Backbends help bring your body back into balance. Strengthening your back, shoulders, chest, and hips. They lengthen your spine, increase flexibility, and improve mobility, promoting good posture. Join Alex in this brief video as she walks you through the Cobra for a deeper understanding of this pose and the benefits of this nourishing asana.
At Blockhouse Yoga our intention has always been to create a healing hub at the heart of our community. Here’s a brief update on all our yoga classes as well as other fabulous teachers and practitioners that are here to support you on your health & wellness journey!
We are pleased to offer this lively and informative interview with Kay Ennis about the many benefits of acupuncture that will be the first of many we plan to do with local holistic healers and practitioners. Kay works with you to not just take care of symptoms, but brings the body back into balance through…
We had the pleasure of engaging in a chat with Tissy Bolivar from the MODL to help kick off our Open House weekend and in honour of International Yoga Day. It was an enjoyable, fun and lively exchange discussing our connection and love of yoga, it’s many deep and wonderful benefits and the pleasure and…
Don’t have time for a regular yoga practice? We beg to differ. Join in as Tracy leads us through a nice sequence of poses in under 10 minutes to help start your day energized, balanced and strong.
Check out our informal chat about the various styles of yoga we have on offer at our studio – Vinyasa, Flow, Yin or Restorative. There’s something for every’body’. See what resonates with you and join us for a class.
Partner Yoga is a great way to connect with a spouse or friend. Get a good stretch in a fun, playful way that deepens your connection with each other and with the wonderful practice of Yoga.
Here are some simple, fun and playful yoga poses you can do with kids of any age and also on your own as we’re all kids at heart. After a long lockdown, this is a great way to revisit your practice and enjoy time with your family.
For our April video series we’ll be focusing on Pranayama and the benefits harnessing Pranic life force into your yoga practice through breath. In this video, Alex explains and demonstrates Ujjayi Breath (sounding breath). This breath technique is energizing and calming and will help to sync your breath with your movement, deepening the asana (posture),…
Happy Winter Solstice! As 2020 winds down, we’d like to express our gratitude and appreciation for all your support this past year as we embarked on collaborating our classes and opening Blockhouse Yoga & Wellness Studio. Throughout the challenges of the past year our yoga practice together has been a lifesaver for all of us and…
