Yoga teaches that there is no divide between the mind, body, and spirit.

They are connected through 7 energy systems called the chakras. When they are balanced, the whole body works in harmony and we feel elevated, energized and whole. Something we all deserve to experience!

Join Jovette Carey for a chakra balancing master class to rest your mind, relax your muscles and bring your spirit back to a place of balance and renewal. You will be guided through a slow flow designed to activate, balance and relax each energy centre.

The practice will finish with a powerful meditation that will bring you back to a calm, renewed and uplifting place. You will leave feeling enlightened in mind, body and spirit.

Date: Sunday September 26th
Time: 2 - 4pm
Cost: $40 / $30 active members
Location: Preston
*no refunds

Yin yoga can be a wonderful way to prepare for a good night's rest.

This practice is designed to support building internal awareness and calm the body and mind. This 90 minute sequence will focus on forward folds to unwind stress in the back-line of the body, and restore the kidney meridian, which regulates many vital functions in Chinese medicine, including birth, growth, reproduction, and development.

Yoga Nidra is a guided resting meditation that guides the body and mind into a deeply healing and restful state. This class is designed to support better sleep and could support you if you struggle to fall, or stay asleep at night.

Date: Sunday September 26th

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm
Investment: $35 / $25 member
Location: Stittsville
*no refunds

Join Sarah, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher for Pregnant + Empowered; her 8 week signature series designed to support your pregnancy. Each week there is a set theme to help prepare your mind and body for one of its greatest journeys, motherhood.

What you'll learn:

• An accessible yoga sequence that will celebrate your beautiful pregnant body
• A guided meditation to release tension and invite compassion into your heart
• Selected restorative postures to encourage deep relaxation
• Build strength, find your flow + power!
• Embody peace and confidence in preparation for childbirth and labour
• The shared experience of pregnancy with other expectant mamas.

Includes:

• 3 Live Virtual Prenatal support sessions with Q & A (Example: Pelvic Health, Lactation Consultant, Doula, Birth Art) scheduled as Events in Pregnant + Empowered private Facebook community
• 48 hr Replay

No yoga experience necessary to join.

Dates: Monday's 7pm - 8:30pm (Sept 27th - Nov 15th)
Cost: $185

Location: Zoom (links will be sent several days in advance)

Registration closes September 24th at 6pm

What you'll need: Yoga mat, a couple pillows, a blanket and anything else you might need to feel comfortable.

Are you a yoga teacher or teacher in training looking to infuse your sequencing with knowledge, inspiration and technique? Wanting to offer classes that are fresh, fun and represent your voice and vision? Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from one of the best, Jen Pakuts.

Jen has taught full time for over 10 years and is a senior teacher at Yogatown. If you have practiced with her, you know she is the queen of creative, intelligent flows. Under her guidance and support learn how to develop authentic, effective sequencing that will create a fun, meaningful learning experience for your students.

This 20 hour training will include:

• Breakdown of sequences by posture group.
• Confidently create mix levels classes that accommodate both beginner and experienced students.
• Learn tools to effectively sequence in a way that represents your style and builds your student base.
• Learn how to progressively teach peak postures.
• Learn strategies to create your own pose drills and sequence templates.
• This training is dynamic and designed to take your teaching to the next level. It will include lecture, discussion, group work, and homework between sessions.

Week 1: Backbends
Week 2: Twists
Week 3: Forward Bends
Week 4: Arm balance
Week 5: Well rounded practice

Space is limited to ensure quality instruction.

Course Dates:
Sundays Oct. 3, 17, Nov. 7, 14, 28; 1pm - 5pm (via Zoom) (Recording available for 2 weeks)

Pricing:
$300 + HST

Diversity Scholarship:

Yogatown and training lead Jen Pakuts have established a scholarship covering 75% of tuition for Black, Indigenous, and other People’s of Colour.

If you are a Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour who is interested in applying for this scholarship, please email info@myyogatown.com for an application. Applications are due by September 3rd.

Now, more than ever, we need to practice 'sitting' with ourselves and each other and holding space for compassion and presence.  The benefits of meditation for ourselves and the world at large are proving to be immense.

During this 2-hour workshop, we will explore what meditation is, how we can include a practice in our day to day lives and what the effect of that could be. Most importantly, we will practice a few different techniques to begin to explore how meditation can work for us.

Meditation is a huge topic that can be studied our entire lives, but this will be a great place to start!

This is intended to be a workshop for beginners, no experience required.

Date: Sunday October 3rd, 2021
Time: 2 - 4pm
Cost: $40 | $30 member
Location: Preston
*no refunds

Ready to get intentional about your evolution this Fall?

Join Alex Ure for a 2-hour class to reflect, integrate and evolve. Using the tools of yoga, guided journaling and meditation, we will dive deep into exploration of ourselves and set an intention for the final quarter of this year.

We will begin with a grounding flow to bring the mind, body and heart together. Following, will be a guided journaling practice to gain perspective and let out anything that needs to be released. We will seal it off with an introspective meditation practice to get clear on how we want to finish our year.

Fall is a great time to harvest the seeds of intention we had for ourselves this year and integrate our lessons.

Suitable for all levels. Please bring a yoga mat, small pillow, journal + pen.

Date: Sunday October 24th, 2021
Time: 3:30 - 5:30pm
Cost: $40 | $30 member
Location: Stittsville
*no refunds

We can’t always change the source of our stress, but we can change how we carry it in our bodies.

Whether it’s from a lot of yoga, gym, sport specific or general day to day demands of living, this 90 minute class focuses on the back line of our body, using a blend of active recovery, passive recovery, MFR and shorter static holds to support tissue and nervous system repair and adaptations.

If you would like to bring your own Myofascial release balls, 2 of equal size, otherwise some will be provided using sanitary measures. A yoga block would also be helpful for this class.

All levels welcome!

Date: Saturday Oct. 30
Time: 2pm - 3:30pm
Cost: $35 / $25 member
Location: Stittsville
*no refunds

Breath is inseparable from life. Its flow is mirrored in the flow of all things and our connection to it influences every aspect of who we are. Ancient practices such as yoga have always known this and have developed techniques to harness, expand and work with the breath. These practices, known as pranayama, influence our energy, mood, health, sleep, vitality, and well-being.

In this 20-hour virtual training, you will gain the confidence to integrate pranayama into your practices and teachings in a way that is safe, effective, and supportive.

This training will include:

• Yogic philosophy of pranayama and its application to life
• Anatomy of breathing
• Understanding prana, the pranic body and how to bring it into balance
• Pranayama techniques for emotional, mental and physical health
• How to integrate pranayama safely into a practice
• Breath as a system for living in harmony

This training is for yoga practitioners, yoga teachers, yoga teachers in training, and anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to breathe well.

*course materials / handouts will be provided.

Course Dates:
Tuesday evenings: 7:15pm - 8:45pm (via Zoom)
January 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8
Saturday mornings: 9am - 12:30pm (via Zoom)
January 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12

Each session will be available as a recording expiring after 2 weeks.

Pricing:
$325 + HST
Early Bird: $275 + HST if paid before Dec. 1st

Diversity Scholarships:
Yogatown and training lead Dana Wemyss have established a scholarship covering 75% of tuition for Black, Indigenous, and other People’s of Colour.

If you are a Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour who is interested in applying for this scholarship, please email info@myyogatown.com for an application. Applications are due by September 15th.