eoin finn bio One of Canada’s most well-known and well-loved Yoga Instructors, Eoin Finn has been a disciple of Yoga, Eastern and Western philosophy, martial arts and meditation since 1987 and has been teaching Yoga for over a decade. Finn is also a surfer and Blissologist who calls Vancouver, Canada home. First introduced to Yoga while at Dalhouse University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Finn discovered the benefits of yoga as a great warm up to extreme sports such as mountain biking and windsurfing. From there, Finn’s travels to France, Hawaii and Japan developed his yoga practice, eventually leading to his committment to teaching, sharing and promoting yoga, health and bliss. Deemed as one of Vancouver’s best yoga instructors, Finn’s popularity has spun itself into a successful yoga and wellness portal-site, vancouveryoga.com where users can also download free yoga mp3s and videos, his Platinum-level Power Yoga DVD in 2003, bestselling, Platinum-level Power Yoga for Happiness DVD in 2005 and the recent Pure & Simple Yoga DVD in 2006. A believer in the power of yoga to be a powerful catalyst for social change, Finn co-founded North America’s largest yoga-focused fundraiser. Known as the Camp Moomba Yogathon & Blissfest, 2007 will see the 5th Annual Yogathon in Vancouver, BC, bringing together more than 1500 yogis to raise funds for Summer Camp for children impacted by HIV and AIDS accross Canada. Based on the principles of cooperation not competition, the event has brought together local “competing” companies, sustainable product manufacturers and features local, organic food, great entertainment and fun keeping alive the values of Yoga, Bliss and Community.
eoin finn bio (cont'd) Finn is also the founder of the “Positive Force Yoga System,” a systematic, logical yoga alignment program that also presents a framework for a yogic lifestyle. The Positive Force System fuses the idea of traditional Yogic values, which emphasize energy and exploration of consciousness with Western evidence-based, scientific sensibilities. Yoga, when practiced with this awareness becomes fluid therapy, movement guided by the innate knowledge of our anatomy and evolution. Fusing his passion for athletics and yoga as an essential cross-training element, Finn has worked with high level athletes ranging from NHL hockey players to Olympic skiers in the US and Canada for whom he has created customized, performance enhancing yoga programmes. He has also conducted numerous YES (Yoga, Ecology and Surf) Retreats around the world, sharing his deep respect and love for nature and yoga with his students. Eoin’s teaching offers a heart-opening, invigorating and experiential practice that is grounded with humor, dynamism and a focus on alignment. He thanks many teachers who have inspired him along the way including Vijnana Yogis: Gioia Irwin and Orit Sen-Gupta; Structural Integration Therapist Tom Myers; and Body Mind Psychotherapist Susan Aposhyan.
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YES Retreats to get you outside and connected...
A week or a weekend, the key is getting out there and enjoying all that this fine planet has to offer. YES retreats with Eoin Finn combine delicious food, stunning natural environments, surfing for all skill levels, and in-depth yoga. Your typical day will allow you to practice yoga 2x a day in a beautiful yoga palapa, take a surfing lesson, or hone your surfing skills. You will relish delicious, local, organic meals that take you on a global flavour tour. Complete relaxation is one of our missions and the afternoons are yours to explore the local area or to get some more surf time in, or take a beach walk with our team ecologist who will enrich your experience with insight about the local environment, how waves work etc. Expect to go deeper with your yoga practice. We will have group sessions in a flow style class as well as more alignment focused sessions where Eoin will work with you individually to create a practice that benefits your needs. You will feel stronger, more flexible... laugh till your cheeks hurt... and connect with some of the most incredible people on this earth. Wahoo!
eoin finn yoga ... DVDs Why should we miss out on a practice that makes us feel so good? Perhaps you cannot make it to a yoga class, or perhaps you travel often. If you don’t want to skip your yoga practice, join Eoin Finn on his yoga journey with you with one of his bestselling yoga DVDs. NEW RELEASE! Yoga for Happiness: Surf Edition with Eoin Finn Catch the “yoga and surf” wave with yoga instructor / surfer Eoin Finn’s sequel to his platinum-selling line of yoga DVDs, with Power Yoga for Happiness 2 – the Surf Edition. With its focus on core strengthening, forward bending, shoulder openers, twists and hip openers, presented in seven routines of various lengths, this DVD will challenge, inspire and deepen your yoga practice. Though the routines offer significant cross-training benefits for surfers and athletes, the practices will help everyone from those who surf the Internet, to those who ride ocean waves. Free of dangerous contortions and following Eoin’s ‘All Levels, All Good’ format, there are cues for two or three levels for every pose so beginners can practice safely and more advanced practitioners can go deeper. The expansive beaches, rolling waves, brilliant clouds and sunsets of Costa Rica provide a natural backdrop, while the invocative original soundtrack of Brian Carson sets the stage for a transformative experience.
Pure & Simple Intelligent, moderately paced 40 minute sequence. Great for beginners to intermediate yoga students. The asanas flow together to provide increased fitness, flexibility and tone. No contortions, nothing intimidating, just pure and simple goodness.
Power Yoga for Happiness Platinum!!!
Power Yoga Vol. 1 Platinum!!!
An all levels yoga DVD showcasing 5 unique routines from a 20 minute yoga quickie to the total happiness 90 minute flow. Whether you have done yoga once or a thousand times, you will improve your fitness, increase flexibility, feel more vital and develop a deep-seated sense of calmness, poise and serenity.
The original invigorating Eoin Finn Yoga DVD featuring a long 75 minute routine and short 45 minute practice, all in a higher resolution and clearer picture, shot on Vancouver’s stunning Spanish Banks. Enjoy. All levels, all good.
Available at lululemon, Chapters, MEC, Half Moon Yoga and Amazon. For more details visit vancouveryoga.com
BUSINESS BC February 2008
PEAK VITALITY February 2008
Just Released: Peak Vitality, an anthology about the evolution of body, mind and spirit with contributions by Deepak Chopra, Prince Charles, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Eoin Finn and others.
ASCENT January 2008
YOGA JOURNAL December 2007
VANCOUVER MAGAZINE November 2007
GLOBE AND MAIL September 2007
24 HOURS August 2007
WEST ENDER June 2007
SHARED VISION July 2006
BREATHE MAGAZINE May/June 2005
CHATELAINE MAGAZINE July 2004
TIME OUT VANCOUVER 2006
ADVENTURE WEST November 2004
SHARED VISION June 2004
VANCOUVER COURIER 2005 & 2006
VANCOUVER SUN March 2004
FLARE MAGAZINE July 2004
GEORGIA STRAIGHT 2005
WEEKLY SCOOP December 2005
TOFINO TIME July 2004
TOFINO TIME August 2004
TOFINO TIME August 2004
TOFINO TIME September 2004
YOGA BEAUTY, JAPAN October 2004
YOGA BEAUTY, JAPAN October 2004
VANCOUVER MAGAZINE June 2006
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