Stream Yoga + Meditation

03/20/2026

Reflections from Stream | Small places, big shifts - https://mailchi.mp/gentlydownthestream.ca/small-spaces-big-shifts

Small places can hold surprising tension — and when we bring gentle attention there, everything can begin to shift.

This week’s reflection explores how awareness, curiosity, and practice come together in the body and in community.

Happy Spring, and happy 8 years of Stream — flowing through people showing up for themselves and each other.

You belong here.

03/20/2026

Join Arlene this Saturday morning and unlock tension for whole-body balance:

Your tongue is holding more than you realize. For event details visit: Tongue Torque: Unlocking Tension

03/16/2026

Over the weekend we gathered for “Resting in the Heart.”

Together we turned toward the heart — not only its warmth, but also the places where it contracts. We met resistance, ill-will, and fear with curiosity and kindness, learning how the mind protects itself and how gently it can soften.

Through meditation, walking practice, shared meals, and quiet reflection, we practiced cultivating safety, care, and kindness — first within ourselves, and then extending outward in widening circles to others and the world.

These were the verses we practiced together:

May I be happy and peaceful
May you be healthy and strong
May we be safe and protected
May all live with ease

Gratitude to this beautiful sangha — new and seasoned practitioners alike — who helped create such a gentle and sincere field of practice.

Our next residential retreat:

Restoring the Ground
7-Day Meditation Retreat
with Heather Fenton & Julie (Jaya) Boyse

Sunday, May 17 – Saturday, May 23, 2026
Jericho House, Port Colborne

You can find details about this and future retreats on our Residential Retreats page at
gentlydownthestream.ca

portcolborne niagara

03/11/2026

If you loved the Lymph Love workshops, you’ll want to experience what Arlene is bringing next. Your tongue is holding more tension than you might think — and releasing it can change your breathing, jaw, neck, and nervous system.

with Undone Yogi ❤

Your tongue may be holding more tension than you realize. In this experiential workshop, learn simple techniques to release jaw and tongue tension, improve breathing, calm the nervous system, and restore ease through the whole body.

03/09/2026

Three more sleeps to our March Dharma Café: Practical Insights for Living Well! Join us at Sprout Plant Parlour this Thursday 7pm. Doors open at 6pm. Arrive early to get your beverage and snack order in.

This month, we'll be contemplating lovingkindness -- an unwavering care and compassion for ourselves and others. Bring on the peace!

I think it will feel a little different with daylight savings. 💕 Can't wait to see you there. 😘

$15 (inc HST) or $12 for Stream members. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Grab your ticket here: https://www.momoyoga.com/stream-yoga-meditation/event/a75906b0-de19-4126-a9dc-7fa297e00f3e

03/09/2026

Restore balance and vitality in your everyday life. Live in harmony with nature through conscious food choices, lifestyle decisions, and self-care practices.

Join Julie Boyse (Jaya) for a Spring workshop in the Hut Saturday, March 28 (2-4pm). Discover how to apply Ayurvedic wisdom (the ancient knowledge of life, and sister science to yoga) in practical, accessible ways.

Ayurvedic Living is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and live with greater presence, vitality, and alignment with nature’s rhythms.

Ayurveda, the ancient knowledge of life, and sister science to yoga, teaches how to live in harmony with nature through conscious food choices, lifestyle decisions, and self-care practices. In this workshop, you’ll discover how to apply Ayurvedic wisdom in practical, accessible ways to restore bal...

03/08/2026

Awaken warmth and energy with a gentle, slow-flowing yang sequence, then soften into yin postures with myofascial release to ease tension, open the body, and restore a sense of calm vitality.

Yin Yang Yoga Pop-up! Class
with Amber Lagace
Monday, March 9, 2026
7:30-8:30pm

Stream Yoga + Meditation
819 Weaver Road, Port Colborne, ON L3K 5V3

In person or online by Zoom.

Cost is $21 (inc HST) or book this ‘pop-up class’ with a single Class Pass or your Stream Membership.

03/08/2026

Reflections from Stream | Nothing needs to be added - https://mailchi.mp/gentlydownthestream.ca/nothing-needs-to-be-added

This week’s newsletter includes:

🌿 In Practice — a reflection on the quiet power of simply noticing what is here.

💎 In Community — Heard in the Hut: Megan on teaching yoga, sourdough… and happiness.

📅 This Week and Next — Yin Yang Yoga with Amber, Dharma Café at Sprout Plant Parlour, and Little Roots Retreat March Break workshops for kids.

You belong here.

03/06/2026

Join us in the Hut this Sunday at 10am for Circle of Light — a simple gathering for shared silence and open inquiry.

Formerly called A Quiet Mind Satsang, we’re renewing our commitment to the original intention of these monthly sessions: a non-hierarchical space to sit together, listen deeply, and see what naturally unfolds in the circle.

You’re warmly welcome. Offered freely, donations welcome.

with Heather Fenton, Lori Brant, Michael Fenton

Sign up here:
https://www.momoyoga.com/stream-yoga-meditation/event/7ddc1632-58c4-4107-84e6-f1870e9ace5f

03/03/2026

March Break Camps at Stream inspired by forest school principles and curiosity-led mindfulness. Monday afternoon and/or Tuesday full day. With Crystal Swords and Amber Lee Lagace. ❤

Half- or full-day outdoor March Break camp inspired by forest school principles and curiosity-led mindfulness. Children explore, build, move, and rest through nature-based learning, playful yoga, sensory outdoor adventures, and guided relaxation. Recommended for ages 5-11.