#175: Valery Petrich - Om Canada

On episode 175 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Valery Petrich (IG: @valery.petrich) a mentor, businesswoman and senior Yoga teacher who’s been teaching Yoga since 1980, after taking her first yoga class in 1975. She is the also founder of the Yoga Studio of Calgary (www.theyogastudiocalgary.com; IG: @theyogastudiocalgary) and The Yoga Studio College of Canada (www.yogastudiocollege.com; IG: @yogastudiocollegeofcanada) through which she’s trained over 1000 Yoga teachers who are spread out all over Canada teaching successfully and adding to the quality of people's lives. Her book ‘OM Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga’s Firsts’ is a celebration of Yoga's history in Canada and available everywhere books are sold.

Here are some of the subjects we touched on:

- what she loves about her personal world right now

- why Yoga works

- the future of Yoga

- the origins of her Yoga journey

- learning from B.K.S. Iyengar

- perseverance

- teachers who’ve positively influenced her

- her book ‘Om Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga's Firsts’ and what inspired her to write it

- the commonality amongst the 60 people she profiled in her book

- advice for someone stuck at the crossroads of should and must

- Ishvara Pranidhana

- what she’s learnt about God

- how she’d explain Yoga to someone who doesn’t know anything about Yoga

- from her experience, what makes a good student

- as a teacher, how to ensure students keep coming to your class

- creating community

- her ideal vision for Yoga in Canada

- explaining samadhi

- what she’s learnt about love

- the importance of service

- the foundations of her self-care

- how her Yoga practice looks like today

- keys to her longevity in Yoga

- what’s most true for her

- journaling and writing

- her vision to make a documentary about early Yoga in Canada

- greatest life lesson she’s learnt on her path thus far

- teachings she’d most recommend

- what do we do with the darkness that creates instability in our world

I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero’s Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening!

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