Go further in your yoga practice thanks to various events presented by the studio’s teachers. Our workshops and series, respectively conducted over one or more sessions, cover specific topics and allow you to gain a better understanding of them.
Our annual retreat is the perfect opportunity to get away from it all and reconnect with your senses.
This workshop begins with some basic anatomical notions concerning the feet, in particular the plantar arches. Then you will learn several exercises with the aim of mobilizing and strengthening the feet and ankles. Subsequently, the concept of arches will be put into by exploring the distribution of weight in the tripod of the foot. First, this exploration will be done in simple yoga postures and then evolve into more complex movements and postures where the distribution of weight in the lower limbs is less obvious and requires more force.
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 50 $ tx. included
Live broadcast : 40 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
We tend to think that writing is only about thinking, and that the body is only about movement. Yet, the movements of the body influence our thinking and vice versa.
All of creation is movement: movements of the mind, movements towards others, towards oneself, movements of fingers on a keyboard, pen on a page. This workshop is an invitation to explore the relationship between the body and creative writing.
The workshop will be divided into sessions of yoga, writing and discussion. It is open to everyone, whether you write a little or a lot, professionally or as a hobby. No yoga experience is required.
The workshop will be led by Vincent Brault, writer and professor of philosophy (Le fantôme de Suzuko, La chair de Clémentine, Le cadavre de Kowalski) and Brigitte Vaillancourt, yoga teacher and writer (Saison chaude, La voie du cœur, Les marées).
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 90 $ tx. included
Live broadcast : 70 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– For online participants you need a blanket, two pads and a strap.
– Bring your water bottle and mat, writing materials of your choice (notebook and pencil, laptop, phone, …) .
This workshop begins with some basic anatomical notions about breathing. Then separate work will be offered for passive breathing and for active breathing. Thus, the first part of the workshop will be dedicated to the deepening of our passive breathing, that is to say abdominal, using especially imaging and deep relaxation. Then, in the second part, you’ll be introduced to different approaches to active breathing, which is used for movement and during physical activity. In short, this workshop will present breathing as a powerful tool for relaxation and as an undisputed guide to movement.
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 50 $ tx. included
Live broadcast : 40 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
Infuse creativity, depth, and joy into your practice with these Yoga Wall classes. The yoga wall is an accessory that allows you to explore the asanas with a whole new perspective. These classes offer you the opportunity to experience your postures with added grounding and allow you to play with gravity. Variations at the wall and off the wall will be offered to better integrate the actions and space created in the body in this practice. Places on the wall are limited, we can accommodate only 8 participants per session. Modifications/adaptations will be proposed to each person; we will take the time to align ourselves correctly and feel each posture. A basic yoga experience is highly recommended.
workshop #1 : Standing postures
workshop #2 : Extensions
workshop #3 : Flexions
* For these workshops, a studio presence is required.
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 50 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
Join Marie-Daphné for her favorite type of workshops with you: long sessions of deep rest and well-deserved loving-kindness. We will slow down and settle in postures, in order to access inner places of presence, tranquility and surrender.
What to expect: restorative yoga, yin yoga and mindfulness meditation. These methods will cultivate your ability to feel and be with what emerges, while nourishing your life force.
** Workshop offered in French.
All are welcome.
Fee
Live broadcast : 50 $ tx. included
Studio Class : 60 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online.
– For registrants, Zoom recordings are available for the following seven days.
The rishis of India have traditionally used the practice of asana to prepare the body and mind for meditation. This session begins with an all-levels practice of asana (both active and passive) to unlock our bodies and clear our minds for Yoga Nidra.
During Yoga Nidra, an ancient technique where the practitioner enters deep states of conscious relaxation, you will be invited to rotate your awareness to different body parts and sensations to restore your body, its senses, and your mind to their natural function. In the process, we awaken our Unitive Awareness, that fully sees our wholeness, tranquillity, and well-being.
** Workshop offered in English.
All are welcome.
Fee
Live broadcast : 25 $ tx. included
Studio Class : 30 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online.
– For registrants, Zoom recordings are available for the following seven days.
Nikolas Tesla once said: “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”
The ancient and worldwide healing practice of using sound vibrations to gently disperse blockages, nourish the body and balance the brain brings transcendental relaxation, and deep contact with the secrets of the True Self.
After a period of yin yoga and guided meditation, expect to be immersed in a deep listening experience of the tones of a collection of metal and crystal singing vessels, voice, along with other instruments.
** Workshop offered in French.
All are welcome.
Fee
Live broadcast : 40 $ tx. included
Studio Class : 50 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online.
– For registrants, Zoom recordings are available for the following seven days.
The late summer and autumn seasons dance a slow colorful transition between harvesting the bounty of summer’s effervescence and reorganizing for the quiet interiority of approaching winter.
In Chinese medicine the primary organ systems linked to these changes are the spleen and the lungs. Using Yin and restorative yoga, sound and qi gong, this workshop will help assimilate summer’s experiences, manage any sadness that may appear, and support the immune system as the leaves fall from the trees.
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 50 $ tx. included
Live broadcast : 40 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– Maximum of seven participants in studio
– The one-meter distance will be respected in order to be able to practice without a mask if desired.
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
*Minimum registration of 4 persons for the workshop to take place.
A Yin and therapeutic practice to honor the need for rest that brings winter, Yin season related to the kidney, associated with the water element in traditional Chinese medicine.
Equipment required:
blankets, bolster, strap, blocks.
Self-massage tool: a Gua Sha comb or a wooden comb with round tips and wide teeth, or you can perform the maneuvers with your fingers.
** Workshop offered in French.
All are welcome.
Fee
Live broadcast : 40 $ tx. included
Studio Class : 50 $ tx. included
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online.
– For registrants, Zoom recordings are available for the following seven days.
This Sadhana is offered to rest and recharge your batteries in the sanctuary of the body. Each practice will begin with a mindfulness meditation to soothe the heart and mind and will conclude with a revitalizing restorative posture.
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 45 $ tx. included (for the 5 sessions)
Live broadcast : 40 $ tx. included (for the 5 sessions)
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
This series will be an opportunity to deepen your understanding and your integration of principles of movement specific to the families of postures (flexion, extension, torsion, inversion, standing). The emphasis will be on alignment and body awareness, in order to ensure the teachings are safe, adaptative and respectful of the anatomical individuality of each participant. Yoga props (blocs, bolster, chair, straps, etc.) are frequently used to support learning.
** Workshop offered in English.
Fee
Studio classes : 147 $ tx. included per series (7 classes)
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance.
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
– If you want to rent a yoga mat for the series (7 sessions), bring $14 in cash to pay for the rental upon arrival at the studio on your first class.
This course aims to establish the foundations of mindfulness meditation with the Unified Mindfulness system, a clear, precise and comprehensive approach to meditation. The practice of meditation is defined in this system as the development of three complementary attentional skills: concentration, sensory clarity and equanimity.
The program for this session will present five meditation techniques and how to use them according to the needs, interests, and opportunities that arise in our lives. We will also learn how to practice these techniques in action in our daily lives, how to deal with obstacles that may arise in meditation and how to grow and deepen our practice over time.
Including teachings on techniques and strategies, guided meditations, and periods for discussions about practice, this highly interactive course aims to make the practice of mindfulness meditation accessible to all and to debunk myths that hinder its practice.
Both those who have never practiced meditation and experienced meditators who wish to deepen their practice are welcome!
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 125 $ tx. included per series (7 classes)
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance.
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
– If you want to rent a yoga mat for the series (7 sessions), bring $14 in cash to pay for the rental upon arrival at the studio on your first class.
For anyone intrigued by Hatha Yoga, or wishing to review the basics of the practice. In a gentle, safe and progressive way, these classes will introduce and analyze the main families of postures (standing, forward bends, backbends, twists and inversions) as well as some breathing and meditation exercises.
The “small group / on registration” formula will allow the teacher to offer personalized follow-up in order to adapt the practice to the reality of each student.
This series is a great way to get started with yoga and experience the benefits that the practice can offer on a physical, emotional and mental level. The course will then allow participants to follow the « Postural Hatha” courses with confidence!
Accessories needed: belt, chair, one or two towels (or blankets).
** Workshop offered in French.
Fee
Studio classes : 147 $ tx. included per series (7 classes)
Important information
– Reserve your place in advance, online, before going
– For studio registrations, in case of absence, a link valid for 3 days will be sent to you in order to give you the opportunity to do the course on a deferred basis.
– Bring your water bottle and mat.
– If you want to rent a yoga mat for the series (6 sessions), bring $12 in cash to pay for the rental upon arrival at the studio on your first class.
Each year, Marie-Daphné Roy, our founder, as well as Hélène Doucet-Beaupré, founder of Espace Metta, provide you with an enriching experience in a unique setting. You will experience meditation techniques in addition to practicing regenerating and energizing yoga.
Upcoming Retreat : Puglia, South Italy, June 24th to July 1st, 2023!
