Shawn Radcliffe | Yoga Teacher

I teach yoga and meditation classes in and around Owen Sound, Ontario, ranging from beginner and gentle to more active classes. My teaching draws on several types of yoga, including a dynamic style that uses movement and breath to help students find stillness and focus.

I have been teaching yoga since 2009. My first classes were for my coworkers on the top of a hill overlooking downtown Portland. This only lasted until the winter rain arrived in late October. After that I taught at several studios around Portland. I now live in a small “village” outside of Owen Sound, Ontario, where I teach meditation-focused, chair, and other yoga classes.

My yoga teaching is rooted in the breath-based viniyoga style of T. K. V. Desikachar, but also draws on other types of yoga, including ashtanga, power vinyasa, and shadow yoga. I encourage students to move at their own pace and work slowly toward more challenging yoga poses. I also have a long-time Buddhist meditation practice, so I regularly include breathing exercises (aka pranayama) and meditation in my classes.

When I’m not writing or teaching yoga, you can often find me cross-country skiing or hiking in the forest or mountains. These are the same kinds of peaceful places where I once gathered pine needles as a child. Sadly, I don’t know what happened to my pine needle collection, but I did recently find a sealed jar of margarine that I had stashed in a closet in my childhood home.

Yoga Teacher Training

  • Chase Bossart – Yoga Well Institute – Yoga Philosophy and Yoga Teaching Methods – Portland, Oregon, and online.
  • Robyn Love – Yoga Practices and Philosophy – Online.
  • Shannon Crow – MamaNurture, Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training – Meaford, Ontario.
  • Jody Kurilla and other yoga teachers – Yoga Shala of Portland – Teacher Training and Advanced Studies 500-Hour Program (partial) – Portland, Oregon.
  • CorePower Yoga – 200-Hour Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Teacher Internship, Yogi Training – Portland, Oregon.
  • Deepha Romuwalt – Proactive Physiotherapy – Yoga and Pelvic Floor Health – Owen Sound, Ontario.
  • Kalpana Panditrao – Om Yoga – Prāṇāyāma Practices – Owen Sound, Ontario.
  • Aleksei Gomez Torres and Monica Urania Lopez Manzano – Inspirales – Thai Yoga Massage Training (The Sunshine Network, Category A, CMTO) – Sauble Beach, Ontario.
  • Leslie Kaminoff – The Breathing Project – Yoga Anatomy: The Diaphragms and Respiratory Anatomy, Individualized Asana/Breath and Yoga Therapy Seminar – Portland, Oregon.
  • Peter Sterios – Gravity and Grace: The Power of Surrender and Intuitive Response – Portland, Oregon.
  • Darren Main – Meditation, Hatha Yoga and Pranic Breathing – Portland, Oregon.
  • Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center of Portland – The Art of Contentment – Portland, Oregon.
  • Tiffany Cruikshank – Yoga Medicine – Ashtanga Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga – Portland, Oregon.
  • Jason Stein – Yoga Pearl – Ashtanga Yoga – Portland, Oregon.
  • Simon Park – Liquid Flow Yoga – Inversions and Arm-Balances, and Prana Vinyasa Flow – Portland, Oregon.
  • Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center of Philadelphia – The Way of the Warrior – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Thomas Jefferson University – Graduate-Level Gross Anatomy and Physiology – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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