Trial Membership at QSY

Trial Membership: $45 for 30 days of unlimited drop-in yoga classes PLUS lots of perks:

• Over 20 drop-in classes to choose from each week for all levels, including both challenging and beginner-friendly options
• 2 guest passes to bring friends who have never been to our studio
• $10 off a yoga mat purchase
• $20 off a 60-minute Massage with our RMTs (new clients only)
• $40 off your first month of our Monthly-Unlimited Membership or $20 off our Monthly-5 Membership when you sign up during your Trial.

Purchase it here!

Body-Positive Yoga

Tuesdays, Sept 18 - Oct 30, 6:00-7:15pm (7 wks for $115)

Join us in a space where all bodies are welcomed, accepted, and celebrated. In a culture where body-shaming and fat-phobia are rampant, Body Positivity is a reclamation of self, an attitude of care, and a practice of courage. Emma teaches from the perspective that all bodies are worthy of love, expression, and taking up space. Enjoy a practice that encourages self-care and will help you build strength inside and out.

This class is great for beginners or intermediate students. Click here to register!

Yoga for Anxiety & Depression

Mondays, Sept 10 - Oct 29, 7:45-9:00pm
Wednesdays, Oct 3 - Nov 21, 6:00-7:15pm
7 wks for $115

Using simple yoga postures, breath awareness, meditation, and mindfulness, this course aims to help you deepen your mind/body connection, move through stuck emotions, create new mental patterns, and bring new awareness into your life. You may discover techniques that help increase groundedness, calmness, and emotional well-being.

Beginners welcome. Click the links above to register.

Our classes are intended to be a complement to, but not a replacement for, professional mental health support.

Yoga in the Park

Join us this summer for free Yoga in the Park, sponsored by the City of Kitchener. Every Wednesday and Sunday until the end of August. 

Where to park by QSY

2 hours of FREE street parking is available on King Street and on Joseph Street.

Green P surface parking lots
- Monday - Friday: FREE after 5:00pm
- Monday - Saturday: 8:00am-5:00pm $2.25/hr
- Sunday - FREE

Charles & Benton parking garage
- Monday - Saturday: First 2 hours $3.20
- Sunday: FREE

Intro Level 2

Mondays, Sept 10 - Oct 29, 6:00-7:15pm (7 wks for $115)

A continuation of our Intro to Yoga course for those who enjoy learning progressively from week to week. Deepen your understanding of the principles of alignment and build your repertoire of poses. Build your strength steadily, discover balance, and learn creative transitions between poses. Classes also incorporate breathing techniques and restorative poses to release tension and reduce stress.

For students who have previously taken Intro to Yoga or have 2+ months of yoga experience. Click here to register!

Intro to Mindfulness

Mondays, Sept 10 - Oct 29, 7:45-8:45pm (7 wks for $115)

Join with others in the community and learn classic seated mindfulness meditation as well as gentle yoga poses and other mindful movement practices. In this course Amanda will guide you through the basics of meditation from posture through to presence. She will include elements such as storytelling and poetry, answer your questions and help you find ways to deepen your experience of mindfulness.

Beginner and more experienced meditators are welcome. Click here to register!

Restoring Mind & Body: Meditation and Restorative Yoga

Wednesdays, Sept 12 - Oct 24, 7:45-9:00pm (7 wks for $115)

Refresh your mind and give your body a chance to deeply relax. Each class will include gentle movements to release tension, seated mindfulness meditation, and gentle restorative postures. Restorative yoga postures are comfortable resting positions using bolsters and blankets. With mindfulness and deep breathing, these postures may help your body restore and repair itself.

Beginners and those with an existing meditation practice are welcome. Click here to register!

Yoga for Dynamic Aging

with Leena Miller-Cressman     September 10, 2018     9:30am – 10:45am

Monday, Sept 10 - Oct 29 from 9:30am - 10:45am (7 wks for $115)

A progressive series of classes to help you hone your balance, build strength, and gain flexibility. We will focus on foot health, building strength for bone density (specifically hips), core and pelvic floor strength, and improving functional movements like getting up and down from the floor, carrying, walking, and climbing stairs.

We are all aging every day, so all ages are welcome!All levels and abilities welcome. Please note our studio is on the 3rd floor without an elevator. We apologize for this barrier to accessibility.

Click here to register!

Prenatal Yoga

Wednesdays,  Sept 12 - Oct 24, 7:30-8:45pm (7 wks for $115)

Prenatal yoga will leave you feeling strong, relaxed, and more connected to yourself and your baby. Julie’s gift is creating a supportive community to help you prepare your body and mind for birth, and learn to relieve discomfort and build strength with yoga.

Beginners welcome. Click here to register!

Deep Core Recovery after Childbirth

Tuesdays, Sept 18 - Oct 30, 8:00-9:00pm (7 wks for $115)

Whether you’re pregnant, recently gave birth, or have had a baby in the last decade, maintaining and regaining core strength can be a challenge. Functional core recovery is not about having six-pack abs, but being able to move with ease and properly support the spine and internal organs.

In this 7-week pre-registered course you will learn key movements that will strengthen your core from the inside out, leading to a stronger, more stable middle. We’ll discuss Diastasis recti (abdominal separation), pelvic floor issues, and how the muscles and connective tissue can be healed. You will also learn which movements to avoid and how to modify a yoga practice to help heal your core.

Beginners welcome. Click here to register!

Parent & Peanut Yoga

Tuesdays, Sept 18 - Oct 30, 9:30-10:45am (7 wks for $115)

Come practice yoga with your baby in a supportive environment. This is a 7-week, pre-registered course for parents/caretakers and their babies. A great way to get out of the house with your little one and enjoy some gentle exercise to take care of your body and connect with your baby.

Beginners welcome. Click here to register!

The Tensegrity Repair Series

Thursdays, Oct 11 - Nov 22, 6:00-7:15pm (7 wks for $115)

The Tensegrity Repair Series is a sequence of movements designed to restore balanced tone and healthy range of motion to the muscle and connective tissue matrix of the body. These movements can help you hone your proprioception (your sense of where your body is in space), improve interoception (your internal sensing of your body), and promote deep relaxation.

This class is ideal for all levels of experience and is especially ideal for those seeking a gentle approach to regain mobility and recover from imbalances due to injuries and overuse.

This class is great for beginners or intermediate students. Click here to register.

Handstands: a 4-Week Journey

with Carin Lowerison     October 4, 2018     7:45pm – 9:00pm

Thursdays, Oct 4 - Oct 25, 7:45-9:00pm (4 wks for $65)

Want to try to kicking up into handstand but you're not sure where to start? Or are you curious about how to build the strength and balance to move your handstand further away from the wall? This 4-week course will help you progressively build upper body strength and skills to playfully explore the world upside down.

Click here to register.

Chakra Meditation

Mondays, Oct 15 - Nov 26, 6:00-7:00pm (7 wks for $115)

In this 7-week meditation course, Amanda will introduce you to the symbolism, imagery, and inner experience of the seven Chakras. These energetic centres are at the core of your body, and their flow of energy can influence your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Amanda will use a gentle approach, combining meditative awareness with guided imagery, movement, sound, symbolism, and discussion. This course will offer basic meditation skills, which can then be enhanced by the framework and practices of the Chakras.

New and experienced meditators are welcome. Click here to register!

Dynamic Aging: a Retreat in the City

with Leena Miller Cressman     September 22, 2018     9:00am – 4:00pm

A fun and mindful day to learn about honing your balance, building strength for bone density, and improving functional movements like getting up and down from the floor, climbing stairs, carrying things, and walking.

The morning session will be focused on techniques and exercises for foot, ankle, and hip strength. Midday, we'll have a simple and healthy catered lunch together. In the afternoon we'll work on hip and shoulder mobility. We'll end the day with a rejuvenating Restorative Yoga practice.

All ages, all fitness levels, and beginners are welcome. Click here to register for $110+hst (including lunch)!

Building Fires: a Fall Yoga Retreat

Held at Harmony Dawn Retreat Centre from the evening of Friday, Sept 28, to the afternoon of Sunday, Sept 30, 2018.

$365+hst by August 19
$415+hst as of August 20

Gather together for a weekend of yoga practice, restful sleeps, nature walks, and reflection. Explore strength and stability in yourself and solidarity in community. On the heels of the Autumn Equinox, this season of balance and transition is a great opportunity to harvest your inner resources and build yourself up.

Read all the details on our website, or if you're ready to book your spot, click here to register.

Exploring Elderhood: a Mini-Retreat for Women 50+

with Amanda Ingall     September 16, 2018     1:00pm – 3:00pm

This $30 mini-retreat will be held at RiverSound Retreat Centre in Fergus.

Nurture yourself in a mini-retreat for women 50+, a unique opportunity to learn about new possibilities for aging well and claiming your wisdom. The afternoon will include gentle yoga, guided meditation, and community in a beautiful natural setting at RiverSound Retreat. This special time for inner reflection will help you envision what it can be like to grow Elder rather than elderly.

Read more on our website, or if you're ready to book a spot, click here to register for $30+hst.

Legacy: the Sacred Journey to Elderhood

Do you long to join in a deeper conversation about becoming older? Do you sense there is another stage of life that no one is talking about? Do you want to create a life that gets better with age? If you have answered Yes, then Legacy may be exactly what you have been looking for!

Legacy weaves together powerful and transformative practices - such as yoga, meditation and group discussions - to help you sift through these changing priorities and discover new ways forward. This 9-month program offers a safe and nurturing environment to explore the joys and challenges from aging into Elderhood. This program begins in October. 

Read all of the details on our website!

Low-Back Relief: a Workshop

with Stephen Filipowicz     October 21, 2018     2:00pm – 4:00pm

Low-back pain can affect any of us, for a wide variety of reasons. Rather than suffering through low-back issues, you can gain tools to mitigate and address the root causes. In this workshop we will look at exercises and simple changes in posture that have proven effective for reducing or eliminating low-back pain.

Learn about:

• Core muscle support: how to locate, activate, and strengthen these muscles
• Neutral pelvic position and its benefits
• Functional movements that can prevent low-back pain
• Common postural patterns that may cause low-back pain

Click here to register for $30+hst!

Restorative Immersion: a Yoga Retreat in the City

November 9 to 11, 2018 (Friday evening 7-9pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm)

Restorative Yoga can help you reduce stress and improve your physical mobility, mental well-being, breath awareness, and quality of sleep. Our Restorative Yoga Weekend Immersion will help you deepen your practice and understanding of a wide array of postures, relaxation and meditative techniques, nervous system function, breath physiology, and energetics. The Immersion will be deeply rejuvenating, with lots of opportunities to practice techniques and to restore your body and mind. It will give you a solid foundation to improve stress management and bring self-care practices into your life.

The weekend immersion is open to anyone; no advanced yoga skills required. You can read more on our website, or if you're ready to book your spot, click here to register for $245 (early bird price ends Oct 1, regular price thereafter is $275).

Thursdays at 8:00pm | $5 Basics

    8:00pm – 9:00pm

Interested in gently easing into yoga? This is the class for you. Bring a friend!

Taught by recent graduates from our 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training program. Bring $5 cash or use your current yoga pass/membership. No one turned away for lack of funds.