Blossom Yoga Pilates

Blossom Yoga Pilates Yoga, Fitness, Pilates and Self-Care on Zoom, in Toronto, and at Sugar Ridge Retreat Centre. Equipment & vegetable-infused water included on request.

Mobile, corporate & community, full-service yoga & pilates classes, workshops and private lessons including: community centres, places of work, montessori schools, high schools and in-home. Teacher has 18 years experience, plus teaching certificates in both disciplines and certificates for working with adults, senior/intermediate level students and pre-school aged children.

Learning and loving ❤️Vision Board❤️ workshop with Carla .  You can request a replay if you’d like for $22.22.  What a g...
01/14/2025

Learning and loving ❤️Vision Board❤️ workshop with Carla . You can request a replay if you’d like for $22.22. What a great way to spark this year ahead. ✨

According to her readings, 2025 is going to be a year of
🌎Grounding
👑Wisdom
💫Completion

Sometimes we outgrow where we’re at.

Sometimes the same themes repeat.

Sometimes we need to hibernate, rest and reset. (Feels)

Let’s see where this process takes me.

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” - Tony Robbins

🎉🎉 First week back to classes!  🎉🎉I’ve been teaching “back to basics“ all week.  It’s the foundation of good health! 💦hy...
01/11/2025

🎉🎉 First week back to classes! 🎉🎉

I’ve been teaching “back to basics“ all week.

It’s the foundation of good health!

💦hydration
🥗nutrition
🧘🏽‍♀️stretching
👟rhythmic exercise
💪🏼body weight exercise
🙏🏼reflection/prayer/meditation

Nothing fancy, and no big goals.

Happy New Year!

Getting back to basics is a GREAT way to start January.

Start off with basic, clean habits such as good hydration (try a leader before lunchtime, it really works!), eating ‘sattvic’ (i.e., vegetables), and sleeping well.

We always feel like hibernating this time of year anyway!

This can be a very good way to ‘reset’ for the New Year.

Here’s my top Basic Routine to follow:

• bedtime by 10 pm, sleep 8 hours
• drink ‘a litre before lunch time’
• move/stretch within 2 hours of waking
• practice gratitude while doing doing meal prep.

Let me know how this goes for you!

Love and light,
Andrea Blossom Yoga

2024 Osteoarthritis Post-GLA:D Fitness on Dec 24 🎄🎁⭐️We always share “wins and challenges“ to inspire and help one anoth...
12/26/2024

2024 Osteoarthritis Post-GLA:D Fitness on Dec 24 🎄🎁⭐️

We always share “wins and challenges“ to inspire and help one another.

This year, this group had several successful total joint replacements.

ALL surgeries had faster-than-expected recovery and healing times.

In addition, there are many ‘’maintenance is progress“ wins, considering the degenerative nature which is likely with Osteoarthritis.

I’m here to support you through the entire process, using this physiotherapy-meets-exercise-adherence fitness program.

Some of these students have been exercising with me now consistently for 2.5 years. The results are proof it works.

Reports this year from students include:

- less pain
- less stiffness
- able to get off the floor more easily (we practice this every week)
- better mood
- better sleep
- quicker and more complete healing after surgery
- best pre-hab!

I offer a level 1 and 2 with a small team of instructors, to fully meet everyone’s needs.

There are a few spaces available for the next intake which is January 6.

Please share this information with someone you know with osteoarthritis or DM me for information on your email.

We cover all of Canada. So even if your loved one is in BC or PEI, we can accommodate them.

☮️Peace💟Love✝️🕉✡️Joy➡️ see the slide for more ➡️I urge you to rest with the season;  the long dark nights are perfect fo...
12/23/2024

☮️Peace
💟Love
✝️🕉✡️Joy

➡️ see the slide for more ➡️

I urge you to rest with the season; the long dark nights are perfect for contemplation, presence and connection.

I love how ‘doing nothing’ is actually a ‘something’.

Leaning into your spiritual traditions, family time and personal rest, sounds like the best plan ever.

To all of you, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and wonderful Holidays.

I’ll see you again soon, with most classes beginning the week of Monday January 6, 2025.

Light and Love
Andrea x

Tonight I’m studying 🤓while drinking a pot of Hibiscus 🌺 and Tulsi tea 🫖 (great for calm and sleep btw).I’m taking a FUL...
12/15/2024

Tonight I’m studying 🤓while drinking a pot of Hibiscus 🌺 and Tulsi tea 🫖 (great for calm and sleep btw).

I’m taking a FULL certification in Nutrition (my second one) and now also Weightloss Coaching. I want to be able to serve you better.

I’ve seen such a reduction in knee pain for example, after a client loses just 10 pounds!! This is true even for someone who isn’t even considered “overweight”. I want to be able to give that to my clients, especially those suffering with osteoarthritis in their knees, or diabetes or if they have inflammation.

I’m also learning about “metabolically obese normal weight“ and the health consequences that come with that. This means inflammation, visceral fat (around the organs), hormonal imbalance, cortisol and insulin resistance. There are amazing health benefits to reducing even a persons metabolic obesity, somewhat like what I’ve done for myself this year. Fascinating.

Most important, is the psychology behind habit changing, shifting beliefs, shedding habits that aren’t serving. I think when you change the way you think about things, the actual implementation becomes easier and more sustainable. I want to learn how to help someone with that.

In today’s world of processed foods, convenience and fast foods, we are certainly over-fed, but under-nourished, not getting a full complement of vitamins and minerals that we need for optimal health. There are so many whole foods many of us have never been exposed to, and could start incorporating into our diets. I’ve certainly been on a “whole food adventure” this past year. You can check out my other page for some of the interesting foods i’ve learned to eat such as Amla, black cumin, bitter melon, apricot kernels, pomegranates, broccoli sprouts—- all foods I never ate before.

I hope I’ll learn how to coach people to make practical changes for best choices that suit their health goals, and reduce health risks associated with these different types of obesity.

I’ve taken two of my quizzes so far and have about 100 pages of the manual left to go. Wish me luck at my course Dec 29 and I should have my exams complete by spring!

The 8 Limbs of Yoga, outlined by the sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, offer a roadmap for living a balanced and fulfil...
12/10/2024

The 8 Limbs of Yoga, outlined by the sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras, offer a roadmap for living a balanced and fulfilling life.

Yoga offers us so much more than just a bendy body!

Slide into one of my classes this week and learn more. Plus there’s a whole library of books to choose from for your holiday reading. I’ve collected these over 30 years of learning about yoga. Happy to share the knowledge.

Namaste, Andrea Blossom Yoga

❄️ Garden Buddha in his first coat of snow. ❄️How has the summer gone? I think Summer is resting in her roots, sleeping ...
12/05/2024

❄️ Garden Buddha in his first coat of snow. ❄️

How has the summer gone?

I think Summer is resting in her roots, sleeping in seed form, and awaiting the proper time and conditions to bloom.

Each year, I grieve the loss of Summer.

And each year I have to search very hard for acceptance of Winter.

Here’s where Yoga helps…

Yoga teaches us to appreciate the darkness, as much as the light, for one exists in perfect tandem with other.

Sun moon.
Inhale exhale.
Do. Not do.
Day night.
Movement Stillness.
Effort surrender.

So for now little Buddha,
Rest. Rest. Rest.

Love and light,
Andrea Blossom Yoga

Finding balance is never ‘set it and forget it’.  In yoga, we learn to find the balance between “effort “and “surrender ...
11/08/2024

Finding balance is never ‘set it and forget it’. In yoga, we learn to find the balance between “effort “and “surrender “. Sun and moon energy, inhale and exhale, movement and stillness...

Whether it be work and play, time with others and time to yourself, or just standing on one leg!

Yoga helps us practice to do these things. We become mindful in our choices, present in our tasks, and yes, strong and focused enough to stand on one leg! This is important because there will be times in life when you will need to literally stand one leg.

Like all things, learning new life skills take time and practice to learn, then master. I teach 5 things to students learning to balance:
🕉Proper foot placement
🕉Internal energy locks ‘Bandhas’
🕉Single point focus ‘Drishti’
🕉Core stabilization
🕉Breath focus (so the mind isn’t wondering)

My Beginner-Friendly Blossom Yoga class is on Mondays 1 pm. I offer this in studio where I take a maximum of six students, or you can join us online on zoom. DM to RSVP

It’s what you learn.Not what you know.The learning is endless, infinite and necessary.Join me on your Yoga and Self-Care...
11/01/2024

It’s what you learn.

Not what you know.

The learning is endless, infinite and necessary.

Join me on your Yoga and Self-Care Journey.

These beauties are for sale. I hand make jewelry, inspired by trees, leaves, yoga and elegance.  It’s a relaxing pass-ti...
10/26/2024

These beauties are for sale. I hand make jewelry, inspired by trees, leaves, yoga and elegance. It’s a relaxing pass-time but I can’t possibly keep them all!

These are pearl bracelets, pink bead mandala earrings, tree of life earrings, heart earrings, and lotus earrings.

Prices range $8 to $12. Reach out if interested! Christmas is just around the corner. Buy 10 and get a discount! Each comes with its own organza gift bag ready for giftgiving. $7 flat rate shipping anywhere in Canada.

Love and light,
Andrea Blossom Yoga

✨Plan for JOY 🤩 🌲 take a walk in nature🍁 admire some leaves🐕 spend time with animals☕️ meet a friend for coffee🧘🏻‍♀️ hav...
10/26/2024

✨Plan for JOY 🤩

🌲 take a walk in nature
🍁 admire some leaves
🐕 spend time with animals
☕️ meet a friend for coffee
🧘🏻‍♀️ have a stretch
🚙 take a road trip

How will you plan for ✨Joy ✨this week?

Love and light
Andrea Blossom Yoga

🛁📚✝️🧘🏻‍♂️🥗Happy Self-Care Sunday!This week‘s Blossom Yoga class will be on Wednesday evening 7:30 PM in studio and on zo...
10/26/2024

🛁📚✝️🧘🏻‍♂️🥗
Happy Self-Care Sunday!

This week‘s Blossom Yoga class will be on Wednesday evening 7:30 PM in studio and on zoom.

Yoga is truly skills for life.New classes starting soon! On zoom and in studio near 401/404 in the GTA. Drop me a line a...
10/18/2024

Yoga is truly skills for life.

New classes starting soon! On zoom and in studio near 401/404 in the GTA. Drop me a line and ask about them!

Love and light,
Andrea 🌸🧘🏼

Not your average post-Thanksgiving meal! 🥦🌶This chilli masala sauce is locally produced by our friends .  I whipped up a...
10/16/2024

Not your average post-Thanksgiving meal! 🥦🌶

This chilli masala sauce is locally produced by our friends . I whipped up a vegetable curry with it!

I you’re like me, you want convenience 👍🏼without having “convenience food“ 👎🏼 .

These sauces are the winner! They are made here in Canada using their families recipes from India.

They are wholesome and don’t have any crappy ingredients. The spices are authentic. I tasted their butter chicken sauce and it was amazing. Best butter chicken sauce I’ve ever tasted.

This masala sauce is vegan, has quite a bit of heat, and makes cooking up your vegetables from a snap! Let me know if you’d like a referral for a veggie box subscription and you’ll get a special deal. I’ve been using them over eight years now. I totally can’t recommend them enough.

Definitely I’m adding this sauce to the roster at - any vegetables pretty much will do.

I cooked okra and fenugreek into this hardy curry. And then I topped it with black sesame seeds, ground flaxseed, nutritional yeast and almonds. Delish!

I eat for good nutrition, but I am at when it tastes this good, add a fraction of the time it would take me to prepare it.

you can order the sauces here https://www.instagram.com/basolisauces/shop. Enjoy!!

The more Thanksgivings I see,The more grate-full I am.From my mat to yours,From our home to yours,From my family to your...
10/12/2024

The more Thanksgivings I see,
The more grate-full I am.

From my mat to yours,
From our home to yours,
From my family to yours…

Happy Thanksgiving 🙏🏼🍁🧡

💗A beautiful Yogi holds hearts in her hands.💗Special thanks to  for beginning her Yoga journey with me this week.On her ...
10/10/2024

💗A beautiful Yogi holds hearts in her hands.💗

Special thanks to for beginning her Yoga journey with me this week.

On her way into the studio, Lucy found my collection of handmade earrings for sale.

Its no wonder Lucy chose hearts!
She loves hearts, she has a big heart and everything she does is heartfelt. We are blessed to have yogis like you at Blossom Studio!

Please check out my handmade jewellery when you come into studio. Birds, ladybugs, leaves, trees, and everything blossom-y is here. 🌸 🐞 💜 🧘🏻‍♂️ 📿

foryogis

📚 🧘🏽‍♂️ Constant self-development.Yes, that’s Yoga too.It is the fourth Niyama of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.Knowing onesel...
10/08/2024

📚 🧘🏽‍♂️ Constant self-development.

Yes, that’s Yoga too.

It is the fourth Niyama of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.

Knowing oneself brings us closer to knowing the Divine, brings wisdom and inner peace.

Setting aside a regular time each day to do this is an essential discipline to our practice.

🙏🏼Love and light,
Andrea Blossom Yoga 🌸🧘🏻‍♂️

Equinox is a time of flux.  Simultaneously, we are full of goodbyes and hellos.  ☀️🍂Transition is always trickier than r...
09/17/2024

Equinox is a time of flux. Simultaneously, we are full of goodbyes and hellos. ☀️🍂Transition is always trickier than routine.

How do we best flow with change? 🍁🍂💛☀️

How do we accept change and circumstance… yet still find Joy? (Remember I’m a JOY FULL cancer patient now!).

Let’s flow together 7:30 pm EST Wednesday September 18 at 🧘🏼🌸Blossom Studio 🌸🧘🏽and on Zoom for a very special hour and a quarter in advance of the Fall Equinox this Saturday.

Acceptance, Faith and Mindfulness are cornerstones to this ancient practice of Hatha Yoga, which will focus on gently opening and tuning into the Solar Plexus (middle of your rib age area) for better movement, mobility and ‘unstuckness’.

It will feel as though you’ve ‘cleaned house’ body and mind. You can be at any level or ability. I’ll give you lots of options so you can practice safely.

Reach out to me in a DM if you want to join us. You’d be surprised where people tune in from… their living room, balcony, bedroom and I even had somebody join me from her child’s closet! Anywhere you can get a bit of space to breathe and be. Or if you’re able to come in person I have one or two spaces left. I am closest to 401/404 and North York, Toronto.

Love and Light




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Tuesday 9am - 9pm
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Thursday 9am - 9pm
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