Voices from the 889 Yoga Community
By Michelle Karkic, 889 Yoga Teacher Hello beautiful 889 Community! One of the things I love about 889 is that it is a place of embracing change and growth. There is a deep desire here to provide the best classes based both on feedback from the community and our network of skilled teachers. One of […]
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By Jackie Odette, 889 Pilates Teacher Watch 889 Pilates Instructor Jackie Odette demonstrate a great sequence for strengthening the gluteus medius, a small muscle that helps to stabilize the hip and support the low back. Jackie teaches Pilates at 889 on Mondays at 10am, Tuesdays at 2pm and Thursdays at 5pm. Register Now
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By: 889 Principal Yoga Teacher, Lisa Mitchell There is no getting around it. Stress is a part of life. Some stress is good, like getting a new job or the birth of a baby. As a yoga teacher, I see the impact of stress. Stress is not always a bad thing but when the body […]
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By Taryn Diamond, 889 Yoga Teacher Why is this so hard? I am to draft a blog about something that inspires me. This should be easy! However, the moment I consider where these words will be read and by whom… WHAM - writer’s block: the pen stops moving and my mind quiets. It’s early in […]
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By: Emily Ridout, 889 Co-Founder + Meditation Teacher I hear the sentence “I need to meditate!” at least once per day. Are you uneasy about meditating? Do you really want to try it but are afraid you can’t sit for a long time? Does your mind move quickly making it hard for you to begin […]
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by: Christine Russell, co-founder 889 Yoga @889christine @889yoga Good Morning! Someone recently asked me to blog about my morning ritual, so here goes. Morning is a sacred time for me. I love the slower speed of the start of morning, and the (sometimes) quiet time I get with myself and with my family. Getting a […]
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Introducing the 889 Mala! This mala was created in collaboration between the Mala Collective and 889 Co-Founders, Emily & Christine. Our vision was to create a mala that truly felt like 889 in a necklace. The rose quartz has mystical properties that open up the heart chakra and the quartz crystal emits an energy that gives […]
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Celebrate our birthday with us on February 14th and enjoy 8 awesome promotions on your favourite 889 products and services! On February 14th you can enjoy… 30% off in The 889 Shop on ALL products (online use promo code: 889turns8) 25% off Select Services* 8X the Perkville Points for classes you attend this day Mat or […]
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By: Nora Benian, 889 Yoga Teacher + Thai Yoga Massage Therapist Yoga is many things to many people. A stress reliever, a treat, an exercise method, the thing to do right now and many other things too. The word yoga actually means “union, to yoke or bring together.” But what are we bringing together? Mind, body and […]
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By Bryonie Wise, 889 Yoga Teacher As I learn to keep the channels open, I welcome vulnerability into my life from the centre of my chest, in the thump-thump-thump I find there. I reach the edge and peek over; sweat breaks out along my brow and panic enters because maybe I can’t leap into what […]
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By Lisa Mitchell + Kim McBean, 889 Yoga Teachers The wound is the place where the light enters you.” Rumi Kim McBean and I (Lisa Mitchell) are offering an exciting NEW class, Therapeutic Yoga. What is this class? We will use yoga therapy as a way to better understand ourselves. This is the process of […]
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By Grace Dubery, 889 Yoga Teacher I am crammed into the last yoga class of 2014, stretching through my first downward dog, and I cannot help but revise the year behind me. On my way to this studio in lower Manhattan the city is dotted with smart quotes about year-end that trigger the reader into […]
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