After doing my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Rama Lotus in Ottawa in 2004, I decided to add a weekend training on pre-natal yoga at Esther Myers in Toronto a few years later. Although my 200-hour training included a basic pre-natal education, I still did not feel confident in that aspect of teaching. The training… Continue reading Why Gentle Yoga May Not Be Prenatal
Tag: Jenni Burke
Yoga 2026
What to expect in the year ahead? As many of you know this yoga business continues to grow and change. Change is inevitable when you've been in business for over 20-years and (barely) survived a pandemic! I want to thank all of you who have stuck through all the moves, the lock downs, and the… Continue reading Yoga 2026
I Didn’t Do Yoga For Five Days
And this is what happened... My back seized up! In one way I wasn't surprised, because we had spent days cleaning, organizing, and re-arranging for the holidays. Of course my back is going to go out, if I'm not doing yoga to compensate for the physical challenges. What did surprise me though, was the fact… Continue reading I Didn’t Do Yoga For Five Days
Self-Care at Christmas
This is the time of year we over-schedule, we over-spend, and we over-indulge and then we end up over-whelmed! We want to celebrate, naturally, and catch up with all our old pals, plus family events and work events! How can we say no? It's not easy. Below I have listed a variety of small to… Continue reading Self-Care at Christmas
Online Yoga Canada
If you didn't already know, I am at quite a cross-roads in my business. I have spent over a decade branding "The Gentle Way of Hatha." Over the years classes have filled, we had a pandemic that cut my business in half, and then transformed it with online services, and as the years pass life… Continue reading Online Yoga Canada
Yoga in Port Hope
Between 2006 and 2010 I had a lovely yoga space to teach from in Port Hope. I gave it up when I became pregnant, and moved to British Columbia. Closing that space shifted my whole business and when I returned to Port Hope just a few months later I had to begin again - teaching… Continue reading Yoga in Port Hope
Yoga In Cobourg
Why do I no longer offer a yoga class in Cobourg? Pre-pandemic I had weekly yoga classes in Cobourg, and recently a few of the past participants asked me why I no longer teach there... There are a few reasons why. The first is, honestly, rentals are just too expensive! The second is, there are… Continue reading Yoga In Cobourg
Origin Story | How “The Gentle Way of Hatha” Came To Be…
It all began with "Guru Heart Yoga" in 2004 (watch the video to hear more about that!)... In 2006 this transitioned into my expanded studio space "Crescent Moon Healing Arts" in downtown Port Hope. We became a hub of health, art, and fun! Classes, therapists, workshops, art, music, and live events frequented this community minded… Continue reading Origin Story | How “The Gentle Way of Hatha” Came To Be…
Why Online Yoga?
As a teacher who was forced to learn the online technology for yoga classes during the Covid Pandemic, I completely understand why people are hesitant to join online. I'll admit, when I went back to teaching in-person I was surprised how many students chose to not return and ended up preferring online classes! These are… Continue reading Why Online Yoga?
PITCH | The Gentle Way of Hatha
Welcome! My name is Jenni Burke and I am the founder of "The Gentle Way of Hatha." I am a certified yoga instructor who specializes in gentle yoga classes, and for over twenty years! I believe classes have been such a success because they focus on stress relief and relaxation (and who doesn't need that?).… Continue reading PITCH | The Gentle Way of Hatha
The Gentle Way of Hatha 