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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
Are you a yoga instructor or wellness practitioner looking for a place to offer your services? Get in touch to inquire about available times and rates.

09/28/2025

Gather with Christie in a class that offers a sweet balance of dynamic movement and deep stretching to rejuvenate and relieve tension.

*please note this class was formerly Yin & Yang*

The Flow portion of class includes fundamental and powerful postures in sequences that weave together while mindfully connecting the body and breath.

The Yin portion of class focuses on longer-held floor-based poses to target the connective tissues, including the bones, ligaments, tendons, and fascia, for increased flexibility and strength.

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

Suitable for beginners and continuing practitioners.

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

09/27/2025

Come try yoga in our small group yoga classes at our studio in the west end of St. John’s at 10 Forbes Street or online via Zoom from anywhere!

Drop-in spaces are now open for our Fall Session.

We offer a range of classes for all abilities regardless of experience. Each class has something different to offer based on the teacher and style.

We value offering accessible options such as Chair and Gentle yoga, dynamic flow and alignment-based classes, and softer more introspective options like yin and restorative.

Sample our classes with a $30 Discovery Pass - try 3 classes over 2 weeks.

Buy yours at NicoleBlackwood.com/discovery-pass

Gift certificates at NicoleBlackwood.com/giftcertificates

09/26/2025

Ease back into movement and reconnect with your body through our 6-week Mom & Baby Postnatal Yoga series with Nicole, starting Thursday, October 30 at 1:15 PM.

**Note: there is currently space to join the ongoing session**

This class focuses on mom's postpartum wellness, incorporating babies into some poses to keep them engaged. We sing songs and include movements with the babies, creating a supportive environment alongside other new moms navigating the ups and downs of having a new baby.

No prior yoga experience is required. The class is designed for mothers who are at least six weeks postpartum and have received clearance for activity from their healthcare provider. If your baby is mobile, you're still welcome to join; we trust moms to use their best judgment, as they may spend time attending to their little ones during the classes.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/postnatalyoga

09/25/2025

Update: No class on Nov 11.

Our Yoga for Bigger Bodies 8-week series with Christie starts Tuesday, October 7!

If you live in a bigger body and have tried yoga before, you may have found yourself pushing, distorting, and trying to fit into a pose. You may have felt discouraged and left feeling anything but calm and empowered in your body.

Christie has experienced this first hand in her own yoga practice. After divesting from diet and toxic fitness cultures, she was lost and did not want to practice asana (postures).

Maybe you have been wanting to try yoga but feel like the way that yoga postures are portrayed through popular culture do not represent bodies like yours and does not feel inviting and inclusive.

However, there is hope and Christie is an advocate for this well-needed shift in the wellness world where we take a more accepting approach in caring for our bodies.

Christie brings both her lived experience and extensive training to this series to teach you options to help customize and take ownership of your yoga practice at home or in a group setting.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-for-bigger-bodies

Pease get in touch if you have any questions!

09/25/2025

The nourishing practice of Supreme Release Yoga (SRY) offers deep rejuvenation through an internal undoing of accumulated physical, mental, and emotional tension. By doing less, we turn our awareness inward, allowing ourselves to let go, surrender, and soften the habitual gripping that comes with the body’s natural stress response.

This gentle but very deep practice is especially beneficial for people with joint hypermobility/laxity, back and/or hip pain, full and busy lives, or an overall sense of depletion.

SRY incorporates supported yoga asana (postures) using yoga props and sometimes your hands and arms designed to position the body in specific angles that encourage inner alignment and deep muscular release—especially in the pelvis and spine. Creating spaciousness in these regions fosters a greater sense of stability, helping you feel more anchored within.

While this series is also offered online via Zoom, students joining from home will need to have the necessary props available. In-studio students will receive hands-on support from Nicole, and she may step away from the camera at times to provide this assistance. For those new to the practice, Nicole recommends attending in person. All classes are recorded and available for one week after the live session.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/supreme-release-yoga

09/23/2025

First workshop this Sunday! Join this autumn for a gentle and grounding three-part workshop series designed to soften physical tension, calm the nervous system and support deep release and restoration.

Through the combination of self-myofascial release (SMFR) techniques and the slow, meditative practice of yin yoga, you’ll be guided through thoughtfully curated sessions that target areas of the body where stress, tension and holding patterns often accumulate.

Each two-hour session blends movement, breath, stillness and somatic awareness to support both physical release and nervous system regulation – offering a space to reset, restore and reconnect with yourself.

Whether you’re looking to relieve persistent tension, increase flexibility or simply feel better in your body, this series offers a kind and compassionate approach to whole-body wellness.

Learn more and register at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-with-maria (link in bio)

09/22/2025

Starting in two weeks! Join Nicole Blackwood in person at Embody or online. Recordings available for a week after the live class to practice at home.

Nourish, soothe, and honour the beautiful vessel that is doing the most amazing work of growing your baby.

A typical class includes seated, kneeling, and standing postures all designed to support your body during pregnancy and prepare your body for bringing baby into the world.

We also practice Supreme Release Yoga to release spinal and pelvic tension and restorative postures to rejuvenate.

Pranayama utilizing the breath and guided awareness practices help integrate your experience for holistic nourishment of your body, mind, and heart.

Classes also include pregnancy and birth education to help foster the connection to your innate wisdom for pregnancy, birth, and parenthood.

No previous yoga experience required. Suitable for moms 12 weeks through delivery.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/prenatalyoga (link in bio)

09/17/2025

A few spaces remaining in this 6-week series starting tomorrow Thursday, September 18, 1:15 PM .

Ease back into movement and reconnect with your body in a class focuses on mom’s postpartum wellness, incorporating babies into some poses to keep them engaged. We sing songs and include movements with the babies, creating a supportive environment alongside other new moms navigating the ups and downs of having a new baby.

No prior yoga experience is required. The class is designed for mothers who are at least six weeks postpartum and have received clearance for activity from their healthcare provider. If your baby is mobile, you’re still welcome to join; we trust moms to use their best judgment, as they may spend time attending to their little ones during the classes.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/postnatalyoga (link in bio)

09/15/2025

This Sunday with Cheryl Fenk - honour the Autumn Equinox with nourishing Yin and Restorative Yoga practice.

Our Yin practice invites a smoother range of motion and energy flow into the body’s connective tissues, while our Restorative practice progressively settles the nervous system into a state of deep rest. We use bolsters, blankets and blocks to build a cozy nest of support throughout.

Our time together will include breathwork, meditation and essential oils.

By tuning inward to replenish our reservoir of rest, we can experience greater harmony and ease as we transition into fall.

Suitable for all levels of practice, including beginners. Offered in-person only at Embody.

Learn more and register at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-with-cheryl (link in bio)

09/10/2025

Christie’s passion is to build and nurture a community of people who are practicing accepting their bodies without shame or pressure to change. ⁠
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Her Yoga for Bigger Bodies classes have allowed many to bring a practice into their life that otherwise felt out of reach.
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Gather for a 3-week Intro series starting Tuesday, September 16, 5:30pm (75 min). Returning students are welcome to join for a reintroduction and/or for the following 8-week series.

Absolutely no yoga experience necessary. Class include the use of yoga props and options for poses so you feel empowered to choose what works best to embrace more freedom in your body. ⁠
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Details and registration at nicoleblackwood.com/yoga-for-bigger-bodies/ (link in bio under workshops)

09/07/2025

Align & Release Yoga with resume tomorrow September 8 after a summer pause.

This class takes an alignment-oriented approach, directing your awareness towards the actions and inner architecture of postures to embrace stability and reveal spaciousness within.

Flowing transitions and movements are often incorporated to awaken and connect to your body. Yoga props are used to help deepen your experience and explore your sweet space within postures.

Class also includes practices to soothe the nervous system and promote integration into your life including pranayama utilizing your breath, guided awareness, restorative postures and Supreme Release Yoga (SRY), a deep practice of releasing tension in the spine and pelvis.

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 , 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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http://nicoleblackwood.com/

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