by: Christine Russell + Emily Ridout
889 co-founders
@889christine
@889emily
Happy August! We hope you feel peaceful and bright on this beautiful day.
KARMA889: feel good, do good, be good! August 23 marks the date of our first KARMA889 initiative, a Karma Power Flow class. We couldn’t be more excited that it is kicking off with renound NYC-based Vinyasa Flow teacher, Sarra Morton (who happens to be Christine’s sister-in-law!). Stay tuned for more on KARMA889, and let us know if you want to be involved in our envisioning.
Karma Power Flow – 6:00pm this Thursday at Yonge Street, join Sarra Morton for a ‘Circle of Grace’ class with all proceeds going to Toronto’s New Leaf Yoga foundation for at-risk youth. Everyone who attends will receive a special gift from Sarra on behalf of Zobha. This class is in Nicky’s regular Thursday 6:00pm class (just this week!).
We hope you have been enjoying Yoga Unplugged this summer at the Thompson Hotel.
Check out this photo lululemon posted yesterday on instagram (follow us, we are @889yoga)
Great news: Yoga Unplugged featured on the lululemon homepage and blog.
We just celebrated our first birthday at our King West location at the Thompson Hotel! Happy Birthday to YOU! It continues to be an amazing journey with the Thompson Hotel team and the King West neighbourhood. We love our little nook on the 3rd floor in the King West hood.
As we journey towards fall we want to share what is ahead for September and beyond…we have so much goodness in store for you!
889 Living Yoga Program (LYP)
Our much-anticipated 889 Living Yoga Program launches September 15th (if you have somehow yet to hear about this from us, here’s the SCOOP). We have an amazingly diverse, and inspiring group of over 20 students committed to undertake this deep yoga journey with us. This new community is already blossoming – we are inspired by seeing so many of you gearing up for September through taking classes with us and getting a head start on your reading list.
Many of you have said to us you are “thinking” about deepening your knowledge this Fall and enrolling. If you have been considering either the full 200-hour program or a Module you best enroll this week. All spots for the Modules are pretty much full, save and except a few. Full info here and a video from Nicky, our Yoga Community Leader
Fall Schedules!
We have launched our new Fall schedule for Yonge Street! Our King West will follow this week. Be ready for some exciting new additions at the hotel!
Welcome Pilates and Fusion to our offering. For yogis and those of us who exercise regularly, Pilates is a powerful accompaniment promoting the breath, healthy joints and core strength and stability (something we thought everyone could use). We welcome three senior, highly-revered, teachers in the city. Welcome Amy Brown, founder of Pilates for Life; Amber Joliat, founder of Misfit Studio (you may have done her class at Yoga Unplugged); and Leslie Parker, founder of the studio Mindful Movement. All three of these instructors are exceptional women and long-time friends the 889 community. We warmly welcome them to our team and know you will enjoy their classes as much as we do.
Other Yonge Street schedule highlights include:
- Vino + Vinyasa, a monthly members-only Friday night class for led by our teachers followed by a vino tasting among friends
- Self-Practice class with Kim on Wednesdays
- Members-Only class on Thursdays inspired each month by a resident 889 instructor
- “The Yonge and the Restless”, a Monday mindfulness meditation community (sangha) for all-levels with all donations going to KARMA889
- Pilates classes
889 Yoga at Four Seasons Toronto
889 is expanding into the new Four Seasons Hotel Toronto. Our collaboration with Four Seasons is bringing to life an entirely new 889 concept: an exclusive, calming experience of Yoga within the Spat at Four Seasons. Think spa pampering meets juicy yoga.
We will be offering Privates, Pre-Registered Programs and Specialty Sundays for hotel guests, hotel residents and our Toronto community.
Here we are back in January when our space was just cement
And here we are last week, anticipating our studio coming to life this October. We are on the 8th floor, how appropriate!
Sending you all peace and love, as always.
”I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.” ~ Gandhi
Much love,
Christine + Emily
