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Bernie Clark

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With a bachelors degree in science from the University of Waterloo, Bernie Clark has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1998.

His combination of passion with scientific investigation creates a wholly unique approach that keep his students coming back. Calling Vancouver, Canada his home, Bernie regularly conducts workshops and teacher trainings through the year on top of his normal yoga and meditation classes at the Semperviva yoga Studios.

Bernie Clark's natural curiosity fuels his ongoing studies into mythology, comparative religions, and psychology. These avenues of exploration clarify his understanding and deepen his appreciation of the ancient Eastern practices of yoga and meditation. His teaching, workshops and books have helped many students broaden their own understanding of health, life and the source of true joy.

Bernie's yoga practice encompasses the hard, yang-styles, such as Ashtanga and Power yoga, and the softer, Yin-styles, as exemplified in Yin yoga. He is the author of YinSights: A Journey into the Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga, and From the Gita to the Grail.

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Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1
56 mins
Great for athletes and anyone looking to loosen the muscular and fascial tissues of the legs and hips. Explore long-held shapes designed to bring mobility into your quads, hamstrings, outer hips, and low back.
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Bernie Clark
Tutorials
3 mins
Bernie Clark discusses what is stopping you from stretching further. Most injuries occur after 3-5 years of yoga, when you push into compression over and over again. Know your limits and understand the difference between tension and compression.
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Bernie Clark
Yoga Talks
2 mins
Bernie Clark looks at the Physical benefits of Yoga, Bernie discusses the eccentric muscular contraction - lengthening vs concentric shortening. A theory of muscle growth that suggest yoga helps us create longer and stronger muscles.
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Bernie Clark
Yoga Talks
3 mins
Bernie Clark shares the short history of Power Yoga and how it evolved.
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Bernie Clark
Yoga Talks
7 mins
Bernie Clark discusses the Four main tools of Power Yoga: Breath (Ujjayi Pranayama), Gaze (dhristi), Energy Valves (Bandhas) and internal heat (built through Vinyasas).
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Bernie Clark
Yoga Talks
3 mins
Bernie Clark looks at the Physical benefits of Yoga, Bernie discusses the fuzz and often what we consider tightness is not due to short muscles but adhesions in the fascia.
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Bernie Clark
Tutorials
2 mins
In this yoga talk, Bernie Clark discusses the power of the breath. Exploring Prana and apana, surf the waves of your breath: Let your breath move you.
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Bernie Clark
Vinyasa
Level 1-2
13 mins
Explore a Daoist yoga flow that wakes up the energy body. This short practice can be used on its own, or in place of more traditional sun salutations.
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Bernie Clark
Fusion
Level 1-2
20 mins
Investigate a yin-inspired version of The Dragon Dance with this slow but strong series of movements. Find interspersed moments of flow in between longer held strengthening and opening shapes.
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Bernie Clark
Fusion
Level 2
23 mins
In the first installment of The Dragon Dance: The Yang Dragon with Bernie Clark. We build up to the full sized dragon in cycles and stages. The ultimate stage is dragon’s fire. A fairly vigorous workout for someone who only has 20 minutes.
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Bernie Clark
Fusion
Level 1-2
1 hr 18 mins
Experience the opposing energies of yin and yang through strengthening, energetic, and flowing movements mixed with grounding and static postures. From the tips of your toes to the crown of your head you will leave feeling balanced, rejuvinated, and connected.
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Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1
1 hr 8 mins
A quiet practice using the wall. This is a gentle way to get into your deeper connective tissues and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (the rest and digest system).
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Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 2
1 hr 6 mins
Stretch your low back, hamstrings, and hips while you learn the principles of yin yoga and the many health benefits of the practice.
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Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 2
51 mins
In this session with Bernie Clark, the emphasis of the practice will be on the lumbar spine and sacrum. We will nourish this often overused area. Along the way we will discover the physical benefits Yin Yoga can have on our bones and joints.
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Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
41 mins
Release the deep connective tissues around the hips slowly but fully. Luxuriate in the deep postures and explore energetic effects of Yin Yoga through models of energy of the Indian Yogis, the Chinese Daoists, and the Western scientific views.
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Bernie Clark
Hatha
Level 1-2
41 mins
In this session with Bernie Clark, the emphasis of the practice will be on the deep connective tissues of the hips. We will open this deep, tight area slowly but fully. While we luxuriate in the deep postures, we will also explore energetic effects Yin Yoga can have on our body. The models of energy of the Indian Yogis, the Chinese Daoists and the Western scientific views will be discussed.
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Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
1 hr 6 mins
Stretch your low back, hamstrings, and hips while learning the principles of yin yoga and the many health benefits of the practice.
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