CHRISTINE JAMIESON
I wanted to thank you for the yoga retreat last weekend. I am enormously grateful to have participated. As with the retreat last summer, I found the experience very life-giving. I find your teaching very restorative and affirming and because of that I end up being able to do things I never thought possible, like head stands and hand stands and just the general comfort level I experience increases.

The people who participate in your workshops are thoughtful, with a desire to live their lives to the fullest which takes a lot of commitment and courage. It is a privilege to spend a few days with such amazing people. Thanks for making that possible.

MARLENE WEBBER
From the first beginners' class I took the teachers' clued in to my persistent lower back problems. The culture at this Studio notices individuals, their aches and pains as well as their abilities and potential. Teachers always offer tips for adjusting poses. You don't need to worry - as I certainly do in aerobic classes - about straining areas: back in my case, shoulders, knees, wrists, whatever. Of the many things I love about yoga classes here, top of the list is the effort teachers invest in each student to reduce her/his body damage and stress.

GWEN ISON
In an atmosphere of genuine care, the practice of safe yoga is shared. A true privilege to attend. Definitely a 5 "namaste" (5 star) Studio. With an attitude of gratitude.

VIVIAN AU-YEUNG

This yoga retreat was a really good experience for me: walking in the forest, the morning meditation session, the relationship between mudra and pranayama. The beauty of the Scorpion pose and the transitional feeling from Wheel to standing were unforgettable. I feel lucky to be one of the participants.

The site is just gorgeous and the food is delicious.

Thank you very much.

SANDRA CAMPBELL, Adult Educator, Writer
I've been going to Esther Myers Yoga Studio for over 10 years. I am always impressed by the uniformly high quality of the teaching and the profound respect for the uniqueness of each individual learner that all the teachers demonstrate in their classes.

As I engage in Yoga practice I am lead into a deeper knowledge of how to breathe, how to enter into and be still in the moment. I 've also developed a deep sense of wonder about the gift of the human body. As a breast cancer survivor of 22 years, Yoga has helped me discover and develop the innate potential of my body for health and healing.

CYNDY MENASHY

Monica and Tama, I want to thank you once again for a wonderful week in Costa Rica at Luna Lodge and I wanted to share my memories with you.

As we approached the air strip in our 6 seater plane I remember the beautiful view.  We disembarked our aircraft and as I stepped out, the Scarlet Macaus settled in the giant trees made their loud call.  I thought, "What a warm welcome!". Our vehicle drove up a long rugged road to Luna Lodge.  Lana and her smiling staff greeted us with ice cold water, which was just what we needed.  I wandered up to my bungalow thinking, "This is paradise!".  Super-sized vegetation along with neighbours like lizards, monkeys, birds, butterflies and many more creatures to come.

Our yoga classes were perfectly planned, keeping in mind the heat and the climbing we did daily just getting to and from the yoga platform.

I remember the waterfall hike and cooling off under the waterfall. I remember the 14km hike and swimming in the river. Resting on rocks by the ocean and having a picnic lunch. Our guide Oscar and his knowledge of the terrain and all the animals. 

Most of all, I remember how wonderful I felt with the two of you. 

I didn't keep a journal while I was at Luna Lodge, but I REMEMBER.

DR. NATALIA M SCHOTTE, Ph.D.

In all my years of yoga study, never have I met teachers so competent and supportive as the ones I experienced at your studio.  To this day, in my yoga practice, I use what I learned from you and Esther.

... on the Esther Myers Yoga Studio Teacher Training

MIKE DEMPSEY (Teacher Training)
What I found most impressive about the programme is the depth of care and sensitivity towards bringing this teaching into the general population. I cannot recommend this Teacher Training Programme highly enough for anyone interested in being the best yoga teacher they can be and for deepening one's own yoga practice.

Monica's ability to translate this teaching to beginner students and teacher trainees is an extraordinary gift and one which could benefit teachers and yogis everywhere.

JEANETTE SLINGER (Teacher Training)

Thank you both so much for the Power of Touch intensive this past

weekend.  I was so much more capable after over a year of training to "take in" both the abstract and the concrete application of hands on assisting. I was left with a good sense of what practice in hands on assisting can add to my teaching.  What an amazing learning opportunity under your combined wisdom and with all of the teachers and teachers in training that participated.

I am grateful and honoured to study under your direction.

MARINA QUATTROCCHI (Teacher Development)
It was wonderful for me to take part in a workshop where the teacher draws on so many years of experience. The workshop certainly took away all my fears and trepidations about teaching pregnant women.

GEORGIANA BEAL (Teacher Training)

I began teacher training after I had been practising yoga for about 5 years. Tama and Monica encouraged me to enroll and it has been the best thing I have ever done for my body. I came to yoga rather late in life, just in the years before my retirement. Doing the training not only helped me to truly understand yoga practice, it also enabled me to pay attention to my body and to remain flexible despite the aging process. Teacher training and the subsequent teaching I am now doing also provided me with the discipline to practise daily, to learn new ways of doing poses, to develop ideas for stretching all areas of the body as well as improving flexibility and stamina for myself and my students. The programme is solidly grounded in both theory and practice and is geared towards the needs and goals of the students. The Studio encourages disciplined innovation and is always on top of the latest research in the field. Teacher training is a wonderful opportunity to enhance practice and develop a community of like minded practitioners. I would encourage anyone who is interested in deepening their practice or who wants to become a yoga teacher to do their training at Esther Myers Yoga Studio.

CAROL PHILLIPS (Teacher Development)

Tama and Monica, my thanks to you both for The Power of Touch Weekend.  I enjoyed it immensely. 

I have never been to your Studio and I was pleasantly surprised by its comfortable, modest atmosphere and felt very 'at home' in your space.  

All of the students were interesting, kind and considerate. It was helpful to change partners often, allowing participants to interact with new people and to experience adjustments on different body types.

Class discussions were insightful and thought provoking. The curriculum covered was manageable in the time allotted.  There was generous times for discussions.  We never felt rushed to complete the course. 

Thanks again for a positive weekend.

JUDITH HARRIS (Teacher Training)
Jungian analyst and author of Jung and Yoga: The Psyche-Body Connection, Inner City Books, Toronto, November 2000.

The training that I have received from Esther Myers Yoga Studio Teacher Training Programme has been invaluable, both in my practice as Jungian analyst and with my research in the body-mind connections.

ISABELLE

A lot of my training was useful during labour... breathing for sure but grounding too... to help with all these thoughts... that you can't make it, it is too painful and this is not what I wanted (I had to be induced at hospital at the end because I broke my waters and 24 hours later I still had no contractions)... Again thank you... this training is about life. I see it now.