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.
Our Workshops for Yoga Teachers delve into specific topics to enhance your teaching skills and personal practice. Each unique workshop is designed to expand your knowledge through yoga practice, meditation, reflection and discussion. Topics include functional anatomy, hands on assisting, pre and post natal, philosophy, anxiety and depression. Many workshops are eligible for CEUs.
Fall Day of Yoga
Sunday, October 26, with Monica Voss, 10:30am-3:00pm ET
on Zoom
$60/full day, $30/half day, sliding scale available, included in your unlimited at the Studio
morning only: 10:30am-12:30pm ET, afternoon only: 1:30pm-3:00pm ET
All the leaves are brown (or down) and the sky is grey. Let’s spend a day together soothing and cheering ourselves, practising in the most light-minded, warmhearted way, dreaming of a deep restful winter and an early spring. Everyone welcome.
Image: Winter Cottonwoods East, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1954
The Feeling and Function of Yoga
Friday, December 5, with Peter Blackaby, 1:00pm-3:00pm ET, $45
on Zoom
When we practise yoga, two main things are happening: we are moving in space and noticing the changes within. This class will look at both these aspects of practice with the aim of enabling our bodies to be more functional and also helping us feel more comfortable in our skin.
Image: Hverfisgata, Reykjavik, 1965, Johann Vilberg Arnason
Pete Blackaby is a yoga teacher and osteopath based in Brighton, UK, and the author of the book, Intelligent Yoga. His outlook and approach encompass the complex relationship among things and the way perception influences everything.
Pre and Post Natal Yoga Teacher Training
Sunday, December 7, with Monica Voss, 10:00am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-4:00pm ET, $120
on Zoom
Increase your knowledge of pregnancy, labour and delivery. Build your confidence teaching pregnant students at any stage and within any class structure. This training includes lecture, discussion and some practice covering an introduction to anatomy, pregnancy / labour / birth issues, teaching skills including how to adapt poses and breathing exercises, and using language appropriately and helpfully. For teachers at all levels of experience.
Please have a mat, cushion or blanket and a small pillow available.
Empowering the Ageing Body
Saturday, January 24 – Sunday, January 25, with Della Croteau, Kathy Felkai, Helen Kohl, Tama Soble, Shari Stein and Monica Voss, whole weekend $210, each workshop $40
on Zoom
As the population ages, teachers must inform themselves about natural changes in the body as well as common conditions such as osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Changes in outlook also occur in older students as they contemplate their lives and goals. Through practice, discussion and analysis, we will explore these and other issues of ageing and create intelligent and supportive options in order to instruct older students holistically with energy, knowledge and empathy.
Empowering the Ageing Body is intended for certified and non-certified yoga and meditation teachers, teachers-in-training, health professionals, therapists, social workers and interested students of yoga.
- Della Croteau, Osteoarthritis
- Kathy Felkai, Managing Chronic Pain
- Helen Kohl, Chair Yoga
- Tama Soble, Asana and Pranayama re: Osteoporosis
- Shari Stein, Osteoporosis
- Monica Voss, Asana and Pranayama re: Osteoarthritis
Developing and Sustaining a Personal Practice
Sunday, February 15, with Monica Voss, 10:30am-1:00pm ET, $60
on Zoom
Practising yoga at home can be a refuge and a way of reconnecting to ourselves. In this workshop we will design themes for home practice, explore sequences of yoga postures, the rationale behind them and our personal responses to them. We will discuss the challenges and the joys of our time alone with yoga. Teachers and interested students of yoga are welcome to attend.
Yoga for Anxiety and Depression
Sunday, March 1, with Tama Soble
10:00am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:00pm ET, Full day $105, Half day $60.
on Zoom
Spend a full day exploring how asana, pranayama and meditation practices support the physical body, the nervous and respiratory systems, and the mind in returning to homeostasis. We will practise, write, and engage in discussion in order to reflect on how as teachers we might support those living with the challenges of anxiety and depression.
For yoga and meditation teachers, teachers in training and anyone studying and/or working in the mental health arena or interested in the topic material.
Introduction to the Yamas and the Niyamas
Sunday, March 29, with Ana Bodnar, 11:00am-1:00pm ET, $45
on Zoom
In this workshop, we will review the Yamas and Niyamas as they are outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and then reflect on them using various translations, including a commentary from a women’s, heart-centred perspective. We will discuss how the Yamas and Niyamas continue to be vibrant and relevant in our current times, and how importantly they apply as guidelines for our teaching and our lives.
Please bring your translation to class along with a pen and notebook.
Introduction to Pranayama
Sunday, March 29, with Monica Voss, 2:00pm-4:30pm ET, $50
on Zoom
In this workshop, we will practise breath awareness and several traditional pranayama exercises in personal, non-traditional ways, accessing them with curiosity, enjoyment and kindness. Then we’ll assess, deconstruct and discuss how and when to introduce pranayama to beginners (and ourselves) easily and effectively.