Movement With Erica

An appreciation post for the world of online yoga classes 🫶🏻

Thanks to the pandemic, the world of online yoga and fitness grew tremendously and while I appreciated it back then, I appreciate it even more now as a mom!

I had every intention to make it to a studio class this morning, I signed up at the beginning of the week and everything…then little monkey woke up every hour for the 3rd night in a row and so I gifted us with an extra hour of sleep and a slow morning instead.

“She believed she could, then her baby woke up at 12am, 1am, 2am, 4am, 5am, and 6am, so decided she could not” 😅😂

I really do miss the energy of a studio class and the freedom to go to a class whenever I wanted to, but sometimes I just have to be home with my little guy because that’s what’s most important right now. It’s hard sometimes to accept this, but like all things in life this too shall pass, so I’m leaning into everything that this season of motherhood brings - the beauty and the hardships.

Thank you online yoga community for giving me the option to take a class in my living room 🥹

This is exactly why I opted for my new program The Mama Movement to be an online program - as much as I would LOVE to get a bunch of moms out to a studio 2x a week, I know that can be TOUGH! This gives all of us the flexibility to be home with our little ones and tend to them if needed while still getting in some time to take care of ourselves and fill up our cups so that we can show up as the best mamas for our little monkeys 💖

I’m offering a free trial month this August to all mamas! Join The Mama Movement and learn more on my website (link in bio!) 🧘🏼‍♀️

The Mama Movement - August! 💖

I’m putting together a free trial month this August for my new project, The Mama Movement!

Here’s what’s included:
✨ Live, online yoga classes 2x a week! On Wednesdays at 8:15-9:15pm we’ll have a Slow Flow & Restore class and on Sundays at 10:30-11:30am we’ll have an Energizing Power Flow class! Plus if you can’t make it to the live classes you’ll have unlimited, on-demand access to all the class recordings!
✨ Downloadable mindfulness exercises, guided meditations, & breath-work practices!
✨ 30 days of journal prompts & weekly intentions
✨ Short & sweet pre-recorded, on-demand practices to get you moving every day!
✨ & more carefully curated resources just for moms

I am so so grateful for all the support I’ve received about this new venture and I’m so excited to see where it goes!

Sign up and learn more through my website (link in bio) or feel free to send me a message! 🫶🏻

If you’re looking to start or deepen and refresh your yoga practice or improve your flexibility, private lessons are an amazing way to do so ✨

Your private lessons with me are tailored to you, your body, your anatomy and what you specifically want/need out of your practice 🤩

I am opening up a few spots for private or semi-private yoga OR flexibility lessons! These lessons can be done virtually via Zoom or in-person at the studio/at your home 🤸🏼‍♀️

Let’s chat about your private lessons, send me a DM 🫶🏻

Slow Flow & Restore is back THIS Sunday July 17th at 7pm online via Zoom or in-person at in Burlington!

I’m only offering this class once a month for July & August - so don’t miss this one! 💛

This 1 hour class will start with a slow flow, creating space and nourishing the body through gentle movement and breath. We will finish off the class with restful and restorative postures, finding inner stillness and calm to ease both our bodies and minds. You will leave this class feeling restored and ready to take on Monday morning!

Register for class using the link in my bio & take your first class free using the code LETSMOVE ✨

See you on your mat 🫶🏻

LOTS OF CHANCES MOVE WITH ME THIS WEEK IN STUDIO & VIRTUALLY🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️

(And more weekly classes coming soon!! 🫶🏻)

Tuesday (TONIGHT)
Yoga at 8:30pm at or via YouTube Livestream

Wednesday
Yoga for Cyclists & Runners at 7pm at

Thursday
Livestream Release & Restore at 10:30pm EDT/7:30pm PDT with

Sunday
Hot Flow at 8:30am at De La Sol Yoga Studios]
Hot Sweat, Relax, Restore at 10am at De La Sol Yoga Studios]

If none of these times work for you, book an in-studio, in-home, or virtual private yoga lesson! I can’t wait to see you on your mat 💛

A weekend full of beautiful love and belly laughs with the bestest people out there, my heart is so full 💛✨🫶🏻

Congratulations to and on such a beautiful celebration of your love! Cheers to both of you 🥂

“Be yourself, fearlessly.” 🌸

In a world of constant comparison, competition, and status this is often easier said than done. But it’s so beautiful when you get to be the raw, imperfect, real, magical human being that you are ✨

When I was growing up, I felt most like myself while dancing, whether I was in class or on stage I was completely at home with myself. I feel this way now with yoga as well. When I’m on my mat moving with my breath it’s like everything becomes clear, I know who I am, I’m proud of who I’m becoming, and I know my purpose.

Do more of what makes you feel this way 👆🏻🌞✨

In Week 4 of my Yoga for Dancers Program at we will explore (through movement and reflection) what makes you, YOU! What do you do to feel like your best self? When are you living in full self expression? When are you not? How can you live into full self expression?

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY ✨

A lesson I am still learning and practicing each day.

In Week 3 of my Yoga for Dancers program at Burlington Power Yoga Canada] we will learn (through movement and reflection) how to listen to what our bodies tell us, where/how emotions live in our body, the difference between discomfort and pain, and how to allow our bodies to guide us through movement (and life!)

Sign up is now live through Burlington Power Yoga Canada] and early bird pricing is available until June 20th! I can’t wait for this 8-week journey with all of you, see you on your mat 🧘🏼‍♀️💛

Repeat after me, “I’m not perfect, I’m a beautiful work in progress” 🌸

In week 2 of my Yoga for Dancers Summer Program at we learn, through movement and reflection, how to let go of perfection and instead embrace imperfection. We learn how to honour where we’re at and celebrate our progress and how far we’ve come over reaching the “perfect” end goal or destination 💛

As dancers, we learn to perfect choreography, technique, timing, etc. and while that’s an important part of our art, there is so much beauty in imperfection, messiness, and asymmetry ✨

Through my own personal yoga practice I’ve learned that it’s okay not to be perfect, it’s okay to fall, and it’s okay to fail 💛

DM me for more program info! 🤸🏼‍♀️

✨ EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

Yoga for Dancers, a summer program designed for dancers by a dancer, launches THIS summer 🤩

A HUGE thank you to one of my mentors of for helping this idea of mine come to life…🤸🏼‍♀️ I appreciate you so very much 💛

Dancers, I am so excited about this! Swipe for some more deets and DM me if you’re interested in registering or have any questions at all! Don’t forget to turn on my post notifications for more info coming soon about this very special program 🔔

Happy Monday, friends! 🌞 Here are a few updates for ya 👇🏻

If you want to take a deep dive into your practice then book a virtual, in-studio, or in-home private lesson with me, I have lots of different time/day options available to you 💛

I am excited to be offering a specialty Flexibility + Mobility Workshop to competitive dancers ages 16+ this summer! DM me for more info or to book your summer workshop date(s) now 🤸🏼‍♀️

Next week, I begin teaching a yoga class at head over to their profile/website if this is something you’re interested in joining 😊

Finally, here is this week’s Movement Schedule ✨

Tuesday
Yinyasa Flow at .studio at 7pm

Wednesday
Yoga for Cyclists & Runners at PROPEL Active Health] or on Zoom at 7pm (ONLY 1 IN-STUDIO SPOT LEFT)
Late Night Virtual Honey Flow on Zoom

Thursday
Head over to to move with me in PDT

Sunday
Slow Flow & Restore at PROPEL Active Health] or on Zoom at 7pm

I can’t wait to see you on your mat! 🧘🏼‍♀️

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I always like to use my forward fold to let go of things that no longer serve me. I often visualize negative or stuck thoughts, emotions, and energy pouring out the top of my head onto my mat. That energy can be recycled to create space and opportunity for new, exciting, positive energy that will serve me better ✨

Move with me and experience this in your own body and soul 🌞👇🏻

🤸🏼‍♀️ Sunday April 3rd at 7pm EST Slow Flow & Restore at or via Zoom
🤸🏼‍♀️ Monday April 4th at 8am EST Morning Meditation & Movement via IG live
🤸🏼‍♀️ Tuesday April 5th at 7pm EST Yinyasa Flow at .studio
🤸🏼‍♀️ Wednesday April 6th at 9pm ~NEW~ Late Night Honey Flow via Zoom

Register at ericaherridge.com/takeclass and use the code LETSMOVE to take your first class free 💛

MOVE WITH ME ✨🤸🏼‍♀️🌞

Swipe right or read down below for your movement options 💛

💃🏼 Weekly Movement Schedule 💃🏼

Monday at 8am — Morning Meditation & Gentle Movement via IG Live
Tuesday at 7pm — Yinyasa Flow at .studio
Wednesday at 5pm — Virtual Yang-Yin Flow via Zoom
Sunday at 7pm — Slow Flow & Restore at or via Zoom

Register for class or purchase class packs using the link in my bio!

🧘🏼‍♀️ Virtual or In-Studio Private Yoga Lessons 🧘🏼‍♀️

Deepen your connection to your practice & to yourself through personalized, private yoga lessons!

Single sessions or packages available. DM me or visit my website for more info.

🤸🏼‍♀️ Workshops for Dancers 🤸🏼‍♀️

This summer I’m offering a specialty Flexibility & Mobility workshop designed for competitive dancers. DM me or visit my website for more info!

✨ Flexibility for Dancers Summer Program ✨

A safe and mindful approach to flexibility training. Program start date is July 1st — Join the wait list now!

Finally, I’m looking for some help on a new venture of mine, 👯‍♀️ please DM me if you’re interested in learning more about the opportunity!

Have a great Wednesday everyone 🌞

Hey friends! 👋🏻 it’s been a little while…social media is usually what I step away from in periods of feeling low energy, motivation, and/or drive, stress and anxiety, etc etc. I find that spending some time away to focus on “coming back home to myself” is always helpful and beneficial for me - less comparison, judgement, negative self talk, better posture, better sleep, more connection, & the list goes on!

That being said, this platform is amazing in so many ways - I love following along on other people’s journey & I get to share about mine! I’ve been teaching lots, practicing (almost) everyday, and working on some exciting new offerings ✨💛🧘🏼‍♀️

I will be sharing these in my stories/upcoming posts so keep your eyes peeled 👀

Have a restful and happy Sunday evening 🥰

I wrote myself a letter, here’s what it said…

“It’s time to start honouring your truth, your needs, your desires, your dreams, YOURSELF. The more you people please, say yes when you want to say no, compare yourself to others, and worry about what others think about YOUR choices, the more you disappoint yourself. The more inauthentic I am, the more unhappy I am. Start now, Erica 💛.”

I felt called to share because this is something I will always come back to through my practice of being conscious and aware of the times I am inauthentic so that I can show up as my true self (unapologetically) more often. Feel free to use this as inspiration in your practice of showing up authentically too ✨

Movement helps me clear space to be more authentic than I was yesterday. Move with me, use the link in my bio to find a time and place that works for you 💛 I can’t wait to see you on your mat 🤸🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️✨🌞

Happy Saturday everyone 🥰

Warrior II — I always feel so strong + empowered in this pose 💪🏻🤸🏼‍♀️💛

I hope everyone is keeping warm and staying safe on this very snowy day in Ontario! Here are your chances to move with me this week 👇🏻

This morning I was live on here with a short movement + meditation practice so be sure to watch the replay if you’re looking for a gentle stretch and break for the mind! 🧘🏼‍♀️

This Wednesday at 5-6pm EST I am teaching a Yang-Yin flow via Zoom! You can register online at www.ericaherridge.com/takeclass, use the code LETSMOVE to take your first live class with me for FREE! 💛🤸🏼‍♀️✨

If you’re not on my email list, use the link in my bio to join! I will be sending out a free, 60-minute pre-recorded class at the beginning of every month — January’s class recording will be sent out to everyone this week! 💌

Keep moving, keep breathing, keep meditating, stay well everybody! 💛🤸🏼‍♀️

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Happy Saturday everyone! Wishing everyone a restful weekend — don’t miss next weeks chances to move with me 🤸🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️💛🌞

🌞 Monday morning at 8am — Meditation + Morning Movement via IG live

🌙 Wednesday evening at 5pm — Yang-Yin Flow via Zoom ($10/person)

I’m also going to be uploading a pre-recorded vinyasa flow if you’d like to try one of my classes before joining live! Keep your eyes peeled for that 👀

Keep moving, keep breathing, stay well 💛

“I will choose movement over over sitting with + getting stuck in anxiety, fear, worry, and sadness”

This is an intention I wrote down as I was intention setting for 2022. I felt called to share as I was having an off day - feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed ~ all the things ~ but then I moved my bodyyyyy and it was magical, I felt a shift of emotion, energy, + intention immediately!

Please remember, there are many things we need to do in order to tend to and care for our mental health but moving your body is an amazing place to start 💛 don’t forget to move around any way you know how - dance around your living room, go for a walk…there’s no right way 🧘🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️💃🏼

That moment at the top of extended mountain right before a nice forward fold 😌 Thank you for capturing this shot 📸

Well, here we are again in another lockdown. Truly, I have no words to describe this…it doesn’t even feel real. Stay well everybody, ask for support when you need it, lean on the things/people that make you feel happy 💛✨

Join my Yang-Yin Flow tonight for free to move through some energy + emotions that feel stuck! Link in my bio — use the code: LETSMOVE 💛

Merry Christmas & happy holidays to everyone celebrating! 🤶🏻🎄❄️☃️

After a few fun weeks of traveling and socializing with friends and family… for the rest of this year I will be enjoying some much needed down time to replenish and restore my energy for what 2022 has in store ✨

Remember to listen to your body and allow yourself to rest, especially during often busy times like the holidays — you can’t pour from an empty cup 💛

Feeling incredibly grateful and filled up after our Yinyasa Flow class today 🧘🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️✨

Thank you to my amazing friends that came out to support me and take class this afternoon, seeing you in class makes my heart so full 💛🥺✨

Swipe 👉🏻 to see a few of my favourite moments from today!

Thank you thank you thank you to Kayli and Meg from for the opportunity to share this beautiful space that .ca has created 💛🌱✨

Intention for today: to always speak + honour my truth…💛

To me this means, saying no, setting boundaries, staying true to myself, living authentically, and telling the truth/being honest — no matter how uncomfortable this can feel at times.

What does this intention mean to you? 👇🏻

Happy Friday friends! I cannot wait to flow with you tomorrow, Saturday December 4th at 2pm in Guelph at .ca 💛 I will be leaving registration open until 1pm tomorrow so if you find some extra time in your day, register and come moveeee ✨🤸🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️

Hello December ❄️

There are a few opportunities for you to move with me this month, stay tuned for:
— an online flow being released this week in honour of digital health week
— an in-studio class THIS SATURDAY at 2pm in Guelph at the beautiful .ca , link in bio to join class!!
— I am subbing a few classes in Mississauga at .studio later this month so keep an eye on my stories for my weekly schedule

I can’t wait to meet you on your mat ✨🧘🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️

Alsooooo, LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL PHOTO TOOK FOR ME 😍 I am so happy with all the moments she captured and can’t wait to share more! We were able to shoot at a lovely studio here in Burlington, .ca ✨📸 Thank you thank you thank you, Annie 💛

Have you told yourself you love you yet today?

I try to finish all of my classes with a self-hug — taking a moment to appreciate and be grateful for your body and all of its capabilities. It’s important to acknowledge the time you took to nourish your mind, body, and spirit through movement, breath, and meditation. 💛

You’re invited to flow with me this Saturday at 2pm in Guelph at .ca — come out and show yourself some loveee ✨ I can’t wait to meet you on your mat 🧘🏼‍♀️

“There’s nothing more real than your breath…”.

A line I heard in my mediation this morning and it really resonated. In times of change, uncertainty, and transformation I always find myself living in the “what if…”, creating scenarios and imagining all the problems that haven’t happened yet (and who knows if they ever will!) When I find myself feeling anxious, worried, or stressed it’s because I’m living in the future.

When you’re living in the present moment, like really living in it - listening to the sound of your breath, being radically aware of your surroundings, and noticing the physical sensations in your body - there is no place for stress, anxiety, or worry.

My in-person Yinyasa Flow at .ca is officially 1 week away Join me on Saturday December 4th at 2pm-3pm for an hour of mindful movement and breathing 🧘🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️✨

Register for class using the link in my bio! I can’t wait to meet you on your mat.

The third eye chakra or “Ajna” in Sanskrit is our intuition, our sixth sense, our wisdom ✨

“A balanced Sixth Chakra is having a spiritual awareness of movement and change, knowing that there is an appropriate time for endings as well as beginnings. It is having the ability to release old thought patterns and embrace the new.” — in

You’re invited to a Yinyasa Flow in downtown Guelph at Grassroots Eatery & Wellness Studio on Saturday December 4th at 2pm! ✨ Register for class using the link in my bio + invite your friends 😊

Join me Saturday December 4th for a Yinyasa Flow at Grassroots Eatery & Wellness Studio in Downtown Guelph!

The flow will start off strong and faster-paced, we will work our strength, balance, mobility, and flexibility as we move in unison with our breath. The second half of the flow will consist of deeper, yin style asanas where we work into the deep fascia and connective tissues that often don’t get enough love!

⏰: 2pm-3pm
💲: $8/person
📍: 17 Gordon St. in Guelph
🔗: Register using the link in my bio

I can’t wait to see you on your mat 🧘🏼‍♀️✨💛🤸🏼‍♀️

So much to be grateful for today and every day…

My family, my partner, my friends, our health, my body and all of its capabilities, my home, nourishing food, clean water, my fur babies 💛🍂🧡

I’m also feeling extremely grateful for my yoga practice and all that it’s brought into my life this past year — love, joy, it’s opened my mind to new perspectives, appreciation & so much more 🧘🏼‍♀️

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! ✨

Yoga for Str🎗ngth — Every Sunday evening in October from 7:30pm-8:30pm EST.

These donation based, drop-in classes are in honour of breast cancer awareness month. All donations will be made directly to which exists to empower young women concerned about or diagnosed with breast cancer wherever they are in the world and in the moments they need it most…💗

All are welcome, no experience necessary, classes will be slower paced and more of a yin/restorative style 🧘🏼‍♀️

How it works 👇🏻

✨ Sign up for class using the link in my bio — class sign up opens 1 week before the class date
✨ Receive an email from me with Zoom & donation details
✨ Enjoy our class together & support those individuals and families that breast cancer has touched

💗💗 If you cannot attend class but would still like to donate to in honour of breast cancer awareness month you may do so using the link to the donation page in my bio 💗💗

See you on your mat! 🥰