Class Descriptions

Balanced Life Yoga has a class for you!

Balanced Life Yoga is Durham Region’s community yoga studio specializing in many different styles of yoga with a fresh twist and an inspired approach. New ideas and approaches without losing sight of yoga’s rich tradition, that’s the Balanced Life Yoga interdisciplinary difference.  The best teachers in Hot, Vinyasa, Power, Prana Flow and Gentle are here to provide the right yoga for your everybody and every body.  We  focus on helping you create the body, mind and life you most desire. Connect to Possibility today in one of our inspiring classes.

Beginner Yoga I

Learn fundamental postures as well as the importance of working with the breath and relaxation in this excellent introduction toVinyasa Flow yoga. Vinyasa Flow focuses on moving with the breath and building strength and flexibility over time. Lots of attention to detail and hands-on assisting will help students find ease and comfort in their practice. An 8-week pre-registered course for those seeking to build fundamentals or dive deeper after the Intro to Yoga course. $99 plus HST.  View Current Class Offerings: Ajax | Uxbridge Register Now

Beginner Yoga II

A great way to continue learning and practicing after Beginner I. In this 8-week course students progress deeper in safe and guided way into back-bends, hip opening postures and inversions. As well we learn meditation techniques while building confidence, vitality and strength.   $99 plus HST.  View Current Class Offerings: Ajax | Uxbridge Register Now

Chakra Flow Yoga

This class is a great start for everyone. This class is designed for the person who has heard about all the great benefits of yoga, maybe even been told by a health professional they should do it, but feels unsure if they are flexible or fit enough to participate. Flow yoga is perfect for anyone looking to yoga as a means of getting back into, or starting a fitness plan from scratch.   This class offers students the opportunity to gain understanding of the basic yoga positions while building strength and increasing overall health. For those who have wanted to try yoga, this is the perfect class.This class brings overall joy and well-being as we journey through the energy centres in the body, the chakras. This truly balanced practice brings deliberate intention as we release tension and connect to positive energy. Moderate

Core Yoga & Strength Therapy

Build unparalleled strength, increase range of motion and experience deep stability as well as a pain-free Yoga practice and a pain-free life thanks to Core Yoga & Strength Therapy.  Join this 60-minute core conditioning class designed specifically to work your outer body, while your cleanse your inner body.  Vigorous.

Deep Tension Release Therapeutic Yoga

A Balanced Life Yoga original blissful creation – Deep Tension Release Therapeutic Yoga will have you saying ahhh. Experience a new level of relief and comfort for the body and mind. This therapeutic class is wonderful to relieve long term stress, anxiety, and the effects of a busy life. Through restorative relaxation, supported practice, hands on assists and deep connection to the breath you will feel deep centering and calm. Give your body and mind an experience of true well-being. Each class has a teacher and assistant to provide each student with the ultimate of care and comfort. Gentle

EMPower Yoga  – Ecstasy in Motion Yoga  A BLY ORIGINAL!

Yoga is about more than just sweat.  Yoga is here to help us be the radiant being we truly are. EMPower or Ecstasy in Motion Power Yoga will feed your cells not just your  ego as you experience sweet ambrosia from head to toe.  Come into a fuller expression of your true nature in this intuitive Vinyasa class that invites you to draw into the energy of the pose and flow with grace and power, as well we will attune the mind with meditation and mantra and learn to bring our Yoga self to the world. Moderate

Fire and Water: Vinyasa and Restorative – A BLY ORIGINAL

Work hard, rest deeply in this unique class that will give your mind and body all that you need.  Shasta  combines strong, empowering Vinyasa Flow with rejuvenating Restorative all set to great music.  The first hour of this class focuses on warming and flowing sequences linked with breath, moving into a vigorous vinyasa to build strength and power.  The final portion of class will be purely restorative and supportive, prepping the body for a blissful Sivasana. Bring deep and lasting delight to your body and Yoga practice through this perfectly balanced class. Moderate

Gentle Yoga

Experience Gentle and easeful movement that connects you to the body and mind as you release stress and find compassionate self-acceptance. Deeply nourish all levels of yourself and feel energized and rejuvenated. Gentle

Intermediate Empower: Anusara Influence

This style of yoga weaves clear, precise principles of alignment with energetic movement while honoring the deep connection of body, mind and spirit. A rich, detailed practice that is infused with a philosophy that celebrates life. A great practice for students looking to move toward deeper asana and Yoga practice. Vigorous.

Intro to Yoga

Our Intro to Yoga includes everything you need for a seamless introduction to Yoga. A small class size allows for plenty of individual teacher assistance. This course introduces yoga practice in a slow, safe and comprehensive manner. A smaller class size allows for more individual attention, assists, and questions. These are great classes for those with little or no experience, or students looking to reconnect with the fundamentals. We recommend this option for beginners. Students will also be eligible for a great class discounts at the end of this course.  $50 plus HST.  View Current Class Offerings: Ajax | Uxbridge Register Now

Learn to Meditate

Learn to quiet your mind and find stillness, peace and calm. Allow us to help you discover your own personal meditation practice. In this class we will investigate simple but profound meditation techniques to help you live a happier, healthier and a freer life. This six week course is suitable for all. We will cover the fundamentals of meditation and draw from a vast array of methods to assist you in finding, not only peace and calm, but your personal practice. Gentle

Mom & Baby Yoga Boot Camp

Strengthen muscles that tend to get weak and stretched with pregnancy and post partum activities. New moms can feel stronger, more energetic and start a life long partnership of sharing a healthy lifestyle with baby!  $99 plus HST.  Register now

Stroller Fit

Join us in this fitness program for moms involving stroller walking on local trails, resistance training and yoga all taught by a certified Yoga Teacher and Fitness Professional. What you’ll need: A stroller, comfortable attire and shoes, a hat and sun block for you and your baby, and a towel or mat for abdominal work/yoga/pilates.  $75 plus HST.   Register now

Peaceful Restorative

This class is designed to bring renewal, relaxation and balance.  A restorative class is perfect for those times when weak, fatigued or stressed from daily activities. The restorative poses are especially beneficial for the times before, during and after major life events, passings or illness. Restorative poses can be practiced when ill or recovering from illness or injury.  Props are used in this class to help support the body during postures creating a feeling of safety in which the body can totally relax. When the body is totally relaxed, profound healing can occur. Gentle

Power Hour Yoga

This class brings all the elements of a flowing vigorous practice together in an hour intensive class as we connect the mind and body to the rhythm of breath and inspire your greatest potential.  A great class to detoxify the mind and body while building strength and power. Vigorous

Power Hour + Bonus

This class brings all the elements of a flowing vigorous practice together in an hour intensive class as we connect the mind and body to the rhythm of breath and inspire your greatest potential.  A great class to detoxify the mind and body while building strength and power.  Class ends with an optional 15 minute inversion practice, meditation/visualization or energy balancing. Vigorous

Possibility 101: Yoga Philosophy & Magical Life Course

Are you living the life of your dreams? You can with the right know-how and Yoga provides all the tools we need. Join, Director and Senior Teacher Shasta Townsend in this unique offering as she presents easy to use information and tools to overcome blocks, patterns and unhelpful thinking. Shasta makes the teachings of Yoga philosophy and the modern tools of Law of Attraction relevant and applicable to all. Class will include a brief lecture, discussion and then a Q & A.  All welcome to all seeking more joy, ease and prosperity.  Class is suitable to beginners and all levels of seekers.  By Donation

Power Yoga Vibe

We bring our two passions together – Yoga and music. This 75 minute class set is to music that will inspire you, transform you and create ease and focus in your Power (Vinyasa) practice. A wonderful class for those seeking a vigorous practice with a joyful uplifting spirit.  Class will feature live and recorded world-beat, trance and rock musicians. Vigorous

Seniors Yoga

Reverse the process of ageing in this gentle class that uses chairs to support the body while increasing range of motion, releasing tension and increasing relaxation. Also suitable for those with limited mobility & arthritis. Chairs and all props provided. Join our welcoming and soothing class. Gentle. $99 plus HST.  Register Now

Yoga Bootcamp

Yoga is an amazing way to balance your body and achieve the form you desire. In this class we will focus on cardio conditioning and strengthening as well as detoxification to create a Hot Body. The class will end with guided relaxation to assist with mental calm and emotional balance. A great class for all. Vigorous. $99 plus HST  Register for class now.