Yoga Kāla

Wow... 70% of spots already sold!!! If you've been contemplating coming to the retreat, book today. Only a few spots left for this amazing gift of time and connection. You'll enjoy a weekend of yoga, delicious meals by and time in nature.

It's back for a 4th year! Details coming this weekend but expect another spectacular retreat where you take time to slow down and focus on you! So excited to be partnering with for delicious food and fun social vibe.

So nice to be back in community after an extended hiatus! Join Michelle (and me on occasion) on Wednesday evenings at a lovely location for all-levels Hatha Yoga. Plenty of free parking. Go to yogakala.ca for bookings. Use a drop-in pass or a 5-class pass to book your spot.

Sunday = Sunrise Salutations, cold plunges, admiring the cinammon buns, learning 's secret technique for cinnamon buns, tasting the cinnamon buns, talking about the cinnamon buns, having a second cinnamon bun, and supporting a local aspiring cinnamon...oops paralympian.

Day 2 of the Kāla Connections Weekend Retreat is off to a bright start!

Book your spot for this week's classes. We will practice outside on Wednesday morning!! Saturday class cancelled for Thanksgiving weekend.

No errands, no chores, no shuttling kids around, no work, no cooking... just two days FOR YOU. That is what awaits you at the Kāla Connections Weekend Retreat. The yoga is all-levels accessible, the food will be top-notch, and you'll have free time to enjoy the beachfront sauna, nature trails, quiet time, or conversations with other guests. All the details are here: www.yogakala.ca/retreat2023 (also in the bio)
Feel free to message me with questions!

See you Saturday morning!! We'll practice outside by the pool. Sign up at www.momoyoga.com/yogakala

I have a retreat guest looking for an upper bunk roommate! DM me if you're interested or know someone who wants to go and looking to book double occupancy but no one to go with.

Plan now to give yourself a pre-holiday gift of time. Join me for 2 days of yoga, time in nature, conversation, delicious meals, and meaningful connections. Link in bio.

And that's a wrap for this summer's free community yoga! The weather was good, the company even better. Thank you South Keys Greenboro Community Association for supporting this program!

If you live in my area (Greenboro South Keys), join tomorrow's free yoga class! Our community association generously supports this program with funding. Sign up at www.yogakala.ca/register

Grateful for excellent teachers subbing this week! Sign up at yogakala.ca for mindful movement.

Most classes are going ahead while Ellen is on vacation for the next 2 weeks. Check out the modified schedule at www.yogakala.ca/register

A wonderful scent can stop us in our tracks and cause us to pause. Today's mini-meditation is about intentionally seeking out a pleasant smell to help you pause and focus.

Pausing to fully savour something you're eating or drinking is a good way to focus your mind and be present. Who knew that eating could be meditative?!

Try meditating with your eyes open today! Fix your gaze. Slow your mind, if only for a few moments.

Scattered mind? Join my straightforward mini-meditation challenge this week. Even if you only try one of the challenges, you will have practiced being present in the moment. Today's challenge is to focus our minds using the sense of touch. Let me know about your experience! If you missed the first challenge, see yesterday's post.

Finding it hard to focus these days? Try this simple "mini-meditation" challenge to help calm the mind and practice using your senses to build focus. I'll be curious to hear about your experiences!

Thunder rolling in... Owl Park yoga cancelled.

Take time for you this week! Book your spot at www.yogakala.ca. You'll leave feeling better than when you arrived.

Tonight... move outdoors. Sign up at yogakala.ca/register

Join Michelle tonight and me on Saturday for yoga in Old Ottawa South. No club membership required. Book at yogakala.ca

Two more days to get your Early Bird passes! Buy through link in bio. Next class is Tuesday evening ! 7pm Slow Flow with Michelle

Outdoor yoga in South Ottawa is back, starting at The Ottawa Tennis & Lawn Bowling Club! Join me tomorrow morning for the season kick-off class by the pool. Blue skies, fresh air, friendly folk and feel-good movement. What more could you ask for?! No club membership required. Schedule and registration www.yogakala.ca/summerschedule2023

Please read the latest newsletter at yogakala.ca for more details. www.tinyurl.com/yogakalaottawapostfireupdate

Just a quick update now that I'm back in Ottawa. I visited the studio yesterday to see and SMELL 😮‍💨 the damage. I'm still waiting for an appointment with the insurance adjustor, so I will be cancelling next week's classes as I don't expect work to be started this week. I feel so bad that I can't serve the Yoga Kāla community right now, so please let me know if you're interested in access to previously recorded yoga classes... I'll see what I can do.

We are thankful that no one was hurt in this morning's fire, but very sad that the family-owned restaurant iCook Persian Cuisine was decimated. Our studio sustained smoke, soot and minor water damage, and firefighters had to smash through our front doors to gain access. We are closing for at least one week. We will post updates here as things evolve. Thanks for the messages of support and offers of help! We expect an insurance evaluation today or tomorrow. I am out of the country on a family holiday and am grateful that my sister was in Ottawa to check things out and get in touch with the insurance company... Canadian toll-free numbers don't work in the Dominican Republic!

I was advised of a fire in our plaza last night. I am out of the country but I have someone checking on smoke or other damage. Stay tuned for any required schedule changes. Thanks to Ottawa News Network for the early morning photo.

Plan for a great class the day after the night before! Book at https://www.momoyoga.com/yogakala/lesson/15448445/new-years-day-recovery