Functional engagement and coordination of the trunk, pelvis, and breath.

Journal

Here you'll find writing on mindfulness, neuroscience, mental health, physical wellbeing, and yoga.

These topics often overlap: attention, behaviour and embodiment are all part of the same ecosystem of experience, and the aim here is to explore those connections in a thoughtful and practical way. Some posts draw from research, others from lived experience and teaching. The intention is to share ideas that are useful, considered, and occasionally a bit different from what is typically said.

August 29, 2026

Yoga for Active Aging with Chris • Saturday August 29th, 2026

We explore how to meet the body that is here today, using the breath, props, and resistance work to guide effort without forcing shape. The practice […]
August 24, 2026

Mat Pilates with Lisa-Rani • Monday August 24th, 2026

We use the breath as an anchor throughout this Pilates class, moving from active work into a quieter finish with a clear sense of effort and […]
August 23, 2026

Hips, Back and Balance with Nicole • Sunday August 23rd, 2026

We use the breath, a steady gaze, and thoughtful alignment as anchors while moving from grounded preparation into more open shapes and balance work. Expect reclined […]
August 22, 2026

Yoga for Active Aging with Chris • Saturday August 22nd, 2026

In this resistance-based mobility class, we use the breath as our main teacher, noticing when effort is supported and when we need to back off. From […]
August 20, 2026

Hips, Back and Balance with Chris • Thursday August 20th, 2026

In this class, we use the breath and careful alignment to move out of headspace and into a more embodied practice, noticing patterns and choosing what […]
August 18, 2026

Yoga for Healthy Hips and Back with Chris • Tuesday August 18th, 2026

We practice letting go of the commentary in our heads and returning to the felt experience of the body, breath by breath. Chris offers a spacious […]
August 17, 2026

Yoga for Active Aging with Karen • Monday August 17th, 2026

In this class, we use light weights and mindful yoga postures – to help us apply effort, choose our edges, and release excess tension. We move […]
August 16, 2026

Hips, Back and Balance with Nicole • Sunday August 16th, 2026

In this class, we move with care and choose the version of each shape that feels sustainable. We explore hips, back, and balance through reclined opening, […]
August 12, 2026

Mat Pilates with Lisa-Rani • Wednesday August 12th, 2026

We practice building strength and endurance while using the breath as a guide to steady the mind and settle the nervous system. From standing squats and […]
August 5, 2026

Mat Pilates with Lisa-Rani • Wednesday August 5th, 2026

A mindful, strengthening mat Pilates practice that builds heat and then returns to rest. Together, we work with weights, standing lunges and squats, planks, kneeling rows, […]
August 4, 2026

Yoga for Healthy Hips and Back with Chris • Tuesday August 4th, 2026

We explore how the breath can guide us in and out of effort, using it as an anchor while we work with the hips, pelvis, and […]
August 3, 2026

Yoga for Active Aging with Karen • Monday August 3rd, 2026

In this weight-based yoga + resistance training class, we practice moving with careful, breath-led choice. Starting on our feet and gradually moving down to the mat, […]
August 2, 2026

Hips, Back and Balance with Chris • Sunday August 2nd, 2026

We use the breath and our own sensations to choose variations that support the spine, hips, and knees while we move with steadiness and care. Together, […]
August 1, 2026

Yoga for Active Aging with Karen • Saturday August 1st, 2026

In this resistance-band yoga class, we use the breath to help organize movement and steady us through changing levels of challenge. Throughout the class, we move […]
July 30, 2026

Hips, Back and Balance with Chris • Thursday July 30th, 2026

We explore a practice built around individual choice, safety, and noticing what our body needs in the moment. Together, we move through hip and spine mobility, […]
July 29, 2026

Mat Pilates with Lisa-Rani • Wednesday July 29th, 2026

In the warming pilates fusion class we return to our inner strength strength through movement, control, and making choices. We work through a standing warm-up, lunges, […]
July 28, 2026

Yoga for Healthy Hips and Back with Chris • Tuesday July 28th, 2026

We with ahimsa, non-harming, to guide us to work from a place of support rather than force. Starting on the floor and gradually building to standing […]
July 26, 2026

Hips, Back and Balance with Karen • Sunday July 26th, 2026

We use the breath as a steady cadence while exploring how a strong foundation can help us shift our weight fluidly and balance with more ease. […]
July 25, 2026

Yoga for Active Aging with Chris • Saturday July 25th, 2026

This practice is based on finding what serves our bodies, even when effort, challenge, or the urge to do more shows up. Together we move from […]
July 24, 2026

The Power Hour with Chris • Friday July 24th, 2026

Chris guides through a strong, energetic practice that asks us to notice how effort, choice, and steadiness support each other. Along the way, we explore standing […]
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