February 28, 2024

"Anything that keeps you from singing is foolishness, unless it's laughter." L.Frank Baum

With March comes spring, and with spring comes renewal and the desire to clear the clutter and make space for the new. Getting on the mat and creating mindful shapes with our body as we breathe, release and rejuvenate makes spring even better. We have three weeks before spring, and here at Beyond Yoga Studio & Wellness Centre, we have a variety of classes to make sure we enter this beautiful season feeling calm, energized and ready to release what needs to go and welcome the new!

To get us started on the spring path, we're offering our Community Kirtan this Sunday, March 3 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. We would love for you to join us. No experience needed. There is no cost for this event, but we are accepting donations for Chrysalis House.

Become a Beyond Benefits Member and enjoy unlimited monthly classes along with special perks exclusive to members.

Your Beyond Benefits Membership Includes: 

• Unlimited access to our weekly class offerings (Yoga, Pilates, Dance, Fitness)
• Special discounted member pricing on all workshops, specialty classes and special events
• 3 Complimentary passes to share with friends and family ( One Time Offer)
• 10% discount on Halfmoon and Love My Mat Products
• Automatic entry in our monthly draw to win a $50 gift certificate
• Special discounted rate on personal training with Beyond Boutique Fitness

Featured Workshops

Want to get an edge on your golf game this spring?

Get ready for the green and join Diane Lanthier on the yoga mat.

Yoga for Golfers® is a dynamic, hand-on class designed to help improve your golf game by applying yoga-based physical and mental conditioning to the biomechanics of golf. Hit longer drives, improve your accuracy, and lower your score with a combination of strength, flexibility and breath awareness.

No yoga experience necessary! Please bring anything from a five iron to a seven iron to every class.

Start something new and experience the Power of Tai Chi (Meditation in Motion). Come to our Introduction to Tai Chi class and discover this unique mind-body connection. This class is a great way to experience a Tai Chi class before committing to the full series. Our six week series goes from Wednesdays, March 20 to April 24 (6 weeks) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Our small group Hot Stone Restorative Yoga class is open to students of all levels and lineages of yoga with the intent of inducing deep relaxation and grounding.

This workshop will have the student moving in and out of three to four restorative poses, each held for long periods of time, using blankets, bolsters, and blocks. In every pose a minimum of three Hot Basalt stones will be gently placed on various parts of the body, including, hands, feet, stomach, spine and chest to further reduce tension from the body.

The benefits of hot stones are multiple and include stress reduction, increased blood flow, improved sleep and helps promote joint health. The weight and warmth of the stones combined with restorative postures and gentle hands-on massage will leave you feeling calm, grounded and peaceful, thus, encouraging overall health and wellness.

Space is limited to 4 participants so be sure to sign up early to reserve your spot.

Featured Certification Programs

Reiki is the universal life energy, called chi or prana, that exists in every living thing. As described in eastern healing practices like Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda, Reiki energy travels through meridians in our body, which are essentially veins but carry energy instead of blood. If the energy gets sluggish or stuck in our meridians, this can cause stagnation in our body and mind.

As a hands-on healing approach, Reiki gently allows for the distribution and integration of energy through these meridians to increase overall well-being. With a calming effect on the nervous system, research shows that Reiki can help reduce pain, stress and fatigue. As a safe and non-invasive approach to health, Reiki is also used world-wide to assist in the healing protocol for a variety of ailments or we can simply use Reiki to rejuvenate the body and mind.

Reiki is open to everyone. There are no prerequisites.

What you will learn:

• How to create a balanced and accessible vinyasa yoga class with an anatomical focus

• Considerations for limited mobility, flexibility and injuries

• Yoga poses to help prevent common running injuries and address muscular imbalances

• Yoga for core strength for unique to runners

• How and when to include breathwork for runners to increase lung capacity and focus

• How to teach beginner and experienced yoga students in the same class

• How to use props to modify poses making them more accessible for tight running muscles

• Business of Yoga: How to market Yoga for Runners to build your student base and your business

Do you love Yoga? Do you want to learn more about the asanas, the breathing techniques, meditation and the supporting philosophy? Do you want to learn how to share this beautiful practice with others? Our Beyond 200-hour hatha yoga teacher training will provide you with the guidance you need to deepen your practice and learn to teach with confidence. Our next offering begins May 11, 2024.

Want to learn more?

Register today for a virtual information session Saturday, March 2nd, from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.