EarthMonkey Yoga with Tamara

04/09/2026

Strong… but make it *sneaky* 😏

This isn’t your “lift heavy, grunt louder” kind of strength class.
This is the kind that helps you get up off the floor without making weird noises. The kind that makes your joints feel like they’ve been quietly… upgraded.

We’ll build strength where it actually matters — in the small, often ignored places — while creating space, mobility, and a little bit of “oh wow, I didn’t know I could move like that.”

Expect:
• slow, intentional movement
• mobility that actually sticks
• strength without the strain-face
• options for all bodies (yes, yours too)

Come as you are. Leave feeling quietly powerful.

Pre-registration required (because we like to keep things intentional and spacious).

And hey — sharing posts for local small businesses?
That’s basically a superpower!!

Message me for details or to save your spot.

04/08/2026

Two opportunities for community chair yoga with me!

Thursday, 10-11am
Sable River Community Hall
No Charge

Friday, 10-11am
Lockeport Legion
By donation. All donations are shared with the legion.

All you need to bring is yourself!!

04/08/2026

.: A Note from earthMonkey Yoga :.

Over the past little while, things have been shifting here at earthMonkey Yoga. Some of those changes were planned, others arrived in their own time—like the storm that took the yurt. While that space is no longer standing, it’s still very much part of this story, and part of my heart.

With all of this, I’ve made the decision to close both the yoga yurt (immediately) and the yoga room (end of April). These spaces held so much—movement, rest, laughter, quiet moments, and community. Letting them go isn’t easy, but it feels honest and necessary.

Right now, I’m being called inward. To my own practice. To my ongoing 800-hour training as a yoga therapist. To deepen, to listen, and to learn in a more focused way.

What remains is what has always mattered most.
Connection. Accessibility. Community.

Online and community classes will continue in their usual way—open, flexible, imperfect, and welcoming to all bodies and all experiences. Spaces where you don’t have to get it “right,” where you can show up as you are.

Therapeutic yoga will also continue. For now, I’ll be working with clients in their homes, meeting people where they are in a very real and tangible way. In time, this will grow into a dedicated therapeutic space when it becomes available.

earthMonkey Yoga has never been about four walls. It’s about practice in real life. It’s about support, curiosity, and care. It’s about tending to the heart—yours and mine—through whatever season we find ourselves in.

Thank you for being here. For your support, your presence, and your willingness to practice in all the messy, meaningful ways that life asks of us.

We’re still here. Just evolving.

—Tamara

04/07/2026

There’s often confusion around the difference between a yoga teacher and a yoga therapist—and understanding the training behind each can help you choose the kind of support that’s right for you.

A yoga teacher typically completes 200–500 hours of foundational training. These programs focus on learning how to safely guide students through movement (asana), breathwork, and meditation, while holding space for a group experience. Teachers are trained in clear cueing, thoughtful sequencing, and offering accessible variations—skills that are essential for creating classes that are both safe and supportive.

A yoga therapist undertakes a much more extensive path, often 800–1000+ hours of additional training on top of a foundational yoga teacher certification. This advanced training includes deeper study of anatomy, physiology, and how different conditions—physical and mental—can impact the body and nervous system. Yoga therapists are trained to assess individual needs and adapt practices accordingly, working one-on-one (or in small groups) to support specific concerns like chronic pain, injury recovery, and stress-related conditions.

Where appropriate, a yoga therapist may also work alongside a client’s existing healthcare providers—helping to create a more integrated, whole-person approach to healing. This collaborative care can support continuity, safety, and a deeper level of individualized support.

Training matters in both paths.

It’s what helps a teacher recognize when to offer options in a class with many bodies and experiences.
It’s what allows a therapist to work more precisely, more slowly, and more personally with someone navigating unique challenges.

Both roles are rooted in the same practices—but the depth, scope, and application of training shape how that support is offered.

As for me, I’m currently deep in my 800hr yoga therapy training, while continuing to offer online and community classes. It’s an evolution toward more individualized, therapeutic work—while still honouring the accessibility and connection of group practice.

Wherever you find yourself—there’s value in both.

04/06/2026

Online classes and practices with Tamara.

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: Messy Mornings :.
Mondays / Wednesdays / Fridays
7:00am
by donation
: Yin :.
Thursdays
6:00pm
$15/class
: Small Practices & Meditations :.
Self-paced recordings
by donation

Visit the website for details.

04/03/2026

Save the dates or even reserve your spot!!

Join me this October at Birchdale Lake for a gentle, therapeutic retreat rooted in rest, nervous system support, and meeting yourself exactly where you are. Through accessible yoga, guided rest practices, and spacious time in nature, this weekend invites you to soften the weight of daily life and reconnect with a steadier, more supported way of being. Introvert-friendly, unpolished, and deeply human—come as you are, and rest.

A quiet return to yourself—where rest is remembered and stress begins to soften. October 6-9, 2026 Birchdale Lake, Nova Scotia

04/01/2026

This week's only Chair Yoga session is in Sable River at the Sable River Community Hall

Thursday
10-11am

No charge!!

All you need to bring is yourself.

04/01/2026

A Softening Retreat: For the tired, the wired, and the “I didn’t know I needed this.”

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This October, tucked into the woods at Birchdale in Nova Scotia, I’m offering a therapeutic retreat shaped around rest, nervous system support, and softening the weight we carry.

This isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s not about doing more, or doing it perfectly.

It’s about exhaling.
About letting your shoulders drop a little.
About remembering what it feels like to be supported.

We’ll move gently.
We’ll rest deeply.
We’ll spend time in nature, and time simply being.

Everything is optional.
Come as you are—tired, full, uncertain, curious… all of you is welcome here.

Introverts, overthinkers, and rest-curious humans… this one’s for you.

Early October at Birchdale
More details coming soon.

Love and Share to get the word out!

03/30/2026

Yoga for Strength & Mobility will run tonight (monday) in Shelburne. 6:00-7:30pm.

$15