Hello Yogis!The Equinox has passed, which means it’s officially, formally, 100% fall. We were blessed with one last week of summer-like temperatures, but the leaves don’t lie. Can you feel the shift?

It’s common to feel out of sorts as we move from one season to another. Change is good, it rejuvenates us, brings new life and energy, but it can also leave us feeling unbalanced. And that’s okay!

Pay attention to what your body and heart are telling you, be kind to yourself, and stay committed to your practice. Give yourself some extra time to focus on yourself, and do the self-care that you need to pull yourself back to your centre.

Remember, it’s natural for us to shift from balance to unbalance, back and forth. It’s like in Tadasana, or Mountain Pose, where we pay attention to how our weight moves around our feet. Forward, then back. To, then fro, Never quite settling in one place for long. Those shifting sensations of balance are a part of being alive in a world that is always, always changing.

Thinking of things that are always changing… we have a lot of new classes, and new teachers to announce! (How’s that for a smooth segue?)

We also want to take a moment to say a quick goodbye to Deanna, who is sadly leaving us, but joyfully moving on to new and great things abroad. This is her last week, so come by and see her off on any of her classes on Tuesday or Thursday!

Bollywood Vinyasa!

We’ve been looking to add something fun and irreverent to our schedule for some time, and we think we’ve found it. Esmé Ward’s new class on Wednesdays at 8:00pm is a solid, energizing Vinyasa class set to some of the distinctive music of Bollywood films!The songs that come from Bollywood films tend to all share the same sort of joie de vivre that we love here at the Yoga Lounge. Come down and try this exultant combination of cheerful music and a high energy, celebratory Vinyasa Flow!

Esmé’s new class is starting this Wednesday, October 1st, at 8:00pm. Keep your eyes on the schedule for a couple of other Bollywood classes coming up soon!

 

Pre-Natal

We will be running another Pre-Natal workshop series, Saturdays at 4:30-5:30pm, starting on November 11th.

This special 5 week program requires advance registration, at $80+hst. Send an email to theyogalounge@bellnet.ca, give us a call, or stop on by to register!

Course description coming soon.

New Classes

With the changing season comes a changing schedule. Here’s the full list of all of the new or updated classes.Sundays
2:00pm Hatha – Jillian.

Tuesdays
7:00pm Vinyasa – Sarah Anderson (Starting October 7th!)

8:00pm Vinyasa – Sarah Anderson (Starting October 7th!)

 

Wednesdays

8:00pm HOT Bollywood Vinyasa – Esmé Ward

9:00pm HOT Vinyasa Flow – Esmé Ward

 

Thursdays

5:00pm – Some Like it HOT Vinyasa Flow – Ana Von
6:00pm – HOT Vinyasa – Ana Von (Starting October 9th!)
7:00pm – HOT Vinyasa – Stefanie Osadchuk

Saturdays

11:00am – HOT Intensity Meets Playfulness – Stefanie Blackmore

3:00pm – HOT Vinyasa – Sarah Anderson (Starting November 8th!)

4:30pm, – Pre-Natal, $80+hst Advance Registration Required (Starting November 8th!)

 

As always, feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or stories you’d like to share.

Namaste!