Yoga and Tai Chi With Louise

02/28/2025

11/26/2024

Ease into the holiday season with a nurturing gift to yourself!

Join Beyond Yoga & Tai Chi with Louise for a series of three weekly 90-minute sessions leading up to Christmas. These sessions offer a serene and safe space to exhale in a friendly community, stretch gently, and master simple stress-reduction techniques, ensuring a joyful holiday experience.

For $100, attend Mondays from 6 to 7:30 pm at Trainer Games Fitness Centre. Come dressed in cozy yoga attire, bringing your mat and a water bottle - extra mats will be available.

Please RSVP to Louise at (519) 217-1190 before Friday, November 29th, to secure your spot.

05/18/2024

A very special part of my yoga programming is the attention I pay to my breath and to that of my students. It is the reason why I count our exhalations. The fuller and deeper your breath is the closer you will come to samadhi, which is a state of deep concentration.

Pranayama is the ancient practice of controlling your breath. You control the timing, duration, and frequency of every breath and hold. The goal of pranayama is to connect your body and mind. It also supplies your body with oxygen while removing toxins.

05/17/2024

With so many different types of workouts out there, it can be a journey to find something that feels like a great fit for you—especially if you’re just getting started. But yoga, an ancient practice based on Indian philosophy that’s been around for centuries, combines mindfulness with physical movements to cultivate a balanced, healthy life.

Yoga everyday for life...❤️

03/03/2024

Monday Eve Yoga Class
Horning's Mills Hall 6-7 pm

Who would like to join me for an hour of strengthening movements, full-bodied breathing and loving Yoga asanas?

Come and join me for a hour of bliss, calm and friendship...

$15 per class. Bring your water and mat and let me lead you to begin the journey to your better life 🙏

02/17/2024

Sunday Morning Class
Trainer Games 10-11

Well that's a quick jump back into the frigid winter! Holy Yoga Mats Batman! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🦸

Who would like to join me tomorrow morning for a warming class of yoga?

Please let me know 🙏

01/23/2024

Another great hike with and Tankerocious!

01/18/2024

In Monday's yoga class we worked on partner poses together and everyone looks happy and excited.

It's hard work letting go of your self control and learning to trust your partner; whether they are your best friend or someone you've just met.

Holding each other up is truly a unique balance between your partner and you. Height, and weight differences simply don't factor into it.

This is all about your breath and your trust.

01/15/2024

Monday Evening Yoga Class
Horning's Mills Hall 6-7 pm

Who would like to join me tonight for an hour of calming movement and breath in the beautiful old Hall?

Everyone

01/05/2024

Beyond Yoga & Tai Chi Current Schedule

Saturdays 10-11 am Tai Chi at Trainer Games Fitness Centre
Wednesdays 10-11am Tai Chi at TrainerGames Fitness Centre
Sundays 10-11 am Yoga at Trainer Games Fitness Centre
Mondays 6-7 pm Yoga at Horning's Mills Community Centre

In March 2024 I will reopen my Thursday evening classes from 6-7 pm at Trainer Games Fitness Centre.

Rate $15 per class.
Bring water and a mat for Yoga classes

Thank you Melody Larsen for pointing my mistake out to me. 😀

01/05/2024

After doing some research yesterday morning I realized that the style of yoga that I teach could be called, 'Laughter Yoga'. My classes are consistently light-hearted in nature but serious in intent.

Outbursts of laughter are considered quite normal in my classes and it makes everyone feel that much better. When we are working hard, the only sound in the room will be the music that I'm playing, the grunts, the groans and the sighs of contentment and gratitude.

I've been teaching for about 22 years in Shelburne, in numerous different locations and I have met a lot of people along the way. There have been a few clients who have worked with me in my studio who have not resonated with my style of yoga (a unique combination of Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Qi Cong and strength-training) and who do not return for more classes. The vast majority of people do return and become regular members. This has far more to do with the style of yoga that I teach and my teaching methods resonating with said client that anything else.

If it's right for you, you'll know it.

Some of my classes over the years, from the Shelburne Physiotherapy Centre, to the riding arena at the Not Just For Hay Farm Jenny Jelen Equestrian Jenny Jelen, to the studio at TrainerGames Fitness Centre! We are smiling, we are laughing (sometimes rolling around laughing) and we are always having fun, feeling inspired and working hard to feel physically, emotionally and mentally healthier!