Current Classes
We donate a portion of your class fees to Enaahtig Healing Lodge & Learning Centre!
Private Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy respects and honours the individual's specific needs, goals, and current capabilities. Benefits include relieving symptoms of chronic pain & joint conditions, addressing anxiety and depression, increasing mobility, and promoting injury recovery.
Available in Person (at Yoga Grove) or Over Zoom
$125 + HST/hr in person
$90 + HST/hr over Zoom
or
Pop-Up Restorative! (Zoom)
Join Margot for a full restorative class of slow, relaxed postures to release the tension of the day and prepare for a restful sleep.
Friday, January 21st
7pm-8:15pm
$15
200hr Yoga Teacher Training
Begins February 25, 2022
Margot is leading the 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training at Downward Dog (Ossington & Queen) beginning February 25th, 2022. All precautions are being observed with flexibility for in-person and online learning to support a complete, consistent program throughout ever-shifting restrictions. Contact Margot for details!
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20hr Yoga for Seniors
Virtual - Begins January 24, 2022
This 20-hr workshop focuses on Chair Yoga fundamentals, introduces modifications for various levels of strength and mobility, and addresses some of the key barriers seniors face in access to yoga including ageism. Yoga for Seniors is great for teachers' continuing education or for those who want to lead accessible chair yoga for loved ones, and can help advance your personal practice.
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Upcoming Teacher Trainings
Please click the buttons below or visit our "Trainings" page for more info.
20-hr Yoga for Seniors Training (Virtual) begins Jan 24th
200-hr Teacher Training (Downward Dog & Virtual) begins Feb 25th
300-hr Advanced Teacher Training* (Downward Dog & Virtual) OR
Personal advancement workshops* (Downward Dog & Virtual)
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Community Class@ Downward Dog
Thursdays on Zoom, 6pm
Proceeds Support CAMH
Join our YTT near-graduates as they lead a series of free flow classes on Thursday evenings. Donations are accepted to support Downward Dog's neighbours at CAMH.
Begins Thursday Jan 13th
45 mins
Asana Clinic!
Date TBD
Thank you for your patience as we adapt to changing restrictions.
Our Asana Clinics target a specific pose or group of poses to deepen your understanding of the asana itself, and how your body responds to it. Join us for a spine-strengthening and chest opening backbend-focused clinic!
Candlelight Yin
TBD
Thank you for your patience as we adapt to changing restrictions.
Tuning into the subtle is the more advanced part of our practice. Cultivate a quiet intensity while releasing tension throughout the entire body. Improve flexibility, range of motion and balance of the nervous system through yin sequencing (based on the principles of Yoga Therapy in the Krishnamacharya lineage).
Pop-Up Classes @ Saor Studio
Join our new teaching collective, Yoga Collective T.O., for a series of pop-up classes at Saor Studio (Jane & Dundas West).
Stay tuned for more classes from Yoga Collective T.O.!
Class Dates Coming Soon!
Due to the current pandemic situation & restrictions we are reassessing our upcoming schedule. We will update our class offerings as soon as we can!
Morning Flow
Sun Salutations and a flow sequence through classical postures.
Morning Flow is included with unlimited passes. Please send an email to heather@margotstokreefyoga.com if you would like to use a class pass.
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri - 7:00 AM
1 hr
Yoga For Seniors
A gentle practice to improve strength, flexibility, balance and mobility.
Tuesday - 10:00 AM
45 min
Afternoon Flow
Release tension through gentle stretches, breathing and meditation
*Rescheduled this week - Join us Friday Jan 28 @ 4:30*
Wednesdays - 4:30 PM
45 min
or
Weekend Flow
Move through a slow, breath-focused vinyasa practice and finish with longer-held poses. This is a relaxed, meditative sequence.
Saturdays - 9:30am
45 mins
or
For yoga therapy or private yoga sessions email margot@margotstokreefyoga.com
studios & Classes we Recommend
Yoga for Joy with Val
Join our dear friend and community member Valentina in her new Yoga for Joy class! This accessible, 45-minute (sometimes seated) practice is less about sweating and more about regrouping, recharging, and reconnecting with your joy after a long week. Optional after-class time may include journaling, dancing, colouring, and other forms of joyful creativity.
Saturdays - 11am
Suz Lill Yoga
Suz Lill is a dear friend and co-teacher with Margot Stokreef Yoga. You may recognize her from our Yoga for Seniors teacher training, our Friday Chair Yoga class, and her time teaching in Toronto studios. Suz will be offering her own digital library and currently teaches Therapeutic Chair Yoga.
Therapeutic Chair Yoga with Suz
This gentle, healing practice is suitable for students of all ages and abilities, including seniors, desk jockeys, children, and everyone else.
Taught by Suz.
Friday Mornings
45 min
Chameleon Yoga
Created by our dear friends Stephanie and Andre. Chameleon Yoga's schedule consists of a variety of challenging, mindful, and inclusive classes taught by a community of talented and experienced Yogis. If you practiced with us in studio, you will see many familiar teachers in class, including: Stephanie, Andre, Suz, Holly, Hannah, and Ashwini!
Chameleon is an LGBTQ2+ Welcoming, Body Positive, Financially Accessible Studio.
*Stephanie's Chair Yoga Class*
Thursday, 10am - 45 mins
Highly Recommended for Seniors
Hannah Brown Yoga
Hannah Brown is a local, Toronto yogi who offers accessible, pay-what-you-can yoga and bodywork classes. She focuses on mindful movement linked with breath, and classes are available through Zoom, Insight Timer, or Chameleon Yoga (linked above!). Her classes integrate a musical element, carefully curated to support your practice and flow with you.
*Hannah's Rest with Self Massage Class*
Tuesday, 7:30pm
Highly Recommended for Sleep Hygiene
Cherie Korol Yoga
Cherie Korol is a yoga teacher based in Toronto, who focuses on yoga's unique ability to improve quality of life and bring ease into every day. Her offerings include private classes, beginner/introductory classes, and morning flows intended to relieve discomfort and stiffness from extended sitting or desk work.
*Cherie's Yoga for Complete Beginners*
Wednesday, 7:00am
Highly Recommended for New Yogis
Yoga with Spoorthy
Spoorthy is a graduate of one of Margot's Teacher Training programs, and has been a part of the Margot Stokreef Yoga community since the beginning. You may recognize Spoorthy from our Yoga for India fundraiser, our park classes, and her Thursday evening unwind & flow. She is now offering a larger schedule of her own classes!