| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24- My Yoga Practice - email to confirm
Moon
6:00 am
8:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Yin Deep Stretch B6+ wally-ji WS
Sun - Warm
8:00 am
9:00 am
This class combines Yin and Deep Zen stretching principles. Various stretching techniques (e.g., passive, isometric, active, dynamic) to melt away tensions in the connective tissue and allow the muscles to relax. Props will be used to increase your range of mobility and flexibility. All the while you are meditating away tensions of the mind to open yourself, your mind, spirit and body.
- Yoga Fire B2 wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
9:30 am
10:30 am
Learn to build and strengthen your cardio breathing capacity and stamina with the yogic breath of fire. This is a movement class that concentrates on opening up the chakra energies within the body.Your breath of fire will stimulate and release the libidinal or Kundalini energy that is coiled up at the base of the spine. Feel the power of your breath - your yogic fire. This is internal hot yoga.
- Rejuvinate & Vital Yoga wally-ji R
Sun or Moon
10:30 am
11:55 am
Do you have an injury or mobility constraints and need to do yoga to heal and rejuvenate your body? This Hatha class allows you to do various yoga positions with different supportive props (following Iyengar principles of yoga). We have an amazing assortment of props (chairs, stepladders, bars, bolsters, balls, massaging props, etc) and one member stated that ‘we have more props than her physio office‘. Props allow you to practice yoga safely, effectively, and fully enjoy yoga’s meditational and health benefits. This class is designed for recovering bodies and our physical, psychological and spiritual needs to connect with our body’s vitality. The studio is wheel-char accessible (on first floor).
This class is a Registration class. Aum Members will be charged $15 per class and non-Aum Members $25.
(Please email or call wally-ji at 647-741-9642. This class is based on wally-ji’s experience and success in rejuvenating his body after suffering osteoarthritis and having two hip replacements.) - Deep Stretch B6+ wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
12:05 pm
12:50 pm
Deep release and stretch from head to toe, providing a balancing and reconnection with bodily energies buried by your tensions. You restore yourself as you focus and learn to open and stretch through breath work, finding those ah! release and zen moments. Props are used to allow you to concentrate and let yourself let go into your meditation, getting a deeper stretch.
- Core Yoga B2 wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
1:05 pm
2:05 pm
This class focuses on the connection of the breath to core muscles. You will strengthen the core muscles: abs, gluts, and chest. This class is designed for yoga practitioners who have flexibility yet have not developed their core strength sufficiently. This is vital for a safe yoga practice.
- Deep Yoga B2,B3 wally-ji HS
Hot Sun
4:15 pm
5:15 pm
This Hatha Flow class isolates and strengthens core muscles, and deepens stretches.This class incorporates various ‘TOYS’ (teach our yoga safely) and Iyengar principles so you can go deeper into a pose. The stepladder allows us to feel the yoga asanas safely, stretch far more, and rebalance your body without fatiguing due to our bodily impediments or lack of strength.
- Ashtanga Intro B2, B3 chris HS
Hot Sun
5:30 pm
6:45 pm
This is an Introductory Ashtanga class to experience and learn the Primary Series. This yang fluid class builds inner heat and cardiovascular energy through a series of strength- and flexibility-building poses. The class ends with a yin restorative component to rebalance the yang dynamic movements, allowing your body and breath to harmonize breath and body energies.
- Deep Vinyasa B2, B6+ amanda M
Moon
5:35 pm
6:45 pm
This flowing Vinyasa-based class combines vigorous poses with the assistance of props (blocks, bolsters, belts, blankets, etc.). The props allow unique bodies to access correct alignment, increase strength and allow one to get deeper into the poses. Pranayama (breathing exercises) and a longer and supported savasana at the end will enhance a good night sleep.
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7-8 Yoga Class in Moon Space - CANCELLED TODAY Classic Hatha B2, B3 wally-ji M
Moon
6:50 pm
8:05 pm
Exploration and patience are common themes as we connect with our breath in every posture. Experience a yoga practice that will strengthen your body while focusing your mind. This class incorporates the 7 main groups of yoga postures (forward bends, side bends, twists, inversions, balances, back bends and relaxation) to integrate physiological, psychological and spiritual well being.
- Open Yoga B2,B3 wally-ji (corina) WS
Sun - Warm
6:50 pm
7:55 pm
A Yoga class integrating various traditions that focuses on a general theme of opening. Each week a different and specific area/aspect of the body will be examined and explored ( e.g. Shoulders, hips, back, breath, etc.). This class has several components including meditation, pranayama, and asanas.
- Pressure Point Release B6+ wally WS
Warm Sun
8:00 pm
9:10 pm
A yin restorative class that includes props that self-massage your various deep tension points of the body (especially the spinal cord) with subtle movements. This class will release pressure points with accu-pressure mats, and massaging balls You explore your tensions and learn to release them with breath work and subtle energy movements. Release your tensions to open up the nadirs channels to the life force of prana (or chi).
- Meditation
S
9:20 pm
9:35 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
| 25- My Yoga Practice - email to confirm
Moon
6:00 am
8:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Classic Hatha B2,B3 wally-ji W WS
Warm Sun
9:30 am
10:30 am
Exploration and patience are common themes as we connect with our breath in every posture. Experience a yoga practice that will strengthen your body while focusing your mind. This class incorporates the 7 main groups of yoga postures (forward bends, side bends, twists, inversions, balances, back bends and relaxation) to integrate physiological, psychological and spiritual well being.
- Rejuvinate & Vital Yoga wally-ji R
Sun or Moon
10:30 am
11:55 am
Do you have an injury or mobility constraints and need to do yoga to heal and rejuvenate your body? This Hatha class allows you to do various yoga positions with different supportive props (following Iyengar principles of yoga). We have an amazing assortment of props (chairs, stepladders, bars, bolsters, balls, massaging props, etc) and one member stated that ‘we have more props than her physio office‘. Props allow you to practice yoga safely, effectively, and fully enjoy yoga’s meditational and health benefits. This class is designed for recovering bodies and our physical, psychological and spiritual needs to connect with our body’s vitality. The studio is wheel-char accessible (on first floor).
This class is a Registration class. Aum Members will be charged $15 per class and non-Aum Members $25.
(Please email or call wally-ji at 647-741-9642. This class is based on wally-ji’s experience and success in rejuvenating his body after suffering osteoarthritis and having two hip replacements.) - Pressure Point Release B6+ wally-ji HS
Sun - Hot
12:05 pm
12:50 pm
A yin restorative class that includes props that self-massage your various deep tension points of the body (especially the spinal cord) with subtle movements. This class will release pressure points with accu-pressure mats, and massaging balls You explore your tensions and learn to release them with breath work and subtle energy movements. Release your tensions to open up the nadirs channels to the life force of prana (or chi).
- Power Flow B1,B2 wally-ji W HS K
Sun hot
4:15 pm
5:15 pm
A flow class that is not bound to the conventions of a vinyasa or ashtanga class. Sweat it out in the hot Sun Space with a powerful mix of flows and holds. Leave feeling reinvigorated and rejuvenated. Feel free to break routines in a yoga class, while build a strong core foundation.
- Detox Yoga B2,B3 corina WS
Sun - Hot
5:30 pm
6:45 pm
Detox yoga is a Vinyasa style of hot yoga with a focus on back bends, twists, forward bends, and lateral bends aimed at helping the body detoxify. Pranayama and meditation calm the mind and nervous systems. The physical movements, compressions and twists improve the functioning of the digestive, lymphatic, and endocrine systems. Don't take toxic stresses into your weekend.
- Yoga Nidra B3, B6+ elena t M
Moon
5:45 pm
7:00 pm
Yoga Nidra is also described as ‘yogi sleep’ – a conscious awareness while in a deep sleep-like relaxation state. In our hectic and hyper-paced everyday life, we lose the ability to ‘turn off’ and suppress negative thoughts and emotions in our subconscious. In this gentle, meditative, Hatha restorative class, you will reduce your stresses, anxieties and tensions. The class will end with a guided meditation to create harmony and peace within yourself, enabling a more wholistic being.
- Yoga Dance wally-ji WS K
Sun Warm
6:55 pm
7:55 pm
Connect with your inner dancing Shiva, have a musical journey with your yogic breath and body. A lightly facilitated flowing yoga dance class that moves within a soundscape of music. There will be a change of the music genre each week. Have fun in this mix of Zumba and yoga - Yum-ba! Don't forget, Shiva, the patron of yoga, is a dancer.
- Meditation
S
7:55 pm
8:10 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
| 26- My Yoga Shala Practice - email to confirm
Moon
8:00 am
10:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Classic Hatha B2,B3 wally-ji M
Moon
10:30 am
11:45 am
Exploration and patience are common themes as we connect with our breath in every posture. Experience a yoga practice that will strengthen your body while focusing your mind. This class incorporates the 7 main groups of yoga postures (forward bends, side bends, twists, inversions, balances, back bends and relaxation) to integrate physiological, psychological and spiritual well being.
- Vinyasa B2,B3 renata HS
Sun hot
11:50 am
1:10 pm
This fun, engaging class teaches the fundamentals of vinyasa yoga, the flowing movements of ashtanga yoga. It includes sun salutations, standing postures, balancing postures, seated and reclining poses, backbends, core isolation and strengthening. This variety of postures to cultivate balance, flexibility, strength and endurance.
- Core Pilates B2, B3 renata HS
Hot Sun
1:15 pm
2:15 pm
In fusing core yoga with pilates, we build breathing capacity, accentuate core strengthening and tone. Props add resistance to increase you workload capacity. Emphasis is placed on shoulder and pelvic girdle, as well as proper abdominal engagement to support the back and strengthen your practice. You will feel strong, long and energized to the max.
- Qigong & Tai Chi zachary M R
Moon
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
This class combines traditional and modern elements of Qigong - a healing tradition. One learns to connect with one’s Qi - your life force - within grounded methods of exercise for strengthening and replenishing – Gong. Tai Chi forms will be included, The class is rooted in classical forms and is a practical, results-oriented for contemporary living. Whether you want to connect with your Qi energy, feel more relaxed, or gain a better understanding of yourself, this class will make it happen
- Ballet Deep Stretch B2,B3 wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
2:20 pm
3:30 pm
This class incorporates ballet leg work to strengthen and tone your legs and gluts (butts). Deep release and stretching from head to toe, providing a balancing and reconnection with bodily energies buried by your tensions. You focus and learn to open and stretch through breath work, finding those ah! release and zen moments. Props (especially a step ladder) are used to allow you to concentrate and let yourself go deeper into your stretches and meditation.
- DRUMeditation Tim M R
Moon
3:00 pm
5:00 pm
Looking for an easier way to reap the many benefits of meditation: deeper levels of focus, relaxation, intention, awareness, creativity, yoga, healing, prayer, and alignment of mind-body-energy? DRUMeditation is an extraordinary drumming experience as you connect with your heart beat, the group and with the Earth's heart beat. This class is a diverse HANDS ON exploration of rhythm, meditation and synergy through group drumming, body percussion and voice. See Events (Under Schedule tab).
- Drum Beats Yoga B2 wally-ji WS
Sun - Warm
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
Come feel the beat in your heart and root while you open your body through drumming sounds and yoga asanas. This class returns us to our roots - our heart beat of our embodied spirit. The musical and therapeutic effects of the drum beat allow you to get deeper into your body 's skin, which takes on a drum feel full of sound and energy. This is a dancing flow class with the live beat of a meditational drumming circle.
- Meditation
Sun
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
| 27- My Yoga Practice - email to confirm
Moon
6:00 am
9:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Ashtanga B2 camille HS
Sun - Hot
11:00 am
12:00 pm
A dynamic and vigorous traditional 60-minute Ashtanga primary series focused on alleviating mental and physical weekly strain. Through the synchronized movement of spirit, mind and body, the nervous system is revitalized, concentration is maximized and balance is restored. The flow of asanas builds body strength, tones up the muscles and improves flexibility.
- Hatha B2, B3 rachel W WS
M
12:05 pm
1:30 pm
Hatha is root of all yoga. A series of yoga positions (= asanas) with a pace that allows for breath awareness, learning, and settling into the unique positions of yoga. Participants are encouraged playfully explore the yoga positions as ‘puzzles’. The focus is on the feelings generated by the position, how they release physical tensions stored in the body, and how we find new openings and growth in the stillness of our breathing.
- Integrative Yoga B1,B2 elena WS
Sum -Warm
1:35 pm
2:55 pm
Elena is excited to share her Yoga Wisdom from her recent travels to India with Integrative Yoga. This class combines different styles of yoga from classical Hatha to Vinyasa sequences, yoga asanas, pranayama, & meditation. (This innovation is a trademark of Kashmir Shaivism School of Yoga http://kashmirshaivismschoolofyoga.com)
- Circle Yoga B2,B3 wally WS
Warm Sun
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
Many classes in yoga are linear within a rectangular frame (mat). Free yourself with this circular and spiraling class. This Hatha flowing class will accentuate circles and spiral movements. You will go deeper in your mediation and explorations. Free your linear focus into more wholistic circles.
- Yin Massage Restore B6+ wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
5:00 pm
6:30 pm
A self-massaging yin restorative class that includes props that massage your various tension points of the body with subtle movements and deep releasing stretches. You explore your tensions and learn to release them with breath work and subtle energy movements. Reiki will be voluntarily available during the class.
- Meditation
Sun
6:35 pm
6:50 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
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28- My Yoga Practice - email to confirm
Moon
6:00 am
8:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Ashtanga Core B2 wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
8:00 am
9:00 am
An Ashtanga class that connects balanced deep diaphragm breathing and meditation with a core yoga emphasis.The class will begin with deep ujjayi or conqueror breath to increase breathing capacity and strength. Core flow emphasis with be included in the asanas.This Ashtanga class is not structured within the set series often associate with Mysore Ashtanga practice.
- Core Flow B2 wally WS
Sun - Warm
9:30 am
10:30 am
A Hatha and Ashtanga sequence that highlights core strengthening within each position. Core strength is the key to proper and safe yoga practice as the body gains the strength to maintain proper alignment. You will strengthen the core muscles: abs, gluts, and chest
- Rejuvinate & Vital Yoga wally-ji R
Sun or Moon
10:30 am
11:55 am
Do you have an injury or mobility constraints and need to do yoga to heal and rejuvenate your body? This Hatha class allows you to do various yoga positions with different supportive props (following Iyengar principles of yoga). We have an amazing assortment of props (chairs, stepladders, bars, bolsters, balls, massaging props, etc) and one member stated that ‘we have more props than her physio office‘. Props allow you to practice yoga safely, effectively, and fully enjoy yoga’s meditational and health benefits. This class is designed for recovering bodies and our physical, psychological and spiritual needs to connect with our body’s vitality. The studio is wheel-char accessible (on first floor).
This class is a Registration class. Aum Members will be charged $15 per class and non-Aum Members $25.
(Please email or call wally-ji at 647-741-9642. This class is based on wally-ji’s experience and success in rejuvenating his body after suffering osteoarthritis and having two hip replacements.) - Vinyasa B2,B3 judy WS
Warm Sun
12:05 pm
12:50 pm
This fun, engaging class teaches the fundamentals of vinyasa yoga, the flowing movements of ashtanga yoga. It includes sun salutations, standing postures, balancing postures, seated and reclining poses, backbends, core isolation and strengthening. This variety of postures cultivates balance, flexibility, strength and endurance.
- Circle Yoga B2 wally=ji WS
1:05 pm
2:05 pm
Many classes in yoga are linear within a rectangular frame (mat). Free yourself with this circular and spiraling class. This Hatha flowing class will accentuate circles and spiral movements. You will go deeper in your mediation and explorations. Free your linear focus into more wholistic circles.
- Breath & Hatha B2,B3 wally-ji HS
Sum - Hot
4:15 pm
5:15 pm
A focus on the breath cycle in a Hatha format. Learn how to do deeper diaphragm breathing, coordinated with core muscles, to increase both strength and relaxation. A great class to make sure your learn the uniqueness of yoga - your mindful breath in meditation. Your breath is your teacher, so make sure your internal teacher is the best you have.
- Core Yoga B2,B3 wally-ji HS
Sun - Hot
5:30 pm
6:35 pm
This class focuses on the connection of the breath to core muscles. You will strengthen the core muscles: abs, gluts, and chest. This class is designed for yoga practitioners who have flexibility yet have not developed their core strength sufficiently. This is vital for a safe yoga practice.
- Runners’ Yoga B2, B3 rebecca W M
M
5:35 pm
6:35 pm
Yoga for Runners addresses runners’ and athletes’ areas of stiffness, muscle imbalances and parts most prone to injury. These classes pay particular attention to the feet, ankles, knees, hamstrings, quads, core, hips and shoulders. By providing the athletic body the stretch it needs to keep performing injury-free, these classes also build muscle strength and are a great way to cross-train.
- Hatha B2, B3 ernie M
Moon
6:40 pm
7:55 pm
Hatha is root of all yoga. A series of yoga positions (asanas) with a pace that allows for breath awareness, learning, and settling into the unique positions of yoga. Your body will build strength, tone and flexibility. The meditational focus is on the feelings generated by the position, how they release physical tensions stored in the body, and how we find new openings and growth within ourselves and bodies.
- Warrior B1, B2 chris HS
Hot Sun
6:45 pm
8:00 pm
This class is vinyasa-based, incorporating the primary aspects of power, strength, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. Beginning with Pranayama breathing, the class moves through an intense series of asanas, finishing with a Yoga Nidra relaxation meditation. Discover your inner Warrior.
- Yoga Belly & Hips B2 wally-ji W M
Moon
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
This class energies the belly and hips within sensual sounds of sensational music. One lets go of the tensions often held in the hips, opens them up with hatha hip openers and belly dancing movements. Great core focus, core control and strengthening, with the benefits of dance fluidity.
- Yin Deep Stretch B6+ chris WS
Sun - Warm
8:15 pm
9:15 pm
This class combines Yin and Deep Zen stretching principles. Various stretching techniques (e.g., passive, isometric, active, dynamic) to melt away tensions in the connective tissue and allow the muscles to relax. Props will be used to increase your range of mobility and flexibility. All the while you are meditating away tensions of the mind to open yourself, your mind, spirit and body.
- Meditation
Sun
9:20 pm
9:35 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
| 29- My Yoga Practice - email to confirm
Moon
6:00 am
8:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Hatha B2 B3 wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
8:00 am
9:00 am
Hatha is root of all yoga. A series of yoga positions (= asanas) with a pace that allows for breath awareness, learning, and settling into the unique positions of yoga. Participants are encouraged playfully explore the yoga positions as ‘puzzles’. The focus is on the feelings generated by the position, how they release physical tensions stored in the body, and how we find new openings and growth in the stillness of our breathing.
- Hatha Tantra Flow B2,B3 wally-j
Sun - Warm
9:30 am
10:30 am
The connection of breath, energy flow, and embodiment are the focus of this Hatha class. This practice follows Tantric principles and anusara inspired variations to connect the breath and heart in spiritual and physical alignment. In Tantra, one connects and flows within the body's inherent energies. (Classical Yoga emphasizes the body being disciplined and controlled.)
- Rejuvinate & Vital Yoga wally-ji R
Sun or Moon
10:30 am
11:55 am
Do you have an injury or mobility constraints and need to do yoga to heal and rejuvenate your body? This Hatha class allows you to do various yoga positions with different supportive props (following Iyengar principles of yoga). We have an amazing assortment of props (chairs, stepladders, bars, bolsters, balls, massaging props, etc) and one member stated that ‘we have more props than her physio office‘. Props allow you to practice yoga safely, effectively, and fully enjoy yoga’s meditational and health benefits. This class is designed for recovering bodies and our physical, psychological and spiritual needs to connect with our body’s vitality. The studio is wheel-char accessible (on first floor).
This class is a Registration class. Aum Members will be charged $15 per class and non-Aum Members $25.
(Please email or call wally-ji at 647-741-9642. This class is based on wally-ji’s experience and success in rejuvenating his body after suffering osteoarthritis and having two hip replacements.) - Pilates B2 samantha HS
Sun - Hot
12:05 pm
12:50 pm
Pilates builds core strength and torso stability, improving postural alignment. Its principles are centering, control, flow, breath, precision, and concentration. The Pilates method emphasizes quality over quantity, yielding significant results in a shorter time. Pilates matwork uses gravity to provide resistance.
- Hatha Flow B2, B3 wally-ji WS
Sun - Warm
1:05 pm
2:05 pm
A Hatha class that increases the pace of movement between poses. A moving meditation. Flowing asana are included to increase strength, tone, and endurance as participants move up and down in sequences.
- Core Sculpt B2 wally-ji W HS
Sun - Hot
4:15 pm
5:15 pm
The core muscles, especially the abdominal, hips, back, are required for a safe yoga practice. They provide the stability for the body, especially in dynamic yoga movements. This class will strengthen and sculpt core muscles. Resistance props will be used. You will learn the connection of breath work and strength.
- Ashtanga B1,B2 chris HS
Hot Sun
5:30 pm
6:50 pm
This is a fluid class that builds inner heat and cardiovascular energy through a series of strength- and flexibility-building poses, connected through breath work. These yoga classes follow poses through the Primary Series and are dynamic in nature and help to detox the body through the internal heat naturally created by the fluid movements (vinyasas).
- Hip Hop Yoga susanne M
Moon
5:40 pm
6:40 pm
Do you have a passion for dance? Groove with a creative fusion of Hip Hop, Break and Street Dance within a yoga class. You will feel how the irresistible combination
of breathing, meditation, flexibility and focus in Yoga naturally complements these dancing forms. Get your groove and chill. - Dynamic Pilates B2,B3 tara M
Moon
6:45 pm
7:45 pm
Concentration, being present with your mind and paying attention to the movements, is the key element for this dynamic core fitness and Pilates class. With the increased intensity, one learns to increase breath work in dynamic movement. Feel deep internal core muscles that are often neglected in yoga.
- Hatha Flow B2,B3 rachel HS
Sum - Hot
6:55 pm
8:10 pm
A Hatha class that increases the pace of movement between poses. A moving meditation. Flowing asana are included to increase strength, tone, and endurance as participants move up and down in sequences.
- Twists & Knots B3 wally-ji WS
Sun - Warm
8:10 pm
9:25 pm
A specialized class to work on your alignment and get deeper twists and knotty or binding stretches. Props are used to open up your yoga lines, providing a resistance to feel correct alignment. Following Iyengar principles, the props allow us to overcome the struggles and collapsing of the body in asanas. You will also strengthen your body to overcome these twists and knots, allowing for a greater internal and compressing detox. Your spine and fascia will shout with joy in the yin releases.
- Qigong & Tai Chi zachary M R
Moon
8:15 pm
9:15 pm
This class combines traditional and modern elements of Qigong - a healing tradition. One learns to connect with one’s Qi - your life force - within grounded methods of exercise for strengthening and replenishing – Gong. Tai Chi forms will be included, The class is rooted in classical forms and is a practical, results-oriented for contemporary living. Whether you want to connect with your Qi energy, feel more relaxed, or gain a better understanding of yourself, this class will make it happen for you.
- Meditation
Sun
9:20 pm
9:35 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
| 30- My Yoga Practice - email to confirm
Moon
6:00 am
8:00 am
An open space for those who want a downtown location to practice in the Mysore tradition, that is non led classes. The vision is for yoga enthusiasts to share their knowledge with each other rather than having one teacher guide & lead everyone. At heart, we are all students of Yoga's Wisdom, no matter what level of personal experience. You are welcome to come with fellow yogis and practice your tradition.
Email aumcenteryoga@gmail.com by 6 pm previous day to confirm shala opening.
If you are a qualified Ashtanga teacher who wants to set up and lead the class, please email resume. - Core Sculpt B2 wally-ji WS
Warm Sun
8:00 am
9:00 am
The core muscles, especially the abdominal, hips, back, are required for a safe yoga practice. They provide the stability for the body, especially in dynamic yoga movements. This class will strengthen and sculpt core muscles. Resistance props will be used. You will learn the connection of breath work and strength.
- Deep Yoga B2, B3 wally-ji W WS
Warm Sun
9:30 am
10:30 am
This class incorporates various ‘TOYS’ principles (Teach Our Yoga Safely) so you can go deeper into a pose. The use of props allows us to feel the yoga asana safely and explore its depth without fatiguing due to our bodily impediments or lack of strength. The class follows Iyengar teaching principles of safety and correct alignment to increase our awareness of the various physical alignments and components of yoga positions. This class isolates and strengthens core muscles, and deepens stretches
- Rejuvinate & Vital Yoga wally-ji R
Sun or Moon
10:30 am
11:55 am
Do you have an injury or mobility constraints and need to do yoga to heal and rejuvenate your body? This Hatha class allows you to do various yoga positions with different supportive props (following Iyengar principles of yoga). We have an amazing assortment of props (chairs, stepladders, bars, bolsters, balls, massaging props, etc) and one member stated that ‘we have more props than her physio office‘. Props allow you to practice yoga safely, effectively, and fully enjoy yoga’s meditational and health benefits. This class is designed for recovering bodies and our physical, psychological and spiritual needs to connect with our body’s vitality. The studio is wheel-char accessible (on first floor).
This class is a Registration class. Aum Members will be charged $15 per class and non-Aum Members $25.
(Please email or call wally-ji at 647-741-9642. This class is based on wally-ji’s experience and success in rejuvenating his body after suffering osteoarthritis and having two hip replacements.) - Yogalates B2 kumi WS
Sun - Warm
12:05 pm
12:50 pm
In fusing yoga with pilates, we start with classic sun salutations and meditation and then we layer the pilates principles into our yoga practice. Emphasis is placed on shoulder and pelvic girdle, as well as proper abdominal engagement to support the back and strengthen your practice. You will feel strong, long and energized to the max.
- Spinal Chord B2, B3 wally-ji WS
Sun - Warm
1:05 pm
2:05 pm
Strained or sore back? The yoga movements decompress your vertebrae, and increase the spaces for your energies to flow. Carpal tunnel exercisers will be incorporated to release technology-related tensions. Various supportive props will be used to massage, stretch and support the back in its movements. Have your spinal cord singing after this class.
- Ashtanga B2 wally HS
Sun - Hot
4:15 pm
5:15 pm
This is a fluid class that builds inner heat and cardiovascular energy through a series of strength- and flexibility-building poses, connected through breath work. These yoga classes follow poses through the Primary Series and are dynamic in nature and help to detox the body through the internal heat naturally created by the fluid movements (vinyasas).
- Hatha Flow B2, B3 sierra HS
Hot Sun
5:30 pm
6:45 pm
A Hatha class that increases the pace of movement between poses. A moving meditation. Flowing asana are included to increase strength, tone, and endurance as participants move up and down in sequences.
- Core Flow B2, B3 wally-ji M
Moon
5:40 pm
6:40 pm
A Vinyasa and Ashtanga sequence that highlights core strengthening within each position. Core strength is the key to proper and safe yoga practice as the body gains the strength to maintain proper alignment. You will strengthen the core muscles: abs, gluts, and chest.
- Flying Yoga B2 wally-ji M
Moon
6:45 pm
7:45 pm
Ever want to do yogic flying? This class gets you almost there. A great combination of cardio, strength and focus. You will bounce your way into yoga leela (play), letting yourself and body release with flowing asanas. Feel this unique moving energy, exhilaration, and unbounded joy as kundalini energy flows within the spin. You won't stop smiling in this class. We will come back to earth-mat with restoring yin on the ball.
- Vinyasa B2,B3 renata HS
Hot Sun
6:50 pm
8:05 pm
This fun, engaging class teaches the fundamentals of vinyasa yoga, the flowing movements of ashtanga yoga. It includes sun salutations, standing postures, balancing postures, seated and reclining poses, backbends, core isolation and strengthening. This variety of postures cultivates balance, flexibility, strength and endurance.
- Yoga Dance wally-ji M
Moon
7:50 pm
8:50 pm
Free your meditation, your breath, your body. Connect with your inner dancing Shiva, have a musical journey with your yogic breath and body. A lightly facilitated flowing yoga dance class that moves within a soundscape of music. There will be a change of the music genre each week. Have fun in this mix of Zumba and yoga - Yum-ba! Don't forget, Shiva, the patron of yoga, is a dancer, so feel your creativity in yoga.
- Yin ; Restore B6+ aaron WS
Warm Sun
8:10 pm
9:25 pm
This class blends the long held poses of yin yoga with the deep sense of relaxation of restorative yoga. At first, yin poses bring about greater joint mobility over a period of time. The quiet and healing poses of restorative yoga end the class, allowing the mind and body to be completely at rest. The combination of these two quiet and gentle styles provided a peaceful opportunity to explore your practice.
- Meditation
Sun
9:20 pm
9:35 pm
All breath and mindfulness for restoring peace and stillness in one's being. At the end of the evening, participants in all classes are invited to stay for a meditation class lead by one of the teachers. Please let the teacher know at the beginning of class that you would like to meditate.
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You’ve taken the most important step – deciding to do yoga. There is a specific page for you: Beginning My YOuGA. You will learn there are many pathways for learning and experiencing Yoga – something that is just right for you. But like any life journey, you will want to explore something a little different to enhance your Yoga Wisdom. Discover something unique in yoga you may not have known about yourself. The table below gives you an illustrated and general information week view of our extensive schedule. (Click table for larger readable table.) Always check SCHEDULE for updates and details of exact times and teachers.
This incredible schedule and diversity of yoga styles and practices are all available in one place. Our studio is your passport to prana – a connection of your breath in many forms and practices. You will breathe yoga as your breath is your teacher. In this friendly and authentic studio, teachers will get to know your personally, guide and teach you as you evolve into a deeper meditative yogic experience. While we respect lineages for their wonderful insights, no Yoga approach can claim their’s is the ‘better’ practice. There are over 2000 yoga asanas, so how can one style capture them all? Each represents a growth of Yoga Wisdom, be it Sivananda Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Mysore and Ashtanga Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Power Yoga & Kundalini Yoga. Aum’s yoga center Toronto studio has these varieties of yoga classes. We honour each tradition as each provides windows and opening into our breath, self, soul. No matter what direction you come from – north, south, east, west – we are the center for your yoga journey. You will also maintain a good life in your core fitness, training and health expectations. Want to be hard candy, with a delicious soft loving sweet core cleanse with breath and sweatness?
