Join Baby & Me Yoga for a gentle yet invigorating body-and-mind yoga class for both baby and caregiver! This class focuses on yoga postures and healthy stretches (with the help of baby). Babies enjoy yoga while on their backs, tummies or held in loving arms. Babies benefit from stimulating experience, and plenty of interaction with you! We recommend participating babies be between 6 weeks and 18 months old. This class is suitable for all levels of fitness and yoga experience.

This gentle yoga class will explore a variety of postures that stretch muscles, strengthen the joints and improve balance and flexibility. All these factors will lead to increased energy and well-being. This class will focus on correct body alignment and modifications will be provided to accommodate individual students' needs. New students are welcome to this class! Please advise the teacher about any physical discomforts you want to protect or heal.

This class is designed for those who would like to take a soothing and calming approach that will awaken the qualities of relaxation, self-awareness and acceptance. Through a balanced sequence including warm-ups, gentle postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation, students gain flexibility and strength in a low impact way. A wonderful way to treat yourself and break up a busy day.

This class is an active approach to generating energy through yoga postures. Dress lightly and prepare for a yoga glow after a one hour session! Not recommended for those with knee or hip injuries, as there are some calisthenic movements throughout the class. Taught by Swami Devaprasad, a Master Yoga Teacher for over 30 years, and author of "Yoga for Health and Wellness & Deva Yoga".

As the nights grow darker, light the flame of intention in your heart to take good care of your physical self and by doing so, be a gift to the community around you! End your week with a class open to all - relax by candlelight in a gentle yoga flow with Swami Devaprasad, a Master Yoga Teacher for over 30 years.

Practicing yoga asanas (postures) improves mobility, strengthens the back and helps to reduce back pain. Through regular practice of yoga asanas the spine will become more supple and the muscles  supporting the spine will become stronger, which promotes good posture. The focus of this class is on practicing mindfully and learning how to adapt asanas to one's individual needs. This is a gentle class suitable for all levels of students. No previous experience necessary.

Yoga for those with Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis or other concerns and for those interested to prevent lung issues. Begin a practice of yogic breathing and gently increase your body's vitality and strength. Learn yoga sequences, breathing and other health tips to improve the health of your lungs. Oxygen is your body's primary requirement for life, and effects all systems in your body in the most positive way!

Join Swami Devaprasad in a timeless journey of exploring yogic knowledge and meditations to centre one's mind. Within each of us is the capacity to calm and focus our energies in order to find our path in life. Taking time to gather together in a supportive community, inquisitive to life's journey and the wisdom of ancient scriptures refreshes and recharges our minds!

Develop relaxation skills, strength and flexibility during prenatal yoga classes to minimize the discomforts of pregnancy and prevent long-term wear and tear on the body. Instructors work with moms to adapt poses at the various stages of pregnancy to ground emotionally and soothe the legs and lower back. Breathing techniques help moms stay balanced and focused throughout the pregnancy, connect with baby and to prepare for the birthing process. No previous yoga experience required. Registration recommended. Wrap yourself and your baby in relaxation. Put the mama in Namaste.

Restorative Yoga offers a therapeutic approach to postures, alignment and breathwork. Challenge your core muscles and develop a deep sense of awareness for balance, flexibility and strength. Using various props, blocks and pillows, find ways to utilize muscles that are underused, and avoid the most common injuries of the knee, ankle, shoulder or back. This class is appropriate for all levels of practice.

Join Lori in an exploration of the first three "Koshas" - different levels of our being. Annamakosha: We explore the physical body using awareness practices and yoga postures that allow us to become more in tune with what we need to do to create comfort and ease in our activities. Pranamayakosha: Breathing practices and hand gestures (mudras) help us understand how energy moves through us, how it can get stuck and how to find it when we need it!  Manomayakosha: Navigating our way through our patterns of thought using guided relaxation, concentration and meditation practices, helps us learn to witness our thoughts and become more aware of how our mind affects our bodies. This ability to "witness" rather than become trapped by our thought patterns eventually lifts away our mental clutter and leads us to greater joy and contentment.

Join Swami Devaprasad in a focused approach to building your body's capacity to strengthen and heal the joints. Modified versions of postures (asanas) help promote strengthening of the immune system, maintain joint mobility and provide a reprieve to the mental and physical pain caused by this condition. Students of all levels are welcome to join!

In this class we explore a variety of yoga-based poses using an exercise ball to provide support in helping you improve balance and flexibility. The stability ball is a great way to get extra support for moves that require endurance and flexibility and it also adds a balance challenge to some poses.

A variety of yoga asanas (postures) are introduced to help promote mobility, stability, strength and alignment. Focusing the mind, practicing with awareness and learning how to listen to the intelligence of the body promotes a union of body, mind and spirit, which is the aim of all yoga practices. This is a gentle to moderately paced class.  No previous experience necessary.

Yoga is a philosophy and a way of life. Learn the ancient wisdom of yoga and it's modern day applications with Swami Devaprasad. There will be time for questions and discussion, introspection and meditation or yoga postures. Most classes will have practical exercises of yoga with some aspect of breath and meditation practice.

Stiff and drained from working all day? Has parenthood, busy schedules or day to day life got you feeling tense? De-stress, center yourself and get a healthy stretch at Yoga Unwind! A gentle series of yoga postures is combined with mindful relaxation, meditative techniques and plenty of breathing to stretch the body, clear the mind and calm the soul. Appropriate for all levels.

Staying active as we age is critical to both mental and physical health. Explore the use of props such as therabands, yoga blocks, blankets and pillows to enhance your body's ability to achieve alignment and create support as you strengthen key areas of your posture! Join Michael Fahey in a weekly adventure of yoga playfulness!

This class picks up where our "Yoga Basics" and "Restorative Yoga" classes leaves off. In Yoga Basics, a variety of yoga asanas (postures) are introduced to help promote mobility, stability, strength and alignment. Restorative Yoga focuses on alignment and postural correction with props in a deeply yogic practice. In Beyond Basics, you will learn additional or variations of postures, including those that gently challenge the body and mind and continue to improve the mind/body connection. For online registration click here.

Dancing for Birth TM (DFB) class prepares women physically and emotionally for the challenges of childbirth and postpartum. This class is suited for women that are planning to get pregnant, women at any stage of their pregnancy, also for women that have had their babies. During the class you will learn dance moves inspired by many different parts of the world where dancing during pregnancy is essential. You will understand what is the optimal fetal position, why it is important, and how it can help you have a shorter and easier labour. No experience necessary. IF YOU CAN MOVE, YOU CAN DANCE! To register online click here.

Deva Yoga was developed by Swami Devaprasad, who has been studying yoga in depth for over thirty years from various masters.

According to Swami Devaprasad, yoga is a way of life. It is a path to unfold one's ability to reach our full capacity for happiness. This happiness arises when one's body and soul are balanced. Deva yoga combines the breathing practices, yoga postures and relaxation techniques of Hatha yoga with the deep philosophy, self control, meditation and contemplation of Raja yoga.

This class is suitable for all levels of practitioners. Metta invites you to this yogic way of life – a life of Love, Integration and Joy.  Deva Yoga is offered on Sundays from 2:30-5:30pm Jan 29-May 6, 2012 click here to book online.

Restore lost energy, improve flexibility and clarity of mind through yoga and meditation. Explore traditional yoga practices and other approaches such as Mahamudra meditation and Qi Gong techniques. Lynne Cardinal has been teaching and giving lectures and seminars on subjects related to Stress Management, Yoga, Relaxation and Meditation for over 30 years in Canada, Europe and India. She studied Eastern Philosophy from the International Meditation Institute in the Himalayas from where she received a Ph.D. in Eastern Philosophy. Call to register today or book online.

This 8-week educational yoga program combines practical information on stress management with therapeutic yoga to help reverse the stress response. It is ideal for people looking for ways to cope with heart disease, anxiety, depression, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, asthma, allergies and other stress related complaints.

Learn...

• Calming breath techniques
• 10 tips to engage the power of positive thought
• A hand reflexology sequence to "loosen your grip"
• 3 deep relaxation techniques to help you unwind
• A yoga "first aid" sequence you can do anywhere, anytime, and more!

No experience necessary. Call us to register or book online.