We are excited to offer a limited number of in-person classes and will expand the schedule over the next few months. All registration and payment will be online. Unfortunately, there can be no drop-ins. Please sign up for 1 class maximum each week. Carry your own mat and equipment to and from the Studio, and arrive in your yoga clothes, if possible. Initially, all students and teachers will wear masks as mandated by the City of Toronto. These policies are temporary and we will update you as soon as a change is possible.
We are increasing the number of online classes and will begin to offer workshops, all through Zoom. And we hope that you continue to enjoy our pre-recorded Home Practice videos.
Please check this space for updates or send us an email if you have questions. Take good care and 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 at our Studio in downtown Toronto.
Themed Yoga Classes Online and In-Person
3 Incense Qi Gong…NEW! in Studio
Mondays, September 14 – October 26, with Donna Oliver
5:00pm-6:00pm, $96/series of 6 classes, $20/class
Incense Qigong is a 15 movement form that is reported to have tremendous health benefits. This form is very rare and superior to the standard forms that are more popular. As the name suggests, some may experience fragrant odours while practising but not always. Our focus will be on correct body movement and health benefits. NB, there is no use of incense in the class.
Yoga as Self-Compassion … NEW! on Zoom
Monday, September 21 – Friday September 25, with Monica Voss
8:00am-9:15am EDT, on Zoom
Over these past several months, many of us have had too much time to ourselves, but possibly not enough self care. Using relaxation and simple meditation techniques, we’ll notice the myriad of thoughts, feelings and emotions rippling through us and practise discerning which tracks to follow – the road not usually taken? or no road? – and how and when to move with utmost succour, release and satisfaction for body and mind.
Move into ‘Shoulder’ Season on Zoom
Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 2, with Julia Juhas
8:00am-9:15am EDT, on Zoom
The stress and the sitting of the past many months when we were continually raising the shoulders and tightening the neck and jaw unfortunately created tension which we can now hopefully begin to release. In this series, we’ll explore movements and postures with breath and awareness to help increase circulation, mobility and joy. Welcome fall’s fresh energy into your upper body!
Hippy, hippy, shake!…NEW! on Zoom
Monday, October 5 – Friday October 9, with Della Croteau
8:00am-9:15am EDT, on Zoom
There are many forms of activity that combine movement and awareness, some quite aerobic such as NIA, Zumba and Belly Dance, and what we appreciate in all of these systems is the experience of freedom in the spine, pelvis and legs. Join Della and enjoy her yoga version of fulsome release of tension throughout the lower body.
Yoga Nidra and Meditation Classes in Studio
Thursdays, October 15 – November 5, with John Campbell
6:30pm-7:45pm, $80/4weeks, $23/class, in-person at the Studio
Yoga nidra is a meditation practice with roots reaching back to the time of the Upanishads. Today, Yoga Nidra is widely used both as a meditation practice and as a therapeutic tool for psychological trauma and distress. Yoga Nidra produces a state of deep relaxation similar to sleep, but in which we remain aware. From this place of stillness, we notice and welcome the comings and goings of different aspects and layers of the self. These aspects/layers (referred to as the “koshas”) include physical sensations in the body, the breath, feelings, emotions, thoughts, beliefs and the sense of the self as separate. Each class in the series will touch on most, if not all, of the koshas; however, there will be an emphasis on a different kosha each week.
Yoga for Anxiety Class Series on Zoom
Thursdays, November 12 – December 3, with Tama Soble
6:00pm-7:15pm EST, $80/series of 4 classes, on Zoom
Practise and discuss asana and pranayama techniques that you can use at home or at work to help manage anxiety. Understand the basis for each practice and how it helps re-awaken and re-energize the natural relaxation response moving you toward health and balance.