We offer a range of classes, workshops, and Teacher Training and special events on Zoom as well as teaching live in our new location, The First Narayever Congregation, 187 Brunswick Ave (16 participants). 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.
In-person classes at the Narayever are accessible! There is a new elevator, fresh, new washrooms for changing and plenty of space for coats, boots and shoes. There are chairs available, some mats, blankets, cushions and belts. Bring your own yoga equipment, if possible. Please join by registering with online advanced bookings and payment. 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.
Zoom classes continue to be a viable and enjoyable option. 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! Practising online and in person is meaningful in different ways and we hope you’ll enjoy either or both.
Please use our pre-recorded Home Practice audios and videos. Thank you for your continuing support in these uncertain times. Read the announcement detailing the closure of the 390 Dupont St practice space here.
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
QiGong for Autumn: a time of balance and gratitude
Monday, October 5 – Friday, October 9, with Paola di Paolo, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
Autumn invites us to appreciate balance between light and dark, outwardly focused activity and inner stillness, yin and yang. In Autumn, the trees are our teachers offering their leaves to the Earth so new growth is nourished deep in the ground. Let us practise QiGong to embody this special time of year.
Image: Autumn Colours (Rock and Maple), J.E.H. Macdonald, 1916
Awaken the Shoulder Girdle
Monday, October 12 – Friday, October 16, 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 due to the weight of the world we carry on our shoulders. Why not lighten the load? Let’s rediscover shoulder mobility through the exploration of movement of the bones and soft tissue that make up the shoulder girdle and how these movements affect the spine.
“If, like me, you’re recovering from the fatigue of a respiratory infection, attend (Awaken the Shoulder Girdle) with Julia Juhas. The focus on the shoulder blades, especially, helped open my torso and I have been able to breathe more deeply and come off the mat more energized as a result.” Candace S
“I enjoyed ‘Awaken the Shoulder Girdle’ with Julia Juhas. I learned a lot about shoulders and mine have never felt so released and relaxed! The class was a perfect blend of information, instruction, and helpful feedback in a safe and friendly space. ” Jan Fleming
Image: Double Negative, Lorna Simpson, 1990-2022
Pausing
Monday, October 19 – Friday October 23, with Monica Voss, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
Several pranayama exercises include pausing after the in-breath, after the out-breath, or both. Often, these moments are instructed as an imperative: ‘Now, hold!’ Holding, keeping, or staying is impossible without exacerbating tension.
Let’s look at ‘pausing’ differently. Finding ways to create space between our thoughts, rest within an active day or yoga practice, quiet time between breaths, openness and relaxation and a clear sky-mind for solitude is a productive, fruitful, replenishing practice, so important when our energy is high, so helpful when our minds are pessimistic, fatigued or overburdened.
Image: Many Moons II, Paterson Ewen, 1994
Lymph Circulation
Monday, October 26 – Friday, October 30, with Mar Jean Olson, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $80/week, $25/class, *no class Tues Oct 27
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.
Meditation, Pranayama, and Yoga Nidra
Monday, November 2 – Friday, November 6, with John Campbell, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
A morning practice – pranayama, guided and silent sitting meditation, finishing with yoga nidra. Start your day here, right here. Energized, grounded, present, free, easy, infinite capacity. Everyone is welcome – both those new to meditation and experienced meditators.
Image: Buddha and Mouse, Louise Tanguay
Fall Prevention
Monday, November 9 – Friday, November 13, with Helen Kohl, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
Yoga practitioners know that regular practice helps us balance, feel secure, and on our feet. But as we get older, we are increasingly at risk of falling. This week’s classes will help you gain the stability and awareness you need to reduce that risk. The focus will be on practices, asanas, and breathing techniques that increase spinal mobility, leg strength, foot and ankle flexibility, proprioceptive knowledge, and confidence in getting up and down, standing, and moving through your world.
Image: Feet, Andres Kolbeinsson, 1960
Friday Intensives
November 13, December 11, 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
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Monday, November 16 – Friday, November 20, with Della Croteau, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/wk, $25/class
on Zoom
Perhaps you remember that children’s movement song? This week, we will explore postures and sequences that release our ‘head and shoulders, knees and toes’ and even a few movements that include ‘eyes, ears, mouth, and nose’.
Energy Medicine
Monday, November 23 – Friday, November 27, with Tedi Tafel, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
Energy Medicine uses simple techniques (tapping, massaging, holding, tracing) that when regularly practised, activate these invisible maps of electrical, electromagnetic and subtle energies that run through us and surround us giving us greater vitality, health and mental clarity. Energy Medicine draws from ancient and contemporary knowledge that sees the human body/being as inseparable from the natural world. As we enter the winter season, we will learn some effective ways to support our energetic alignment during this time of year. Our focus will be on the kidney and bladder energy systems, the two primary organs of the winter season that carry the themes of rest, rejuvenation and regeneration.
EM views the body as a complex matrix of 9 energetic systems including meridians (energy pathways), chakras (energy centres), and the auric or bio field (our body’s energetic atmosphere) which support and animate the physical body. As a certified practitioner, my approach is based on the teachings of Donna Eden, the founder of Eden Energy Medicine, and Kim Dowdell, an energy practitioner and acupuncturist.
A three way conversation: Psoas, Abdominal Wall and Diaphragm
Monday, November 30 – Friday, December 4, with Tama Soble, 8:00am – 9:15am ET, $100/week, $25/class
on Zoom
The psoas muscle, abdominal wall and diaphragm form the core of our physical bodies. Their interaction affects mobility, breathing, digestion and spinal health. During this series, we’ll explore each structure independently, then all three in concert, experiencing the stability, enhanced movement and breath capacity they offer. Please join and learn more about the brilliance of our bodies.