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NICE TO MEET’CHA- MY NAME IS TASH, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE AND HER — WHAT ARE YOURS?

I am a  filipinx settler on Turtle Island, more specifically on treatied, unceded Anishinabewaki, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Haudenosaunee territory of Tkaronto, currently called “Toronto, Ontario”. Daughter to Clarita Nacionales whose lineage can be traced back to Ilocos Sur to her maternal grandmother and Victor Griarte whose lineage can be traced back to Bicol, back one generation to his mother - both in what is currently know as “Luzon, Philippines” 

Born in Quiapo in Metro Manila, raised by her Lola, while her mother Clarita moved to Canada under the caregiver program in the early 90s. Not unusual, her father lived closer to his work and would visit on his time off. At the age of almost 7, she moved permanently to Tkaronto and has been here ever since.

My lived experience in absence of my parents, in poverty with my lola and then the subsequent move to “Canada”, and my life as an outsider/silent witness within the model minority lens deeply impacts the lens I use to occupy the role of guide in mostly yt wellness spaces. For as long as I continue to occupy space in this way: I will continue to examine and expand our collective understanding of what it means to be and how that is different for all folx. 

I understand my role in movement as a guide and compass and recognizes that the real teachers are the bodies moving. I hope to create a container so that folx can learn something about themselves by themselves and through movement and meditation we access these learnings and dormant wisdom that each of us contain. 

My formal training includes 225-hour Hatha + Vinyasa training with Kim McBean, Taryn Diamond, Erin Wilbur of Union Yoga + Wellness, 50 Hour Barre with Morgan Cowie at Mosaic Yoga, 40+ hour Therapeutic and Chair Yoga with Kassandra Prus, Reiki level 1 + 2 with Clare Kenty, continuous Yoga Philosophy with Hali Schwartz. Currently acting as auditor to the 200-hour GoodBodyFeel Teacher training with Robin Lacambra, studying pranayam, restorative yoga and nidra with Taryn Diamond as well as Reaching in, Reaching out with New Leaf Foundation.

This is space is understood as a virtual space for community and all folx are invited regardless of age, sexual identity + expression, capacity, race and religion. If this is something you are not open to: this space is not for you.

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4 tenets of my practice/work/offerings

Yoga Philosophy

A curious student of yoga philosophy, I’ve worked closely with my teacher Hali Schwartz since 2019 through a variety of satsangs (philosophy meetings): scripture study, daily chanting, foundational philosophy studies along with prānāyām and meditation.

These satsangs create the foundation for all my offerings and are my way of honouring the roots of yoga beyond the modern interpretation and centralization of simply asana (shape)-based practices.

2023 Rest In Peace vol 1 in Winnipeg

Decolonization

Decolonization is a major tenet that supports my understanding of self when I occupy the role of the guide/teacher. My offerings aim to return us to our relations to one another, to land and away from the insidious oppression thats perpetuated in the current wellness world.

Decolonization to me is the active practice of stripping away the implanted ideas, beliefs, ways of thinking that have been left deep within our subconscious as a by-product of colonization.

I want to be free and in my pursuit of liberation is deeply embedded with my own active decolonization practice.

Motion

Motion is one of the tools I use to embody philosophy + decolonization. My favourite ways to move are through active vinyasa, purifying hatha, strengthening pilates and heart-pumping barre. My professional training includes all four. In addition to chair + inclusive yoga.

Stillness

Stillness is the second tool within my arsenal that I often employ to embody philosophy + decolonization in practice. We use motion to guide the body to a place were a sit or a (active/passive) hold is held and here: we witness and observe what rises to the surface.

I believe in the anatomy and sovereignty of all beings that practice beside me: so stillness is where we can both go to work. I can support you in getting into the shape and you must do the work of witnessing.

This is also the space where we introduce prānāyām or simply observe its effects, shifts and presence within and outside of us.

 

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