Introduction to Supreme Release Yoga
Pop-up Class with Nicole Blackwood
Tuesday, January 21
7:00pm (90 min)
In Studio & Online
Get a taste of Supreme Release Yoga (SRY) in this pop-up class. SRY includes soft, gentle, and supported yoga asana (postures) that position the body in particular angles to promote an inner alignment that allows for deep release of muscular tension, with an emphasis on the pelvis and spine.
Supreme Release Yoga ~ Soma: Nectar of Rejuvenation
4-Week Series with Nicole Blackwood
Tuesday, January 28 – February 18
7:00pm (75 min)
In Studio & Online
Soma is an inner nectar that replenishes, soothes, and calms your nervous system, whole body, mind, and heart. Anxiety, fatigue, chronic pain, physical tension, reactivity, low immunity, and having a busy mind are all signs of Soma depletion. When you support the flow of Soma, you can build resiliency, cultivate a state of inner stability and calm, support energy balance, and overall wellbeing.
Mom & Baby Postnatal Yoga with Nicole Blackwood
8-Week Series
Wednesday, Feb 5 – Mar 26
11:10 am (60 min)
In Studio Only
Carve out time to nurture yourself in a class purposefully designed to support new moms in reconnecting to their postpartum body. We will focus on stretching the shoulders and neck and strengthening the upper back to relieve tension in the upper body that can build up from tending to baby. We will mindfully reconnect to your core and pelvic floor, relieve achy hips and low back with progressive movements and breathing techniques to meet moms where they are.
Soothing Self-Care: A Therapeutic Yoga Workshop to Cultivate Self-Love and Self-Compassion with Maria Hillier
Sunday, February 9
10:00 am (2 hrs)
In Studio & Online
Join Maria Hillier, Certified Yoga Therapist, for a two hour workshop designed to cultivate self-love and self-compassion through a blend of gentle and therapeutic Yin Yoga and Self Myofascial Release (self-massage), Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra.
Strong and Steady: Therapeutic Yoga for Building Strength, Stability and Resilience with Maria Hillier
3-Week Series
Saturday, February 15 – March 8
1:00 pm (90 mins)
In Studio & Online
Join Maria Hillier, Certified Yoga Therapist, for this three week series focused on all the ingredients for longevity and stability in daily movement and everyday life. With an emphasis on building strength in a kind, accessible, progressive and mindful way, this series will focus on helping us move well, balance steadily, cultivate strength and reduce muscle and joint discomfort and pain. We will focus on the full body, integrating core stability with upper and lower body strength, along with mindfulness and breathing techniques to cultivate calm and steady within.
Shake if Off: A 6 week Neurogenic Yoga™ Series with Andrea Porter
Tuesday, February 25 – April 1
5:30 pm (60 min)
In Studio Only
This series features meditation, breath-work, and gentle movement. The classes will transition into a series of lying postures designed to safely introduce self-induced therapeutic tremoring (SITT) – the body’s natural, therapeutic shaking response to release physical and emotional stress and tension. Variations will be offered to accommodate participants of all experience levels and body types.
Teaching Yoga to an Aging Population with Andrea Peloso
20-hrs of In-Person Instruction
April 4 – 6, 2025
Friday, 5:00 pm (4 hrs)
Saturday, 1:00 pm (7.5 hrs)
Sunday, 9:00 am (8.5 hrs)
The beauty of yoga is that it is ageless. It can be practiced in one way or another throughout our more mature years. But teaching yoga to an aging population can be much different than what is popularly portrayed as yoga asana.
Offering inclusive yoga classes to older adults and seniors requires that you develop an understanding of common challenges they face. Beyond making yoga postures more accessible, it is important to foster an environment that empowers them to honour themselves as they are in this season of their life.
