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The Willow Studio - Yoga & Pilates

Top-notch yoga, meditation and Pilates classes, personalized service and a ridiculously clean studio space.

Classes for everybody, with specialty classes including Yoga for 50+, Prenatal Yoga, Mat Pilates, lots of beginner-friendly classes, and so much more.

03/20/2026

Spring Equinox

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Spring Equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator going south to north. It’s called the celestial equator because it’s an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator.

Some people feel that the equinox is a better reset point than New Year’s Day. With the longer, warmer days, you may find yourself feeling more motivated, energized, or just happier. It’s a good time to check in with how things are going by taking intentional pauses.

The Spring Equinox is all about bringing balance back into the body, invigorating your energy after a season of rest and recalibration and a place of peaceful alignment.

03/18/2026

Kim

You may have seen Kim Hattey around the studio, making sure it is impeccably clean. Kim has been a Karma Cleaner for us since we opened - we’re so grateful to have her (and her amazing eye for detail) on the team!

If you haven’t met her yet, get to know her with these “As” to our “Qs”:

Q: Tell me 5 things I’d see when I walk in your front door.

A: A black metal Haida Raven with sweetgrass braid at its feet, my grandmother’s rocking chair, my father’s Buddha - 60 years in the family, refinished oak furniture, black and white photos taken by my father, a photographer.

Q: What is your favourite smell?

A: Sweetgrass and wood-burning fire.

Q: If you were stranded on an island, what are 3 items you wish you had with you?

A: Items .... Soap, coffee, books.

Q: What is your best advice for beginner yogis?

A: I find there is a great misunderstanding about yoga - comments like, “it’s not a workout”, “I’m not flexible”, “I don’t get it. I would say this: there is yoga for you. Every BODY can benefit from one of the many forms of yoga, just as our bodies are individual in shape, flexibility, and places we hold our stress and emotions. It’s a journey into these places, it’s like a great massage of your mind and body.

03/17/2026

A program near and dear to our heart at Willow ❤️❤️❤️

03/16/2026

✨Pilates Foundations ✨

A 90-minute small-group workshop designed for beginners and those wanting to deepen their practice by returning to the Pilates principles. This workshop is perfect for new clients looking for a confident start in Pilates, as well as experienced movers wanting to refine their technique and accelerate progress.

Build Your Strength from the Inside Out – Pilates Foundations

This hands-on workshop focuses on building strength from the inside out—starting with breath, core connection, and alignment, then layering into full-body movement. Participants will learn and apply the foundational Pilates principles in a guided flow, gaining confidence, control, and a deeper understanding of their practice.

➡️ Participants will leave with:

✅ Understanding and application of Pilates breath + core activation

✅ Tools for better alignment and posture

✅ Stronger connection to deep stabilizers

✅ Modifications and tips for their unique bodies

✅ A complete, integrated flow to practice at home or in class

When : April 26th @ 11:00 am
90 minutes
$65 per participant

03/09/2026

🪷Kirtan🪷

Return to the Heart - Kirtan with Bhakti HeartSong

Willow welcomes Kirtan with Lisa and Jeff Hamilton of Bhakti HeartSong.

🪷 This is a heart-led devotional chant experience rooted in the tradition of call-and-response mantra. Often described as mantra music or mantra medicine, Kirtan uses sacred sound and repetition to regulate the nervous system, quiet the mind gently, and guide sparks back into the heart.

🪷 Together, we create a welcoming and inclusive space where voices rise in community, inviting connection, emotional release, and uplift. A beautiful singing voice is not required - only an open heart.

Get to know Lisa ⬇️

Lisa Hamilton is a Spiritual Guide, Yoga Teacher, Sound Healing Facilitator, and Kirtan artist with over 35 years of personal sadhana and more than 25 years of teaching experience. Her work weaves devotional chant, vibrational sound healing, yoga philosophy, and heart-centred nervous system practices inspired by HeartMath.

Together with her husband Jeff, she co-leads Bhakti HeartSong Community, offering experiences that invite participants to regulate, reconnect, and return to the heart through sacred sound.

She looks forward to connecting with you!

03/08/2026

For International Women’s Day we created a mirror wall.

Women wrote the names of the women who inspire them…
Mothers, sisters, friends, mentors.

Then we asked them to do one more thing.

Look at themselves.

Because the truth is…
You are inspiring someone too.

Happy International Women’s Day to the incredible women in our community. 🤍

03/04/2026

If this resonated, you’re not alone.
Choosing your nervous system and choosing to heal is powerful.
And so are you!!

One of my teachers once shared: When you heal the One (that’s you), you heal all.
You heal generations before you - and those that follow.

You’re not behind
It’s not too late
You’re not doing it wrong

You’re showing up
And that beautiful, brave, and deeply powerful

Celebrating you and all that are and all that you’re doing!! ❤️❤️❤️

03/03/2026

Owning a yoga studio has taught me more than I expected.

There’s so much I wasn’t prepared for, but this work has surprised me in the best ways and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Still learning
Still growing
Beyond grateful for this community
Love my Willow family!!!

03/02/2026

We’re here to meet you where you’re at.

Remember, we all started somewhere.

Even the most seasoned practitioners in the room were also terrified to begin.

This is a community.
We lift each other up
And we’re here to welcome you, exactly as you are ❤️

Address

1600 Lansdowne Street W
Peterborough, ON
K9J7C7

Website

http://www.willowptbo.com/

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Yoga, Fitness and Pilates in Peterborough’s West End

While Willow provides high quality yoga, Pilates and fitness classes for all stages and abilities, we’re experts in movement for pregnancy, postpartum, 50+ and pelvic floor rehabilitation.

Our pre-registered class model means that you pay upfront for a set of 7 weekly classes, allowing you to carve out time for self-care. Once you’ve scheduled it in, it's easier to honour that commitment and get to class each week. Have to miss a class? We offer up to two complimentary make ups.

We run six 7-week sessions throughout the year, with some break weeks in-between. You choose a class that fits your schedule and goals, and commit to that class each week for 7 weeks.

We encourage you to explore our website at www.willowptbo.com, where we have ALL the details about classes, upcoming events, prices, studio rentals, gift cards, and booking appointments with our on-site massage therapist, pelvic floor physiotherapist, and yoga therapist.