Forest and Waves

Forest and Waves Tofino's original and only Yoga Studio. Peace in Paradise. www.tofinostudio.com

🌠Winter Solstice ❄️ An Evening of Soulful Restoration🌠Saturday Dec 20 6:00PM - 9PM Winter Solstice Immerse into the dar...
12/10/2025

🌠Winter Solstice ❄️ An Evening of Soulful Restoration
🌠Saturday Dec 20 6:00PM - 9PM Winter Solstice


Immerse into the darkest night of the year and pause, soften, and be held in the stillness of winter’s embrace. As the longest night unfolds, gather to rest, receive, and awaken the light within.


🌠Nourishing restorative yoga infused with winter essential oils
🌠Blissful scalp massages
🌠Healing group Reiki to balance & renew your energy
🌠Sacred self-care rituals for inner nourishment + emotional well-being
🌠Heart-opening sharing circle and a Treat!
🌠Wrapped in warmth, beauty, and connection. This is your invitation to exhale, to surrender, and to honour your own return to light.
$45 plus applicable tax

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12/09/2025

5 x 12hr days - “Pancha” = Five
We traced and shaped the arc of 5, the arc of the day, the arc of the breath, the arc of the Tridevi, the currents of subtle anatomy and the arcs and domes of your physical body. the arc of the doshas and their Panchamahabhutas, the class planning arc, the oral transmission of Sanskrit — the foundations of reading diacritics and vowel/consonants…….we travelled through history, spent some time understanding the impacts of the British Raj, the Theosophical Society and the emergence of Yoga in the west……we examined this history with the compassion to reflect on our role as a global citizen and within our own communities……

We situated ourselves here: ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) the ḥaaḥuułi of the ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ ḥaw̓iiḥ

We sang, we cried, we shared
All in 5 days, 12 hours each long day. Accompanied by a raging full moon, we co-created an Earth-supported container, one that landed in our hearts on Day 3. We transported into the ether of Pratyahara - Sublimation of Senses Day 4.

We taught a class on Day 5!

And now we break. Integrate. Reflect. Shift. Dismantle

And start again Jan 8-12, 2026 to immerse even more into all of the above with and .

Thank you, trainees
Thank you
Thank you to all who joined our morning practices. Sign up on MindBody if you’re interested in joining our sessions in the next Module.

Have you planned your Winter Solstice? Be sure to explore Forest & Waves’ events to guide you into the year’s darkest da...
12/09/2025

Have you planned your Winter Solstice? Be sure to explore Forest & Waves’ events to guide you into the year’s darkest days.

Heather Durward leads off our Winter Solstice events and guides you into a deep dreamy state:

🌠 Dark Night’s Lullaby
🌠 Dec 19th 6:00PM - 8PM

Join her Winter Solstice themed guided meditation and sound bath set to a soothing nature soundscape.

Move through a gentle Bodhi Bliss practice with the option of receiving massage.

$45 plus applicable tax

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We are so excited to welcome our 7th 200hr Yoga Teacher Trainees this Thursday. Trainees are travelling from Seattle, On...
12/02/2025

We are so excited to welcome our 7th 200hr Yoga Teacher Trainees this Thursday.

Trainees are travelling from Seattle, Ontario and the lower mainland. We also have our own community represented to build the sustainability and deepening growth of Tofino’s yoga community.

2020 graduate, David Cross joins us Module 1 200hr to provide trainee mentorship. The morning and evening sessions are open to the public with limited spots.

Only 3 spots remain for Friday Dec 5 7am practice.

Are you curious about your own postural alignment? Or understanding a little more of the foundations of Sanskrit and their associated asana names? Join us in the evening for:

Asana Lab & Sanskrit Circle 5pm - 7pm

Review Slide 4 for the modified schedule Dec 4-8.

Full schedule resumes Dec 9

We have a beautiful selection of events for Winter Solstice. Make your plans now to honour the darkest night of the year...
11/27/2025

We have a beautiful selection of events for Winter Solstice.
Make your plans now to honour the darkest night of the year and the return of the light.

✨ Dec 19 6pm - 8pm Dark Night’s Lullaby

Join Heather Durward for a Solstice themed guided meditation and sound bath set to a soothing nature soundscape. Move through a gentle Bodhi Bliss practice with the option of receiving massage.
$45 plus applicable tax

✨June 20 6pm - 9pm Winter Solstice: An Evening of Soulful Restoration

Join Jo Olsen for an Evening of Soulful Restoration:
✨Nourishing restorative yoga infused with winter essential oils
✨Blissful scalp massages
✨Healing group Reiki to balance & renew your energy
✨Sacred self-care rituals for inner nourishment + emotional well-being
✨Heart-opening sharing circle and a Treat!
✨Wrapped in warmth, beauty, and connection. This is your invitation to exhale, to surrender, and to honour your own return to light.
$45 plus applicable tax

✨Dec 21 6pm - 7:30pm 108 Sun Salutations: Winter Solstice
✨JOIN FOREST & WAVES TEACHERS FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENT TO WELCOME BACK THE LIGHT ✨

✨ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO PACIFIC RIM HOSPICE.

✨Please e-transfer your donation (min. $20) to hello@tofinostudio.com. Use password “Tofino” for e-transfer.

🎁Holiday Gift Card Specials 🎁 Give Presents, Receive Presence 🎁🧘🏻‍♀️ Option 1: The Gift of a Fresh Start:Buy a $100 Gift...
11/24/2025

🎁Holiday Gift Card Specials 🎁 Give Presents, Receive Presence 🎁

🧘🏻‍♀️ Option 1: The Gift of a Fresh Start:

Buy a $100 Gift Card → Receive 25% OFF a 1-Month Unlimited Pass (regularly $108), or on your next auto-payment with an unlimited pass or subscription.

Use the discounted month for yourself to recharge, or gift it to a friend who needs grounding, movement, or a fresh beginning for the new year.
Perfect for:
• Teachers, coworkers, clients
• New moms, caregivers
• Anyone craving routine + self-care

🧘🏽‍♀️ Option 2: The Generosity Bundle

Buy a $200 Gift Card → Receive 50% OFF

Choose one:
• 50% off your next membership renewal (excluding Annual Pass), OR
• 50% off a 1-Month Unlimited Pass

A beautiful way to invest in your own well-being while gifting someone you love the opportunity to step into community, breathwork, and ocean-inspired calm.
Perfect for:
• Partners & family
• Close friends
• Anyone committing to a deeper practice in 2026

♥️ Gift Presence and your Heart
When you purchase a Forest & Waves gift card, you’re offering more than yoga —
you’re giving:
• Presence
• Nervous system regulation
• Community connection
• Strength + stillness
• Self care rituals

Email or Print your Gift cards instantly to place under the tree. 🎄
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We’ve noticed something about you. You love the quiet, receptive practices. Have you tried Saturday 7am Warm Restorative...
11/21/2025

We’ve noticed something about you.
You love the quiet, receptive practices.

Have you tried Saturday 7am Warm Restorative?

Some of you love movement in the morning, but have you tried a slower awakening?

All our quiet classes up quickly. Pre-register early for your favourites and make conscious rest non-negotiable.

A selection of what’s coming up:

Mon Nov 24 9:30am Hot Stone Restorative (a few spots left)

Sat Nov 29 7pm-8:30pm Mythology & Sound

Mondays 7:45pm Warm Yin

And your other weekly favourites:

Sunday 7pm Warm Restorative
Tuesday 7pm Restorative
Wednesday 7:45pm Yin & Sound
Thursday 7:45pm Yin
Friday 7pm Bodhi Bliss

Why do you like the quiet, relaxing classes?

It’s almost that time of year when we immerse into 2.5 hr practices and 12 hour days as we welcome Coastal Bliss Yoga Sc...
11/19/2025

It’s almost that time of year when we immerse into 2.5 hr practices and 12 hour days as we welcome Coastal Bliss Yoga School’s Yoga Teacher Training Trainees. Watch for a shift in our daily schedule Dec 4-8.

Like last year, there is an opportunity to join 2.5 hr morning practices and evening Asana Lab and Sanskrit Studies. David Cross returns for Module 1 in the role, Peer Support and Sanskrit Studies. David is also guiding a few of the morning practices. His teaching is precise, poetic and layered.

Coastal Bliss Yoga (Forest & Waves) has been at the heart of David’s journey since the beginning - he took his very first public class here back in 2010, and then found his teacher’s voice ten years later in Coastal Bliss Yoga School’s teacher training. David relishes a nerd-forward approach to yoga; he is enthusiastic about diverse and ongoing learning, from Indian Astrology and Veda studies to Kalaripyattu and Carnatic singing. Each system of knowledge is like a branch of a great tree that slowly reveals itself with time... This is the perspective that David takes great joy in learning and teaching from. He is honoured to be invited back to share and learn with a community he holds dear.

Join the Trainees for morning practices that include Mantra, Asana, Breathwork and Meditation, woven with yoga history and philosophy.

Dec 5 7am - 9:30am Source of Will

Dec 6 7am - 9:30am The Heart of the Earth

Dec 7 7am - 9:30am Pratyahara: Sublimation of Senses

Dec 8 8am - 9:30am Yoga as a Path to Wholeness

Each session $45 plus applicable tax
Dec 8 $40
Bundle all four $125

Module 2 is Jan 8-12, 2026
There will be an opportunity join Lead Trainers Rebekka Walker & Natalie Rousseau for morning practice as well as some of their presentations. Stay connected to learn more detail.

Shireen Banaee returns for another enchanting evening of sound, reflection and relaxation. This time, sound supports the...
11/17/2025

Shireen Banaee returns for another enchanting evening of sound, reflection and relaxation. This time, sound supports the story of mystic story of Patanjali, known to be one of the authors of the Yoga Sutras as well as other yogic texts that serve as the foundational text for modern yoga.

Through mythology and mudra, explore the story of Patanjali and its connection to Anjali mudra - an energetic seal often practiced at the beginning and end of a yoga practice. The evening will be supported by pranayama (breathwork), creating a grounded container for a soothing sound bath including crystal bowls, drum, rattle and various instruments.

💎🥣Nov 29 7pm - 9:30pm
💎🥣$30 plus applicable tax

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1180 Pacific Rim Highway
Tofino, BC
V0R2Z0

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 9pm
Thursday 6:30am - 9pm
Friday 6:30am - 9pm
Saturday 6:30am - 8pm
Sunday 8:30am - 9pm

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http://www.tofinostudio.com/

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Tofino’s Yoga Studio

We are delighted to welcome you to the studio and the community of Tofino!

In February 2010 the space was opened as Tofino’s first and only yoga studio. The idea was to create a central gathering place for teachers and students to come together under one roof. The studio is located in a small commercial hub just outside of town. It has a cozy west coast feel with cedar posts, infrared heaters, and a view of the trees. We are here to support and nurture the community and we hope that you enjoy what we have to offer:


  • Daily drop in classes for everyone, from long time locals to Tofino day trippers

  • Workshops & Events