflection

Step-by-step integration guidance

Ongoing mentorship within a private group container

Professional recognition through Canada Yoga Alliance

By the end of this journey, alignment will no longer be something you “apply.”
It will be something you perceive.

You will leave with greater clarity, resilience, and embodied presence — in your teaching, your movement, and your daily life.

Canada Yoga Alliance & Canadian Yogi are proud to present this advanced continuing education experience for teachers committed to depth, integrity, and evolution in their craft.

This is alignment as wholeness.
This is perception as practice.

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