yoga

“Yoga is an art, a science and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level: physical, mental and spiritual. It is a practice method for making ones life purposeful, useful and noble.” - B.K.S. Iyengar

Laurie MacDonald, RMT/ RYT.

Meet your teacher

Laurie formerly practiced as a full time self-employed RMT/ RYT in the Ottawa Valley and has recently returned back to Antigonish, NS in preparation for her long term practice facility. She started practicing Yoga back in 2010 as a home care modality to manage chronic back pain. With a dedication to her practice, she recognized the healing benefits and decided this was a path she felt naturally called towards living.

Laurie became a certified 200HR Hatha Yoga Teacher in winter of 2014. Following, she obtained certification in Trauma Informed Yoga for Everyone, AiReal Yoga, Yoga for Myofascial Release and currently continues her training with Yoga Medicine International.

Her focus is to provide therapeutic offerings by integrating safe modifications, challenges and security through a trauma sensitive perspective. Laurie uses interoception as a means to navigating our fascial system and nervous system responses. She’s combined her anatomy and pathophysiology knowledge with research based evidence of tissue consciousness within our fascial system. Laurie strives to provide a balance of calming, invigorating and uplifting classes and workshops that offer students the opportunity to fully engage, connect and revive through their own inner healing journey.

Class Descriptions

yin (hybrid)

Cozy up for a slow, passive and nourishing practice of floor based postures held anywhere from 3-8 minutes at a time. This opposing practice allows time for the fascia, joints and connective tissues to soften, expand and rehydrate. This pause in asana and meditation opens a broader perspective on our tissue consciousness as we tap into our own interoceptive navigation. These guided practices are carefully curated to assist you through a comfortable and safe experience towards your own self healing journey.

#Beginners

Warm Vinyasa (hybrid)

A yang style vinyasa practice of invigorating and intentional flows to ignite the core, purify the breath and creatively explore a beautiful transition of movement to feel more at home within your shell. This class offers a moderate to challenging approach to core work and stability play to explore your personal practice potential. The room temperature is set to 28-30 degrees C. Warm yoga is practiced to warm the internal body temperature during asana to promote blood circulation and tissue hydration.

^Intermediate

Ropaṇa

रोपण

(Ropaṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning healing.

A calming form of Yin Yoga (please refer to yin) with the intentional hands on assistance of a Registered Massage Therapist. A passively restorative experience designed to promote the awareness of healing and repairing the tissues through slow, meditative, floor based postures and massage therapy modalities. Postures are held anywhere from 3-8 minutes at a time.

#Beginners

Gentle Hatha

A gentle approach to hatha postures with added modifications and prop support. Providing accessibility for all age groups and levels of experience.

#Beginner friendly

HATHA FLOW (Hybrid)

In sankrit, “Ha” means sun and “tha” means moon.

Hatha is a branch of yoga that unites opposing energies. The positive currents of the sun and negative currents of the moon. The light and the darkness. The masculine and feminine. The yin and yang energy. Focusing on asana (postures) and pranayama (breath control).

*All-levels

WARM HATHA

Please refer to Hatha yoga with increasing the room temperature to 28-30 degrees C. Warm yoga is practiced to warm the internal body temperature during asana to promote blood circulation and tissue hydration.

^Intermediate

   Yin yang flow (Hybrid)

A balanced sequence of standing hatha-vinyasa based postures to ignite and strengthen the body, followed by a passive floor based yin sequence to soften and ease the joints and connective tissues.  This balance of yin and yang energy helps to calm and restore the nervous system providing a level of homeostasis within.

*All-levels

CORE FLOW 

An invigorating practice of pranayama, core stimulating hatha-vinyasa sequences and plank series for a fiery kick start into your week.

^Intermediate

LUNCH flow

If you’re on a time crunch for lunch and want to get a quick workout in, this class is for you! Join us for a 45 minute hatha-vinyasa style lunch flow for a quick boost and a chance to check in with your breath.

*All-levels

Slow FLOW

Avoid the rush and check back in with the self with this calming, slow and integrative approach to yoga sequencing. Suitable for all levels.

*All-levels

FASCIAL FLOW

Learn the tools and modalities used to practice a Self Myofascial Release roll out class with our featured Rad Roller products. A thoroughly executed sequence of roll out techniques blended with somatic tissue manipulations and yoga sequences to rehydrate the body on a cellular level. Access superficial - deep layers and fascial lines to optimize your bodies recovery. Please inform your teacher of any ongoing injuries. BYO roller tools if you own them! Rentals available for $5.

YOga Schedule

Monday

4:30pm-5:30pm Core Flow (HYBRID) ^ / 6pm-7:15pm Ropaṇa #

Tuesday

10:30AM-11:30AM gentle Hatha# / 6:30PM-7:30PM WARM HATHA ^

Wednesday

6PM-7PM hatha flow * (hybrid) / 7:30pm-8:30pm yin (hybrid)

thursday

10:30am-11:30am FASCIAL FLOW*

friday

7:00am-8:00am Warm Vinyasa / 12:05PM-12:50PM LUNCH Flow *

SAturday

9am-10am warm vinyasa ^ (hybrid) / 10:30AM-11:30am Yin Yang Flow * (hybrid)

Beginners # / All-levels * / Intermediate ^

Yoga Prices

(Taxes included)

Studio Drop-In - $20.00 Online Drop-In $14.00

Studio 5 Class Pack - $90.00 Online 5 Class Pack - $65.00

Studio 10 Class Pack - $170.00 Online 10 Class Pack - $125.00

Studio 20 Class Pack - $320.00. Online 20 Class Pack - $240.00

1 Month Unlimited- Studio (Hybrid Access) - $110.00 1 Month Unlimited (Online) - $50.00

3 Month Unlimited - Studio (Hybrid Access) - $300.00 3 Month Unlimited (Online) - $135.00

May you be happy, may you be healthy and may you be at peace…

Namaste