Ongoing Yoga Classes

Rise & Shine Hatha Yoga with Jools Andres

This invigorating early morning series sets the tone for peace of mind and well-being all day long. Strengthen the body, calm the mind, and notice the many benefits as they expand into the many facets of life. Suitable for beginners and for those with some experience with yoga.

Mondays and Fridays 7:00–8:30am
Drop-ins welcome, YBTS pass holders welcome

Energizing Flow Yoga with Marney

Open your awareness to strength and weakness. Increase mental and physical flexibility, listen to the wisdom of the body, and cultivate being fully present in each moment. Deepen your existing practice and core connection. Set an intention for your practice, integrate, then take your practice off the mat and into your life!

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30–11:00am, Ongoing
Drop ins, YBTS pass holders welcome

Core Yoga with Marney

In a slightly heated room we will focus specifically on Yoga postures and Breathing practices that will strengthen all the Abdominal Muscles, the Pelvic Floor and the Diaphram. Your posture will improve, you will have a new sense of your inner Core Body, and your abdomen will feel more tone.
All levels welcome

Wednesdays 9:00–10:00am, ongoing
Drop ins, YBTS pass holders welcome

Hatha Yoga Level One with Judy

Hatha yoga is the classical form of yoga postures and breathing that revitalizes the body physically and mentally. This practice will increase muscle tone, improve flexibility and concentration, detoxify the vital organs and allow you to relax deeply. Perfect for beginners and all levels, this class will help strengthen, stretch, tone and relax your entire body.

Wednesdays 4:30–6:00pm, ongoing
Drop ins, YBTS pass holders welcome

Wake-Up Yoga with Lyne, Marney or Sue

This class will focus on opening and awakening your spine in a gentle way. You will feel revitalized and centred in body and mind and prepared to move into your day with grace. You will benefit by increased muscle tone, ease in breathing, improved flexibility and mental concentration. Perfect for all levels.

Saturdays and Sundays 10:00–11:30am, ongoing
Drop ins, YBTS pass holders welcome

Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Marney

In this class we will begin with a blend of Amrit Yoga and Yoga Nidra, which will connect yoga practice with the ancient roots and fundamental principles that are at the core of all branches of yoga. By adding the mental and spiritual disciplines of Raja Yoga, inwardly focused attention and meditative awareness, Amrit Yoga combines the strengths of Hatha and Raja Yoga into one system. Explore and experience the spiritual depth of yoga. Yoga Nidra is Yogic Sleep. It is an ancient form of meditation that will take you into the deepest levels of relaxation while still remaining fully aware. You will become more relaxed, integrated, expansive and present. Yoga Nidra can enhance the healing process and boost the immune system. It is effective in helping people with stress, addictions, sleep disorders, nervous conditions and in releasing long-standing behavioural patterns.

Thursdays 6:30–8:00pm
Drop ins, YBTS pass holders welcome.

Introduction to Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan

Using the exact technology of Kundalini yoga (as per Yogi Bhajan) we will practice a series of simple yet very powerfull yoga sets: awakening your ten bodies, elevating, flexibility of the spine, activating your pituitary gland and more. In addition to the movements you will use breath, mantras and kriyas to achieve the goal of strenghtening the nervous system and balancing the glandular systems and perhaps enjoy a new experience.

Tuesdays 5:00–6:15pm, January 3 to March 20 Sun Studio
$15 drop in, pre-register full session $12 per class ($144)

Bio: Benoit Alain Bergeron (spiritual name Nam Hari Singh) has been practicing yoga and meditation since he was 16 years old (1990). He has been a student of the Self Realization Fellowship (Paramahamsa Yogananda) for over 10 years, in which time he built a self sustaining two acres organic market garden out of the bush in Wilson Creek (Sechelt, BC); where he and two of his four children reside full time. Alain received the teaching call from the amazing Teachings of Yogi Bhajan, and he is now summoning you to come and to experience it for yourself. Truth is our identity.

Aquarian Sadhana (Kundalini Yoga)

Aquarian Sadhana is practice in the early morning hours when the angle of the sun favours Meditation and there is much prana, that life force of the atom sought after by the yogis.

It is a challenge that build your will power, confidence and ability to concentrate, whose benefits are multiplied by the group consciousness. So get up and multiply yourself by Infinity!

Aquarian Sadhana is divided in three parts. First we recite Japji: a traditional morning prayer from the scripture Siri Guru Granth Sahib. Yogi Bhajan says about Japji: "If anyone can understand Japji, he can understand the entire wisdom of God." (25 min)

Then we do a kundalini yoga set and relaxation (35-50 min).

And after that we chant the 7 mantras for the Aquarian age, a sequence 'prescribed' by Yogi Bhajan (60 min).

Aquarian Sadhana is free and everyone is welcome. Nonetheless some previous yoga experience is recommended and a small donation to the studio to cover the utilities is appreciated.

Sat Nam.

Thursdays 4:30–7:00am, ongoing (except January 5) Sun studio
Donation requested

Iyengar Yoga with Nicola Tiburzi

B.K.S. Iyengar (Guruji) is a living yoga master from Pune, India, who has taught yoga in a unique way to all his students for many decades. At eighteen, under his Guru's request he began teaching, now in his nintieth decade of life he continues his practice and finds the meaning of the ancient yoga sutras in his regular practice of yoga. His innovation of the use of props, including belts, blankets, special benches, ordinary chairs, and blocks in practice, enable everyone to experience classic yoga poses, or asanas. Certified Iyengar teachers are professionally trained and qualified to teach in this school of yoga. Certified teachers commit to studying, teaching and promoting the art, science and philosophy of yoga according to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar without mixing in other styles of yoga.

• This form of yoga is available to everyone including beginners regardless of age or ability.
• The system focuses on developing flexibility, endurance, relaxation and correct body alignment, leading to the goal of meditation in action.

On break until Spring