Dewey Forrester received his Yin Yoga teaching certification In Vancouver, Canada from Bernie Clark, who is one of the more renowned masters of Yin Yoga in the world. Bernie is a physicist from Waterloo University who combines his interest in Yoga with an understanding of the underlying science. As a 1984 engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, Dewey enjoys teaching from this angle as well. Dewey enjoys the combination of Yoga & Inferno Pilates as his formula for maintaining wellness. He teaches the importance of Yin Yoga and why it is vital for us all to properly exercise our joints, tendons, and ligaments in parallel with exercising our muscles.
Dewey was inspired to become a Yin teacher after losing a significant amount of weight and then using Yoga as a means to increase his cardiovascular stamina and maintain a healthy weight. He says “If I can do it, anyone can!”.
Dewey’s style of teaching uses the three basic elements of Yin Instruction. Get into the posture, relax and find your edge, and then hold the posture in stillness allowing gravity and time to work their magic on your joints. Dewey provides information on the science, physics, and health benefits of each Yin posture.
Dewey teaches our Sunday evening candlelight class where Prayer is encouraged during the quiet times of the class. As a piano musician, he plays his own light piano arrangements of sacred hymns as background music.
Dewey traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to complete his Inferno Pilates training in July 2017. He loves to incorporate theme based music into this incredible workout!
