We’ll offer a range of classes, workshops, and Teacher Training and special events on Zoom in 2024 as well as teaching live in the Studio (14 participants). Practising online and in person is meaningful in different ways and we hope you’ll enjoy either or both. Thank you for your continuing support in these uncertain times. And we hope you use and enjoy our pre-recorded Home Practice audios and videos.
The Studio is open for in-person classes with online advanced bookings and payment in advance only. The preferred payment method is by e-transfer to info@estheryoga.com. Sorry, we cannot accept drop-ins. Credit is available with 24 hours cancellation ONLY.
Please check this space for updates or send us an email if you have questions. Take good care – we look forward to welcoming you back to the Studio.
Themed Classes explore unique topics through yoga, meditation, qi gong, and other creative offerings over a single class, a week or a few weeks on Zoom or at our Studio in downtown Toronto.
Themed Yoga Classes Online and In Person
Qi Gong for Health Maintenance
Mondays, April 8 – June 3, with Donna Oliver, 5:00pm-6:00pm, $144/8 classes, $21/class *no class May 20
at the Studio
Keep your organs healthy by learning simple Qi Gong routines that you can practise daily in as little as 10 minutes! These movements benefit the major body organ systems, regulate blood pressure, improve circulation, balance and improve joint mobility.
Hippy, hippy shake
Monday, April 15 – Friday, April 19, with Della Croteau, 8:00am-9:15am, ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
In the spring, we look forward to more activity and healthy hips are key to our mobility and ease of movement. We will practise and explore hip openers as well as yoga postures which relieve tension in the lower back and legs. Whether you are gardening, walking, riding your bike (or sitting at your desk), your hip joints will love this morning series!
Spring Walking
Monday, April 22 – Friday, April 26, with Kaori Furue, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
As the weather warms up, walking outdoors is an excellent way to move the body, strengthen the bones, joints, and muscles, and lift the mood. This series aims to guide you in preparing to walk outside with strengthening exercises to support well-aligned joints for a smooth gait, stretches you can do before and after to recover quickly, balancing to prevent falls, and mindfulness and breathing activities to try when you are out walking.
Image: Puddle Jumper, Friedrich Seidenstucker, 1925
Friday Intensives
April 26, May 17, June 7, with Tama Soble, 1:00pm-3:00pm ET, $30/class, included in unlimited passes
on Zoom
Enjoy the pleasure of deepening your practice by taking time at the end of the week to unwind and revitalize. For students and teachers at every level.
“I really enjoyed your Friday Intensive yesterday. I look forward to your monthly classes and love the way you lead up to the theme, gradually encouraging us to open our rib cage as yesterday. I always leave inspired and encouraged in my ability to move into poses with more ease and comfort.” SM
The power of awareness in breathing and beyond
Monday, April 29 – Friday, May 3, with Maria Meindl, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
Students often ask if there is a particular way to breathe for certain movements in the Feldenkrais Method. The answer is, “It depends!” Sometimes we combine certain breathing patterns with the movements, sometimes we just sense the breathing in conjunction with the movements.
The aim of Awareness Through Movement is just that: awareness. But awareness can bring about change. In this series we will consider the fine line between awareness and conscious change when it comes to breathing, and explore how those learnings can be applied to other activities.
Maria Meindl became fascinated by the simplicity and power of The Feldenkrais Method in the early 1980s.
From Head to Toe
Monday, May 6 – Friday, May 10, with Della Croteau, 8:00am-9:15am, ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
Find space and ease throughout the entire body with this head to toe practice. Let’s become more stable and balanced, so that we are able to move with grace and resilience through the hot months of summer.
Understanding the Lower Back
Monday, May 13 – Friday, May 17, with Tama Soble, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
A balanced and mobile lower back affects walking, the capacity to stand and sit comfortably, digestion, the resilience of the nervous systems and our overall sense of wellbeing. During this workshop we’ll address the low spine and pelvis, as well as adjacent structures, and incorporate breathing practices that play an essential role in balancing and supporting this keystone area of the body.
Moon Salutation
Monday, May 20 – Friday, May 24, with Julia Juhas, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
Cultivate the powerful lunar energy with Chandra Namaskar, the Moon Salutation Sequence, as we move into the full moon this month. The energy of the moon is known to have a calming soothing effect and can teach us so much about our inner light and darkness. It can inspire us to gain clarity, build strength, let go and spark change within ourselves and the world around us. Let’s get on the mat and explore movement variations of the postures that make up this beautiful sequence. We’ll integrate the breath and mindful reflection while harnessing the abundant energy the moon and the sequence have to offer.
Clusters of Poses Based on Breath
Monday, May 27–Friday, May 31, with Mar Jean Olson, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $80/week, $23/class, *no class Tuesday May 28
on Zoom
Join us in exploring groupings of poses inspired by breath movement. Starting as small as one pairing of poses, we will progressively develop the vinyasa.