Unleash Your Full Potential

Yoga is a practice of uniting the mind and body - a journey of discovery of ourselves and our full potential. It is also a state of mind where equilibrium is found through effort and ease and where we honour our bodies – our abilities and our limits.

It sounds cliché, but think about it – we live very predictable and patterned lives. Our ego is where we spend most of our time, where we set our goals, and where habitual patterns and self-inflicted limitations reside and create boundaries. Ego is where humility is lost. Setting aside ego, if only for a moment while practicing yoga, opens us up to immense possibilities and sets our inner creativity free.

Have you ever been in a situation where right away you think to yourself “There is no way that this can be done.”? Next time, set aside natural impulsive habitual obstacles or responses and allow for possibilities to blossom and creativity to flourish. This is a place where the yoga begins and where the impossible is converted to “the possible”. Start small with one balancing pose – allow yourself to fall and smile from the heart at the fact that you took the initiative and went beyond you’re your ego’s boundaries limited you to. These are small steps towards getting to know yourself, and nurturing the potential within you.

March Charity Classes

Turn Friday nights at 6:15pm into hot yoga date nights with your friends, co-workers, sister, or even your brother! You know where we are going with this.  
Come to a charity class and support creativity, and AOE.

No registration necessary; just show up.

Blocks & Straps

Experience confidence and insight when you take your asana practice to a deeper level with the use of props. For the beginner, props function as aids for the postures, developing body awareness.   

For the advanced practitioners, props allow challenging poses to be approached safely.  

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Teacher:  Edith Parinas
Investment:  $25

Meet Cliff!

I began my yoga practice by taking advantage of the Unlimited Hot Yoga Auto Renew Membership in September, 2012 - and I haven't been able to stay away since. My daughter, who I am proud to say, just this week, achieved her certification as a yoga instructor, brought me downtown in the summer to introduce me to a couple of hot yoga classes and when she went back to school, I timidly started at Moksha Orleans. Although this sounds cliché, I am realizing that this was one of the best decisions I have made.

As the fall came and the cold weather set in, I began to notice a slow but significant physical improvement. Over these initial months, with regular practice and a sounder focus on healthier eating, I was able to lose about 25 pounds and slowly increase my flexibility and general fitness. Since my teenage years, I have suffered, with Osteoarthritis and from the end of my first month of hot yoga, I have been practically pain free - and miraculously, my forehead gets closer to the ground each "child's pose"!

I have also noticed certain positive emotional effects over these past 5 months. I believe that one of the most significant benefits I am experiencing is an increased general feeling of well-being and calm. I have actually had work colleagues comment on how I seem to project a greater sense of personal happiness and contentment; I attribute this directly to my yoga practice. A complimentary effect of both these physical and emotional changes has been a reduction in my blood pressure.

Finally, and I recognize I sound like I am delivering a testimonial :), I confess that I now look forward to going to yoga as often as I can. Everyone at Moksha Orleans is friendly, warm and welcoming, and I enjoying seeing new acquaintances each week and comparing our experiences, both the serene and the frustrating! My next personal goal, although I am learning not to rush my expectations, is to remove the literal element from my "toppling tree pose" - and stay upright without toppling, for the entire pose.

Yogassage is back!

You asked for it and we're bringing it back! Yogassage - the next session will be March 3rd at 2 PM. This sold out quickly last time, so sign up soon!

Charity Classes in February: The Rotary Club of Orleans

Every Friday night during the month of February from 6:15 -7:15pm, enjoy one hour of hot yoga and your donation of $6 or more will go to the Orleans Rotary Club “Dictionaires4Life Project”.  Join us in helping grade 3 students in need receive their own dictionary.  Come and benefit from a hot yoga class, sweat out your week and help out those less fortunate in your community!
The Rotary Club of Orleans is a service organization with a special focus on children and youth, health and education programs in our community and abroad.  Visit them on Facebook.

Kids Yoga: Drop Ins Welcome!

Our Kids yoga program (kids ages 5 – 12) started on January 27, from 10-11am 2013 and there is still space for more kids! Consider that the benefits of yoga for kids are endless and include calming the mind, relieving tension and stress, increases concentration and focus and builds confidence and self esteem and encourages a fit and healthy lifestyle.

We all want the best for our kids, so why not expose them to an activity that is not only becoming a core component in all professional or amateur athletic training regimen, but one that has proven to encourage participants to live a balanced, happy and healthy life style both physically and mentally!

Register your children in our current Kids Yoga Program or just drop-in for $14 and have them try it! The program is taught in the “non-heated” room. As for the parents, you can practice or try hot yoga in the hot room while your kids are doing their thing! Don’t hesitate share the benefits of yoga with your kids!