Soul Yoga

01/13/2026

If you have ever wondered what chair yoga class might be like here is a “very quick” snapshot, of course we will go much slower with mindful movements!

Location: 26 Elliott Street in Community Centre

Tues 10:30am - CHAIR YOGA with MINDFUL MOVEMENTS

Fee $14 per class

Love and peace.

Barb

01/12/2026

Raising awareness and celebrating PEACE!
✌️❤️✌️❤️✌️

01/11/2026

SOMATIC Yoga 🧘🏽‍♀️
The practice of somatic yoga teaches us new ways to move with ease helping the brain to rewire.
Through pendiculation, the brain has the ability to reset muscle tension and tone, sending a signal of safety through the entire body.
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Somatic yoga classes:
Online ~Tuesdays at 7:00pm
In person: (26 Elliot St, Dartmouth)
~Wednesdays at 9:30 - 10:30am
~Fridays at 11:00 - 12:00am

Interested? Let me know.

01/09/2026

Our core muscles have the potential to be very strong, and the spine to be extremely flexiblle so to work well together we need to create a dance between the two!

To find this dance, you need to develop balanced control of your core muscles first and then you can build the strength.

Join me in classes and we will “core dance” on it together.

Lorcation: 26 Elliott Street in Community Centre

Tues 10:30am - CHAIR YOGA with MINDFUL MOVEMENTS
Thurs 6:00pm SOMATIC YIN
Sat 9:30am GENTLE FLOW & SOMATICS

Fee $14 per class

Love and peace.

Barb

01/08/2026

A quick “flash” of a Somatic Yin class tomorrow at 6::00pm.

Somatic uses gentle pendiculative movements and breathwork to open the connection channels between our mind and body. In a nutshell this will aid in our healing of chronic pain and managing stress, with its gentle, slow, intentional movements paired with a gentle holding of poses (Yin) to release all that needs to be release.

Location: 26 Elliott Street in Community Centre

My Classes for the week:

Tues 10:30am - CHAIR YOGA with MINDFUL MOVEMENTS
Thurs 6:00pm SOMATIC YIN
Sat 9:30am GENTLE FLOW & SOMATICS

Fee $14 per class

Love and peace.

Barb

01/03/2026

It’s that time of year… the Monkey Walk!

With ice and treacherous walkways our chances of slipping and falling dramatically increase.

Did you know that in Canada, over 9,000 people have been hospitalized in a single winter from falling on ice with injuries ranging from mild to severe - from muscle sprains to brain injuries.

Well this is where the Monkey Walk enters and I will be teaching it again in classes this week to help us to walk more safely on slippery surfaces. We rarely fall from a standing position, so we will also be practising balance poses with movement!

So come join in the fun in classes this week and normaize Monkey Walking in Dartmouth!

Location: 26 Elliott Street in Community Centre

Tues 10:30am - CHAIR YOGA with MINDFUL MOVEMENTS
Thurs 6:00pm SOMATIC YIN
Sat 9:30am GENTLE FLOW & SOMATICS

Fee $14 per class
Love and peace.

Barb

12/31/2025

Beautiful words to ponder for the New Year!

Happy New Year and Love and Peace to all.

As We Shine Our Light, May We Light the Way for Others

As we celebrate the new year,
may we discover within ourselves
a deep and lasting sense of peace, love, and belonging.

May we learn to pause,
to listen inwardly,
and to meet both joy and uncertainty
with gentleness.

In opening our hearts and minds,
may compassion soften our judgments,
and curiosity take the place of fear.

May this inner openness ripple outward,
shaping the way we speak,
the way we listen,
the way we care for one another.

In the simple, often unseen moments,
may we choose kindness,
patience,
and understanding.

As we shine our light,
may we light the way for others.
May our lives become a shining presence,
steady, sincere, and alive,
offering a living celebration
of peace and love
to all we encounter
in the year ahead.

~ 'As We Shine Our Light, May We Light the Way for Others' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art Unknown via Pinterest

12/30/2025

If you need some “UNPLUG TIME” come join us in class Tuesday morning at 10:30 for Chair Yoga with Mindful Movements.

Location: 26 Elliott Street in Community Centre

Fee $14 per class
Love and peace.

Barb

12/27/2025

A reminder that CLASS IS CANCELLED today but perhaps try Santa’s “pose up the chimney” at home!

See you in Tuesday at 10:30 for Chair Yoga with Mindfil Movements

Love and peace,

Barb

12/24/2025

Sending love ❤️

12/22/2025

PROPRIOCEPTION by Meghan Macarthy:
One of the biggest fears as we age (for a good reason) is falling. Increasing proprioception decreases your injury risk by 45% in one study; FYI the same study notes that stretching only decreases injury risk by 4%. In the real world, if we are going to lose our balance, it is typically not while we are standing still and focused (as in tree pose). That is just the way it is with the patch of ice, hole in the lawn, or the dog toy I just tripped over in the dark.

Proprioception relies on receptors which are in muscles, tendons, and the skin and the inner ear. Others are within the connective tissues (ligaments and capsules) of joints.

We can improve and retrain our proprioceptivity by cognitively moving in unfamiliar ways like in Somatic Yoga. Increasing proprioception expands the safety net for the the physical body to stay upright.

Now put on some dance music and have fun!

Megan MaCarthy

12/19/2025

We are slowing down our schedule for the holidays amd hope you are too!

The following are the list of classes being held for December:

Sat Dec 20th Somatic Gentle Flow 9:30
Tues Dec 23rd Chair Mindful Movement 10:30
Tues Dec 30th Chair Mindful Movement 10:30

Barb’s classes resume SaturdayJanuary 3rd
Jeannine’s classes resume Tuesday January 6th

Wishing you peace, love and joy as you celebrate the season. Be aure to look for your “presence “ among the “presents” and the festivities.

Love and peace