Bring Mom in For FREE Yoga!

There will be 2 FREE gifts for Mom this Mother's day. Absolutely ALL Moms get a free class on Mother's Day. Make sure to come in early to reserve your spot! And....are you curious as to the second gift? :)

Come in to Moksha Yoga Orleans and find out!

Living Your Moksha - Week 2 - Be Accessible!

What does "Be Accessible" mean to our Moksha Yoga Orleans community?

Be open to new possibilities. 

Don't be a fair weather friend. 

Be genuine and easy to talk to, especially with your kids. 

Show your humanity by showing your vulnerability. 

Listen. 

Let people into your life and open yourself to others. 

Walk with a smile. 

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. 

Let new people into your life. 

Empathy for others. 

Live life in a broad sense - not just about yourself. 

Share an energy of love, tolerance and acceptance for what is. 

When one door closes, another one always opens. Just make sure 

that you don't get stuck in that closed door.

Friday Night Out at Moksha Yoga Orleans!

Are you looking for a fun Friday night out close to home? Have a group of friends, but can’t figure out what to do? Want to have fun and build up positive karma in your life?

Come join us at Moksha Yoga Orleans for charity yoga! Every Friday night from 8-9pm we have a charity yoga class - it’s a traditional Moksha Yoga class.  Minimum donation of $6, some people donate $8, sometimes $10.  All of the proceeds from these class go to various local charities. For the next seven weeks for Living You Moksha, May 1st to June 18th, proceeds are going to www.freethechildren.com

These classes provide accessibility for our community.  It’s also great for those coming for the first time. You can try a class and at the same time know that you are contributing to helping those in need!

Why do we do this? Moksha Yoga is founded on seven pillars, one of them is “Reach Out.” It is  important to us to support our community and one of the ways we do this is by offering classes by donation. Each year Moksha studios worldwide raise $400,000 and growing!!

No registration required.  We look forward to seeing you on Friday night!  

Living Your Moksha - Week One - Be Healthy!

Have you seen the Living Your Moksha signs around the studio? The check list near the change rooms. Have you checked out the website (livingyourmoksha.ca), but still aren’t quite sure what the challenge involves?

On Thursday, we kicked off the challenge with a meeting of some of the LYM challengers. We discussed how we are approaching this exciting challenge and some of the steps we have taken already.

Moksha Yoga is based on seven pillars.  The idea of the challenge is to take one of the pillars off the mat for a week. Seven pillars, seven weeks. Each day, do something that embodies the pillar of the week. The first week is Be Healthy.

Each challenger had their own take on this week’s pillar and it was interesting to see the different interpretations of Be Healthy. Some of us wanted to focus on developing more healthy eating habits, while others hoped to say good-bye to some less healthy habits.

We also discussed how being healthy is not always about what we put into our bodies, but also about how we view the world around us. Putting out positive vibes makes us happier and that leads to a healthier lifestyle.

Check in each week to see which pillar we’re focusing on - don’t be shy! Share your ideas with us and the rest of the Moksha Yoga Orleans community! 

Be Healthy - Your Take!

Before the Living Your Moksha challenge started, we collected your thoughts on each of the seven pillars. Here the first pillar, "Be Healthy" means to your, our Moksha Yoga Orleans community.

Heal yourself with good energy.

Balance life and work = mental health.

Eating right.

Eat slower and chew my food.

Be truthful and live what I feel is right.

Eat fresh fruits as much as possible.

Take time to be yourself. 

Be active everyday.

Love and nurture your mind, body and spirit. 

Sing every day and nourish your soul.

Eat real food and exercise as much as I want. 

Practice Moksha as much as I can. 

Be interested in everything and everyone. 

Self love. 

Be healthy. Namaste!

Living Your Moksha - Moksha/Yin & Be Healthy!

Living Your Moksha kicked off yesterday with a fabulous new addition to the schedule! Moksha/Yin is a combination of a Moksha flow class and a yin class. From the Moksha Yoga Orleans website:

This class will blend an invigorating and strengthening flow from the standing sequence of the Moksha series, followed by a gentle, restorative, and relaxing stretch. Yin postures focus on long holds, which stretch beyond the muscle fibre into the denser connective tissues of ligaments, tendons and fascia. This class is a perfect way to wind down your day. Suitable for all levels. 

In honour of the first week’s pillar, Be Healthy, I tried this class. In fact, I was so excited, I kept thinking about it during the day and I was not disappointed! The flow was a perfect pace, and the yin was a welcome respite after working through the flow. And of course, the class finished off with Edith’s beautiful voice. It was the perfect way to kick off this challenge.

As the first week is Be Healthy, we’d love to hear what some of your challenges are for the first pillar of Living Your Moksha. We’re super excited to see so many people signed up for the challenge and can’t wait to help you bring your yoga practice off the mat! Share your Be Healthy goals with us in the comments or on our Facebook wall!

Living Your Moksha - Week 1 - Be Healthy

The Pillar of focus this week is "Be Healthy".
If you haven't signed up yet, you can at www.livingyourmoksha.ca
If you have any questions please call us at the studio at 613-424-8221.

We can't wait to see you!