Stretch & Restore Reformer
This specialty Reformer class offers a gentle, therapeutic experience designed to support recovery, relaxation, and overall mobility. Using the Reformer for supported stretching, you’ll explore slow, mindful movements that lengthen tight muscles, release tension, and improve flexibility — making it an ideal complement to heavier workouts, periods of stress, or days when your body needs extra care.
Class elements include guided breathwork, individualized adjustments, and deep, restorative holds. The practice finishes with a calming mat-based meditation using blankets and bolsters to encourage full-body release and nervous system relaxation.
<hr data-start="856" data-end="859" />Key Features & Focus
• Equipment: Primarily the Pilates Reformer,
with bolsters and blankets for the closing
relaxation
• Movement Style:
Gentle, flowing, slow-paced; blending Pilates foundations with
restorative yoga principles
• Focus Areas:
Hips, back, hamstrings, shoulders, and other commonly tight
areas
• Environment:
Dim lighting, soft atmosphere, and a quiet, calming studio
tone
• Breathwork:
Mindful breathing supports deeper stretching and relaxation
Benefits Include:
Reduced stress, improved mobility, enhanced recovery, nervous
system regulation, increased body awareness, and restored
energy.
Who This Class is Ideal For
• Anyone needing time to
unwind, decompress, or reset
• Those feeling stiff, tight, or overworked
• People recovering from intense training or busy
schedules
• Individuals seeking a gentle, nurturing movement practice
What to Expect
• Slow + Supported Movement: Springs and
straps provide assistance for deeper, longer-held
stretches
• Full-Body
Release: Mobility gains from head to toe
• Calming +
Restorative: Emphasis on breath, stillness, and
relaxation
• Not a Workout:
The goal is to feel nourished, not challenged — gentle intensity
and mild stretching sensation is normal
We’re so excited to invite you to our 5th Annual Spring Open House + Member Appreciation Event!
Sunday, May 31st, 2026
12:00 PM – 3:00
PM
Join us for an afternoon of connection, celebration, and community! This family-friendly event is open to everyone — whether you’re part of our Yogashala community or joining us for the first time.
What to expect:
✨ An inflatable obstacle course
for kids (and the young at heart!)
🐐 A special visit from Triple C Farms with adorable animals to
cuddle
🛍️ A curated lineup of incredible local wellness
vendors
💫 Exclusive Open House
Deals, including:
• 50% off our Introductory Unlimited Month
• Special pricing on our One-Year Unlimited
Membership
• Additional offers available for this day only
🧘♀️ Our boutique will be open
with select sale items
🌮 The delicious Schmuck Food Truck serving up amazing
eats
☕ Other local treats to enjoy!!
Come by anytime and stay as long as you’d
like!
All activities are free
to enjoy, with the exception of food and beverages from
the food vendors.
Our spacious yoga room (garage door open!) will be transformed into a vibrant wellness hub, featuring our talented team and trusted affiliates. Explore their services, enjoy free samples, mini demos, and take advantage of exclusive offerings.
Follow along for updates: @yogashala.wellness
We can’t wait to celebrate with you 💛
FLOAT INTO CROW WORKSHOP!
Saturday June 6th | 1:30-3:00 pm | $35.00
Join Taylor for a 90-minute deep dive into Crow Pose (Bakasana)—one of yoga’s most iconic (and often intimidating) arm balances.
This workshop is designed to break crow down in a way that feels safe, accessible, and actually achievable, no matter your experience level.
We’ll focus on:
-Wrist care & injury prevention
-Proper alignment & strength
-Understanding how to shift weight safely
-Common mistakes (and how to fix them)
-Tips & tricks to incorporate into your own practice
You’ll learn how to move past fear, build confidence, and explore crow in a way that feels playful instead of pressured.
If time allows, we’ll also explore:
-Jump backs to chaturanga (or progressions to this)
-Side crow (Parsva Bakasana)
Expect a supportive environment where falling is part of the process, laughter is encouraged, and progress happens at your own pace.
✨ Perfect for beginners, curious movers, and anyone looking to refine their arm balance practice.
A Journey Into the World of Qigong
Anxiety Relief • Amygdala Calming • Nervous System Harmonizing + Building Qi > New Tools Each Class.
Also learn the art of - Qi Energy Healing - and experience it directly in the area your body needs attention. In this class you learn to do it for yourself any time. Plus clear your heart space (fire element) and restore inner harmony in 4 easy steps.
A 2-Hour Transformational Workshop at Yogashala Wellness
with Zen Monk Hae Kwang Sunim
Sunday June 7th 2pm - 4pm $35
Join Hae Kwang Sunim for the full “Bad Stress Out” Inner Peace Qigong — a deeply renewing two-hour immersive experience designed to reset the nervous system and restore your Life Force Energy (Qi). Leave with the months self care practice handouts (Living Kaizen 51 & 52) for brain clarity.
Unearth the stress. Restore the Qi.
What This Workshop Supports:
Over time, the body develops unconscious holding patterns — in the jaw, chest, diaphragm, and abdomen — that quietly drain energy and keep stress cycles active.
In this guided reset, you’ll experience practices that:
• Calm the brain’s alarm center (amygdala)
• Activate rest-and-restore pathways
• Support vagus nerve tone
• Release stored muscular tension
• Improve breathing and circulation
• Increase Qi flow and mental clarity
• Restore a felt sense of safety in the body
Where Mind Goes… Qi Flows.
Through simple, repeatable Kaizen steps, you’ll learn techniques you can take home — tools that help excess Yang settle, energy move smoothly, and the body return toward harmony.
An excellent practice for deeper, more restorative sleep.
What You’ll Experience
• Experiential Qi energy infusion
• Guided Qigong meditation & deep relaxation
• Powerful stress-release closing ritual
- Community tea circle
Participants consistently leave feeling lighter, clearer, grounded, and deeply replenished.
Small step. Repeated. Lasting change.
This is Living Kaizen.
Join an incredible community and experience the shift for yourself.
Reserve Your Spot Today!
Space is limited.
Roots & Wings Festival:
Where Music, Wellness, and Community Meet
Waterdown, ON – Saturday, June 20
| 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Yogashala Wellness Center
937 Centre Road, Flamborough, Ontario
Yogashala Wellness Centre and 28Music are proud to announce the first-ever Roots & Wings Festival, a unique community event celebrating performers of all ages and skill levels. From toddlers playing their first piano notes to adults picking up an instrument or singing publicly for the very first time, Roots & Wings welcomes everyone to share music, rhythm, and melody in a supportive and inclusive environment.
The festival blends wellness and music, offering tools and experiences to help performers feel grounded, confident, and connected to their creativity. Attendees will have access to wellness activities, cold plunge and sauna cycles, short interactive workshops, and guidance from local practitioners — all designed to support performers in expressing themselves freely through music.
This community event is also inspired by yoga philosophy, which encourages self-awareness, balance, and authentic expression. Just as yoga invites individuals to connect breath, body, and mind, music offers a powerful pathway for creative expression and emotional connection. Roots & Wings embraces these shared values by creating a supportive space where participants can practice courage, presence, and non-judgment — allowing creativity to emerge naturally and joyfully.
Roots & Wings will feature multiple performance stages, community participation, and local vendors, creating an atmosphere of connection, learning, and celebration. The goal is simple: to give performers of all levels a safe space to explore, grow, and enjoy making music together — because music is for everyone.
“Roots & Wings is about nurturing creativity at every stage,” says Bernadette Connors of 28Music. “Whether it’s a three-year-old’s first notes or a 70-year-old’s first public song, everyone deserves the support, encouragement, and joy that comes from performing and connecting through music.”
The Roots & Wings Festival invites the community to gather for an afternoon of music, wellness, creativity, and connection in the beautiful setting of Yogashala Wellness Center.