Themed Yoga Classes

Tuesdays, April 6 – 27, May 4 – 25, with Donna Oliver
5:00pm-6:00pm ET, $65/April 4 weeks, $65/May 4 weeks, $18/class

A set to relax and feel the body’s energy as it gently circulates from the centre outwards to the extremities. No Tai Chi experience is necessary. The movements are based on Tai Chi energetics and flow and make a great companion practice or foundation for any style of Tai Chi. 

Wednesdays, April 7 – 21 with Gerry Trentham
1:00pm-2:30pm ET, $70/3weeks, $25/class

The voice is in good health when it is flexible, dynamic, present and precise. Gerry’s enjoyable non-threatening approach introduces a practice that frees the voice, uniting it with the physical body.  This work highlights the individual’s distinctive and authentic voice and aligns the body in the process. With practice, participants discover a new power in their physical and vocal presence, and new ability to move and speak with confidence.

Gerry Trentham has a Graduate Diploma in Voice Teaching from York University and is a core faculty member of the Moving Voice Institute…

Wednesdays, April 7 – 28, with John Campbell
7:30pm-8:45pm ET, $80/4weeks, $23/class

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.

Monday, April 12– Friday, April 16, with Della Croteau
8:00am-9:15am ET, on $100/week, $23/class

With spring on the way, we will be getting out walking, running, cycling, gardening and breathing in the scent-laden air. Let’s explore the breath of joy and postures that support our increased springtime activity! 

Monday, April 19 – Friday, April 23, with Paola di Paolo
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class

With mindful awareness we will explore the inter-connectedness of our feet, the ground, and our breath.  Each class will include postures and breathing practices that support an experience of how our feet connect to the ground through our own self embodiment and the release of our in-breath and out-breath.

“When we walk like we are rushing, we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth… Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet” Thich Nhat Hanh

April 23, May 28, June 25, July 23 with Tama Soble
1:00pm-3:00pm ET, $30/class, included in unlimited passes

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.

Monday, April 26 – Friday, April 30, with Mar Jean Olson
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class

Each morning we will start with some gentle suppling exercises. Then we will explore the bija seed sounds (simple, monosyllabic sounds) and the Sanskrit vowels along with the associated hand positions. 

Monday, May 3 – Friday, May 7, with Helen Kohl
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class

Our favourite warm weather activities are wonderful – paddling, swimming, tennis. Yoga can make them even more enjoyable by helping you understand and practise the relevant movements. These classes will prepare you for the season by releasing your upper body, lower back and hip joint tension and increasing your flexibility, range of motion and most of all, awareness. Relaxation and breathing practice always included!

Wednesdays, May 5 – June 2, with Sandra Campbell
4:00pm-5:15pm ET, $100/5 weeks, $23/class

Spring awakens our all senses after our winter’s hibernation. These classes offer poems and playful, relaxing exercises to incite your senses’ memory and spark your imagination. Before you know it you’ll discover stories hiding in each of your senses and words to express them on a page. Prepare to be surprised!

Sandra Campbell (www.sandracampbell.ca) is a writer, videographer, and teacher. Since 2003, her creativity workshops for adults and youth – Writing the Body, Inside Out and The Writers’ Quest – focus on the dynamics of the senses, memory and the imagination in the creative process.

Monday, May 10 – Friday, May 14, with Monica Voss
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class

Animal images abound within the yoga asana and pranayama curriculum. When we think about animals, the brain and mind seem to shift to a simpler, quieter vibration. Our curiosity and imagination will help us determine the essence of each animal’s energy, its basic characteristics. Our kinesthetic sense will encourage us to emulate its movements which are natural, unselfconscious and life-affirming.

Please join me in this transformative practice. You may discover your spirit animal or something new about yourself.

Monday, May 17 – Friday, May 21, with Tama Soble
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class

Bones are powerful, resilient, protective and packed with energy. They are the scaffolding for the body, bear and distribute weight, give us form, and protect our vital organs. They are full of life-giving energy, producing red blood cells that carry oxygen and white blood cells that fight infection. Let’s endeavour to understand and embody the skeleton and all of its marvellous attributes as we practise asana and pranayama throughout the week.

Monday, May 24 – Friday, May 28, with Susan Young
8:00am-9:15am ET,  $100/week, $23/class

A morning series encompassing asana, breath work and meditative practice to prompt deep reflection and positive intentions for the day ahead. Drawing from verses in “The Radiance Sutras” we will focus on the principles of grounding, breath, and elongation of the spine to explore new gateways into the “yoga of wonder and delight”. Open to all levels.

Susan Young has over 25 years’ experience teaching hatha and vinyasa flow yoga classes to students ranging from beginners to advanced…

Monday, June 14 – Friday, June 18, with Julia Juhas
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class on Zoom

As we dance, we are essentially practising yoga principles and during yoga, we are dancing! Let’s have some fun and play with the symphony of movements within the various asanas we all know and love. Explore self-expression and discover your body’s unique language of dance.

Monday, July 19 – Friday, July 23,  with Paola di Paolo
8:00am-9:15am ET, $100/week, $23/class

Summer is a time of growth and fruition when the natural world is flourishing. Experience your own energy and allow yourself to blossom and thrive. Each class will begin with warm-ups followed by a Kundalini yoga set devoted to summertime brightness. We will finish with a meditation practice to inspire us.