Yoga Therapy & Bodywork (YTB)
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Join us on Thursday evenings for workshops by donation to explore different new and exiting movement therapies.
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with Melissa Smith ERYT500
Thursdays, Nov 9, 16, 27 & Dec 7
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Welcome to Yoga Therapy and Bodywork- Where people come to keep moving! We are Calgary’s home of integrated movement and physical therapies. Join our small community of progressive mobility. Whether you are looking to work on advanced yoga postures with one of Calgary’s most dedicated, reputable and experienced senior teachers – Danielle Pechie, or looking for a way to transcend daily postural and mobility issues that keep you seeking chiropractic care and physical therapy.
Our Studio
Yoga Therapy and Bodywork (YTB) is a style of yoga developed over 22 years of study in the fields of biomechanics, sports therapy, yoga and massage therapy….
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Advanced Asana
“Yoga is skill in action” The Bagavad Gita Through the slowing down of movement and important movement connections, over years of dedicated practice elegance is achieved. The…
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Critical Alignment
As anyone who attends yoga classes these days knows it has become a quantity over quality issue in many studios. Also because of the drop in all…
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Yoga Therapy & Bodywork
Calgary’s only centre dedicated to functional movement and Critical Alignment Yoga and Therapy.
Critical Alignment Postural Therapy
Whether you are currently a teacher and wanting one on one advice on adjustments, movement cues, or alignment issues or you are struggling with pain or discomfort in your body during regular yoga classes, private sessions are an excellent platform to individually address specific issues.
Yoga for Injury and Pain
Some people, in spite of stretching, going to the gym or participating in yoga classes,continue to suffer from chronic pain. Our mandate is to guide people toward healthier movement.
Registered Massage Therapy
Danielle Pechie is a registered massage therapist with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC).
Advanced Asana
“Yoga is skill in action” The Bagavad Gita. Through the slowing down of movement and important movement connections, over years of dedicated practice elegance is achieved.
Yoga Postural Therapy Privates
Book a private assessment, massage or rolfing session.
Our Team
Rolfer, BKin, Diploma of Athletic Therapy and founder of Yoga Therapy and Bodywork, has studied athletic therapies &… Shane Miller – BSc., MA, DTCM, began studying movement and meditation in his early 20’s with Taoist Tai Chi,… BSc., ERYT500, Level IV Critical Alignment Therapy, has always had an appreciation for body movement. Although never classically athletic,… Ryan has an extensive background in the biophysical sciences, with over fifteen years of study and research spanning medical biochemistry… Katie began practicing yoga at a young age and continued intermittently throughout her twenties. She survived graduate school thanks to… In 1985, Kate studied 2 years (Iyengar) at the Yoga Centre, when that was the only yoga in Calgary!… Sara is a 200 hour CYA RYT. She received her certification from Yoga Therapy and Bodyworks and continues to train… Hello, I’m Zaida, a lifelong yoga student who loves sharing my passion for yoga with others! I’ve dabbled in… Justyna graduated from the Institute of Orthopedic Massage in 2012 and specializes in therapeutic, prenatal massage, trigger point therapy… I started my yoga practice in 2006…originally self taught in my living room, and eventually becoming a dedicated daily self… Amber began her journey into bodywork during her time at the University of Winnipeg while completing her Bachelor of… After a young life training in dance and gymnastics, Catherine began life in the health industry as a fitness… Shelley Bishop came to yoga as a means for escaping her busy and hectic lifestyle. As a single mother…
Danielle Pechie
Owner / Operator
Shane Miller – BSc., MA, DTCM
Team Member
Marnie Harfield, BSc.
Ryan Hoffman – PhD, GCFP
Katie Kenyon, RYT 200 MScPT, BSW, CAFCI
Kate Charlebois
Sara Glessing
Zaida DeTeves
Justyna Janiec Nirwal
Lindsay Leigh
Amber Kyliuk
Catherine White
Shelley Bishop
Testimonials
Sara Bagg
Working with Danielle has helped me with chronic back pain and stiffness, taught me body awareness, helped me to build strength and balance, improved my self-confidence and my relationship with pain–which was particularly important…
Maurie Maclennan
Danielle’s exceptional experience and knowledge shows in the quality of her instruction. I’m not flexible but she was able to help me achieve so much more than I thought I ever could.
Michelle Austen
Danielle’s skills as a senior yoga teacher combined with her high level of body awareness through critical alignment therapy and massage therapy has taken my yoga practice to another level. I feel my personal…
Trish Breithaupt
I have been taking classes from Danielle for over a year and she never fails to amaze me with her incredible depth of knowledge. In this time, although there are elements of the program…
Sue Silverman
I am a very active person and two years ago became very limited in my mobility because I herniated 2 discs in my lower back. I have been going to classes at YTB for…
Katy Murdoch
Danielle’s classes are amazing! The small class sizes allows her to really get to know her students, I’ve become so much more aware of my body and it’s strength and weaknesses in the past…
Paul Kornfeld
Working with Danielle this year has been very challenging, but also very rewarding. She has made me push the limits in my back bending and overall yoga quickly with limited experience before this year….
Sara Bagg
I began attending Danielle’s advanced back bending course about a year and a half into a dedicated Ashtanga yoga practice, after Danielle’s recommendation that I could improve my core strength and the flexibility of…
Tricia Flanagan
I believe that Danielle Pechie is a master at exploring the dynamics related to yoga and integrating them into a challenging and beneficial program that never ends, just begins……. Her classes are beautifully organized…
Susan
Awareness of me, my history, my body, my emotions all integrating in space & time, floated to the surface & landed on that next ‘higher up rung’ in the spiral of this life that…
