We are thrilled to host Kathryn Flynn of Intelligent Edge Yoga for a 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher training.

For students who have completed an approved 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program, the 300 hour program will offer detailed depths that build on that foundation.
The program is comprised of 270+ contact hours and 30 non-contact hours distributed between 17 “weekends” of in-class study plus corresponding homework.

Get all of the details here:

https://myyogatown.com/300-hour-advanced-yoga-teacher-training/

Get ready for OTTAWA RACE WEEKEND!

That’s right runners, our very popular Run Club is back! Whether you’re running your first 5k or 10th marathon, don’t miss your chance to connect with fellow runners, hit the trails, and recover post-run with everyone’s favourite -  yoga for runners!

Ian Fraser of Human Power Performance is our run-coach. He is a leader in the cycling, running and triathlon communities in Ottawa. He's been an endurance coach for over 20 years - and we are thrilled to be partnering with him again.

So grab your yoga mat, slip on your sneakers and get ready to get sweaty!

Join us every Tuesday for 10 whole weeks. The runs are designed to challenge you with each week building on the next. And the private yoga for runners class is the perfect compliment to round out the night.

What’s included?

• 10 sessions - every Tuesday evening
• 5:40pm - 20min running-related workshop (different topic each week)
• 6pm - 45min group run (challenging, but designed for all levels)
• 7pm - Yoga for Runners class
• A training plan to suit your level & training goals so you'll know exactly what training you need to be doing outside of our Tues evening's together (recommended min 1-2 additional runs weekly)
• Run club Shirt

Investment: $260 / $125 member
Date: Every Tuesday from March 26th to May 28th
- 5:40pm - 6pm - Workshop
- 6pm - 6:45pm - Run
- 7pm - 8pm - Yoga for Runners

Location: Stittsville

*No refunds

Get ready for OTTAWA RACE WEEKEND!

 

That’s right runners, our very popular Run Club is back! Whether you’re running your first 5k or 10th marathon, don’t miss your chance to connect with fellow runners, hit the trails and recover post-run with everyone’s favourite - hot yoga!

Ian Fraser of Human Power Performance is our run-coach. He is a leader in the cycling, running and triathlon communities in Ottawa.  He's been an endurance coach for over 20 years - and we are thrilled to be partnering with him again.

So grab your yoga mat, slip on your sneakers and get ready to get sweaty! 

Join us every Wednesday night, for 10 weeks. The runs are designed to challenge you with each week building on the next. And the yoga is the perfect compliment to round out the night.

What’s included?

• 10 sessions - every Wednesday evening
• 6:10pm - 20min running-related workshop (different topic each week)
• 6:30pm - 45min group run (challenging, but designed for all levels)
• 7:30pm - Yoga for Runners class
• A training plan to suit your level & training goals so you'll know exactly what training you need to be doing outside of our Wed evenings together (recommended min 1-2 additional runs weekly)
• Run club Shirt

Investment: $260 / $125 members
Date: Every Wednesday from March 27th to May 29th
- 6:10pm - 6:30pm: Workshop
- 6:30pm - 7:15pm: Run
- 7:30pm - 8:30pm: Yoga for Runners

Location: Preston St.

*No refunds

Time to shed the layers of winter and prepare for the shift of seasons.

Just as spring can often provoke “spring cleaning” of our external spaces, it’s a great time to do a gentle cleanse and “de-clutter” inside as well.

This yin and massage workshop will focus on postures to support healthy and balanced liver function - one of the important organs for detoxification and health. Expect a series of twists, folds and hips openers to shift your energy and leave you feeling refreshed and revitalized.

Date: Friday March 29th
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $50 / $40 member
Location: Stittsville
Essential Oil: Eucalyptus-Lemon
*no refunds

This two hour workshop is designed for those who are interested in beginning on their journey toward handstand.

Together we will breakdown the foundations of alignment, balance, and stability. You will learn new techniques for strengthening and preparing your wrists, shoulders and core to stabilize your inversions.

There will be ample time for questions and discussion, partner work, and of course lots of play!

Maximum 20 participants. 

Date: Saturday March 30th

Time: 2pm - 4pm
Investment: $45 / $35 member
Location: Stittsville

I've been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my soul.~ Rumi

Drop into the meditation of the body and find spaces between effort and sweet surrender. This Prana Flow inspired 2hr practice supports us to move beyond our mental limitations, purifying our mind from negativity and stress.

Through devotion in motion this workshop will explore intention setting, mudra, breathwork, guided self-inquiry, and movement meditation allowing us to return to our most radiant self. Through rising and rooting, bowing and bending, twisting and melting we collectively breathe, sweat and connect back to the essence of yoga.

This workshop is suitable for all yoga lovers and will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted and energized.

When: Sunday March 31st
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Investment: $40 / $30 member
Location: Preston
*no refunds

It takes 21 days to form a new habit, so why not make it a healthy habit of opening, strengthening, unwinding, and detoxifying the body and mind? Experience the positive, life changing effects of developing a consistent yoga + mindfulness practice over 30 consecutive days!

This transformational journey will leave you feeling empowered, inspired and renewed; while experiencing a wide variety of amazing benefits to both you AND those around you. All you have to do is commit, set your intentions, practice, and soak in the benefits of this amazing experience!

Details:

• Complete 26 yoga classes and or meditations in 30 days; practices can include Yogatown classes, classes at another studio and/or home practice - from 15min - 90min.
• One day off per week, you choose the day.
• Intro to Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop
• Weekly recorded meditations that you can keep
• Weekly emails with inspiration, tips, and encouragement from your own personally assigned Yogatown Team member
• The best part - your name is up on our STICKER BOARD at the studio so you can track your progress and get inspired by your fellow challengers.

Price includes:

• One month unlimited yoga April 1st - 30th.
• Pre-Challenge video from Owner Tracy with tips and tricks to set you up for success.
• Personally assigned Yogatown Advisor to help with encouragement and accountability.
• Weekly recorded meditations that you can keep (4).
• Intro to Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop with Jason Billows
• Exclusive Yin & Meditation class to wrap up the challenge
• 15% off all retail April 1 - 30th.

*Please sign up at the location you’ll be practicing at the most.*

Important dates:
Intro to Mindfulness and Meditation:

• Saturday April 6th, 2-4pm (Stittsville)
• Sunday April 7th, 2-4pm (Preston)

Challenger only Yin & Meditation class: 

• Saturday April 27th, 1:30pm-3pm (Stittsville)
• Sunday April 28th, 1:30pm-3pm (Preston)

Cost: $160 / $60 member
Date: April 1 - 30
Time: All day, everyday, any class!
Location: Yogatown Preston & Stittsville

"Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place" ~ Eckhart Tolle

It takes 21 days to form a new habit, so why not make it a healthy habit of opening, strengthening, unwinding, and detoxifying the body and mind? Experience the positive, life changing effects of developing a consistent yoga + mindfulness practice over 30 consecutive days!
This transformational journey will leave you feeling empowered, inspired and renewed; while experiencing a wide variety of amazing benefits to both you AND those around you. All you have to do is commit, set your intentions, practice, and soak in the benefits of this amazing experience!

Details:

Complete 26 yoga classes and or meditations in 30 days; practices can include Yogatown classes, classes at another studio and/or home practice - from 15min - 90min.

One day off per week, you choose the day.

Your entry includes:

• One month unlimited yoga April 1st - 30th.
• Pre-Challenge video from Owner Tracy with tips and tricks to set you up for success.
• Intro to Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop with Jason Billows
• 4 Weekly recorded meditations that you can keep
• Weekly emails with inspiration, tips, and encouragement from your own personally assigned Yogatown Team Advisor
• Exclusive Yin & Meditation class to wrap up the challenge
  15% off all retail April 1 - 30th.
• The best part - your name is up on our STICKER BOARD at the studio so you can track your progress and get inspired by your fellow challengers.

*Please sign up at the location you’ll be practicing at the most.*

Important dates:

Intro to Mindfulness and Meditation:

• Saturday April 6th, 2-4pm (Stittsville)
• Sunday April 7th, 2-4pm (Preston)

Challenger only Yin & Meditation class:

• Saturday April 27th, 1:30pm-3pm (Stittsville)
• Sunday April 28th, 1:30pm-3pm (Preston)

Cost: $160 / $60 member
Date: April 1 - 30
Time: All day, everyday, any class!
Location: Yogatown Preston & Stittsville

"Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place" ~ Eckhart Tolle

Maybe you’ve heard about the benefits of a meditation and mindfulness practice? Maybe you’d like to start a practice of your own. But where do you begin?

This workshop will explore the basics of how to establish a mindfulness meditation practice. You’ll learn everything to get started, from how to sit and deal with those pesky “thoughts” that come up during meditation, to how you can take mindfulness meditation tools off of your cushion and into your day-to-day life.

Stittsville: Saturday April 6th, 2pm - 4pm
Preston: Sunday April 7th, 2pm - 4pm
Investment: $30 / FREE for 30 day challengers

Maybe you’ve heard about the benefits of a meditation and mindfulness practice? Maybe you’d like to start a practice of your own. But where do you begin?

This workshop will explore the basics of how to establish a mindfulness meditation practice. You’ll learn everything to get started, from how to sit and deal with those pesky “thoughts” that come up during meditation, to how you can take mindfulness meditation tools off of your cushion and into your day-to-day life.

Stittsville: Saturday April 6th, 2pm - 4pm
Preston: Sunday April 7th, 2pm - 4pm
Investment: $30 / FREE for 30 day challengers

The breath is a powerful tool to harness life force energy and anchor us into a balance state of being. The way that we breathe deeply impacts our state of physical, mental and emotional health. We have our own medicine cabinet inside our bodies and learning to use it is a key to self-empowerment and self-healing.

In this practice, you will learn about the qualities of the breath, and pranayama techniques that can soothe and quiet the mind or elevate and uplift. We will weave in sound, movement and meditation to explore techniques that support mental health and overall wellbeing.

 

Date: Saturday April 13th
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Investment: $45 / $35 member
Location: Stittsville

Yogis who are balanced and enjoy the finer pleasures in life - this workshop is for you.

Join Jackie for a 90min vinyasa yoga practice (fluid flow, movement with breath) followed by a social with organic wine.  

In a yoga class transitioning through asanas, we access breath awareness, dive into sensations and focus on the present moment. With a glass of wine, that first swirl you use your senses in a similar way — from experiencing the aromas, to noticing how the wine begins to open up.

Through both yoga and wine, we will practice being fully present and savouring the sweetness of life.

Date: Friday April 26th
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Investment: $35 / $30 member
Location: Stittsville
*no refunds

Yoga teachers often discuss “yoga off the mat”, as it is our genuine hope that the benefits of posture practice diffuse into your daily life. But what are all the other aspects of this system? This weekend is for yogis and yoga teachers – those looking to learn and discuss the other limbs of the yoga practice.
The scope of yoga's popularity is equaled by the general lack of knowledge regarding its history. We will look at many stories from yoga’s evolution to situate ourselves in history. We’ll reference a few yoga texts within that history, and discuss their applicability to modern dilemmas. We’ll discuss how philosophy and breath practice dialogue to assist us in living ethically and healthfully.

Your weekend will include…

History and philosophy of yoga relevant to modern yogi
Yoga practices that support our lecture time (i.e. get you moving!) and prepare us for pranayama
Discuss various yoga philosophy concepts and how they can inspire living more peacefully in the world
Anatomy of breath, seated breath practices, breathing techniques during yoga asana, and bandhas/breath retention techniques
Join devoted and super friendly yogis, Michael Dynie and Kathryn Anne Flynn, for a well-rounded weekend.

This weekend is suitable to practitioners and teachers alike, no prior teacher training experience is necessary. It does count as a module in the 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training program.

Date: Saturday April 27th & Sunday April 28th
Time: 9am - 5pm
Investment: $275
Location: Stittsville
*no refunds

Calling all 30 Day Challengers! Wrap up the challenge with 90 minutes of pure bliss. Reward your body for all it's hard
work with some nice deep yin postures. We will end the practice with a reflective guided meditation.

 

Date: Saturday April 27th
Time: 1:30pm - 3pm
Investment: FREE for 30 Day Challengers
Location: Stittsville

Join Dana and Lea for two hours of yin yoga designed to ground you and renew your mind and spirit.

 

This practice will be focused on the Root and Sacral Chakras in order to help you feel connected to yourself and earth. We will be working with the areas of the low back, hips and pelvis to clean out any stagnant energy as we approach spring and invite a sense of spaciousness and freedom into these bigger joints of the body.

 

While you are being guided through the postures, you will be massaged with Lavender and Grapefruit essential oils. Expect to leave with a sense of ease in the lower body as well as the mind and perhaps even floating! 

 

Date: Sunday April 28
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Price: $50 / $40 member
Location: Stittsville
Essential Oil: Lavender & Grapefruit
*no refunds

Calling all 30 Day Challengers! Wrap up the challenge with 90 minutes of pure bliss. Reward your body for all it's hard work with some nice deep yin postures. We will end the practice with a reflective guided meditation.

 

 

Date: Sunday April 28th
Time: 1:30pm - 3pm
Investment: FREE for 30 Day Challengers
Location: Preston

Our Heart Chakra -- known to be our wellspring of love, compassion and joy is located in the centre of our chest. It is responsible for the love we have for others and also towards ourselves. This translates to all our relationships, letting down our defenses and our ability to be vulnerable.

Join Jennifer Pakuts and Natasha Moine for a two hour heart opening yoga practice designed to open upper back, shoulders, chest and heart area. During this dynamic heart-centric vinyasa class, we will move vigorously to stimulate the heart chakra and create more space across our front body counteracting our everyday seated posture and explore how to balance our heart chakra through asana.

Expect lots of hands of assists with essential oils, a meditation, some pranayama and of course a long restorative savasana.

Date: Saturday May 4th
Time: 3pm - 5pm
Cost: $40 / $30 members
Location: Stittsville
* no refunds.

Our nervous system is designed to support us with all living functions including our ability to rest and our ability to jump to action. In this busy world, our nervous systems tend to be overloaded with unprocessed stress which can lead to an endless list of health, sleep and emotional or mental imbalances.

 

This workshop is designed to help you understand your nervous system while offering methods to support it moving into greater balance. Our nervous systems are always trying to bring back a state of balance; this is innate human nature.

 

In this workshop, expect to learn about this intricate and fascinating system as well as participate in a somatic exploration (explore body sensations) and a restorative practice to engage in the nervous systems capacity for healing.  (approx. 1 hour of lecture / discussion, 2 hours practice)

 

Date: Sunday May 5th

Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Investment: $45 / $35 member

Location: Preston

*no refunds.

Wondering what to get your mom for Mother's Day? Look no further. This 2 hour yin, massage, and aromatherapy workshop is the ultimate self-care treat.

 

Join Lea and Dana for a hip and heart opening practice that will leave you feeling relaxed and blissful from head to toe.
With a focus on hips and heart, this series of postures will combine heart openers with deep hips stretches and releases. The combination of poses, aromatherapy and healing mini-massages will evoke a sense of freedom and ease for body, mind and spirit.

 

Date: Sunday May 12th
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Investment: $50 regular / $40 member
Location: Stittsville
Essential Oil: Lemon, Rose & Jasmine

Come practice with Genevieve & Kurt in this playful workshop is designed for you and your favourite yogi!

 

Connect on a deeper level as you move and flow together through a creative sequence of both seated and standing partner postures. After, we will introduce Lunar Acro Flying techniques for a fun and uplifting experience. To top it all off, you will relax and unwind with a Thai Yoga Massage where you and your partner treat each other with a little extra T.L.C.

Join us with an open mind, open heart, and willingness to have some fun.

No experience necessary. Truly open to all levels. Bring your spouse, partner or a friend. 

Date: Sunday May 26
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Investment: $70 (per couple) / $60 members (per couple) Only 1 person registers
Location: Preston
*no refunds

Given women’s commitment to the evolution and expansion of yoga and Ayurveda, it’s time we dove into how these practices specifically speak to women’s experience of wellness on multiple levels.
This weekend is a special event that brings together expert yogis and wellness practitioners to deliver compassionate, contemplative and real information about women’s yoga and Ayurveda.

Over the course of 3 days we'll cover:

The Yoga of Self-Honouring with Barrie Risman, Yoga Teacher
The Ayurvedic view of Hormones with Mona Warner, Ayurvedic Health Practitioner + Yoga Teacher
Natural Cycles of Women with Mona Warner
A Woman's History of Yoga with Kathryn Anne Flynn
Women's Pelvic Floor wellness with Andrea Plitz, Physiotherapist, Pelvic Floor Specialist, and Yoga Teacher
Practice & Meditation
This weekend is suitable to practitioners and teachers alike, no prior Ayurvedic experience is necessary. It does count as a module in the 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training program.

More details at https://myyogatown.com/womens-yoga-ayurveda/

Date: Friday June 7-Sunday June 9th
Time: 5pm-8pm Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday & Sunday
Investment: $375
Location: Stittsville

A yoga teacher training is the finest education in knowing yourself with compassion, cultivating a resilient body, and achieving mental clarity. This multifaceted exploration of the practice of living and teaching yoga will engage you in a process of aligning with your highest self.

The part time yoga teacher training program is excellent for balancing education alongside family and work obligations, as well as optimal digestion of the content. Small doses over a longer period of time sets an excellent foundation for ongoing practice and teaching.

As experiential and uniquely special as the yoga teacher training process is, here are some of the concrete things you will also learn…

• Posture and Movement Clinics that demystify “classic” yoga postures and emphasize a functional movement approach to yoga classes for accessible, effective practice
• Macro and micro frameworks of anatomy relevant to the practice and teaching of yoga
• Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga that encourages living in harmony with nature and honouring seasonal changes
• Yoga philosophy, including texts, concepts and engaging them for living an ethics-based spirituality
• History of yoga, how it evolved in India and its journey to North America
• Modern yoga culture and Business of Yoga
• Hands-On enhancements and adjustments
• Communications and Effective Cueing
• Art of Sequencing Yoga classes
• Meditation and its benefits
• And much, much more…

This program is a healthful and nourishing blend of pragmatic methodology, discussion and exploration, creativity and practice. This program is a healthful and nourishing blend of pragmatic methodology, discussion and exploration, creativity and practice. It is an exceptional foundational yoga education, and you will leave with experiences and insight that will benefit you for life. an exceptional foundational yoga education, and you will leave with experiences and insight that will benefit you for life.

Dates and Time:

Each Teacher Training weekend consists of 3 days of programming running from 9 AM – 5 PM at Yogatown Stittsville.

Moderate hours and daytime education is excellent for energy levels and enjoyment of community.

• September 20/21/22, 2019
• October 18/19/20, 2019
• November 22/23/24, 2019
• December 6/7/8, 2019
• January 3/4/5, 2020
• February 21/22/23, 2020
• March 13/14/15, 2020
• April 24/25/26, 2020

Requirements:

• Participation in all training hours with any missed hours made up
• Fulfilment of course homework, which includes attendance of only 10 yoga classes, chosen at your own discretion and studio
• A practice teach that demonstrates integration of course material
• In-class presentation on a relevant topic related to the practice and study of yoga (examples: Neuroplasticity, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, or Buddhism)

Tuition:

Save $400: $2,800 + hst, paid in full by June 1st

After June 1st: $3200 + hst, paid in full by September 19, 2019

$3400 + hst for payment plan (Please inquire)

$500 + hst non-refundable deposit is due with application.

Yogatown Retreat: Relax, Renew, Recharge

 

JOIN US, FEBRUARY 15TH – 22RD, 2020

 

AT BLUE SPIRIT RESORT

 

PLAYA GUIONES, NOSARA, COSTA RICA

 

With KELLY CAMERON & DANA WEMYSS

 

This is a retreat like no other. Truly a bucket-list, once in a lifetime experience. The kind of vacation where you come home truly recharged, revived and feeling like the best possible version of YOU. Enjoy the freshest, organic vegetarian cuisine Costa Rica has to offer, two yoga practices daily and all the peace and quiet you need to absorb all of the vibrant healing energy of the rich destination around you.

The retreat centre is located in one of only 5 Blue Zones across the planet where people regularly live to be 100+ years old. You’re greeted by a warm tropical breeze, the sun is shining and hot, you slip on your sandals and immediately sink into comfort and relaxation while howler monkeys play in the treetops above you. You’re exactly where you’re meant to be. Seven glorious days of all-inclusive mind, body and soul healing, and total relaxation await you. No big resorts, no hotels, just miles of untouched, pristine, beautiful beach and lush rain forest overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Many adventures and activities are available if you choose, or you can simply relax by the pool and take long walks on the beach. This is your week to unplug, unwind, and reconnect with yourself while deepening your yoga practice.

YOUR RETREAT INCLUDES:

• 7 nights, 8 days (various accommodation options)
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily (Simple, organic & incredibly delicious, mostly vegetarian, can accommodate special meal requests)
• 2 yoga practices daily (one first thing in the am, one mid-afternoon, every practice something different)
• Access to Blue Spirit Amenities, including 24-hour salt water Infinity Pool
• All taxes / HST

NOT INCLUDED:

• Your flight (in and out of Liberia)
• Your transfer to and from Liberia airport (~$50-$60 US)
• Staff gratuity (optional $60 US added to your room bill to share among entire staff for the week)

OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

• Spa Treatments & Massage (we can tell you first hand these are incredible!!)
• Zip Lining Adventure
• Canopy Tour
• Horseback riding
• Surf lessons
• River kayak expeditions
• Bird watching
• Boat tour
• Stand up Paddle Board
• Turtle hatching (if in season)

CLASSES:

Every class will have a different focus, exploring postures and practices that may be very familiar or entirely new to you. Morning practices tend to be more energetic and flowing, while the afternoon practices are usually more meditative & contemplative. Adjustments are made according to the energy and requests of the group. Guaranteed though, each time you step on your mat your practice will feel and be different.

YOUR RETREAT LEADERS

Dana and Kelly will be your teachers and guides for the week.

They have a wealth of knowledge and experience between the 2 of them and are committed to creating an exceptional yoga retreat experience for you!

They will challenge you to explore your practice on a new level and be there to support you in whatever ways you need. They believe very strongly in the power of yoga to heal and when it happens in a setting as beautiful as Costa Rica with other like-minded souls, the effects can be truly transformational.

ACCOMMODATION & RATES

Visit myyogatown.com/costa-rica-yoga-retreat/ for accomodation details. 

TESTIMONIALS:

“I have been to many retreats over the years and blue spirit really shined! While others had so many wonderful qualities … blue spirit met all of our needs .. amazing yoga , wonderful nourishing wholesome food, beautiful setting, beach access, Mountain Views, special people, relaxing healing experience… a truly special experience! Would go back in a second… was everything for us!”

“Costa Rica retreat was a lovely experience that re-energizes and refreshes the spirit. The quality of the yoga teachers, destination and new friends were a great combo that made the experience memorable.”

“Spend a week in an incredibly beautiful place, surrounded my natural beauty, nourishing your body and soul. This is the definition of a ‘retreat’. Perfectly paced practices and workshops, amazing excursions, delicious food and amazing people. You can’t ask for anything more! Thank you for offering this amazing experience!! Xo”

“I totally enjoyed this Yoga retreat! Beautiful, peaceful and restful location in the middle of the jungle. Amazing restorative practice and wonderful group. Thank you!”

“If you want a trip that will nourish your body, heart and soul this is the vacation for you. Talented teachers, beautiful space, amazing food and plenty of options of activities to fill your days. A 10 out of 10!”