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Hi,
Unless you are registering for the full session you can't book in advance, so you'll just have to take your chances that there will be space. Most classes should have room, but I can't guarantee that. If you're asking about the West End class, please be sure to phone the centre first because that class might not run.
best . . .
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Hi Don,
Best you didn't make it on Friday. Just as I was starting the class the fire alarm went off and rang for the next 40 minutes until they were able to turn it off. One of the alarms is in the room, needless to say it was very loud. Everyone stayed though.
I'm teaching my last class on Monday, 7:30 at Creekside. Can you make that? I'm going out of town for eight days on Tuesday morning, so if you want to get it I can ship it to you or I can meet up with you some time tomorrow or Monday.
Let me know.
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Hi Michael,
Thanks for your message. I won't be teaching my Hillcrest class this Monday, I'll have a sub. But I will be teaching my 7:30 p.m. class on Monday at the Creekside cc if you want to go there. Otherwise, I will be teaching my evening Hillcrest class again on Monday, Dec. 5.
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Mike -
Hi Wendy,
Thanks for your order and for your kind words. I'm really glad you enjoyed the class. Sorry, but my DVD is definitely more subdued than a typical class. You'll just have to find out where I'm teaching in person to get that live experience (in Calgary, this coming weekend actually). As for how much you should practice, I recommend as often as you can find time. For most runners, the yoga is a supplemental activity that you squeeze in around your work and family commitments and your running. A minimum of once per week is good, two or three times is optimal. Also, the DVD has two routines, one is about 30 minutes, the other about 65 minutes. So if you have limited time you can do the shorter one. As with running, consistency is important.
And to let you know that your order will be shipped this morning via Canada Post and you should receive it by the end of the week.
all the best . . .
Mike Dennison -
Sorry, at present I don't have classes on the weekend and none are planned.
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Hi,
It hasn't been posted on my site yet but here it is:
Mondays
5:45 - 7:00 p.m. Hillcrest c.c.
7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Creekside c.c.
Tuesdays
7:45 - 9:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant c.c.
Wednesdays
5:45 - 7:00 p.m. West End c.c.
7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Kitsilano c.c.
Thursdays
6:30 - 7:35 a.m. Hillcrest c.c.
Fridays
6:00 - 7:15 p.m. False Creek c.c.
The first class of the fall session will be at False Creek on Friday, Sept. 9. Most of the other classes begin the following week. -
Hi,
I will be teaching a course this fall for runners' yoga, but it will not be entirely focused on "restorative". It will be a wide ranging exploration of running anatomy, running injuries, physiology, and structuring a runners' yoga class. If this interests you please let me know.
best . . . Mike Dennison -
Hi Mike,
It's too bad about the injury, but good to get a definitive diagnosis, and even better that you can still do yoga. See you tomorrow.
all the best . . . Mike d. -
Hi,
You're not too late at all. Just know that my classes at Coal Harbor and the morning Kitsilano class will not be running. Please introduce yourself when you arrive.
all the best . . .
Mike -
Hi,
I'm really sorry for the (very) late response. Technical issues just revealed several "lost" questions.
In the Victoria area, Google the name Elizabeth Peckham and find out where (or if) she is teaching. If that doesn't work, then write me back (I promise a much quicker response).
all the best . . .
Mike -
Hi,
Very sorry for the late reply, but you've come to the right place. My classes will take your mind and body on a slow, mindful, but rigorous journey towards awareness and opening. I could go on and on describing the process, but really the only way for you to understand is to do the practice. If you like it, then you will stay and do the work, if not then there will be another path for you!
I hope to see you in class soon.
all the best . . .
Mike d. -
Hi,
Very sorry for the slow response.
The easy and short answer is "when there is no more pain". But simply because the pain has diminished or disappeared doesn't mean you are out of the woods. There are two important issues that you must address. First, why did you get runner's knee to begin with? Second, what are you going to do to make sure that it doesn't happen again.
Two of the major culprits in runner's knee are the vastus medialis muscle on the inside top of your thigh, and the gluteus medius muscle in the hip/buttock area. Weakness or dormancy in either of both of these can lead to instability in the knee (referred to as medial drift) and a shifting kneecap.
Have the viability of your glute med assessed by a professional. Make sure it is as strong as it should be and generating the force it should be generating. Likewise your vastus medialis.
I hope that helps. Please let me know how it works out for you.
all the best . . . Mike -
Hi Darci,
Thanks for your message. I've approached a few yoga studios in the Edmonton area but only one in Sherwood Park seems interested. Yoga studios can't see the enormous potential in bringing yoga to runners, it's very strange territory for most of them, so there can be a lot of reluctance. They really don't know how to approach it. If the Calgary workshop is successful, then it will be easier for me to get other studios interested.
Stay tuned, I hope to be able to report an Edmonton workshop soon!
all the best . . .
Mike -
Hi Mike,
It was nice meeting you on Monday, thanks for your message. That is a tough question for me to answer. But the one thing I know for sure is that you should have the strength in your gluteus maximus and medius muscles (on the injured side) tested to be sure they are generating the necessary force output that is required from them. So many of the problems that we develop in our low back, hips and legs stem from either weak or dormant glute max or glute med. They are critically important muscles for running. For example, the glute max is a prime hip extensor, that is its primary job is to extend the hip (leg) behind us when we run. If for whatever reason glute max is not performing to it's full capacity, other muscles, namely the hamstrings and adductor magnus (a groin muscle) that are not meant to do that job must take over. These muscles become very tight or injured because they are fulfilling a role they are not meant to do.
If you haven't already, have the viability of glute max and med assessed by a competent trainer or physio. The dormancy of one or both of these muscles could be all or part of your problem.
I hope that helps.
all the best . . . Mike -
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I run, practice yoga, and teach yoga to runners in Vancouver.
