Experience a steady and grounding practice with Calm and Strong, a yoga class that cultivates calm and sturdy strength. This session blends mindful movements with strength-building poses to create a balanced practice supporting body and mind. You'll flow through sequences that promote stability, resilience, and a deeper connection to your breath, leaving you feeling centred and empowered. Perfect for anyone seeking a grounded approach to building strength, Calm and Strong offers a practice that nourishes inner peace and physical vitality.

Investment: $20 drop-in or $60 per month

Student pricing is available with a valid student ID (contact Kris for details)

Contact Kris Murphy: kris@sliceworks.ca

Chair Yoga with Margo combines both fully seated and chair or wall supported standing poses and provides a wonderful stretching and strengthening experience for challenged bodies. Gentle movement, deep breathing, and an awareness of posture are key elements. A few strengthening exercises and meditative relaxation complete each class. NEW!

We are pleased to announce our Chair Yoga Program with Margo Bent will be expanded to three classes per week:

Mondays at 11 am

Wednesdays at 1pm

Fridays at 10:30 am

The Wednesday class will be a more gentle class, suitable for beginners, or for those who would like to add a more meditative class to their week. All classes will focus on breathing, stretching, strengthening and relaxing, and are suitable for all ages and stages.

Cost is $12/class

Pre-registration is required.

Contact Margo Bent: margo.chairyoga@gmail.com

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Join Sherry Younker RMT, RYT for this 75 minute class. This class is designed to slowly build from the ground up. We'll start wtih preparing the body and breath, and stack and flow the basic poses to a peak that is both accessible and nourishing. We'll then wind the mindbody down and complete the class with slow stretches and deep rest practices to restore and balance the system. Classes will have an area of focus each week, but will move and breathe the entire body. Some yoga experience required. Flows may be modified or omitted to suit your needs, but we will spend time on the wrists and knees. The final rest pose will be an extended restorative practice to best prepare for sleep. I can't wait to practice with you!

Pre-registration is required to secure your space. Space for drop-in attendance may vary week to week. Please email Sherry.younker@gmail.com a minimum of 6 hours prior to class to confirm availability.

Investment: $80 +HST for 5 weeks, or $20 to drop in.

Registration Link.

Contact Sherry Younker: Sherry.younker@gmail.com

Come along Sunday evenings to round out the weekend with a 75-minute flow to refresh, rejuvenate and relax you into the week ahead! This series is designed to meet all levels of yogis, offering modifications and opportunity to challenge the body and breath in unity. We will move through a heat building sequence to stoke fire into the body, adventure in balancing poses, guide our bodies through deep stretching and tap into sensations along the way We will invite playfulness, curiosity and stillness into our practice. Building relationship between body, breath and mind we come together in community. Each practice will offer a longer savasana to guide you to stillness to integrate all that we’ve moved through and let go of what is no longer serving you. Some practices may include a guided meditation.

Contact Erin Gibbs: erin.gibbs@outlook.com

We start with a centering to bring us to our practice and then move into a gentle yoga practice that facilitates tension release, replenishes and helps to stabilize joints, and increases overall mobility. Adjustments are made to accommodate all bodies so this class is accessible to anybody and is as good for people new to yoga as it is for people who have been practicing for years. Focus is on building awareness in your practice and developing an understanding of what works best for you. A variety of yoga styles may be practiced, and we finish each class with a guided meditation and savasana

Contact Nancy Anderson: nancyanderson1002@gmail.com

This is an 8-week program taught twice per year by Shiona, a certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR ) instructor. You can read about the program by clicking on the Mindfulness tab at the top of this page.

Next cycle begins this month. There is a waiting list, so pre-register to get in line for the next group, which will be in October.

Contact Shiona McIntosh: mindfulnessandyourhealth@gmail.com

This is a monthly gathering for past graduates of the 8-week MBSR program or anybody with a regular mindfulness meditation practice. In this class, we will have familiar guided practices, as well as some in-class inquiry and discussion about our learnings from the teachings

Investment: $18

Contact Shiona McIntosh: mindfulnessandyourhealth@gmail.com

This class is designed for both mom and baby! (Pre crawlers)

All levels welcome with an emphasis on beginner postures/stretches.

Mommy and Me Yoga is a wonderful way to support your baby’s growth while enjoying quality time together! During class, our poses and stretches will help you (Mom) to release tension from sleepless nights and nursing, build strength, and regain mobility. We’ll also do gentle stretches with our little ones to enhance flexibility, range of motion, and support motor skills and coordination.

Come as you are - baby can be sleeping, feeding/nursing, playing and can join you on your mat when they are ready! Each mom who registers will receive a 20+ page e-book to continue your practice at home with baby.

**The location is accessible for strollers, lots of free parking, and room for carriers. A mat and props will be provided for you. **

If you know a new mom who may be interested in joining us-please share with them.

Exchange : $20 *Check with a doctor before returning to exercising

Wth Lauren (and baby Olivia) - lauren.york@hotmail.com

Prenatal yoga with Courtney (Bhaktidayaka) is a gentle, mother-centered class designed to bring women together during their pregnancy journey, build community connections with other mommas, foster and grow innate wisdom by learning about choices and techniques used during the birthing journey and moving the body intuitively to build strength and maintain mobility through all stages of pregnancy. No previous yoga experience necessary.

Register: via email and etransfer to cfmollinsbidlake@gmail.com

Relaxation and visualization (also known as guided imagery) techniques can be powerful and effective ways to help you exercise control over your physical and emotional well-being. Learn to manage cancer-related symptoms such as pain, fear, anxiety, sleeplessness, feelings of overwhelm, and feelings of isolation.

This program is open to individuals with lived-cancer experience and their caregivers. It blends coping techniques with general discussion about challenges you may be experiencing with respect to cancer.

To learn more AND register, you must follow this link to Wellspring (with whom this program is licensed), and you can sign up through their website.

This program is FREE for all participants (limited to ONE caregiver per individual with cancer)

This program will be guided by Shiona and will be a weekly offering with exception of stat holidays.

* Please note that this program will be moving to a new location sometime in the new year *

This program is guided by Shiona McIntosh

Register HERE: https://www.chalmersfoundation.com/relaxation-visualization

Yoga Nidra is deep rest for the body, mind and spirit. Similar to guided meditation, this practice is a restorative style of yoga that takes the student beyond relaxation accessing all levels of being. Sandy uses Restorative Yoga postures to prepare the body rest and surrender. Sandy has been guiding students to calmness and wellbeing since 2008 helping them access deep peace, intuition and joy. In addition, as a Reiki Master/Teacher, Sandy holds space for her students using ancient symbols to help transmit Universal healing energy. Nothing to do but lie down, listen and receive.

No experience is necessary

Regular classes during the week are 60 minutes. Longer 90 minute classes on occasion

Contact Sandy Lund: sandyjlund@yahoo.com

Come and join guest teacher Emily Nielsen for this Sunday afternoon meditation session to start off your week feeling grounded. This class consists of 40 minutes of self-guided meditation and will have the option of a journal prompt for 20 minutes to follow.

Admission is by donation.

Register: emilynielsen38@gmail.com

Let your cares go and sink into the relaxing and healing sounds of resonant instruments, infused with a little chanting, reiki and drumming.

Together we will raise our vibrations and let our inner moonbeams shine brightly!

About Sound Journeys: Sound journeys massage our bodies, minds and spirits with healing sounds. This can help our noisy "monkey minds" get quiet as we shift to a Theta brainwave state from our usual Beta and Alpha states.This is where we relax deeply and experience peace and healing on a cellular level.

What to expect: Plan on relaxing in a way that ordinary life can make it hard to do. Come without expectations of yourself or others and bring an open mind and heart.We will set our personal intentions, and direct our collective energy to release our inner light and highest frequency for the world.This will be a sensory fusion of nature sounds and deep vibrations. A 32-inch wind gong, crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, chimes, Ocean Drum, hand drum, bells and more will be used during this sound meditation experience to bathe you in beautiful resonance!

We will also start you on this journey with a guided meditation and infuse the morning with healing holy fire reiki healing.

Your guides: Tracey Underhill and Krista Sartoris

Investment: $33

Register: transform.holistichealth@gmail.com

Let the magic unfold...

The Alchemy Sound Bowls have the purest vibrational tones. An Alchemy sound therapy session stimulates the body’s natural healing mechanisms. It can relieve stress, and emotional imbalances and address physical complaints by accessing and activating your own inner healing power. Being supported by the safe space, while the pure tones of the alchemy crystal tones surround you charging your cells and soothing the mind deeply relaxing and energizing you. An alchemy Sound meditation can balance the chakras & naturally allow the body to regenerate at a cellular level, enhancing our ability to enter a meditative state. The harmonic frequencies of the bowls promote healing, introspection & deep relaxation.

The Alchemy Crystal singing bowls sound therapy is a truly restorative experience for mind, body & spirit. These sessions allow the body to completely surrender to the vibration of the Sound and to this journey of healing and restoration. The session will include Somatic Therapy Exercises, mindfulness meditation leading into the Purest tones of the Alchemy Signing Bowls, you'll meet the ocean bowl, the goddess bowl, the anxiety balancing bowl, the moon bowl and the grandmother bowl and many other sound instruments. Come wearing loose comfortable clothing, a bottle of water, a notebook and an open heart.

Cost: $40

Space is limited.

Please pre-register to book your space at www.leemillersparkofawareness.com/bookaoneononegroupclass

Your host: Lee Miller leemillersoa@gmail.com

This session is for mothers who are desiring connection time with other mothers. It's a space to come and share what is real and true for you, or to simply listen. I will be there to facilitate, hold space, and offer support if wanted. I highly recommend purchasing and listening to my online workshop called ''Less Is More''. It gives a good foundation as to how I approach mothering in a conscious way. Contact me for the link to purchase.

Exchanges:

$33 for Less Is More online session

$10 for Motherhood Circle.

Contact Meghan Ganong: embodiedmothering@gmail.com

A 90-min Yin Yoga practice suitable for all bodies and experience levels. This practice is limited to 8 participants and is designed to create awareness of the deeper tissues. Our focus is on the network of fascia that surrounds our bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles and supports our organs. We move into and out of postures slowly and hold them for 3-5 minutes. Resting in each posture enables us to take stock of what and where we feel sensations, adjust as appropriate and then relax into stillness in the posture. Breath Coaching is also provided to help us focus on specific areas of tension and recover mobility where it has been limited. No two bodies are alike and in fact each body is different - left to right and day to day. This practice ensures a deeper experience for each student - no two will look alike in any posture and we use props to suit each individual experience.

The practice is limited to 10 participants.

Investment:

$24 (age 64 and under)

$19 (Students & Honoured Elders, 65+)

Karma Practice available, please inquire

Advance Investment for 6 x 90min Practices earns a 7th for Free

Contact Pamela Hamilton: hamilton.pj9@gmail.com

Yin Yoga is a quiet practice that helps us ease pain and support flexibility and range of motion. There are no standing poses in Yin: we sit, kneel or lie down to take various positions that will relax the muscles as we place stress on the connective tissues. Fascia, ligaments and tendons respond, gradually becoming elastic and strong. At the same time, tension, pain and restrictions are released to help us get up and off the mat with calm mind and ease.

Investment: $20

Contact Emelie Hubert: yayayoga.emelie@gmail.com

A quiet, contemplative practice that allows for relaxation and deep release. Each class will include a focus on different parts of the upper body.

Mar 13: spine + belly

Mar 20: chest + shoulders

Mar 27: neck + jaw

Come to one or all classes!

Full series (3 weeks): $50

Single class: $20

Contact Natalie Brewer: nataliebrewercoach@gmail.com

This workshop is perfect for those with limited time but still wish to prepare for birth and parenthood. This in-person group session is a fun and informative way to prepare for birth and parenthood. You'll learn alongside other expectant parents, sharing experiences and building a supportive community.

You will learn:

Final Weeks of Pregnancy: Understanding the physical and emotional changes, preparing your body and mind for labor.

Signs of Labor: Recognizing the early signs, knowing when to head to the hospital or call your midwife.

Coping Strategies: Relaxation and breathing techniques, birthing ball use and pain relief options.

Labor Support: Empowering your partner or support person to provide effective support during labor.

What to expect in the delivery room: each stage of labour through to delivery and immediate post partum period, the room, the staff, the equipment.

Postpartum Recovery: Navigating the physical and emotional changes after birth, getting the support you need.

Bonus: PDF handout that includes information covered and local resources and postpartum care planner.

Investment: $179.00 includes one pregnant person and one support person

This workshop will be taught by Dalyce Gay.

Register via the website: www.nexttrimester.com

A Death Café is a gathering of adults who talk about death and dying in a supportive, respectful, and confidential space.

The goal of attending a Death Café is to become more comfortable thinking and talking about death and dying so you can be more at ease when engaging in conversations with your loved ones about your wishes or theirs.

Death Cafés are free (donations gratefully accepted) and open to, and respectful of, people from all communities and belief systems.

A Death Café is not a bereavement support group or grief counselling.

Your hosts: Anne Marie Hartford and Karen Lake

Investment: Free

For more information: deathinformationandeducation@gmail.com

Join Erin as she guides you through a 3-class series that will include freestyle writing with the use of themed prompts, gentle movement and breath work and participation by choice sharing. Each month's offering will include a themed focus with prompts adapted from Rupi Kaur's Healing Through Words book.

January-Fear

February-Lovee

March-Heal

Each class is created to nurture you to explore your inner thoughts through reflection, expression and sharing (by choice) alongside others doing the same. Prompts will be selected based on the theme and additional guided questions may be offered throughout the practice to encourage you to broaden your thinking and feeling while focusing on what will serve you most in self-discovery and healing in whatever that means to you.

Saturdays January 25th, February 22nd, March 29th

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Investment: $75 for all three classes, $30 drop in

Registration via email: erin.gibbs@outlook.com

Registration encouraged by January 11th.

Light snacks and teas will be provided.

Max: 8 students

The Buddha taught that the noble eightfold path is the way to bring an end to suffering. This path comprises guidelines for living ethically, training the mind and cultivating wisdom. The eightfold path is the way to awaken as told in the fourth noble truth.

In this eight month program, there will be guided meditations, talks and time for discussion, as well as walking meditation and some time to meditate on your own. The Buddha taught that the opportunity to practice in this way can help us to see more deeply into the qualities of the heart and mind that can lead us to greater wisdom and compassion in our lives.

The cost is $150 for all 8 modules or $30 for each one if attending all 8 does not work for you. We will meet from 1 to 4 pm. The remaining dates are:

Saturday, Feb. 8

Saturday, March 8

Saturday, April 5

Saturday, May 3

We will be meeting at Brookside Wellness Centre which has everything we need for practice. This program is suitable for all meditators whatever your level of experience!

Contact Cynthia Davis to register or ask questions: samking@nb.sympatico.ca

Join us for a peaceful and grounding 1-hour Pranayama & Meditation workshop, where we will explore the power of breath to calm the mind, balance the nervous system, and deepen our awareness. Through guided breathing techniques (pranayama) and gentle meditation practices, you’ll learn how to cultivate a sense of inner stillness and presence.

What to Expect:

• A short discussion on breath awareness and its effects on the body and mind

• Guided pranayama techniques to regulate energy and promote relaxation

• A gentle transition into seated or reclined meditation

• Time for quiet reflection and integrationNo experience is necessary—just bring yourself, a comfortable seat, and an open heart.

Investment: $20 regular/$10 for students or seniors.

Register here: https://www.sliceworks.ca/schedule/20088875-a518-483c-bc0d-641bf53739b7_1741903200

Contact Kris Murphy: kris@sliceworks.ca

Water ~ Fluid. Flowing. Giving. Receiving. Allowing. Forming. Holding.

What images and feelings does the water element conjure up in you?

We’ll explore this in our free-form movement/dance.

Water Dance begins with slow and gentle music, gradually builds tempo and speed, reaches a peak, and then comes back down again.

There is no choreography involved. It’s a chance to explore how your body wants to move when given time, space, music, freedom, and community to support you.

Many people who are new to this find it intimidating and that’s ok. You don’t have to dance the whole time. You can stretch, meditate, do yoga, participate in our water honouring practice, rest, etc. The only wrong way to do this is to hurt yourself or someone else in the process. Otherwise you have freedom to flow like water!

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We have the built-in ability to release and move tension from our bodies and our hearts. There are several ways to do that. One simple way is to shake!

Yin Yoga helps us to access this innate ability as it lengthens and releases the connective tissue and brings us into the relaxation response. From there we can explore our natural ability to shake for tension release in a way that feels comfortable and safe.

We’ll explore this first by purposely shaking our body parts and when we’re comfortable we’ll allow the shaking to happen naturally and instinctively. We are in full control of the shaking and can stop it at any time.

Find some ease and deep breaths in this class. Feel good in your body and increase your sense of well-being. Learn a new practice you can do at home!

All parts of this class are optional.

Investment: $20- $40

Contact Natalie Brewer: nataliebrewercoach@gmail.com