Bernie Clark

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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Yin Yoga for the Upper Body
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
1 hr 19 mins
Explore the benefits of yin yoga for the upper body, targeting the deeper connective tissues of the hands, arms, neck, and shoulders.
Mini Yin Yoga Practice for the Hips
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
22 mins
This practice is great for people who are short of time and need a deep rest mentally, but also want to work to open the hips and lower back.
Mini Yin Yoga Practice for the Spine
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
22 mins
This practice is for those who are short on time and still need a deep rest mentally. Work the energy lines along the back of the body and explore postures that include forward bends, backbends, and hip openers.
The Yin Side of Energy
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
1 hr 4 mins
Take time to direct your attention to your energy body, stimulating the flow of energy and removing blockages with flowing exercises and long-held postures. Enjoy a slow-paced meditation on energy combined with storytelling and science.
There's No Place Like Aum
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
54 mins
Lie down, chill out, and enjoy this slow practice of deep relaxation. Discover what it means to find stillness, to listen to the universal sound of Aum, while supporting the spinal column.
Happy Yin Happy Hips
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
1 hr 1 min
This Yin Yoga class with Bernie Clark is focused on the hips physically but will also offer an investigation into joy: its causes and misunderstandings. The intention will be to develop a path to joy during our practice, so that we can take this path anytime we wish.
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Hanumanasana: The Splits
Bernie Clark
Hatha
Level 2-3
1 hr 17 mins
Bernie Clark leads this class which works towards the goal pose called Hanumanasana: the Splits. To perform the splits there are three main areas of the body that need to be woken up and warmed up: the hamstrings; the quadriceps and hip flexors; and the lower back. We will work these areas gently at first and then more deeply.
Practicing Presence
Bernie Clark
20 mins
The present moment is the only moment in which we can live our life: it is precious and yet we so often miss it, lost in thoughts, reveries, plans, and imaginary worlds. The practice of presence is the practice of returning to this moment so we can truly experience life regardless of what is happening.
Exploration of Existence
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1-2
1 hr 18 mins
This practice is physically focused on the hips and spine, but also offers an investigation of the Three Characteristics of Existence found in the Buddha’s teachings.
A Meditation on Metta
Bernie Clark
21 mins
A meditation to deconstruct perceived boundaries, the invisible lines that separate us from others and nature. Tap into your growth potential as you expand and open into your surroundings.
Yin Yoga for the Four Quadrants of the Legs
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1
57 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.
Meditation on Mindful Living
Bernie Clark
13 mins
Life is a path, not a destination. Practice presence and awareness of your experience, just as it is.
Meditation on Sensations
Bernie Clark
17 mins
Become aware of the present moment by focusing on the raw sensations within your body and breath. By bringing awareness to the sensations, we practice releasing the "monkey mind" and focus on being.
The Dragon Dance: Golden Seed
Bernie Clark
Vinyasa
Level 1-2
14 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.
Yin Yang Fusion for the Whole Body
Bernie Clark
Fusion
Level 1-2
1 hr 19 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.
Wall Yin
Bernie Clark
Yin
Level 1
1 hr 9 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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