Fall performances with Aeriosa

In September 2021 I had the opportunity to perform in Tofino suspended in the trees for “Habitats & Camouflage” and be a part of a new creation at the Scotiabank Dance Centre in downtown Vancouver called “Home/Domicile” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of both that building and our dance company. What a wonderful opportunity to participate in live art again. I am so grateful to Julia Taffe, the Artistic Director of Aeriosa for bringing together a fantastic group of artists and collaborators, especially after being apart for so long.

First day back in the trees! Rehearsal photo by Julia Carr, dancers Meghan Goodman and Cara Siu

Dancers Chandra Crown, Cara Siu, Julia Taffe, Meghan Goodman and Julia Carr in moth capes designed by artist Sarah Fuller

“Home/Domicile” Choreographed by Aeriosa’s Julia Taffe, in collaboration with visual artists Sarah E Fuller and Stuart Ward. This new aerial dance work was inspired by moths, and the dancers, wearing ‘moth’ cloaks designed by Fuller. The piece was performed on the north wall accompanied by Winnipeg sound artist Keri Latimer. Choreography: Julia Taffe, Visual Artists:Sarah E Fuller and Stuart Ward. Dancers: Cara Siu, Chandra Krown, Julia Carr, Meghan Goodman. Safety Director/ Rigging Designer Colin Zacharias. Site Manager Peter Jotkus.

Upcoming Restorative and Breathing Workshop December 13th and New Class Schedule.

I’m pleased to be offering an online workshop Journey Inward: Restorative Yoga and Pranayama Breathing Exercises on Sunday, December 13th, 2:00-3:30pm. Join me for a deeply nourishing online restorative yoga practice with breathing exercises to help relax and reset during the darkest part of the year.

$35+tax before December 8th, $40+tax after.

Details and register:

https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/courses/252435

Recordings will be available for three days afterwards if you cannot attend in person.

I also wanted to announce that I’ll be changing my teaching schedule slightly to space out my classes more evenly throughout the week. The only change is that the Wednesday night Unwind: Calming Iyengar yoga, breath and meditation class will move from Wednesday to Tuesday night at 7:45-9pm starting Tuesday November 24th, 2021.

Schedule starting November 24th and into the new year 2021:

Tuesday evenings 7:45-9pm Unwind: Iyengar

Thursday’s 10-11am Core Connect

Saturday ‘s 10-11:15am Iyengar: Aligning Body, Mind and Breath

Information on all of these classes can be found at: https://www.oceanandcrow.ca/

Hope to see you online soon. If you have any questions, please reach out. Meghangoodman@hotmail.com

Photos by Suzanne Rushton.

2020 Fall Yoga and Pilates Classes Online

This fall I’ll be teaching two drop-in Iyengar Yoga classes per week, and have added a new Pilates inspired class as well, Thursday mornings at 10am starting October 1st. I’m really excited to teach this new class, it’s great to keep moving everyday, and keep exploring new ways of finding integration in our bodies.

Take a look at the schedule below. Sign up for classes at least an hour before it starts to get the zoom link. You can register here at the Ocean and Crow website. If you can’t make it to the live class, you can register for “anytime access” and receive a recording of the class to do in your own time.

Aligning Body, Mind and Breath: Iyengar Yoga
Saturday’s 10-11:15am
Want a great start to your weekend? Join Meghan Goodman, certified Iyengar yoga instructor, for an alignment based practice that will help you feel more centered and energized. The teaching will focus on building stable and healthy foundations. We will work on improving concentration and developing inner awareness so that the postures become a form of ‘meditation in action’, integrating the body, mind and breath. We will explore ways to find our optimal flow of energy, to support when needed, and to move deeper into the postures safely. Students who are beginners, pregnant or are working with injuries are welcome to join us, just please make sure to get your care provider’s approval first.

Unwind: Calming Iyengar Yoga
Wednesday’s 7:45-9pm
Join Iyengar yoga teacher Meghan this fall for a practice that will help you wind down from your day. A combination of active and restorative postures will be sequenced to help the student release tension and stress from their day, improve circulation, and prepare the body and mind for a restful night’s sleep. Pranayama breath work and meditation appropriate for the evening will be introduced, as we move towards finding peaceful stillness in both the body and the mind. This class is suitable for students of all levels, as well as those who are pregnant or working with injuries. Please make sure to get your care provider’s approval first if recovering from any serious injury or if you are pregnant.

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Core Connect: Pilates and Yoga
Thursday’s 10-11am (starting October 1st)
Join Meghan Goodman for an hour of Pilates and yoga inspired movements to help you connect with your core, stabilize your pelvis, and find more ease and mobility in your limbs. Drawing from a rich history of movement training in dance, Pilates, and various styles of yoga, Meghan will lead you through a fun and challenging class to get you moving, breathing and feeling good. Beginners and experienced students both welcome, please consult a doctor and check in with Meghan before class if you have any injuries.

Meghan Goodman is an Iyengar yoga instructor, professional dance artist, Pilates instructor and a mother of two young boys. Meghan began practicing yoga in 1998 and teaching in 2006. Meghan discovered the Iyengar yoga practice in 2008, and with the guidance of senior teacher Louie Ettling, Meghan completed the Intro 2 teaching certification in 2013, and the Intermediate Junior 1 certification in 2017. After experiencing the many changes in the body after having two children, Meghan was curious to learn more about core connectivity, so she delved deeper into her curiosity of Pilates, and completed a Pilates Mat teacher training program with Darcy McMurray in February 2020. She is excited to be sharing her love of intelligent movement in all of these forms with the wonderful students at Ocean and Crow.

Join me for online classes on Zoom

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Hello yoga students and friends,

I hope that this email finds you well and settling into this strange new routine. I’m feeing very thankful for the sunshine these past few days and the support of my family.

Thanks to everyone who has checked out my classes on the Ocean and Crow Facebook live site, and those who have been able to offer donations to myself and the studio. It’s been great to connect with you in some way, and keep teaching. I have to admit its strange to teach in a room alone, and I miss the interactive aspects of the work. On that note….

As of next Wednesday night, my online classes will be moving over to Zoom. I’m hoping it will help me connect with you even more, and I’ll be able to check in at the beginning, offer suggestions as we practice together, and personalize it more. I’m new to teaching on this platform, and I know some of you might be new to using it, so I’d like to offer the first class as a complimentary sample, so that we can both adjust to it together.

The link to sign up for the complimentary class on Wednesday April 15th is: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/group_classes/236029

After that, my Saturday morning 10am class and Wednesday night 7:45pm class will be on Zoom regularly, and you can sign up on the Ocean and Crow website as you would normally. We ask that you sign in at least an hour before the class starts so that you can receive the link in time. I’ll be at the meeting about 15 minutes early to check in with you, and make sure we can all hear and see each other.

There are a few options for how to pay for the classes:

1. Use your interrupted Ocean and Crow March-April pass
2. Purchase 4 weeks for $45+tax until April 30th ($75+tax after): https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/651408
3. Purchase 6 classes in 6 weeks: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/652745
4. Drop in for $15 (option will come up when you enroll for the class you want to take).
5. Use ClassPass

Please note that we also have financial assistance options for pretty much everything we do, so if you are in financial need, email oceanandcrow@gmail.com and we’ll see what we can do for you.

You can also do the classes after the fact. Simply enroll for the class and email Julie at oceanandcrow@gmail.com to request a recording. You’ll get it after the fact with about 24 hours to use it.

Simply enroll online for the class you want to take and the system will use your pass if you have one or give you options to purchase if you don’t: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/schedule#

Please let me know if you have any questions, or just want to say hi and check in.

Thank you so much for your ongoing commitment. I hope to “see” you sometime soon.

If you haven’t checked it out, my last Facebook live class will be this Saturday morning at 10am.
Follow the link for “Live” once you click on this link to access the classes. https://www.facebook.com/oceanandcrowyoga/

All the best,
Meghan

March and April Iyengar Yoga Sessions

Thank you to everyone who has been coming out to practice in the rain and snow this winter. I’m back from my travels and happy to be in the studio again with you all.

Feel free to drop-in or join the remainder of my 13 week session at The Yoga Space on Tuesday night’s anytime. There is always space for more students in this lovely large room.

2020 WINTER SESSION: MONDAY JANUARY 6 – SUNDAY APRIL 5 (13 WEEKS) at The Yoga Space. I’ll be teaching a Level 1/2 class on Tuesday evening’s from 7:30-9pm. The 13 week session is $245 plus tax. Registration here: https://theyogaspacevancouver.com/winterschedule.html

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The next session of classes at Ocean and Crow is also now available for registration, details below:

Unwind: Calming Iyengar Yoga, Breath, and Meditation

Join Iyengar yoga teacher Meghan this fall for a practice that will help you wind down from your day. A combination of active and restorative postures will be sequenced to help the student release tension and stress from their day, improve circulation, and prepare the body and mind for a restful night’s sleep. Pranayama breath work and meditation appropriate for the evening will be introduced, as we move towards finding peaceful stillness in both the body and the mind. This class is suitable for students of all levels, as well as those who are pregnant or working with injuries. Please make sure to get your care provider’s approval first if recovering from any serious injury or if you are pregnant.

Wednesdays, 7:45-9:00pm

9 classes, March 4th-April 29th. $153+tax before Feb 23rd, $171+tax after.

*March 25th will be taught by Katie Blecker

Aligning Body, Mind, and Breath: Iyengar with Meghan Goodman (7 classes, March-April 2020)

Want a great start to your weekend? Join Meghan Goodman, certified Iyengar yoga instructor, for an alignment based practice that will help you feel more centered and energized. The teaching will focus on building stable and healthy foundations. We will work on improving concentration and developing inner awareness so that the postures become a form of ‘meditation in action’, integrating the body, mind and breath. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and we will discover together how the use of yoga props can assist us to find our optimal flow of energy, to support when needed, and to move deeper into the postures safely. The specific content of the course will be tailored for the students enrolled. Students who are beginners, pregnant or are working with injuries are welcome to join us, just please make sure to get your care provider’s approval first.

Saturdays, 10:00-11:30am

7 classes, March 7th-April 18th. $119+tax before Feb 23rd, $133+tax after.

Drop in’s : $23

Unlimited pass option: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/632725

*Registration for the full class comes with one Bonus Class that may be used before the end of the session for any other class on the schedule that allows drop-ins or to bring a friend to class (space permitting; please enroll online before class). You may make up two missed classes within your session (space permitting).

*Please note that if you have enrolled in a class and are not present five minutes before the class, we may give your spot away.

*This class has one spot available for financial assistance. Email oceanandcrow@gmail.com to apply.

Thank you to Siobhan Sloane-Seale and Aileen Warbrook for joining me in the above photos taken by Suzanne Rushton.

Winter Sessions 2020

Thank you again to everyone who has been coming out to practice Iyengar yoga in the classes, private sessions and the workshop I offered this fall. It has been wonderful to work with you all. I’ll be continuing on in the new year with my regular Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings at Ocean and Crow Yoga, and I’m excited to share that I’ll be adding in a new Tuesday night class from 7:30-9pm at The Yoga Space as well. Before my second son was born, I taught a Tuesday evening class at Yoga on 7th, so I’m very happy to be have found a new and wonderful home for teaching on Tuesday evenings again. I hope you’ll be able to join me for some yoga this winter.

Please note that I will be away from January 12-26th. There will be Iyengar yoga teachers subbing for me at both studios. Thank you to Bibigul and Terri for filling in for me while I enjoy some time away with my family.

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For Ocean and Crow here’s the Jan-Feb schedule. Prices go up on Jan 2nd. Members (currently enrolled students) get an additional discount with a special code they can use to save on tax that must be used by Dec 22nd. :

Aligning Body, Mind, and Breath: Iyengar with Meghan Goodman (8 classes, Jan-Feb 2020)

Saturdays, 10:00-11:30am

8 classes, Jan 4th-Feb 29th. No class Feb 15th. $136+tax before Jan 2nd, $152+tax after.

*January 18th and 25th will be taught by Bibigul Amirova

Unwind: Calming Iyengar Yoga, Breath, and Meditation with Meghan Goodman (8 classes, Jan-Feb 2020)

Wednesdays, 7:45-9:00pm

8 classes, Jan 8th-Feb 26th. $136+tax before Jan 2nd, $152+tax after.

*Jan 15th and 22nd will be taught by Bibigul Amirova

Drop in: $23

Unlimited pass option if you are attending more than one class a week here: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/615825

Thank you to Siobhan Sloane-Seale for joining me in the above photo taken by Suzanne Rushton.

Fall session #2 and a Special Workshop

Hello everyone, I hope you’re enjoying the change of seasons and the start of fall.

I wanted to share the next session of the fall class schedule at Ocean and Crow Yoga and invite you to come join me for a special afternoon of restorative yoga at The Yoga Space

Journey Inward: Restorative Iyengar Yoga

Sat Date: Nov 16 2019 From: 2:30 PM – 5 PM

As we head towards the darkest part of the year, come enjoy a Saturday afternoon of gently unwinding. In this restorative workshop we will practice a series of supported yoga postures and pranayama breathing exercises that will help us to settle into deep relaxation. This workshop is a great way to nourish the nervous system and prepare for a restful evening. All students are welcome.

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There’s a new class session starting up at Ocean and Crow in Novemeber.

I’ll be continuing on with the morning class on SATURDAYS:

Aligning Body, Mind, and Breath: Iyengar with Meghan Goodman (Nov-Dec 2019)

10:00-11:30am

8 classes, Nov 2nd-Dec 21st. $136+tax before October 26th, $152+tax after.

*November 16th will be taught by Katie Blecker

as well as WEDNESDAY evening’s:

7:45-9pm

Unwind: Calming Iyengar Yoga with Meghan Goodman (7 classes, Nov-Dec 2019)

7 classes, November 6th-December 18th. $119+tax before October 26th, $133+tax after.

Please note that the classes have been nice and full, sometimes there are spaces to drop in. If you plan to sign up for more than two classes a week, the unlimited option is more economical.

Unlimited pass option: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/605885

*Please note that if you have enrolled in a class and are not present five minutes before the class, we may give your spot away.

*This class has one spot available for financial assistance. Email oceanandcrow@gmail.com to apply.

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First photo by Suzanne Rushton, second photo by Andi Mcleish

Fall Courses and Complimentary Class

Hello everyone, I hope you’re enjoying this lovely summer.

I wanted to share my fall class schedule and invite you to come try a complimentary class I’m offering to promote my new evening class on Wednesday night’s.

All classes will be at Ocean and Crow Yoga

I’ll be continuing on with the morning class on SATURDAYS:

10:00-11:30am Aligning Body, Mind, and Breath: Iyengar with Meghan Goodman

7 classes, Sept 7th-Oct 26th. No class Sept 21st. $119+tax before Sept 3rd, $133+tax after.

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and adding a new class in the evening on WEDNESDAYS:

7:45-9:00pm Unwind: Calming Iyengar Yoga with Meghan Goodman

8 classes, Sept 11th-Oct 30th. $136+tax before Sept 3rd, $152+tax after.

Use the code: NEWSEPTEMBER19 by September 3rd for a 10% discount.

*Sept 18th will be taught by Katie Blecker.

Try a complimentary sample of this class on Wednesday, August 28th, at 7:45pm. Registration closes 24 hours before class: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/group_classes/210375

Join me this fall for a practice that will help you wind down from your day. A combination of active and restorative postures will be sequenced to help the student release tension and stress from their day, improve circulation, and prepare the body and mind for a restful night’s sleep. Pranayama breath work and meditation appropriate for the evening will be introduced, as we move towards finding peaceful stillness in both the body and the mind. This class is suitable for students of all levels, as well as those who are pregnant or working with injuries. Please make sure to get your care provider’s approval first if recovering from any serious injury or if you are pregnant.

Hope to see you soon.

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Thank you to Siobhan Sloane-Seale, Alisoun Payne and Aileen Warbrook for joining me in the above photos taken by Suzanne Rushton.

Summer Session Saturday Mornings

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be continuing on with the Saturday morning Iyengar yoga class at Ocean and Crow Yoga for the summer session. There is an option to pro-rate your classes if you will be away for a few weeks, see below for more information.

Registration link here: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/573834

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Aligning Body, Mind, and Breath: Iyengar with Meghan Goodman

(8 classes, Summer 2019)

Saturdays, 10:00-11:15am

8 classes, June 22nd-Aug 24th. No class June 29th or Aug 3rd.

$136+tax before June 15th, $152+tax after.

Drop in: $23

*Please note that we allow pro-rating for the 11 week summer session. You may deduct a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of three from your summer registration but you must email Julie (oceanandcrow@gmail.com) with the dates you are away before June 15th in order to do this. No pro-rating after June 15th.

*Please note that if you have enrolled in a class and are not present five minutes before the class, we may give your spot away.

*This class has one spot available for financial assistance. Email oceanandcrow@gmail.com to apply.

Thank you to Siobhan Sloane-Seale, Alisoun Payne and Aileen Warbrook for joining me in the above photo taken by Suzanne Rushton.

New Class This Spring Saturday Mornings

Want a great start to your weekend? Join me for an alignment based practice that will help you feel more centered and energized. The teaching will focus on building stable and healthy foundations. We will work on improving concentration and developing inner awareness so that the postures become a form of ‘meditation in action’, integrating the body, mind and breath. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and we will discover together how the use of yoga props can assist us to find our optimal flow of energy, to support when needed, and to move deeper into the postures safely. The specific content of the course will be tailored for the students enrolled. Students who are beginners, pregnant or are working with injuries are welcome to join us, just please make sure to get your care provider’s approval first.

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Saturdays, 10:00-11:15am

7 classes, April 27th-June 15th. No class June 1st.

$119+tax before April 19th, $133+tax after.

Drop in: $23

Since this is a new class, there is a special promotion for a 10% discount with early registration. Please send me a message at meghangoodman@hotmail.com to receive the code.

Register here: https://oceanandcrow.pike13.com/pack_products/562360

*This class has one spot available for financial assistance. Email oceanandcrow@gmail.com to apply.