New Class 5pm Fridays
Try out Didi's NEW CLASS every Friday at 5pm. Enjoy a POWER FLOW, a work your butt off Hardcore Vinyasa style flow. Strengthen your shoulders and core working towards achieving balances such as Crow and more! Didi's style is "flowy", dance like, and challenging yet with modifications for all levels to enjoy. As a fan favorite Didi offers multiple classes at The Yoga Lounge throughout the week.
Open Streets TO: Sunday September 6th
Open Streets Toronto taking place THIS SUNDAY September 6th, 9am to 1pm, is a GREAT way to get out and get active with your friends and family for the long weekend. Road closures allow cyclists and pedestrians to take over the streets of TO! Activity hubs around town will be bumpin' with information, classes, and movement! Our studio will be positioned within the hub between Shuter and Queen on Yonge St, west side. There will be short classes every half hour to an hour. Participants will receive a FREE class pass!!! You don't want to miss this opportunity! Come
New Classes with Christabelle
Christabelle is a new teacher at the studio and will be teaching the following classes: Fridays 7:00-8:00 HOT Vinyasa, Saturdays 11:00-12:00 HOT Deep Stretch & Flow, Sundays 12:00-1:00 HOT Yoga for athletes, These classes are suitable for all levels! Her teaching style is challenging but gentle, with an emphasis on mindfulness, alignment and slow, controlled movements to build strength. Come heat up as the days cool down!
Hips and Hamstrings
Today in Susan's Hip and hamstring class we spent time understanding how the tailbone drops and is actively drawn in towards the spine. This opens the lower back with a deep release as the tail bone works inwards. We examined this concept thru active lunging with a chair with support using a bolster under the hips. Students worked in supported back bends to find the awareness and action of the tail bone. Previous understanding of this concept used the action of tucking the tailbone and this causes the chest to drop as it pulls the chest actively downwards. This
9-to-5ers Can Have a Daily Yoga Practice, too!
As tiring as it may get sometimes, the great benefit of working 9 to 5 is the opportunity to incorporate personal routine into a structured day. Your schedule may not be as flexible as you would like, but it is predictable! And that means you are aware of your windows for practice, no matter how small they may be. If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it, right? Busy careers, in any field, make us more aware of our 'down time'. This is an opportunity for us to manage that time to get the most
7 Steps to become a Happier Person
"Happiness is not, except in very rare cases, something that drops into the mouth, like a ripe fruit. ... Happiness must be, for most men and women, an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort, both inward and outward, must play a great part." Bertrand Russel DIGITAL CAMERA 1) Don't worry, Choose Happy 2) Cultivate Gratitude 3) Foster Forgiveness 4) Counteract Negative Thoughts and Feelings7 Steps 5) Remember, Money can't bu Happiness 6) Foster Friendship 7) Engage in Meaningful Activities
Finding Peace in A Frazzled Self
Peace must exist in one's Self before it can exist in the world. Can a meditation practice change your life? Have half an hour to come to class on Monday evenings? Perfect. Have 5 minutes at the start of your day? Amazing. Make a commitment to meditate, no matter how short it may seem, and you will create S P A C E for peace in your Self, your life, and your world. When our minds are filled with jumping thoughts, we become frazzled, anxious, and often unable to to sort though the noise. Our Monday Meditation class will
CLOSED August 2nd for Civic Holiday
Attention all Yogi Students! We will be closed August 2nd for the Long Weekend. Please enjoy your summer and join us Monday for vinyasa, meditation, or HOT yoga!!
Meditation Mondays- find your bliss
Meditation is like a luxurious massage, but for your mind and spirit. And this half hour session every Monday evening only costs $10. Treat yourself to a simple luxury that will have lasting effects on your Monday, and even the rest of your week. Our classes work to restore a sense of peace and solitude while in the sunset-drenched studio, and extend an understanding of de-stressing situations outside in the "real word". Yoga is about self mastery and meditation is the dedicated effort to haul your attention away from endless brooding over the past and no stop worry about
Sun Salutation A with Kristina
Happy Sunday Yogi's and Yogini's! Follow Kristina through a Sun Salutation A to conjure up your energy for the day! Do as many flows as desired and at the end think of three things you are thankful for! Spending 5 minutes each day to reflect on gratitude and thankfulness is proven to increase people's level of happiness as well as increases the number of acts of kindness you act on each day. Some people simply reflect on their gratitude in their mind during a small meditation, and others enjoy keeping a gratitude journal which they write in each day