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 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
QiGong for Health – Spring
Mondays, June 30 with Donna Oliver, 5:00pm-6:00pm ET, $144/8 classes, $21/class *no class Monday May 19
at the Studio
Focus will be on gentle exercises that may relieve stress, back pain, depression, and insomnia, as well as other common health disorders. Boost your immune system and remain healthy this spring with Qigong!
Lazy, hazy days of summer
Monday, June 30 – Friday, July 4, with Della Croteau, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/wk, $23/class
on Zoom
The summer is a time of light and warmth. To balance the heat and energy of the summer season, we will explore postures and breathing to cultivate the opposite environment on the inside of the body – cool and calm.
Image: Wheatfield under Thunderclouds, Vincent Van Gogh, 1890
Releasing the Spine: Accessing Freedom and Energy
Monday, July 7 – Friday, July 11, with Tama Soble, 8:00am – 9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
Lying at the core of the body, the spine is strong, flexible, and at times elusive. Focus on spinal release is a basic principle of our approach to yoga. It is also a moving meditation, an anatomical journey, and a joy. Let’s spend a week exploring the myriad ways we can free the spine, and enjoy the effect on body, mind and spirit.
Friday Intensives
July 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
Strengthening Digestion
Monday, July 14 – Friday July 18, with Mar Jean Olson, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/wk, $23/class
on Zoom
Join us in learning natural and easy ways to improve and strengthen our digestion. Each day we will focus on one aspect of this important process as well as review and build the following day.
Awaken the Shoulder Girdle
Monday, July 21 – Thursday, July 24, with Julia Juhas, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $80/week, $23/class *no class on Friday July 25
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: From the film ‘Aniki Bobo’, Manoel de Oliveira, 1942
Heart and Hands
Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1, with Monica Voss, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
Our hands are extensions of the heart expressed daily with friends and family – holding, soothing, caring and cooking – and in our work, if we’re lucky enough to love it, too. The heart expands as the arms stretch wide, and hands spread even wider when greeting loved ones, the earth, the sky and all beings.
In yoga, we use hands to understand the ‘wonders of the living body’, as Thich Nhat Hanh exclaims, for self-support, grounding, energy stimulation, release and circulation. Join these sessions focused on the hands and reclaim a vibrant and sensitive part of the body, sometimes overworked, sometimes neglected, sometimes in discomfort, but always beautiful, strong, clever and curious.
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Monday, August 4 – Friday, August 8, with Della Croteau, 8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/wk, $23/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 and ears and mouth and nose’.
Awaken those summer legs and feet
Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, with Julia Juhas, 8:00am-9:15am, $100/week or $23/day
on Zoom
It’s imperative that the beautiful structures of the legs and feet keep us grounded and stabilized with as little effort as possible. They also have a great effect on our alignment and overall health. Why not wake them up so we can enjoy our outdoor summer fun with a little more ease? In this series we’ll explore the conversation between the feet, legs, pelvis and spine which will help alleviate low back pain, create more stability, improve range of motion and launch us into warm weather activities.
Image: The Restless Image, Rose Finn-Kelsey, 1975
Rolling and Circling: the learning curves of the body
Monday, August 18 – Friday, August 22, with Tama Soble, 8:00am – 9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class
on Zoom
Every surface in the body is curved, and we benefit tremendously by following and honouring those curves as we move, visualize and breathe. Following the natural shape of the bones, soft tissue, and organs leads to efficient and pleasurable movement, a deep understanding of our structures through physical experience and the capacity to move more fully and freely than we may imagine. Let’s expand our potential by exploring our physical reality.