{"id":1588328,"date":"2018-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1588328"},"modified":"2020-04-04T12:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:24:30","slug":"shona-vertue-the-new-yoga-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/shona-vertue-the-new-yoga-sensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shona Vertue: the New Yoga Sensation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1 pk-dropcap pk-dropcap-borders\">Last week, I was invited to Toronto to meet Shona Vertue, the <a href=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/say-yes-to-yoga\/\">yoga<\/a> teacher to celebrities including David Beckham, that everybody is raving about. Shona, originally from Australia, was in town to teach members of the media a Power Yoga technique: The Vertue Method, in collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/winners.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winners<\/a>. Much more than a workout, it is primarily a lifestyle. Why are we so fond of this fitness enthusiast with a perfect hair, and dream body? Because she is very inspiring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bhya4gnlPgq\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.4537037037037% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bhya4gnlPgq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Shona Vertue (@shona_vertue)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-04-20T09:49:11+00:00\">Apr 20, 2018 at 2:49am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg3km0hlTFf\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bg3km0hlTFf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Shona Vertue (@shona_vertue)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-03-28T13:18:58+00:00\">Mar 28, 2018 at 6:18am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She advocates a healthy diet, and puts a big emphasis\u00a0on\u00a0self-love and self-respect. She firmly believes that we must stop focusing\u00a0on getting a perfect body, and rather aspire to be happy\u00a0in our own\u00a0skin. She believes feeling energetic and fit is\u00a0key!\u00a0 Her Instagram account is full of\u00a0beautiful pictures\u00a0of food, extravagant yoga poses and short training videos, inspiring us to eat well and be active every time we look at her feed!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BfLdSJMFAEx\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BfLdSJMFAEx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Shona Vertue (@shona_vertue)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T13:37:00+00:00\">Feb 14, 2018 at 5:37am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BfGVOQLF1eD\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BfGVOQLF1eD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Shona Vertue (@shona_vertue)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-02-12T13:50:21+00:00\">Feb 12, 2018 at 5:50am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s\u00a0the Vertue\u00a0Method? A technique that combines meditation, Vinyasa yoga, HIIT as well as Glutes training. I have tested it, and I can say that this is energizing, relaxing and demanding all at the same time! I enjoyed my experience so much that I started to follow her online (her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCw3_asTSehMF-MbF1cluGCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube account<\/a> is filled with great \u00a0training videos!). She wrote a book where she demonstrates the Vertue technique and offers some yummy and healthy recipes!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1544929\" src=\"https:\/\/divine.ca\/2018\/05\/winners-int.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Last week, I was invited to Toronto to meet Shona Vertue, the yoga teacher to celebrities including David Beckham, that everybody is raving about. 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