We’ll offer a range of classes, workshops, and Teacher Training and special events on Zoom in 2025 as well as teaching live in the Studio (16 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 at 390 Dupont St will be closing permanently on December 20. Our fall schedule of classes and workshops are being posted on our website now. Our winter schedule and farewell party will be announced soon. Beginning January 2026, in-person classes will take place at The First Narayever Congregation, 187 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, walkable and equidistant from the Spadina and Bathurst subway stations. There is some street parking and a Green P parking off Bloor and Borden St. Zoom classes will remain as they are. Please make sure you are signed up with your current email address in order to receive the Esther Myers Yoga Studio newsletter and stay up to date! Read the closure announcement here.
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.
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
Practising yoga to regulate the nervous system
Monday, December 8–Friday, December 12, with Shirley Roll, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
Everything about practising yoga touches our nervous system, from grounding, breathing and even elongating the spine, to interoception, proprioception and our awareness of the world around us. In this series, we will learn how our yoga practice alters the activation of the various pathways of our nervous system – the sympathetic or spinal chain and the dorsal and ventral branches of the vagus nerve. The resulting balance of that activation affects our sense of wellbeing and that of those around us. Let’s practise together, exploring how these elements influence our energy, our resilience, our mood, our thinking and our feelings about ourselves and others.
Friday Intensives
December 12, 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
Feet First
Monday, January 5 – Friday, January 9, with Tama Soble, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
We rely on our feet to ground us physically and mentally and move us through our lives. Yet often they are neglected and ignored leading to misalignment, discomfort and instability throughout the entire body. Using asana, movement and massage, we can recover the potential power, flexibility, and resilience in our feet that we had in childhood and still hold in our physical memories. We’ll explore foot release and its impact on our skeletal and soft tissue structures, our breathing and our peace of mind. Let’s spend a week putting our feet first and see where it leads.
Lymph Circulation
Monday, January 12 – Friday, January 16, with Mar Jean Olson, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $80/week, $25/class, *no class Tues Jan 13
on Zoom
Join us in learning about our vital lymph system. We’ll focus on easy exercises for the flushing, drainage, and circulation of this open network which continually changes and is essential to our immune system. Everyone welcome.
Shoulder Season
Monday, January 19 – Friday, January 23, with Julia Juhas, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
Although the shoulder girdle is brilliantly designed to be extremely mobile, more often than not, it feels the opposite, especially during these colder months. Why not melt away those frosty shoulders and rediscover shoulder mobility? Through the exploration of movement of the bones, soft tissue and the spine, this series will highlight understanding and releasing the shoulder girdle.
“Just finished this series and I must tell you, it was fantastic. Every person, especially desk workers would benefit from this. My upper body is feeling such warmth and ease right now. Julia is so GOOD! ” Y. O.
“I have enjoyed so much. It was a present for my shoulders, upper back and chest and my mind.” M.U.
Image: Kirsten Flagstad as Brunnhilde
Yoga for Healthy Joints
Monday, January 26 – Friday, January 30, with Della Croteau, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
This week, we will concentrate on yoga postures that enhance ease, comfort and fluid movement throughout all joints of the body, especially those which are stiff and sore in the morning, where osteoarthritis tends to develop – lower back, hip joints, knees, fingers and wrists. Join us! For students of all ages and at any level of practice.