Hatha
Sweet Kula’s Hatha class is for anyone interested in yoga: a student with no yoga experience, the beginner, athletic individuals looking for cross-training and students who value insight into the practice. Similarly, it’s perfect for anyone who wants to learn movements that are different from their regular routine. Hatha yoga teaches body awareness, breath control and combining breath with movement. Most importantly, students are not required to be “bendy” or know yoga philosophy and approaching the class with ease and humour is very helpful.
Accessible to all levels. Do what feels right and good in your body!
- Beginners with Gillian (In-studio)$16Tuesday 6:00 – 7:00pm
Each week we will learn a new posture by slowing down and exploring at a fun and easy pace. You will learn fundamental alignment principles and modifications for poses, how to master your breath and understand key verbal cues. If you are new to yoga or just looking to increase your knowledge on the fundamentals this is a great class for you.
- Hatha Yoga with Sandy (In-studio)$16Friday 5:30 – 6:30pm
This class is for those with no yoga experience, the beginner, athletes looking for cross-training and students who value additional insight into the practice. It is perfect for anyone seeking movement different from their regular routine. We teach the basic foundational poses to facilitate body awareness by starting with refining the breath, followed by combining breath with movement. No bendy bodies or PhDs in philosophy required.
Restorative Yoga + Aroma Therapy
Restorative Yoga + Aroma Therapy is truly amazing! Enjoy the mental, physical and spiritual benefits of Aroma Therapy blends while surrendering into the present moment. Using props, you will be guided into position to help the body and mind relax. Most importantly, holding postures for extended periods of time will create lasting benefits, including complementing a more active yoga practice.
Feel free to bring items which offer comfort such as a sweater, blanket, socks or eye pillow.
Accessible to all levels. Do what feels right and good in your body!
Vinyasa
Vinyasa is a style of practice which harmonizes the breath with movement, designed “to place in a special way”. The practice blends together dynamic and fluid yoga postures with stationary (static) ones. Each class unfolds using simple yoga postures to more complex and challenging poses, subsequently reaching a peak pose or peak sequence. Breath techniques (pranayama) and meditation are an important foundation of yoga and commonly incorporated in a vinyasa class. Above all, the practice honours the body, mind and spirit in the present moment, striving to cultivate the qualities of sthira (steadiness) and sukha (comfort of being).
All classes accessible to all levels except Wednesday Night Workshop, which varies in offering postures including headstand, binding, or arm balances.
Please note: To avoid insomnia, backbending in evening classes is limited and at the discretion of the student.
Do what feels right and good in your body!
- Vinyasa Flow + Meditation with Chantelle (In-studio)$16Monday 7:00 – 8:15pm
Using dynamic movement (flow) to heat the body, combined with invigorating breath and concentrated mind, we bring about a deep awareness of the sensations of the practice. We will then ease into a meditation, complemented with a lovely savasana.
- Wednesday Night Workshop with Chantelle (In-studio)$16Wednesday 7:00 – 8:30pm (90 minute class)
Over several weeks, this class explores postures using kramas (“steps”) and variations. It stays true to the vinyasa principles of structuring the practice from simple to complex poses. It’s fun and playful too!
Yoga experience is required to attend this class. A minimum of 10 classes (at any studio) is important.
- Wednesday Night Workshop with Chantelle (Zoom)$8.50Wednesday 7:00 – 8:30pm (90 minute class)
Over several weeks, this class explores postures using kramas (“steps”) and variations. It stays true to the vinyasa principles of structuring the practice from simple to complex poses. It’s fun and playful too!
Yoga experience is required to attend this class. A minimum of 10 classes (at any studio) is important. A student using the Zoom format must be prepared to work independently, taking extreme care for themselves. Thank you.
- Vinyasa Flow + Deep Stretch with Chantelle (In-studio)$16Thursday 7:00 – 8:15pm
Using dynamic movement (flow) to heat the body, combined with invigorating breath and concentrated mind, we bring about a deep awareness of the personal practice. Intense stretching is incorporated as a complement and focused on mindful flexibility and a safe range of motion, as well as an opportunity for quiet concentration (dharana).
In Spring 2023, when the weather is good, we’ll return to the sacred site of the Ksan Totem Pole at Government Hill Park (128 Street & 102 Avenue).
- Vinyasa Flow + Deep Stretch with Chantelle (Outdoor)$162022 was great weather for this class. See you in Spring 2023.
Thursday at 7:00 – 8:15pm
Dynamic movement (flow), deep breath, and focused mind, all integrated with intense stretching. It’s a lovely practice, especially in the outdoors.
When the weather is good, we’re enjoying Mother Nature at the sacred site of the Ksan Totem Pole located at Government Hill Park (128 Street & 102 Avenue).
If class is canceled due to weather, students will receive notification by 6:00pm. Check in-studio option for spots or reschedule your outdoor spot for the following week.
- Sunrise Vinyasa with Chantelle (In-studio)$16Saturday 8:00 – 9:15am
Start your morning with this sweet class, marrying dynamic movement, long holds of poses and even some invigorating backbending.
- Sunrise Vinyasa with Chantelle (Zoom)$8.50Saturday 8:00 – 9:15am
Start your morning with this sweet class, marrying dynamic movement, long holds of poses and even some invigorating backbending.
A student using the Zoom format must be prepared to work independently, taking extreme care for themselves. Thank you.
Yin
Yin is based on teachings codified by Paul Grilley and championed by Canada’s Bernie Clark. The focus is on connective tissue, especially the fascia and major joints. Clark writes that the yin practice, using long holds, “creates and maintains healthy tissue, rather than exaggerating range of motion”. As a result, this practice helps with everyday life activities, whether it’s doing a shoulder check or applying force to a joint during physical activity. Meanwhile, those long holds develop a body awareness that requires lots of patience, grace and attention to the breath.
It is essential to inform the instructor of any injuries or limitations so modifications can be considered. Wear extra clothes, including socks, so the body is warm.
Accessible to all levels. Do what feels right and good in your body!
Speciality Classes
Heartfelt Puja
Puja means offering and ours will be an early morning ceremony on the mat. Taking our seat, we start with a simple prayer, then pranayama, followed by mantra with mudra, and finish with intention setting (samkalpa). Students can continue in meditation or do a short lead posture practice.
Before class, splash your face and rinse your mouth with water. For comfortable sitting, have a bolster, pillow or blocks available. Bring mala beads if you them.
Students are encouraged to create an altar in their practice area, including items with special meaning such as photographs and mementos. Candles in safe containers add to the sacredness of the puja.
Please sign in prior to class to avoid unintended interruption. If you’re late, don’t worry. We are all late sometimes.
This class is FREE.
On-Demand
On-Demand classes make practising yoga easy for students with little or no yoga experience. Likewise, anyone who wants a quick home practice can benefit. Each class teaches foundational poses to help develop body awareness while working with breath control.
Students using a recorded format must take extreme care for themselves. Thank you.
Booking a FREE On-Demand class:
- Select any time.
- Complete registration.
- Click “I HAVE A PASS” button and type FREE
- Standing Hand to Big Toe$8.50Standing on one leg while holding the big toe and extending the other leg is a fun and challenging class. We take our time to prepare for the posture but mostly to cultivate steadiness and ease.
- Bedtime Ritual (or) Easy Morning Stretch with ChantelleFreeHow we end the day or start our morning is a game changer. Use this practice and the accompanying Flashcards and meditation audio to establish your own self-care routine so you can sleep better and feel more grounded throughout the day.
Bedtime Ritual (or) Easy Morning Stretch also offers flashcards and an audio recording, available in our post Persnickety Posture Tips.
- Moon Salutation with ChantelleFreeWhat a lovely and soothing practice this is. Allowing your breath to guide you, repeating poses deepens the connection with the body. This is a perfect class to do in the early evening to initiate preparation for a restful sleep.
- Sweet & Short with ChantelleFreeAn invigorating Vinyasa class to get you moving and breathing.