Embody Yoga & Wellness

Embody Yoga & Wellness Accessible - Inclusive - Sustainable Yoga for all adult ages and life stages. Our skilled and nurturing teachers meet you exactly where you are.

We strive to provide options for ALL bodies, including adaptable and accessible classes, that allow people of all ages, physical condition, and experience level to experience the benefits of yoga. Our offerings include Chair Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Yin Yoga, and a variety of active Hatha Yoga classes including Aligned Hatha and Flow. The Studio
Students enjoy the intimate, calming and refreshing atmosphere of the studio. It is fully equipped with yoga props including bolsters, blocks, blankets, straps, sand bags and chairs. Rent the Studio
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Advanced yoga is not just about doing intense physical postures and contorting yourself into extreme angles. In fact, an...
04/17/2026

Advanced yoga is not just about doing intense physical postures and contorting yourself into extreme angles.

In fact, an advanced yoga practice isn’t something you can observe from the outside.

Evolving in your yoga practice is about creating conditions that allow you to deepen your experience and connect within.

Yoga props are a supportive way for you to explore depth in your practice. Outer stability allows for inner space to explore your sweet spot. And ultimately embrace more inner stability.

Practicing from this place is advanced. And this looks different for everyone.

We have a variety of classes to meet you where you are and allow for a sustainable lifelong yoga practice.

✨ Class Descriptions ~ NicoleBlackwood.com/classes
✨ Schedule ~ NicoleBlackwood.com/schedule
✨ Registration including New Student $30 3-Class Discovery Pass ~ NicoleBlackwood.com/rates-and-register

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💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Darla’s yoga practice began in her university days back in the mid 1990s. Her love for yoga grew d...
04/17/2026

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Darla’s yoga practice began in her university days back in the mid 1990s. Her love for yoga grew deeper each year and in 2014 she completed a 200 hr teacher training at Therapeutic Yoga Studio, Halifax and in 2015/16 she completed a 150hr Advanced Teacher Training with Hart Lazer of United Yoga, Montreal.

She has completed hundreds of hours of yoga training over the past 30 years, a 120-hr Pilates Mat Certification and recently has completed her Level I Iyengar Yoga certification which was by far the most in-depth level of study she has completed thus far. Certified Iyengar Yoga teachers are extremely well trained. Teacher training is rigorous and spans a three to five-year period in which teachers follow a program based on an international syllabus and standards set by B.K.S. Iyengar.

As a dedicated yoga student and teacher, with a true desire to learn how movement of the body can help create space in our bodies and minds, you will find Darla’s classes can help you explore your own body and mind.

Darla’s curiosity about the mobility and stability of the body inspires her to offer diverse yoga classes and yoga workshops on ways we can cultivate these qualities in both the body and mind. She is an innovative and creative teacher using props extensively to help her students connect with their bodies and minds to bring a sense of stillness and peace within.

This Spring, starting April 15, Darla is teaching Mobility & Stability on Wednesday evenings.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 With over 25 years of dedicated yoga practice and 5 years of teaching experience, Valerie brings a...
04/16/2026

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 With over 25 years of dedicated yoga practice and 5 years of teaching experience, Valerie brings a warm, encouraging energy to every class. Her sessions strike the perfect balance between fun and challenge, helping students grow in strength, flexibility, and focus.

Valerie is passionate about the many ways yoga supports overall well-being—nurturing the mind, strengthening the body, and fostering a positive outlook on life. She believes regular practice can help prevent or ease many of the challenges we face as we age.

Classes are thoughtfully designed to be accessible and restorative, with a gentle background playlist to set a calming tone. Students make use of props such as bolsters, blankets, yoga blocks, and belts to deepen stretches, enhance alignment, and increase comfort in many poses. Valerie also incorporates self-discovery work using yoga balls to release tension and restore elasticity in the fascia, the body’s connective tissue.

Participants leave feeling more open, mobile, and energized—having stretched, strengthened, and awakened both body and mind.

This Spring, starting April 17, Val is teaching Lengthen, Strengthen & Realign on Friday mornings.

To view registration options visit nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Tina is a lifelong student and lover of life who embodies a yoga lifestyle grounded in practice, a...
04/15/2026

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Tina is a lifelong student and lover of life who embodies a yoga lifestyle grounded in practice, acceptance, humor, and compassion. She has practiced yoga and meditation for over 30 years and has been a 200-hour certified Hatha Yoga teacher since 2015, with an additional 200+ hours of training including yoga for mental health and addictions, trauma-informed yoga, chair yoga, Ayurveda, Yoga Nidra, and traditional yoga studies in India. She has also studied mindfulness through the University of Theology and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.

Tina is a Certified Mastermind Executive Coach and holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology, a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Commerce, and three years (out of four) of a Bachelor of Science. She is Usui Reiki Level II certified and has completed extensive training in trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, somatics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Tina is the founder of Going Om, a wellbeing company offering leadership and wellbeing coaching, events, and retreats.

Tina will be teaching a weekly Chair Yoga class, Fridays at 11:10 am and we are working on some special programming as well.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Maria is Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) with additional foundational training in Hatha & Vinyas...
04/14/2026

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Maria is Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) with additional foundational training in Hatha & Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra and Chair Yoga. Her private sessions and group classes help her students thrive in everyday movement with self-compassion and self-acceptance at heart. She aims to teach mindful, inclusive and accessible yoga, infusing her sessions and classes with knowledge about our body’s anatomy and unique variations.

She hopes that those who practice with her discover more about their body, breath, heart, and mind each time they come to the mat or chair and that with each practice, they welcome themselves with kindness, gentleness, curiosity and lots of love.

Maria teaches through a trauma informed lens with a focus on creating an inclusive and inviting space within her classes, workshops, and sessions.

This Spring, starting April 14, Maria is teaching both Gentle Yoga and Chair Yoga on Tuesdays, and Flow & Movement on Thursdays.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register
To learn more about the classes, visit https://nicoleblackwood.com/classes

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Christie offers a welcoming space within an all-inclusive environment for all bodies to feel accep...
04/13/2026

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Christie offers a welcoming space within an all-inclusive environment for all bodies to feel accepted and loved.

Christie had invested 30 years of attempting to conform her body to fit in with the ideal diet and fitness cultures thin-able body realizing there is no magical panacea for all. Through teaching various yoga and fitness classes she has witnessed clients initially participating but not returning due to inaccessibility and alienation. During the past three years she has divested herself from the oppressive and exclusive mindset of the diet and fitness culture.

This new mindset has been challenging and at times isolating but she has been ever so grateful for the teachings of yoga to strengthen her psyche. Christie is committed to creating a community offering support for people learning to love their bodies without shame or pressure to change. Continuing on her journey in a bigger body she has learned ways to adapt and make movement accessible and enjoyable again.

In 2018, Christie completed Yoga Teacher Training with Meaghan Burridge and Bobby Bessey. She has 200 hours of Yin training with Stephanie Calhoun; Level 1 Meditation teacher training with Miranda Squires; Yoga for All with Dianne Bondy and Amber Karnes. Christie also has training in Yoga Nidra, Karma Kids Yoga and Restorative Yoga.

Christie is a mother of two beautiful boys and she is a self-described nature enthusiast enjoying our beautiful and rugged environment.

Christie’s invitation and expectations are simply “come as you are, be yourself and leave with an enabling strength.”

This Spring, starting April 14, Christie is teaching Flow & Yin on Tuesdays, Gentle on Wednesdays, and Flow on Saturdays.

See how to join her weekly classes at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register
To learn more about the classes, visit https://nicoleblackwood.com/classes

Our Spring session starts this week! Gather with us to move, breathe, connect, and release in our weekly yoga classes.We...
04/13/2026

Our Spring session starts this week!

Gather with us to move, breathe, connect, and release in our weekly yoga classes.

We have a variety of class styles that meet you where you are in this season of life - fostering a sustainable lifelong yoga practice.

See registration options at NicoleBlackwood.com/rates-and-register

New to us? Get started with a $30 3-Class Discovery pass at NicoleBlackwood.com/discovery-pass.

Class descriptions at NicoleBlackwood.com/classes

Schedule at NicoleBlackwood.com/schedule

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💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Recognizing that everyone is unique, Nicole takes an individualized, playful, and nurturing approa...
04/12/2026

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Recognizing that everyone is unique, Nicole takes an individualized, playful, and nurturing approach in her teaching. She is passionate about deepening her knowledge of yoga’s wisdom teachings and weaving it into her classes.

Her mission is to make it easier for people to invite yoga into their lives and founded Embody as an accessible and inclusive space for all people to practice.

She has a passion for women’s health and is also a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and currently accepting 1:1 clients including those experiencing reproductive and fertility challenges, drawing from her own experience of her journey to ultimately conceiving her daughter through IVF.

Nicole completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training through the Living Yoga Program in Austin, TX in September 2013 and 300-hr Nectar of Illumination Certificate with Kaya Mindlin in 2025 including Supreme Release Yoga and several programs pertaining to the ancient wisdom teachings of yoga. She has also trained in Restorative Yoga, Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga, Kid’s Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Chair Yoga.

When she is not teaching or practicing yoga, she enjoys experiencing the world through the eyes of her daughter, walking her Westie Oslo, being in nature, making a mess in the kitchen and traveling and camping with her family.

Nicole’s Spring weekly classes:
✨ Align & Release, Monday, 7:30pm (70 min)
✨ Gentle Yoga, Thursday, 10am (60 min)
✨ Join weekly classes: nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

Nicole Spring specialized series:
✨ Prenatal Yoga 8-week series beginning Monday, April 27, 6:00pm (75 min)
✨ Supreme Release Yoga 6-week series beginning on Tuesday, May 5, 7:15pm (75 min)
✨ 6-week Mom & Baby Postnatal series beginning Thursday, May 7, 11:20am (60 min)
✨ Details: nicoleblackwood.com/workshops

Nourish 1:1 ~ Nutrition & Lifestyle Support
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Starting April 17, join Val each Friday this Spring for Lengthen, Strengthen, & Realign yoga!This class focuses on explo...
04/11/2026

Starting April 17, join Val each Friday this Spring for Lengthen, Strengthen, & Realign yoga!

This class focuses on exploring and fine tuning the mechanics and thought process of your yoga practice, offering variations and movements that bring new relevance to traditional yoga poses. Embrace more length in your muscles, harness greater strength overall, and benefit from better alignment.

Classes are thoughtfully designed to be active and restorative, with a gentle background playlist to set a calming tone. Students make use of the support of props such as bolsters, blankets, yoga blocks, and belts to enhance alignment, deepen stretches, and increase comfort within postures.

Valerie also incorporates self-discovery work using yoga massage balls to release tension and restore elasticity in the fascia, the body’s connective tissue. Enjoy all this in a relaxed and fun atmosphere where we celebrate the hidden potential of our minds and bodies.

Suitable for beginners and continuing practitioners. Offered in person at Embody studio located in the west end of St. John’s at 10 Forbes Street or online via Zoom.

New to us? Get started with a Discovery Pass.

Returning? Join with a Membership or one of our pass options, space permitting, including Drop-in, 5-Class, or 10-Class Pass.

See all registration options at NicoleBlackwood.com/rates-and-register

Come “play” yoga with Cathy!These classes offer children a supportive space to explore themselves through mindful moveme...
04/10/2026

Come “play” yoga with Cathy!

These classes offer children a supportive space to explore themselves through mindful movement, breath, and imagination. Through playful practices, children are invited to build body awareness, develop coping skills, and cultivate kindness and self-compassion—both for themselves and others.

Parent & Child Yoga (ages 4-6)
Through playful and approachable practices, children and caregivers are invited to relax, have fun, and feel empowered in their bodies and minds. Together, you’ll explore partner poses, creative yoga games, music, and storytelling while gently building confidence and self-esteem.

Kid's Yoga (ages 7-12)
Through a fun and engaging approach, this series is designed to help children:
feel more calm and grounded in their bodies
develop tools to navigate stress and big emotions
build a greater sense of wellbeing and resilience

If your child is turning 7 this year (entering Grade 2) please reach out if you have any questions about which program would work best.

Space is limited. Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/kids-yoga

This Spring, starting April 18, join Christie on Saturdays for Flow yoga! Flow yoga nourishes all the nooks and crannies...
04/10/2026

This Spring, starting April 18, join Christie on Saturdays for Flow yoga!

Flow yoga nourishes all the nooks and crannies of your body that need some love. Poses flow together in small simple sequences while mindfully syncing movement and breath. We’ll end with breathwork and/or short meditation to ease into the rest of your day with calm and vitality.

This class is suitable for the beginner and continuing practitioner.

Join us in person at Embody Yoga & Wellness, 10 Forbes street in the west end of St. John’s or online from anywhere via Zoom.

New to us? Get started with a Discovery Pass.

Returning? Join with a Membership or one of our pass options, space permitting, including Drop-in, 5-Class, or 10-Class Pass.

See all registration options at NicoleBlackwood.com/rates-and-register

Join Darla each week this Spring for Mobility & Stability yoga, starting April 15!In Mobility & Stability Yoga we will l...
04/09/2026

Join Darla each week this Spring for Mobility & Stability yoga, starting April 15!

In Mobility & Stability Yoga we will learn how to establish the foundation and strength of poses and pose variations (stability), while we learn to extend and evolve through lengthening and breathing (mobility). A variety of props such as blocks, blankets, straps, bolsters and chairs will be used to assist with explorations of postures.

Finding the balance between mobility and stability is vital to sustaining a life-long practice in a healthy aging body. Many of Darla’s regular students are over 40 and well into their 50’s and 60’s but it doesn’t matter what age you are. If you are new to yoga or a long-time student, come join the fun to help you navigate the joys that come with growing into an aging body.

These classes are suitable for active beginners and continuing practitioners who are ok with weight-bearing and floor-based postures (such as hands and knees, downward facing dog, and prone (belly down) postures).

Join us in person at Embody Yoga & Wellness, 10 Forbes street in the west end of St. John’s or online from anywhere via Zoom.

New to us? Get started with a Discovery Pass.

Returning? Join with a Membership or one of our pass options, space permitting, including Drop-in, 5-Class, or 10-Class Pass.

See all registration options at NicoleBlackwood.com/rates-and-register

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