YAA’s 50th Anniversary World-Class Workshop Series through 2026 – Yoga Association of Alberta

Celebrating 50 Years: United in Yoga Join the YAA in a year-long celebration of 50 years! This series of live on-line workshops features world-class International Teachers, most of whom have taught in Alberta over the years. All classes will be live-streamed on Zoom and are open to all current YAA Members - Associate, Full or Lifetime. Recordings will be available on-demand for Full and Lifetime members ONLY (login to the site and look in the Membership Benefits menu for the Video Library). SCHEDULE (Times noted are MT): Sunday, January 18, 10:00-11:30 am Sandra Sammartino: A Brief Workshop on the Yoga Sutras Tuesday, February 3, 7:00-8:30 pm Leila Stuart: Experiential Anatomy As Therapy Tuesday, March 24, 7:00-8:30 pm Dr Richard Miller: Living Your Interconnected Wholeness Saturday, April 18, 10:30-12:00 noon Kavindu – Alejandro Velasco: Love as a Spiritual Principle Saturday, May 9, 10-11:30 am Eric Le Reste: Yoga for Self Empowerment *NOTE: May 23rd YAA's 50th AGM with Doug Keller workshop will use a different Zoom link - Register separately at https://yoga.ca/product/50th-agm-2026/. *NOTE: YAA's International Day of Yoga Celebration on Sunday June 21st will be at a different Zoom link. Register at https://yoga.ca/product/2026-community-yoga-celebration/ Wednesday, July 22, 7:00-8:30 pm Noah Mazé: Gravitas: The Guru Principle Sunday, August 16*, 10:00-11:30 am (*NOTE: date change) Brea Johnson: Backbends Without Back Pain Saturday, September 26*, from 10-11:30 am *Mugs McConnell: Mantra, Sacred Words of Yoga: an exploration into the use of mantra to guide us into meditation*SUBSTITUTION & DATE CHANGE* (Sadly, Dr. Lorin Roche passed on Apr 18th.) Saturday, October 3, 9:00-10:30 am Vijayanti – Sister Denise Lawrence: Meditation Methods and Practices from the Raja Yoga Tradition Sunday, November 15*, 10-11:30am *Swami Samayananda: Divine Light Invocation: a Standing Meditation Practice*SUBSTITUTION & TIME CHANGE* (Unfortunately, Angela Farmer & Victor VanKooten are unable to attend. We hope to have them back at a later date.) Tuesday, Dec 8: 7:00-8:30 pm Father Joe Pereira: Spirituality of the Body Scroll down for workshop details and teacher bios. ZOOM LINK: will be noted on your registration receipt which will be sent by email after you proceed through the Checkout. You only need register once for the series. Note the May AGM and June 21 Celebrations will have separate registration links. Please ensure your YAA Membership is up-to-date before registering. First year's Associate Membership is FREE for all residents of Alberta! On-demand recordings will be available to Full/Lifetime Members only through the YAA Video Library.