Yoga
Yoga Classes ~ all levels are welcome!
- Single class: $20 (includes HST). Cash accepted or e-transfer bookings@risingspirit.ca before class (we have auto-deposit enabled)
- 10-class pass: $150 (includes HST). Purchase a 10-class pass online here ~ Passes valid for 12 months after purchase date.
- PLUS use your 10-class pass for a drop-in 40 minute Shiastu massage chair session!
Weekly Schedule
Wednesday, 10:00–11:15 am ~ Gentle Yoga for Strength, Stability & Flexibility ~ with Marci Tordiff
- A comfortably paced class with approachable postures but increasing the ability to move from the core to align, strengthen and promote flexibility on the floor and in standing postures. Clear cueing, creative sequencing and props are used to energize and melt tension. In this gentle class, we don’t spend a lot of time on our hands, and there are minimal up-and-down transitions. Breathing techniques are also integrated. This is an accessible, all-level class.
Wednesday, 12:30–1:30 pm ~ Chair Yoga ~ with Marci Tordiff
- Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can be practiced while sitting on a chair or using a chair for support. It’s particularly beneficial for individuals who may have difficulty with traditional yoga poses due to mobility issues, physical limitations, or age. Chair yoga typically includes modified yoga poses, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques that are accessible. It is gentle, supportive, and easeful. Improve your breathing, and digestion, manage your stress, build strength and coordination, support your heart health and joint mobility, and give your spirit a lift!!
Sunday, 1:30–3:00 pm ~ Soul Circle ~ with Jennine VanSchepen
We are thrilled to introduce an exploration of “Soul Circle” – a gathering braided together with the teachings of Kundalini Yoga – an innately creative yogic practice that allows like-minds and hearts to connect, move, breathe and meditate. Every Sunday we will gather in circle to explore breathing exercises (pranayama), dynamic movement, yoga postures (asanas), chanting (mantra), meditation, and relaxation. These sessions are designed to provide you with the direct experience of your life force/creative energy, and the tools to stay lifted and inspired. They are also intended to bring you into a state of remembrance, helping you to know that underneath it all you are a spiritual being having a human experience.
Jennine
Jennine Heidele VanSchepen (Das Amritdayv Kaur) is a multi-disciplinary yoga teacher, musician and visual artist based in Bowmanville, Ontario. She has completed over 1000 hours of training in yogic modalities including Kundalini, Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Vipassana, Mindfulness Meditation, Holistic Gong Resonance and Beyond Addiction: The Yogic Path to Recovery. Jennine has 13 years of teaching experience and her classes have evolved to become both improvisational and premeditated. Her classes are heavily influenced by the musical sound-scapes she curates to drive the flow of breath, movement, posture and stillness that she weaves together. “I really enjoy the creativity involved in teaching yoga. It often feels like a colourful, dynamic conversation, or intentional, expressive choreography.”
Marci
"A passionate and committed student of both Yoga and Ayurveda (ECYT-500), Marci's offerings include Vinyasa, Chair yoga, Yin, Restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra and Pranayama peppered with influences of Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology. She believes Yoga doesn't have to be fancy to be meaningful. We can all learn together how to inhabit our bodies with compassion and presence, aging with grace and gratitude. Yoga is so much more than what happens on the mat."