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 Nidra
Restorative + Yoga Nidra is a combined practice, beginning with select Restorative poses. Students will transition to Yoga Nidra, described as a state of conscious deep sleep – a simple yet profound meditation that unwinds the nervous system and induces complete physical and mental relaxation with inner awareness.
This is a practice to enrich, soothe and nourish one’s everyday experience of life. It provides a space to lie down, listen and find yourself connecting with all you are and everything that is.
Feel free to bring a cozy 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
This class brings together traditional yoga practices not commonly offered, encompassing puja (offering), pranayama, easy movement (flow) and meditation that uses mantra. It is suitable for beginners as well as mature practitioners.
- 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)$16Thursday at 7:00 – 8:15pm
Dynamic movement (flow), deep breath, and focused mind, all integrated with intense stretching. It’s a lovely practice, especially 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!