The Lion's Den Yoga Studio

03/28/2024

www.lionsdenyoga.com
I did a thing! I updated my website (almost all by myself) but more importantly... I did it because I am teaching regular classes again starting this APRIL! I will be at Hereward Farms in the Lavendar Lounge every Tuesday night starting April 2 and at Yogariffic... the 6am classes are baaaack!!! Starting Wednesday April 3 and then avery Monday and Wednesday for the month! For those of you that have been asking about retreats, I have SIX lined up at the exquisite Sugar Ridge Retreat Centre starting in April! Please check out my website and reach out with any questions. Happy Spring!

Yoga came into my life unexpectedly (as gifts often do) and saved it. Twice. After the second miracle, I decided to become a certified yoga instructor through Modo (formerly Moksha) and have been sharing the power and peace of this incredible practice for the past ten years. 

03/08/2024

Happy Friday, lovelies! If you have not been to the Lavender Lounge, I proimise you will love it! Julie of Hereward Farms donates her exquisite space for Friday night yoga every week so that the class costs what students wish to pay (you pay what you wish/what you can). It is warm and cozy, the scent of lavender infuses the room, there is a fire going, and a ridiculous orange cat named Gordie (seems not to be an allergy trigger: I am highly allergic and I haven't sneexed yet!). The people are lovely and the class is accesible (any age or ability). Would love to see you there!

03/01/2024

Yoga in the Lavender Lounge at Hereward Farms is on tonight! See you for the 7 pm Slow Flow!

02/22/2024

Back tomorrow night and for the next many weeks! This class is accessible for all levels, all ages, and will start your weekend out soft and strong! Would love to see you.

02/16/2024

Yoga in the Lavender Lounge at Hereward Farms is cancelled this evening. Apologies for the last minute notice. I hope to see you all next week!!

02/08/2024

So excited to be covering Christopher Chihrin's yoga class tomorrow night! The best part? The location!!! Hereward Farms loft where it's warm and cosy!
Donation based class, all abilities, all the strength and softness you need!

11/17/2023

Doing it again tomorrow! 9:30 start!! Cash or e-transfer. Just show up! We have mats and everything else you need. We rise by lifting others. Come for the strength. Stay for the love.

10/04/2023

Beautiful yogis... yoga is happening at Mount Alverno Luxury Resorts. Have you been yet? It is GORGEOUS. The barn is heated, the energy exquisite. Starting mid to late October, Saturday mornings. Details are still in progress (times and pricing) but I was too excited not to share!

09/29/2023

It's been a minute, yogis!
(I have missed you so very much)
This time last September, I was into the third week of a debilitating and devastating back injury that took me off my mat and shook me out of my belief that I was inhabiting a strong and invincible body. I really believed that yoga four times a week had me unbreakable. But yoga is not always a match for arthritis and dengenrated discs! The past year has been a journey that took me to my limits, had me live within them, and then saw me redefine them. I chose to focus on the good stuff then (and I will continue to do so now) but I'm going to be honest: I HATED IT. I was resentful, humiliated, angry, and in pain. My body missed the practice but my heart and mind even more so. It took me a while to realize the pain was worse because of the absence of the mindfulness and breath work more than the lack of stretching and strengthening. Eventually I could move again with freedom and with less fear. I thought I could go back to teaching. But then Kala closed. So it was just me and my mat and then Liz at Sugar Ridge Retreat Centre gave me the opportunity to lead retreats and classes for her and I returned home to my practise. I returned to the joys and gifts of teaching and breathing in community. My practise is where I am most at home.
So why am I writing about all this now??
Because it appears I have a new place for us to gather in again. A place to reconnect to the quiet, to our breath, to ourselves, and to each other. A place for peace and for practising the pause. It's in nature. 15 minutes down the road. And as beautiful a place as we have ever gathered in.
Looking at Saturday mornings, two class times to choose from, starting soon (we hope!).
Love, love, love,
Jenn From the Den!

PS No picture of me or anyone doing yoga has ever truly captured the pure bliss of it so here's the new puppy we got for Smudge instead. Her name is Tuli xoxo

09/11/2022

Sunday yoga at the barn at Elliott Tree Farm is not running tomorrow.
Pic for attention (how cute is this boy??)

09/04/2022

So grateful to be heading to the barn at Elliott Tree Farm for yoga this morning. My son is moving out for university today and the practice with my sangha is just what I need. Thanks for giving me the love and lightness I needed this morning.
9 am
60 min
$20

09/02/2022

Sunday yoga, anyone??
9 am at Elliott Tree Farm
60 min
Sunshine, oxygen rich air, the smell of the earth, espresso, breath and movement...
Say yes!

08/27/2022

Hey, people I love! I am leading a retreat this weekend at Sugar Ridge and there is a wedding at the tree farm tonight. So, there is no yoga tomorrow, Sunday August 28th.