Donna Loewen

Background

About Donna Loewen

My yoga journey began in the fitness field. As fitness enthusiast, my workouts have evolved over the years. In the early years, I practiced high impact aerobics to step aerobics to weight training (body pump) classes and I came to enjoy Centurgy classes (part Yoga and part Pilates). My introduction to yoga came to me by way of my daughter, who at the time was a fitness instructor. My very first Yoga class was a Moksha Yoga class. I really enjoyed the heat and the challenge of the poses but then my curiosity and interest took me to investigate more traditional approach to Yoga. My passion for Yoga deepened, leading me to take numerous and varied Yoga classes. That led to an interest in becoming a Yoga instructor, where through the Manitoba Fitness Council Fitness I received my Yoga certificate and then I continued my Yoga training, completing my 200 hour teacher training at Source Yoga studios in August, 2014, Yoga is far more than a physical activity. It is a holistic approach to wellness uniting body, mind and heart. It leads to deep personal and spiritual growth. As my journey with Yoga continued I became passionate about yin yoga. It is a slow, soothing and meditative style of yoga that targets the deep connective tissues, bones, joints, fascia and ligaments in the body. It also focuses on stretching and stimulating different acupressure points from Traditional Chinese Medicine. As you become to understand yoga as a way of life, practicing Yoga both ‘on the mat’ and 'off the mat' in your daily life, becomes an immensely powerful tool. Yoga can help an individual in many ways; reduce stress, heal injuries, increase flexibility etc, but in the end the realization that Yoga is a practice of self-healing and self-improvement. I am teaching numerous classes a week at various places including my own home studio. I am also really enjoying bring older yoga and seated yoga to older participants and enhancing their quality of life.