Welcome to Kushala Yoga
Since 2006, Kushala has been a place for people in Port Moody and the Tri-Cities to move, learn, and feel more at home in themselves. Independently owned and rooted in our community, we bring experienced teaching and a down-to-earth approach to yoga, movement, and wellbeing.
Join us in the studio, connect to a live class online, or practice at home with our video library. Whatever your experience, there is room for you here.
Our Mission: Yoga for Life
We love yoga, and we all have full lives outside of yoga. Chris and I raise children, care for aging parents, navigate work and stress, and notice changes in our own bodies as we get older. These experiences shape how we teach and what we hope our classes can offer.
For us, yoga is a way to live better. It can help you build strength, find some ease, and recognize the abilities and possibilities already present in your life. We make space for challenge and progress, alongside appreciation, humour, and the pleasure of moving and breathing.
You can come as you are, with a busy mind and a stiff body. We’ll help you get comfortable, then breath and move to create space in your body, and maybe a little more clarity of mind.
Our Story
Kushala Yoga opened in 2006 as Newport Yoga in Newport Village, Port Moody. The studio was founded by Chris Dunphy, a former financial advisor who turned to yoga as a way to meet the pressures of modern life with greater steadiness and a healthier way of living.
In 2009, Karen Andersen joined as co-owner, stepping away from a career in software development to help build the studio into what it is today. Kushala Yoga remains independently owned and continues to evolve, inspired by the people who teach and practice here.
A Studio Formed by Its Community
Kushala has grown through the people who practice and teach here. We value yoga as a transformative practice, while making space for light-heartedness and the ordinary realities of being human. It is a place to reconnect with your body, meet what is challenging and recognize the strength and capacity already within you. Sometimes that means a quiet hour to yourself; sometimes it means sharing a little with the people around you. Whether you have been coming for years or are joining us for the first time, you are welcome here.
The Benefit of Experience and Choice
Some days you want powerful movement and a physical challenge. Other days call for gentle, therapeutic work or time to rest. Our classes span strength and flow, accessible movement, yin, and restorative practices, with options for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Our knowledgeable instructors bring years of teaching and personal practice to their classes. They offer thoughtful guidance and adaptations to help you explore what works for your body. As your needs and interests change, you can keep learning here.
Are you new to yoga? Check out our yoga classes for beginners.
Find Us In the Studio or Wherever You Are
Our hybrid classes bring studio and online participants together, so you can join us in Port Moody or practice live from home. It’s a way to stay connected to familiar teachers and a regular practice, whether you live nearby or farther away.
When the class schedule doesn’t fit your day, our extensive online library gives you access to class recordings and on-demand yoga videos. Choose a practice that suits your time, energy, and interests, and make space for yoga when it works for you.
We Believe in Lifelong Learning
If you’re curious about your mind, body and the relationship between what you think, feel and do, we will help you explore this interest through our classes, workshops and teacher trainings.
You might be finding your feet in your first class, building a steady practice, or preparing to guide others. There is room to grow here.