About Connie Moker Wernikowski
Connie holds a BA in Dance from York University and a Masters of Education from the University of Regina. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher with over 2000 hours of teaching experience, and a Registered Holy Yoga Teacher: RHYT. Connie is also certified to teach prenatal and postnatal yoga as well as chair yoga for seniors. Connie is a professional contemporary dance artist and was Artistic Director of Youth Ballet and Contemporary Dance of Saskatchewan from 1994 to 2009. In her teaching of yoga, Connie draws from her years of experience studying dance and somatic work to enrich her students’ yoga practices.
Yoga With a Christian Focus Personal Statement
My Christian faith is an integral part of me. During each class I read aloud a short prayer and scripture verse. This awakens our listening to God’s Holy Spirit as we practice our yoga poses. I have long known that there is a close connection between bodily exercise and prayer or spirituality because we are created as whole people. After years of experience teaching dance and exercise I have found that the yoga postures and breath work, if taught while drawing on both ancient wisdom and modern science, and if centred on Christ, provide an exceptionally effective curriculum for adults to achieve strength, coordination, balance, relaxation and prayer.
