Ashtanga Yoga Montreal

08/25/2025

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Back To School

Hello September! It’s already September and back to school time, can you believe it? I’m thrilled to see some lovely new faces as well as many of our wonderful regulars coming in. Welcome and welcome back!! If you haven't had the chance to practice lately now is a good opportunity to start, Sept...

08/20/2025

Just posted, workshops coming this fall.

08/14/2025

September 13th and 14th
Weekend Workshop with MARK DARBY
Mark Darby
Internationally Renowned Teacher of Orthodox Ashtanga
Darby has been a dedicated practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga for over 40 years. The journey began in 1979 when he and Joanne traveled to Mysore, India, to study with the Ashtanga Yoga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Guruji) for four years. Darby continued his studies with Guruji until Guruji's passing. As a recipient of the highest certification in Ashtanga Yoga teaching, Darby is uniquely qualified to teach the original Ashtanga Yoga, ensuring that students receive the purest and most authentic knowledge and techniques. Darby's practice and teaching remain deeply rooted in the Ashtanga tradition.
Teaching Style
Darby's teaching style is both flexible and direct. He inspires students with his wisdom and enthusiasm while earning their respect and admiration through his humor, attentiveness, and unwavering commitment to their physical and inner alignment. Darby has conducted workshops across the globe, including Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States. In his workshops, he offers personalized guidance and feedback tailored to each student's needs, helping them grasp the essence of Ashtanga.

08/13/2025

September is just around the corner.
We are looking forward to starting this adventure with a talented faculty. Join us to start your journey as a yoga teacher or simply to deepen your practice, we never know what possibilities will present themselves.
Reach out to set up a phone call or come in to take a class and see what we are all about.
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08/01/2025

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Still Summer!

It's Not Over Yet!! Summers are usually a little slower around the studio, vacations, weekends at the chalet, and a general desire to spend more time out in the sun. This summer we are blessed to have added a lot of new faces to the community, Welcome to the AYM Family! Even though my holidays are o...

07/24/2025

MEET CHAMPA!
Champa is back to help out around the studio, don't miss your chance to come practice with her. Today at 12:15 and Monday at 5:30
A graduate of Ashtanga Yoga Montreal in 2014 Champa Cyr teaches yoga and meditation. In 2000 she graduated from Concordia University in contemporary dance and devoted herself professionally for more than 15 years. She was always curious in this search for balance between the body and the mind, especially in the centrality of breathing. She obtained her first yoga certification in Ashtanga yoga at AYM. She then became certified in prenatal yoga with Mélanie Chevarie, and Mom and Baby yoga with Jayme Hernandez. In 2017, she obtained qualifications in restorative yoga and yin yoga from Marie-Daphnée Roy. In 2019, she expanded her skills by learning therapeutic yoga techniques for lower back health, pelvic floor, digestive issues, and stress and anxiety. Also, from Marie-Daphné Roy and Hélène Doucet-Beaupré. Her total training hours are 600 hours.
She works as a trauma-informed yoga instructor at Santova’s Foundation, serving clients such as the DPJ and Batshaw Youth Centre.
In addition to teaching yoga, Champa practices Vipassana meditation and Mindfulness meditation. She meditates daily and attends 10-day Vipassana retreats regularly. She is currently completing (2025–2027) intensive mindfulness teacher training with MMTCP (Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield). Once she completes her studies, she plans to facilitate meditation sessions and lead retreats.
Champa Cyr, with a look of compassion, considers each student unique. She encourages them to practice regularly, and teaches them that yoga goes beyond the mat, as it cultivates compassion and mindfulness in everyday life. In her private or group classes, she guides her students to listen to their bodies, reconnect with themselves and cultivate resilience and compassion towards themselves and others.

07/23/2025

Stepping in for Aly today come in and practice with Jessika!

Jessika's yoga journey is a beautiful fusion of movement and mindfulness. It all began with a discovery movement—the joy of mastering control over her body weight, relishing the precise, fluid artistry of creative motion. She firmly believes that cultivating physical, mental, and emotional resilience is the secret sauce to navigating life's ebbs and flows with grace.
Certified in multiple disciplines including 200h Power Yoga, 100h Yin Yang, 200h Meditation training, and 100h Women’s Circle facilitation, Jessika's expertise spans a spectrum of yoga modalities. Yet, beyond certifications, it's the profound teachings of yoga philosophy that have been her steadfast companions on a healing odyssey—nurturing her physical and mental well-being.
Inversions hold a special place in Jessika's heart, symbolizing the beautiful balance between effort and surrender. She sees them as metaphors for life—wherein facing challenges, finding stability, and eventually soaring high become intertwined lessons on and off the mat. Jessika's sessions are carefully curated to empower you not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. She crafts strength-based classes that challenge and uplift, inviting you to discover your inner power.

07/22/2025

MEET VAL!
Val will be taking care of the Restorative classes ( along with a few others) while Jeanne is away.
Welcome to the team Valerie Cordemans
Valerie came to yoga in 2000 when her osteopath suggested she try
yoga to help her scoliosis. Jeanne was her first teacher :).
Over the years, Valerie has continued to explore different practices,
including Ashtanga for many years.
In 2012, Valerie started her Hatha teacher training at Naada Yoga in
Montreal with some renowned teachers and furthered her training in
Yoga for Scoliosis (Elise Miller), Restorative Yoga (Judith Lasater) and
Yoga for Kids and Teens (Sivananda).
She has over 1000hrs in yoga and meditation training.
She encourages her students to feel good in their body as they
practice and to let the pose adjust itself to the body instead of forcing
the body into the pose. Eventually both will connect.

She also holds a life coaching certification from Concordia University
and incorporates her coaching into her yoga teachings (and vice versa)
Yoga is not just on your mat, it is a way of life.

Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7:30

07/09/2025

This week and next we welcome back Anastasia Friedman to the studio.
She will be subbing the 6 pm active practice.
We are so happy to have her back, be sure to come in and show her some ❤
A passionate teacher since 2013, Anastasia is based in Montreal, where she collaborates with several studios in the city and works in the corporate sector.
Her journey began when, after five years of practicing Bikram and Moksha yoga, she decided to put her first career as a musician on hold to devote herself entirely to yoga. Her training led her to travel the world to study with the best teachers. First to London, to meet Luiz Veiga, a renowned Ashtanga master. Then to Mexico, to earn her first 200-hour certification in Ashtanga, Hatha, and Vinyasa flow under the guidance of Olivia Martinez, a teacher trained by Sharath Jois. Finally, she went to India to deepen her practice of Ashtanga with Jay Prakash and to take a course in human anatomy with Noah McKenna, two iconic figures in their respective disciplines.
Anastasia then had her first teaching experience at a yoga center in Casablanca, Morocco, where she taught Yin Yoga, Hatha flow, Ashtanga, and Yoga Nidra for a year. She also organized her first themed retreats combining practice and adventure.
Back in Quebec, she now divides her time between teaching and her own practice (Mysore). Convinced of the importance of continually deepening her teaching approach and opening herself up to new disciplines, she continues to attend workshops regularly and now has over 400 hours of certified training.

07/08/2025

We are looking forward to having Jessika at the studio for the next few weeks.
Subbing for Aly's 12:15-1:15 class this Wednesday July 9th.
Meet Jessika
Jessika's yoga journey is a beautiful fusion of movement and mindfulness. It all began with a discovery movement—the joy of mastering control over her body weight, relishing the precise, fluid artistry of creative motion. She firmly believes that cultivating physical, mental, and emotional resilience is the secret sauce to navigating life's ebbs and flows with grace.
Certified in multiple disciplines including 200h Power Yoga, 100h Yin Yang, 200h Meditation training, and 100h Women’s Circle facilitation, Jessika's expertise spans a spectrum of yoga modalities. Yet, beyond certifications, it's the profound teachings of yoga philosophy that have been her steadfast companions on a healing odyssey—nurturing her physical and mental well-being.
Inversions hold a special place in Jessika's heart, symbolizing the beautiful balance between effort and surrender. She sees them as metaphors for life—wherein facing challenges, finding stability, and eventually soaring high become intertwined lessons on and off the mat. Jessika's sessions are carefully curated to empower you not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. She crafts strength-based classes that challenge and uplift, inviting you to discover your inner power.




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