Yoga and Functional Movement Training with Cathy Cogghe, RMT, OMT, CYTT

Over many years of clinical work and yoga training, I have seen how movement patterns — or the lack of them — can affect our stability, strength and overall sense of ease in our bodies. Chronic pain, hypermobile joints, old injuries, surgical scar tissue, repetitive habits and simply the way we move through our everyday lives can all influence how our body organizes movement. Our bodies are incredibly adaptable, and are constantly looking for ways to compensate when something feels weak, restricted, unstable or uncoordinated. These compensations can become our “normal” way of moving, even when they may no longer be serving us well.

Regardless of your current level of strength, flexibility or yoga experience my goal is to create a movement class where you feel comfortable, capable and confident. You don't need to be able to touch your toes, balance perfectly or know what every pose is supposed to look like. Instead, let's explore movement with curiosity, and learn to recognize what your body can teach you. Through yoga, functional movement exercises and a better understanding of your own anatomy and movement patterns, we can begin to build strength, improve balance and develop greater body awareness.

This work is not about forcing your body into a particular shape. It’s about learning how to move with more intention and giving your body and nervous system opportunities to discover new, more supported ways of moving. My hope is that you leave class not just feeling good, but with a better understanding of your own mechanics and what you can do to support your body for the long term — on your yoga mat and in everyday life.

Whether you are new to yoga, returning after an injury, working around an old limitation, or simply wanting to feel stronger and more stable in your body, you are welcome here. There is no perfect body for yoga — just your body — exactly where it is today — and we can give ourselves the opportunity to move a little better tomorrow. 

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Register for class with me - Full Bloom (Adult Yoga/Functional Fit) 

I am looking forward to working with you.

~ Cathy   

Meet your instructor: Cathy Cogghe

• 2006 - Started my massage career at 40. Anatomy was my new favourite topic. 
• 2009 - Also started studying Yoga in my mid-40's. Whoa! What a shift in understanding body mechanics, breath regulation, fitness and mind~body balance.
• 2021 - After watching bodies move and change for another 20 years, I decided to dig deeper. I took 5 years off from teaching movement and Yoga to learn Osteopathy.
• 2026 - Now I am armed with a deeper understanding of how our physiology is directly affected by our anatomy and mechanics. Mind blown all over again! 
• YOUR MECHANICS MATTER so it is time to get back to ours mats. Who knows what the next 20 years will teach us!