Pauline Vandermoor Fitness + Yoga

04/22/2026

04/09/2026

Only this moment. Only now.

03/22/2026

Celebrating National Senior Games Week!

03/19/2026

What is Accesible Yoga?

03/08/2026

Drop in Fitness and Yoga
March 9-13
Monday - LIIT, Nanoose Place 9:00
Tuesday - LIIT, QB Civic Centre, 9:00
Tuesday - Chair Yoga, Nanoose Place, 1:00
Friday - Hatha Yoga Flow, Nanoose Place, 9:00

02/27/2026

Hi everyone. As per request, here is my drop in Fitness and Yoga schedule for March 2-6th
Monday - Low Impact Cardio, Strength/Stretch, Nanoose Place, 9-10 am, $8 drop in
Tuesday - Low Impact Cardio, Strength/Stretch (sub for Gina), QB Civic Centre, 9-10 am, $13 drop in
Tuesday - Chair Yoga, Nanoose Place, 1-2 pm, by donation
Wednesday - Low Impact Cardio, Strength/Stretch (sub for Gina), Nanoose Place, 9-10 am, $8 drop in
Thursday - Low Impact Cardio, Strength/Stretch (sub for Gina), QB Civic Centre, 9-10 am, $13 drop in
Friday - Hatha Yoga Flow, Nanoose Place, 9-10 am, $8 drop in

02/26/2026

You should sweat, too 👍

02/22/2026

By returning to our breath, we anchor ourselves in the present.

✍️ Finding Peace in What We Cannot Control - Everything in life unfolds in ways we cannot predict. We wake each morning not knowing what the day will bring, what emotions will surface, or what circumstances will shift without warning.

Even our own happiness can feel elusive—arriving and vanishing like weather we cannot command. Our emotions rise and fall like tides, often defying our wish to feel differently than we do. If guiding our own hearts feels this difficult, how much more futile is it to try to control others? To demand they think or feel exactly as we wish?

The truth is both humbling and freeing: everything happens in its own way, following rhythms we did not write.

But here is what we can do: We can be at peace when things happen. We can meet whatever arises—joy or sorrow, gain or loss—with a steady mind and an open heart.

• If something can be changed: We do not need to worry—we simply take action with clear intention.

• If something cannot be changed: We also do not need to worry—we accept what is and save our energy for what we can actually influence.

This doesn't mean we stop caring. It means we stop adding unnecessary suffering to our lives. We stop exhausting ourselves trying to control the uncontrollable and focus on the one thing we can genuinely influence: our own response.

We do this through mindfulness. By returning to our breath, we anchor ourselves in the present. We notice when we are reacting unconsciously and choose to respond with understanding instead.

This is how we bring peace back to our inner landscape. We cannot control the storms that come, but we can learn to remain peaceful within them. We cannot dictate how others behave, but we can always choose how we respond.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏

11/21/2025

Meet Pauline Vandermoor, who has been teaching fitness on Monday mornings at Nanoose Place for a few years, initially covering for Pam and more regularly this past year or so.

She has been teaching Hatha Yoga for 15 years and holds international accreditation through Yoga Alliance and Accessible Yoga, as well as provincially through BCRPA.

She will be offering a 60-minute Yoga class on Friday mornings starting January 3rd. This class will be suitable for beginner and intermediate participants who are comfortable getting on and off the floor as well as spending some time on hands and knees. Modifications for all poses will be offered and participants will be encouraged to find what works best for them.