Fall Yoga Classes 2024

Winter Yoga Classes 2025

MONDAY

Yoga Catherine Reid Wellness Yoga Retreat Gentle Pose

Yoga for Your Back

10:45am – noon | September 16 – December 9

There will be no classes on the statutory holidays of September 30, October 14, and November 11.

Are you in the 80% of the adult population in North America that has experienced back pain? Does it come and go, interfering with daily life? For years, my back bothered me, sometimes after exertion, sometimes randomly.  After I started a regular Yoga practice, the back pain went away, never to return.  Yoga shines at back care.

This class will take place in a lovely community building in South Courtenay. It’s a scent-free place, so please skip this class if you use strong detergents like Tide or Gain, or if you use scented dryer sheets. Thank you.

10 classes: $160.00

Your Brain on Yoga  (ZOOM SERIES)

7:00  – 7:45 pm | October 7 – December 9

Are you concerned  about memory loss, and interested in  taking action to keep your brain working well?

Then this class is for you:  a Chair Yoga series, held twice a week to limber up your body, and help you form new habits to support brain health.

You will learn specific Yoga techniques which are proven to reverse memory loss, reduce inflammation,  and strengthen the brain.

This class takes place twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. If you miss a class, the recordings will be available in a special members’ area of my website.

10 weeks, 20 classes:  $297.00

TUESDAY

Chair Yoga for over 55 (FULL)

10:30 a.m.  – 11:30 a.m. | September 10 – December 17

For those who cannot get up and down from the floor easily. There’s still a lot of Yoga that can be done in a chair. Special breathing practices, gentle joint movements, and muscle strengthening will all take place in this fun class. We also do some poses while standing, using the chair for support.

Location: Native Sons Hall

Register with the City of Courtenay by calling 250-338-5371, or click here to register online.

THURSDAY

Your Brain on Yoga  (ZOOM SERIES)

9:00  – 9:45 am | October 10 – December 12

Are you concerned  about memory loss, and interested in  taking action to keep your brain working well?

Then this class is for you:  a Chair Yoga series, held twice a week to limber up your body, and help you form new habits to support brain health.

You will learn specific Yoga techniques which are proven to reverse memory loss, reduce inflammation,  and strengthen the brain.

This class takes place twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. If you miss a class, the recordings will be available in a special members’ area of my website.

10 weeks, 20 classes:  $297.00

FRIDAY

Restorative Yoga at the House of Now

Yin / Restorative Yoga (FULL)

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | September 13 – December 20

Both of these styles of Yoga are quiet, floor-based practices. Both provide deep benefits to your body and require a willingness to pause and breathe – in stillness. Yin Yoga stimulates harder tissues in the body, and can sometimes create strong sensations for you to navigate; Restorative Yoga is just deeply relaxing. In this series, we will alternate between them: one week will be Yin, the next week will be Restorative – the best of both worlds.

Prerequisite: At least one year of Yoga Experience.

Location: Native Sons Hall, Lower Level

Register with the City of Courtenay by calling 250-338-5371, or click here to register online.

Winter Yoga Classes 2025

MONDAY

Your Brain on Yoga  (ZOOM SERIES)

Mondays 10:00  – 10:45 a.m. | January 20 – March 24, 2025

Thursdays 7:00  – 7:45 p.m. | January 23 – March 27, 2025

Are you concerned  about memory loss, and interested in  taking action to keep your brain working well?

Then this class is for you:  a Chair Yoga series, held twice a week to limber up your body, and help you form new habits to support brain health.

You will learn specific Yoga techniques which are proven to reverse memory loss, reduce inflammation,  and strengthen the brain.

This class takes place twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. If you miss a class, the recordings will be available in a special members’ area of my website.

10 weeks, 20 classes:  $297.00

TUESDAY

Chair Yoga

10:30 a.m.  – 11:30 a.m. | January 7 – March 25, 2025

For those who cannot get up and down from the floor easily. There’s still a lot of Yoga that can be done in a chair. Special breathing practices, gentle joint movements, and muscle strengthening will all take place in this fun class. We also do some poses while standing, using the chair for support.

Location: Native Sons Hall

Register with the City of Courtenay by calling 250-338-5371, or click here to register online.

THURSDAY

Intermediate Yoga for Over-55

9:00  – 10:15 am | January 16 – March 20, 2025

This class is for those who’ve done Yoga for some years, and have a solid grasp of breathing and movement flowing together. A mix of floor warm-ups, standing and balancing poses as well as seated postures – all offered with various options – will keep your body strong as well as limber for the challenges that come with the years.

10 Classes: Registration details coming soon.

Location: Community building, south-central Courtenay (TBA)

Yoga for Gardeners

Yoga for Your Back

10:45 a.m. – noon | 10 classes

Back bothering you? Yoga can help. This gentle class features slow warm-ups, quiet movements, and progressive strengthening. Results you can expect are less pain and more ease of movement, making life easier.

Location: Community building, south-central Courtenay (TBA)

Registration details coming soon.

FRIDAY

Restorative Yoga at the House of Now

Yin / Restorative Yoga

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | January 24 – March 14

Both of these styles of Yoga are quiet, floor-based practices. Both provide deep benefits to your body and require a willingness to pause and breathe – in stillness. Yin Yoga stimulates harder tissues in the body, and can sometimes create strong sensations for you to navigate; Restorative Yoga is just deeply relaxing. In this series, we will alternate between them: one week will be Yin, the next week will be Restorative – the best of both worlds.

Prerequisite: At least one year of Yoga Experience.

Location: Native Sons Hall, Lower Level

Register with the City of Courtenay by calling 250-338-5371, or click here to register online.