CIRCUIT CLASSES
PILATES CIRCUIT
Our Pilates Circuit is a 60 minute class which includes 3 circuit stations using the different types of Pilates equipment we have in the studio along with hand weights and functional body weight exercises added. Each station is 20 minutes in length with a small rest period between each station so we can sanitize the equipment and machines. This class is suitable for all fitness levels as you can work at your own pace and take further rest or no rests, depending on your fitness level. This is a head to toe workout that will improve strength and balance. This is a fun class which incorporates the use of Merrithew Professional Pilates Reformer, Spring Wall and Bosu stations. Clients will circulate through each station focusing on form and Pilates principles under the direction of an instructor. Maximum 3 clients per class.
SPECIAL NOTES: Classes are available to those clients who hold valid Circuit Class Passes, Premium Memberships or Trial Membership Add Ons only. Clients must wear Pilates/Yoga grip socks during our Pilates Circuit Classes, socks are available for purchased at the studio.
SPECIAL NOTES: Classes are available to those clients who hold valid Circuit Class Passes, Premium Memberships or Trial Membership Add Ons only. Clients must wear Pilates/Yoga grip socks during our Pilates Circuit Classes, socks are available for purchased at the studio.
BARRE & PILATES CLASSES
YOGA BARRE
The perfect pairing of two disciplines, yoga and barre! In Yoga Barre, your favourite yoga class meets a ballet barre workout for the ultimate fitness experience. This intense, but easy to follow class is a total body workout combining yoga and ballet inspired moves to target smaller muscle groups and lengthen your body. Our yoga barre class will have your muscles burning and balance challenged! All levels welcome suitable for beginners, no ballet experience required.
BARRELATES
This is a 50/50 class of Classic Barre and Classical Pilates or Classic Barre with Core challenging exercises using flex-bands, balls, foam rollers, and hand held weights. Less time spent at the barre and more time spent on your mats. This class sculpts, tones, and gives you a strong core workout, incorporating Barre and Pilates elements. This class is Level 1 to L1/2 and is suitable for beginner and intermediate students.
BARRE ENERGY |
Our Barre Energy class is a fun and intense workout! This barre class is a comprehensive total body workout that lifts your seat, tones your thighs, abs and arms, and burns fat in record-breaking time. While primarily working those muscles, we always maintain core stability and whole body alignment, making every exercise a full body exercise. Barre Energy is a great way to tone muscles and burn calories. Muscles are worked to the point of fatigue and then released through stretching movements to create long, lean muscles. This class can be modified to be as intense or as easy as the individual desires, all levels are welcome!
YOGA CLASSES
CANDLELIGHT DEEP STRETCH
Inspired by Classical Hatha Yoga, this Candlelight Deep Stretch class turns the focus from the external body to the internal body, spending time in each pose to become aware of the subtle adjustments and nuances of the pose. Sometimes the extra time requires increased endurance and strength, sometimes it requires deeper release and stretch. Because of the intensity of longer holds, modifications are provided for students of all levels to experience a pose to the fullest extent of their unique body. Classes are experienced in candlelight including a deep meditative experience to reduce stress and anxiety. This class is great for both beginners and advanced practitioners, and modifications are provided for all levels. It is an excellent class for people who wish to work on specific muscle areas in the hips, legs, and back to increase range of motion and to allow for deeper stretching and reduction of injury. Flexibility is not required, ideal for all levels.
ENERGIZE & RESTORE FLOW
This Energize & Restore Flow class is based on the classic and ancient practices with care and attention given to many different layers of yoga. Strengthen the Body, Calm the Mind, Open the Heart. Our Energize & Restore Flow class is taught with unique sequencing to promote a dynamic + relaxing experience. This class incorporates all aspects of a traditional Hatha yoga class – breath, meditation and postures – while challenging your co-ordination through movement. This class is Level 1/2 and is suitable for beginner and intermediate students.
GENTLE YOGA
Gentle and therapeutic Hatha class focuses on breathing and stretching out tight, achy muscles. Great for recovery from running, cycling or any activity that may cause muscle soreness. Suitable for all levels.
HIP OPENING YOGA
This Hip Opening Yoga class is designed to stretch and open your hips, it will help you to let go of the built up tightness and tension stored in this area. The many benefits of this class include: Calming of the brain, stimulates the liver and kidneys and stretches the hamstrings, calves, and thighs. It also strengthens the thighs, knees, and ankles and stretches the back of the leg, the front thigh and groin. This class is suitable for level 1 and 2 students.
MOBILITY FLOW
Our Mobility Flow class emphasizes the sequential movement between postures, coordinated with your own deliberate breath. This Flow practice becomes a moving meditation that creates strength, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind. As we flow through movement and breath in our Yoga practice, we learn to flow through change in our lives with more ease. This class moves from pose to pose with each held for no more than five to eight breaths. Expect a fully balanced class of forward bending, twists, backbends with opportunity for inversions. All levels are welcome to join this practice of movement and finding one's state of flow!
MORNING YIN
Morning Yin is a quiet practice that works deeply into your body with passive, longer held poses. Yin yoga targets the deepest tissues of the body, our connective tissues - ligaments, joints, bones, and the deep fascia networks of the body - rather than the muscles. Energetically, Yin yoga improves the energy flow, enhancing the flow of chi in the organs. To be healthy, we need healthy organs as well as healthy muscles. Yin yoga also offers wonderful emotional and mental benefits. All levels are welcome!
RISE & SHINE YOGA
Experience the benefits of waking up to yoga as you stretch your body, awaken your mind, and fuel your spirit. Salute the sun with a smile and gracefully work out all of the kinks and tightness from your night's sleep. You'll feel energized, have amazing mental clarity, and will be ready to flow through your day with ease. Awaken. Bend. Stretch. Breathe. Flow. You’ll be glowing all day long...all levels are welcome!
YOGA FUSION
Yoga Fusion is a great combination of Yoga, Pilates, Cardio and Strength training all rolled into one virtual amazing class! Students will experience yoga’s incredible ability to warm up the body and enhance flexibility, which ultimately supports the mental and physical alignment required in all of the mat Pilates exercises. The class will then be layered with some cardio and strength training. These disciplines go hand in hand as the benefits of each art feed into the other. The importance of yoga alignment combined with core and arm strengthening exercises makes for a challenging and worthwhile fitness experience. This class is appropriate for all levels.
YOGA WARRIOR
This Yoga Warrior class is a balanced combination of sustained poses with attention to basic alignment and therapeutic principals. Mindfulness; observing breath and body are an integral part of the class. This style of class provides a great stretch and strengthens the body, don't be surprised if your taken into a Warrior pose or two or even three! This class is suitable for level 1 and 2 students.
***Classes may be offered as outdoor (seasonal), virtual or in-studio. Please check our current schedule for up to date information.