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Enjoy Nature Wise Yoga with Jenny Feick

Feel naturally wise, strong, flexible, balanced and free

I invite you to practice yoga with me in a way that respects natural wisdom. Yoga can help us generate an inner well of resilience and loving kindness that we can share with others to make the world a better place.

Feel free to explore the Nature Wise Yoga website. See when and where I am teaching scheduled classes. Find out how to book a customized class just for you, a group of you and your friends, or your organization. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page to see what the next three classes are that I am teaching, the photo gallery of yoga in natural settings, and feedback from yoga students.

My life mission is to inspire others to care about and to care for Nature, the root source of health and wellbeing. By teaching yoga in a way that respects and appreciates Nature, I help people tap into the natural world’s life force in a way that sustains body, mind and spirit.

An avid student of yoga for decades before taking Eoin Finn’s yoga teacher training program, I am certified as a yoga teacher by the Yoga Alliance. I am part of the Blissology Yoga Teachers Network, trained to teach mindful and innovative Vinyasa Flow Yoga and the principles of Blissology™ developed by Eoin Finn. What also revolutionized both my personal yoga practice and my teaching is the YogAlign Method® developed by Michaelle Edwards of the Mana Yoga Centre in Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands – see manayoga.com/yogalign.htm. In July 2014, I became certified as a YogAlign affiliate teacher, the only one in the Columbia Valley. From a life and yoga practice sustaining point of view, YogAlign – pain free yoga from your inner core ® may be the most important step along the way in my entire yoga journey.

In 2021, I moved Nature Wise Yoga to the Upper Columbia Valley near Invermere, British Columbia. I teach live-streamed classes for Mountain Home Yoga Studio in Invermere and occasional in-person workshops. You can also book in-person or online private yoga classes. You can contact me about ordering video and/or audio recordings of past classes taught in Victoria. Many of the classes I’ve taught in Invermere are in the Mountain Home Yoga video library. Even if it says below under "Class Schedule, "No upcoming classes", please check the Livestream Schedule for Mountain Home to see when I am teaching.

Namaste.

Jenny Feick of Nature Wise Yoga

Jenny Feick in Warrior One Pose (Virabhadrasana I) at Sand Point Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington State (Photo by Ian Hatter)

Jenny Feick in Warrior One Pose (Virabhadrasana I) at Sand Point Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington State. (Photo by Ian Hatter)

YogAlign Method Spine Aligner

Sitting or exercising with poor alignment leads to poor posture, shallow breathing and chronic pain. The YogAlign Method uses poses that support natural posture with anatomically correct spine alignment such as this Spine Aligner with a Twist. (Photo by Ian Hatter)

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    Jenny in full “Upward Bow” or “Wheel” Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana) on Royal Ridge above Talus Lodge, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in full “Upward Bow” or “Wheel” Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana) along the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) on the summit of Paget Peak in Yoho National Park, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny was inspired to do in Eagle Pose (Garudasana) near Dolomite Pass, Banff National Park as there was a Golden Eagle flying overhead. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in Crow Pose (Kakasana) on Parker Ridge in Banff National Park, Alberta. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Eagle Pose (Garudasana) atop Mount Temple, BNP, AB Jenny in Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) in Snow Canyon State Park, Utah (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Upward Facing Dog (Urdvah Mukha Svanasana) at Botanical Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park on Vancouver Island B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Downward Facing Dog on top of Mount Temple, BNP, AB Jenny doing Wide Legged Forward Fold (Prasarita Padottanasana), with the first two fingers around big toe variation, along the Iceline Trail, Yoho National Park, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in Standing Forward Bend Pose (Uttanasana), feet hip width apart and hands on ankles variation, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in Seated wide Legged Forward Fold (Upavistha Konasana) on Abbot Ridge, Glacier National Park, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny doing a supported Headstand (Salamba Sirsasana) amid Douglas fir trees at the campsite in Gordon Bay Provincial Park, on Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in Shoulderstand (Sarvangasana) in Snow Canyon State Park, Utah (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny meditating in Easy Pose (Sukasana) in a red sandstone alcove in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (Photo by Ian Hatter). Ian and Jenny in Double Tree Pose (Vriksasana) near the Giant Steps along the Paradise Valley Trail below Mount Temple, in Banff National Park, Alberta (Photo by Gwen Smiley). Jenny and Ian doing Front Lift Pose to Lifted Cobra Pose (Bhujagasana) in Paradise Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta. Jenny continues to slowly lift her head and chest and extend her legs and feet. (Photo by Gwen Smiley). Ian and Jenny in Double Shoulderstand Pose (Yugalaka Sarvangasana) on Abbott Ridge in Glacier National Park, B.C. (Photo by Erin Minor). Jenny in a Restorative Child’s Pose (Balasana) near the summit of Mount Tzouhalem, Vancouver Island, B.C. This version helps to open the hips and relax the upper back, shoulders, neck and arms (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny doing Marichi’s Pose, (Marichyasana III), also called Whirlpool Pose, above Hickman’s Natural Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny doing Half Lord of the Fishes Pose (Ardha Matsyendrasana) with a bind at Botanical Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Staff Pose (Dandasana) near the summit of Mount Tzouhalem, Vancouver Island, B.C. This is a deceptively simple looking pose with a lot going on (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Lord of the Dance Pose (Natarajasana) along the Iceline Trail in Yoho National Park, B.C. The full expression of this pose involves rising upwards and straightening the torso, sometimes with both hands reaching back to hold the extended foot (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) at Botanical Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C. Eventually the gaze, upper arm and chest face up, with the neck and crown of the head in line with the torso and lifted leg. The stability comes from the pressing back of the lifted leg and sole of the foot (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangustasana) at her favourite place in the world to do yoga on Abbott Ridge, Glacier National Park, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in position one of the full Standing Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangustasana) atop Vimy Peak in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta (Photo by Ian Hatter). A closer view of Jenny in Standing Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangustasana) with a little help from a hiking pole on Mt Beecher, Strathcona Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Standing Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangustasana) in Snow Canyon State Park, Utah. Then, to ensure both sides of the body are equally stretched, she does the same pose on with the left leg extended. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Low Lunge (Anjaneyasana) with a twist and arm extended skyward on the summit of Mount Moriarity, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Extended Side Angle Stretch (Utthita Parsvakonasana) at Botanical Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in High Lunge (Ashwa Sanchalanasana) on cross-country skis at Sovereign Lakes Provincial Park, near Vernon, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Revolved Prayer Twist (Parivritta Parsvokonasana) at Botanical Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter) Jenny in Revolved Prayer Twist (Parivritta Parsvokonasana) along Gorge Road in Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Mountain Pose (Taddasana) on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet or 5895 metres above sea level) in Tanzania. It seemed like the most appropriate pose to do. It was also all she could muster the energy to do after climbing the last 4000 feet from 1:30am to 7:30am by the light of the full moon and then the dawning sun.(Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Figure Four Pose (Eka Pada Utkatasana) on Abbot Ridge, Glacier National Park, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Tree Pose (Vrikshasana) hands in prayer position (Anjali Mudra), on top of the South Peak of the Chinese Mountains on Quadra Island, B.C.(Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana) with the hands clasped behind and extended along the South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Extended Triangle Pose (Utthita Trikonasana), gaze skyward, in her yard in Esquimalt (Victoria), Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior One Pose (Virabhadrasana I) on Parker Ridge, with the Saskatchewan Glacier behind, Banff National Park, Alberta (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny conjuring the clouds in Warrior Two Pose (Virabhadrasana II) on the Bear’s Hump of Mount Crandell, with the Cameron Valley below, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior Two Pose (Virabhadrasana II) along the South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior Two Pose (Virabhadrasana II) in the Needles area of Canyonlands National Park, Utah (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior Two Pose (Virabhadrasana II) at Botanical Beach, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior Two Pose (Virabhadrasana II) on a snow and ice covered Bow Lake, headwaters of the Bow River, Banff National Park. It was minus 27 degrees Celcius when this picture was taken, proving a dedicated yogi can still do outdoor yoga even during a Canadian winter (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior Three Pose (Virabhadrasana III) at 15,260 feet above sea level above Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Warrior Three Pose (Virabhadrasana III) at the very tip of Point Pelee on Lake Erie, the southernmost part of mainland Canada, Point Pelee National Park, Ontario (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Exalted Warrior (Viparita Virabhadrasana) in the Needles area of Canyonlands National Park, Utah (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Exalted Warrior (Viparita Virabhadrasana) at Sand Point Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington State (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Plank Pose (Kumbhakasana or Uttihita Chaturanga Dandasana) near the summit of Mount Tzouhalem, Vancouver Island, B.C. (Photo by Ian Hatter). Jenny in Side Plank Pose (Vasisthasana) looking up, on Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington State (Photo by Ian Hatter).

    Testimonials

    I just love doing that Giraffe Pose. I feel like it really helps me stretch just where I need to. I’m sure it’s helping my golf swing.

    I enjoy the instructor and the room. I enjoy that the [Yoga for Hikers] class is challenging.

    I really liked this class.  I loved hearing all the bird songs.  It felt very relaxing.

    I found it interesting to lift the crown of my head, my chest and my ribs without lifting my chin. I wasn’t aware that I was lifting my chin. And my neck feels better when I don’t lift my chin.

    I’ve been doing yoga off and on for 40 years. I love that you combine yoga with nature and the outdoors.

    After last weeks’s Yoga for Active People class I was aware of muscles I didn’t even know I had before. Tonight was a good workout too. Thanks!

    Thanks for the yoga today.  It was great for my back and the rest of my body.”  “We have to find a way to keep these classes going!

    I liked the Yoga Honey class. It was sweet (ha ha) and quite a workout. I was plenty warm.

    Oh, that was a nice gentle introduction back to yoga after the Christmas break. I felt so relaxed after your yoga classes last December that it was if Christmas was one big long savasana.

    That was enough of a workout for me today. I really felt how I need to stretch my hip muscles and open my chest more. I was going to drop in just today, but I will be back next week.

    I really enjoyed the class.  I like doing that laying down variation of Pigeon Pose to protect my knees.

    I’ve been doing yoga for many years and yet I learned several new and valuable things today. No one has ever helped me get my upper arms into a better aligned position in Downward Facing Dog before. I wish I could come to your classes but I live over in Vancouver and just decided to drop in to a yoga class near where I’m staying while in Victoria.

    Thanks so much for offering to do this semi-private class at your house. It is so convenient to where I live. I can easily walk here from home.

    Jenny saved me. Her way of doing Yoga saved me. A year ago I had terrible Plantar Fasciitus and my feet hurt terribly. The Jenny showed me this pose that we did near the start of class today, the one called Thunderbolt, and that’s what really cured me. The weird thing was I had just come from seeing my physiotherapist and he had told me to do the same thing! At first, it felt excruciatingly intense; even the easiest version of that pose was a stretch for me. But I practiced and now it feel… Read more

    I really like how you bring your own knowledge into this, e.g. telling us about the Garry Oaks when we are doing tree pose.  It makes this yoga class unique.

    Jenny taught me to re-consider moving my body with yoga during lunch time outdoor classes in the summer of 2012. …And now I am addicted….

    Thank you so much.  We love doing yoga outdoors in Banfield Park.  That’s why we picked this course.

    I really have found that going to two yoga classes a week is making a HUGE difference in my fitness level. I was able to keep up with everyone for all those different Sun Salutations you did tonight.

    Since I started taking this “Get Up and Go Flow” course, I’ve become more conscious of my posture and the way I hold my one leg differently than the other. Now, every day I spend a bit of time balancing on one leg on each side.

    Thank you so much.  We love doing yoga outdoors. That was so relaxing after the crazy day I had. I feel much calmer than I did when I arrived. That was so cool the way the crow sat on the fence behind you and watched you while you taught us how to do Crow Pose. Then he watched us all try it and flew off when we were done.

    I haven’t done yoga or any self-care for months. I feel so much better now, even after just one class.

    I REALLY noticed a difference in how my lower back felt with that new YogAlign way of going into and coming out of forward bends. It usually takes me awhile to get into forward bends at a yoga class, but this way felt totally comfortable. I liked that just sitting back to ease in and out of it. My lower back feels great!

    Thanks!  That was nice. I really liked the different versions of serpent pose. What is the origin of the name Cow-Faced Pose? Why is it called that? See you next week.

    I really hope you can continue to offer these semi-private classes at your house. The times for the classes you teach elsewhere just don’t work for me with my current work schedule.

    Thanks!  This was fantastic.  I’ll be back next week.

    I will probably be moving to Kelowna this fall, and possibly sooner, to join my husband, who is already working out there. Can you please recommend a few really great yoga instructors in Kelowna? I really would like to find another yoga instructor like you, who knows a lot about the SI joint and Iliotibial band stretches, can tailor classes to the special needs of multiple students, brings lovely nature-themed music, and teaches at inexpensive community centers or out of her home. Do you happ… Read more

    Thanks. I had a kink in my neck when I arrived at yoga class this morning, and now I notice that it’s gone.

    That was fantastic.  I really liked the theme and the reading.  I also like seeing the more challenging versions of the poses.  It gives me something to aspire to and I know I will be able to see progress as I go to more classes.

    That was great!  Although it’s ironic that your reading tonight was about food awareness because my friends and I were wondering if we should just have popcorn for supper tonight while watching a movie.

    It’s good to be back doing yoga again now that my cast is off. I could really feel my flexibility has lessened since I’ve had to spend the last couple of months sitting after I broke my ankle skiing.

    I want to do Headstand but I end up putting too much pressure on my head so I don’t do it often or for long. Your recommendation to do Dolphin Plank for a minute twice a day to build up arm strength made me realize that part of it is I’m not using my arms enough to take the weight. Doing Dolphin Plank for a minute was hard, so I see how it would increase my arm strength. I also loved doing that Headstand prep pose with the block. I had no pressure on my head or neck and I felt like I was bett… Read more

    I really enjoyed your workshop and thought it was well organized and informative. The posture before and after comparison pictures you sent me tell the story, don’t you think? Your workshop created positive change in my body!

    That was a wonderful class.  I feel so much better.  I loved how it brought together two things I love – yoga and gardening.  And I liked the focus on posture.  I’m going to bring a friend of mine with me to next week’s class.

    Do you teach anywhere in Langford? I’m moving there. I know there are other yoga studios and yoga teachers, but I really like your style of teaching yoga.

    This Twisted Pigeon is the BEST Pose. It’s my favourite version of your Pigeon pose options!

    Thanks. You have brought me back to yoga. I used to do it and then I stopped and haven’t done any for two years. I thought I should take it a bit easy at first with poses like Dolphin and Plank.  I liked that there were all the modifications, variations and options, so we could choose what worked best for us.

    Before class, my elbows and knees hurt from housework and cycling. I was so tired and sore. Now I’m not sore and I feel relaxed. Thanks.

    In the past, I would sometimes get migraines after doing a yoga class. Thanks for showing me how to keep my neck long and relaxed during certain poses. I didn’t realize I was bringing my chin forward and “kinking” the back of my neck. My head and neck feel relaxed and I feel refreshed.”

    I felt so sore and tense when I arrived today. My knee hurt after gardening and I was tired. Now I feel great all over. So, I don’t care which theme you do in your classes. I love everything!

    I loved that Water theme class. It felt very healing and restorative; just what I needed tonight. That last class of yours I attended, the Earth themed class, was really good too; really grounding, and that’s just what I needed THAT day. I liked being close to the tree during that class. I’m sorry I missed the Air theme last week because I was out of town.

    The water theme yoga class you taught us yesterday was fantastic.  I am still feeling relaxed from it even today.

    I feel great afterwards. I love it, the “Yoga for Hikers” class.

    I’m so glad this semi-private class is going ahead. My friend is going to join us next week. We were so disappointed when the community centre cancelled the course this month when we were the only people to register. I’m sure there would have been drop-ins.

    Thanks for showing me those tips for getting into and out of Forearm Balance safely.

    I think I’m going to start coming to these classes regularly. It took me only 20 minutes to walk here to Banfield Park from downtown after work and I love doing yoga outdoors.

    I loved hearing all the bird songs and other nature sounds during your class. I have an office job now so I’m indoors all the time. The sounds of Nature made me realize how much I’ve been missing my time in Nature. I love hiking but I’m feeling really stiff lately so this Yoga for Active People class was perfect for me.

    Thanks for the alignment guidance and alternative poses to protect the knee joint. I injured a tendon on the inside of one knee and I can’t do the regular Pigeon Pose, so doing Resting Pigeon was a better option for me today.

    The time went so fast.  I was enjoying the class so much. I couldn’t believe it was time for savasana already.

    I like this Yoga Honey course because it is challenging for me and I feel that it is really helping my balance.

    Thank you for the encouragement on Sunday when I ran the TC 10K. I did some “legs up the wall” stretching and foot massage beforehand and I think it helped quite a bit.

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