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✨ There are now only a 6 spots still available for this beautiful journey to Costa Rica next March!🪷 . . If you have been considering this experience, reach out with your questions or to secure your spot today.💕 . . This is your opportunity to move toward an experience of serene peace, daily yoga and pranayama practice, not to mention free time daily to explore, rest and restore in our breathtaking surroundings! 🌺 . . In a world where we often feel stressed, overwhelmed and disconnected, take this opportunity to join us for an Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in paradise, where we will eliminate life’s distractions and connect deeper to our yoga and pranayama practice. 🧘‍♀️🧘 . . It can be easy to lose touch with our inner calm and well-being. Constant stress, overwhelming responsibilities, and the pressure to stay connected can leave us feeling depleted and disconnected from ourselves. 🙏🏼 . . Give yourself the gift of slowing down and taking care of yourself in one of the most beautiful places you can imagine! Surround yourself with nature and harness the one-of-a-kind energy that Costa Rica has to offer.🇨🇷🌅 . . For more info, comment below or visit my website www.sweetsmileyoga.ca 🔗in bio . . #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogalife #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #costaricaretreat #yogaretreatcostarica #findyoursangha #ashtangayogalove #yogaretreats

🍁 To me fall is such a beautiful time of year to recommit, begin again, or begin for the first time! I would love for you to join me in one of my classes or workshops. Please reach out if you have any questions.🙏🧡 . . #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogalife #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #findyoursangha

✨Life deepening moments✨ . . I have been to Costa Rica on 2 occasions, and both times as a yoga student. My first time was to a yoga retreat and my second time was to a yoga teacher training. Both experiences ended up being life deepening moments for me. . . Costa Rica has an energy that is almost impossible to describe. And everyone who travels there feels it. I don’t know if it’s simply the organic and wild nature of this beautiful area of our world, or perhaps its Costa Rica’s location in relation to the equator? Who knows! Al I know is that to understand it, one must experience it. . . And then there is the added beautiful energy of being a part of a yoga retreat. Gathered with like-minded individuals; learning, sharing and growing individually and collectively. That is also part of the life deepening I am referring to. . . Being away for a yoga retreat, especially in a place like Costa Rica, helps to bring about individual and personal growth that comes from being surrounded by nature, and being able to focus on your own growth, on and off the mat! A period of time away that I believe brings on a long lasting boost to our body and soul. . . This is what I mean by life deepening moments. Moments that enrich our lives in beautiful ways and bring on personal growth that reverberates into all of our relationships, including our relationship with ourself. . . What a beautiful gift to give oneself. And a personal gift that will benefit and affect all aspects of your life in a positive and enriching way. . . That is what I experienced from my two trips to Costa Rica. I cannot wait for this next one! Where I get to be your host, your teacher and your guide. I cannot wait. 🙏💕 . . Join me from wherever you are! 🌼 . . 🔗in bio for more info . . #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogalife #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #costaricaretreat #yogaretreatcostarica #findyoursangha

🌼 Join me at the beautiful Vida Asana Retreat Center in Costa Rica next March! . . Our days will begin with a yoga practice in the beautiful jungle Shala followed by a delicious breakfast. The rest of the morning will be spent learning and sharing in workshops which will cover topics such as Ashtanga yoga methodology, asana workshops, evolving your pranayama practice, among other deeply enriching topics which will help you not only evolve your practice in a personal way but also impact your life in a deeply enriching way. . . After our garden to table lunch, you will be free in the afternoons to explore the beautiful nearby beaches or hiking paths or relax by the pool. There are also many great options for nearby excursions. . . We gather again for a delicious dinner and then on most evenings after dinner we will have a guided pranayama/meditation session. Ending your day in a beautiful peaceful manner. . . What an idyllic and enriching way to spend a week in one of the most energetically beautiful places on earth! I am so looking forward to sharing all of this with you. . . Reach out if you have any questions.🙏💕 More details in link in bio - or visit www.sweetsmileyoga.ca . . ✨Early bird rates in effect until 08.30.24 . . #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #findyoursangha #costaricaretreat #yogaretreatcostarica

. 🌺 I am so happy to share this news with you: I am hosting an Ashtanga Yoga Retreat in beautiful Costa Rica this coming winter! . . This has been a dream of mine for many years. And through the encouragement of some of my students and the love and support from my loved ones, I am so happy to share the news with you that it’s finally happening in March 2025. . . The retreat will be at Vida Asana in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. Visit their website and you will see why I felt it was the perfect location for our retreat. . . I have travelled to Costa Rica twice and I can tell you without a doubt that it’s a special place. As soon as you breathe in the Costa Rican air you know that it has a unique type of energy. This is the main reason why I chose this country for my first retreat abroad. I believe you will also love the energy of Costa Rica. . . The retreat dates are March 2 to 9, 2025. All of the information is on my website. Please have a look and reach out if you have any questions. I’m excited to talk to you about it! I’ve worked hard on the planning of this trip and would love to share the details with you. . . All levels of experience in Ashtanga yoga are welcome! . . Early Bird pricing is in effect now until August 30, 2024. . . Go have a look 🙏💕 . . 👩‍💻www.sweetsmileyoga.ca www.vidaasana.com 🔗 in bio . . #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #findyoursangha #costaricaretreat #yogaretreat #yogaretreatcostarica

✨ Where do I begin? The weather could not have been better. Keep in mind that I LOVE cool sunny days and I also LOVE cool rainy days - so yes, the South Shore of Nova Scotia delivers all of that for me. . Spending a week surrounded by nature - countless beautiful white sandy beaches nearby, deer walking through the meadow every morning and every evening, fireflies galore every night and a full strawberry moon on summer solstice evening! Mother Nature at her best. 💚 . And although many moments felt like a vacation, my main purpose for this beautiful week away in Kingsburg, Nova Scotia was to learn from my teacher and mentor Jody Manley. . We always have somewhat of a plan going into these internship weeks, but we also allow the plan to be organic and see where the conversations take us and evolve into. Jody is always so generous in sharing her knowledge, which she was blessed to learn from her teachers Nancy Gilgoff, Manju and David Williams. The traditional Ashtanga yoga system as it was originally taught. . In addition to all of this learning, we get to stay in her beautiful Box Cabin which is steps away from her shala. . Rest, relaxation, daily yoga practice and pranayama practice, inspiring teachings and great conversations (both in the shala and over coffee at No9) and wonderful meals - while being surrounded by nature in all its wonder.🙏💕 . I am deeply grateful for this practice, for my teacher, mentor and friend, and also for the person I get to experience it all with. 🙏 . Now it’s time to get back to teaching, which I love and am very much looking forward to.💕 . See you on the mat! . #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #findyoursangha

Such a beautiful weekend spent at the lovely @kioo_centre in the Laurentians for the Spring Ashtanga Yoga Retreat.🌷🧘‍♀️💕 On day 1 of the retreat we were already planning on when we can return again! Oh my, where do I begin? First and foremost, such an amazing group of people!✨💕 I am deeply grateful for this beautiful ashtanga community that we have created and that continues to grow. I see friendships forming and people who care and look out for each other - a true sangha.🥰 Thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and every one of you who joined me for this retreat. I deeply appreciate what each person individually brought into the experience. 🙏🙏🙏 The weekend was filled with yoga and pranayama practices, learning and sharing in workshops, alot of laughter, a beautiful hike, delicious vegetarian meals, cozy campfire (merci Julie! 😉), and to top it all off a once in a lifetime celestial event! 🎆😮 The energy which we created together over the weekend was one that was filled with love and light - and left us all with a deep feeling of peace in our hearts and minds. 🙏💕 This was the first retreat which I have hosted. Something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. And I loved every moment of it.💛 It will not be my last that’s for sure… #costarica2025 @vidaasana Stay tuned! 🤗 #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #findyoursangha #yogaretreat

✨SPRING ASHTANGA YOGA RETREAT✨ MAY 10, 11 AND 12 I am so looking forward to this weekend retreat.🤍 Along with my students we have built a beautiful sangha (community), made up of amazing, kind, open hearted and inspiring individuals.🙏 Join us, and you will experience it as well. Link in bio is where you will find all the information for the weekend retreat and also how to join. Reach out or comment below if you have any questions! Would love to hear from you. 💕

Finally sitting down to share some thoughts and pictures from our amazing workshop with @jodymanleyyoga last weekend! Jody was as insightful, inspiring and generous with her teachings as ever. She led the participants through a practice each day (ashtanga as her teachers were taught) and some beautiful pranayama sequences. The discussions on the old school way brought many “light bulb moments” for all that were there! ✨ We are already planning for her next visit and workshop in Montreal in 2024. So stay tuned! To all the participants, thank you for your enthusiasm and openness!🙏 It was lovely meeting many of you for the first time.💕 And also a big thank you to my co-host @tanyab_yoga !🙏💕 I am so grateful for this community🙏🥰

✨I am so happy to be hosting, along with Tanya Brasseur, our teacher and mentor Jody Manley in a weekend Ashtanga workshop this December! I have been learning from Jody online for 3 years now. And I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Nova Scotia and study with her a few times in the last year. She is such a generous and inspiring teacher with a genuine and lighthearted approach. She has helped my practice evolve and deepen in so many ways. I am very grateful to now have her as my teacher and my mentor. 🙏💕 Her experience with the Ashtanga practice comes from her many years spent learning from Manju Jois, Nancy Gilgoff and David Williams. “Old school” Ashtanga as they say. I encourage anyone who is interested in learning and deepening their knowledge of this beautiful practice to join us for this 2 day workshop (2 afternoons). Suitable for teachers and/or practitioners with a good foundation in Ashtanga yoga. Learn - Evolve - Be inspired - Laugh! And practice too!🙂 See info above, and please reach out or comment below if you have questions. 🙏💕 Space is limited! #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #sweetsmileyoga #mysoreashtangayoga #pranayama #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #findyoursangha #pranayama

🍂 And so begins the season of letting go, when Mother Nature shows us all, how it’s done. Let go, free yourself, shake it off, drop it, give way for the new. Create space for new thoughts, new ideas, new adventures and new connections… Donna Ashworth Excerpt from Autumn, from ‘Wild Hope’ 🍂 I have always felt this way about Fall. Similar to the new year, it’s a lovely time for self reflection, evolution and growth! What better way to build new connections, develop new ideas and allow space for new thoughts than to evolve our learning! I hope that you will join me in these new adventures and connections. ✨ ONGOING AS OF SEPT 1: (All classes are at Vibrations Om) ✨Ashtanga yoga classes: the classes are varying durations allowing me to teach you different options for practicing the primary and intermediate series. Tuesday 6:15 to 7:30pm (Pointe-Claire) Wednesday 6:30 to 7:30pm (Lachine) Saturday 9:45 to 11:15am (Lachine) *the Sat. class is in person and on Zoom ✨Mysore style classes! so happy to be adding this option for my students! Please reach out for more information on this style of class. In a nutshell - it’s the traditional way to learn Ashtanga and also a beautiful way for your practice to evolve 💕 Sundays 8 to 9:30am Starting Sunday Sept 24 in PC And Sunday Oct 1 in Lachine *and then one Sunday per month in each location. COMING IN OCTOBER: ✨Ashtanga Methods this is my 6-week workshop that I love to teach each year! And each year the content evolves as I evolve in my personal practice and as a teacher. So for this reason, many students have taken it more than once! Throughout these 6 Saturday mornings you will learn the fundamentals and methodologies of the Ashtanga practice. There is a lot of exchange in these workshop sessions! They are a beautifully rich way to spend a Saturday morning. 💛 we begin Saturday Oct 28th in the Lachine location. 8 to 9:30am - followed by the 9:45 class where you get to practice what we just learned. Space is limited, so reach out if you want to sign up or if you have any questions! ✨Comment below if any of these options would be helpful to you! I would love to hear from you.✨

✨Ashtanga Methods Workshop Series✨ I am so happy to be teaching this workshop series once again! 😊 Do you want to: ✨deepen your yoga practice? ✨learn more about yoga in a safe, lighthearted and interactive setting? ✨re-ignite your yoga practice? ✨spend time sharing, learning and exploring in ways that will not only impact your yoga practice but your daily life as well? Join us starting Saturday April 1st! We will spend 6 Saturday mornings together. People who have taken this series before have commented how enriching these Saturday mornings are. 💕 8-9:30am (workshop) 9:45-11:15am (led class - you get to practice what you learned in the workshop!) Dates: April 1st, 15th and 22nd May 6th, 13th and 27th I love teaching these workshops!💗 It's my chance to share my love of Ashtanga yoga with my students! 🙏 Suitable for those new to ashtanga and the more experienced practitioner who would like to deepen or re-commit to their practice. 🔗in bio to join (Sessions are held at the beautiful @vibrationsom studio in Lachine) Comment below or reach out if you need more information. As always, I would love to hear from you.💕 #ashtangayoga #sweetsmileyoga #yogalife #yogawestisland #yogapractice

#findyoursangha ✨Join our online meditation and breathwork community! ✨ ✨ My goal for the longest time has been to build a meditation and breathwork sangha (community) - where everyone feels safe, comfortable and welcomed to share their practice at their own level and at their own pace. Pre-Covid, my goal was to grow an in-person sangha. This has now evolved to building an online sangha, with a vision of it becoming a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings, learning and sharing. ✨ As an Ashtanga practitioner I have seen and felt firsthand the tremendous value and beauty of being part of a community and of a space where you share common interests and goals with others.🤍 ✨ How will it work? We will meet online weekly on Thursday evenings at 8pm (EST) for about 30-45 mins. I will guide you through a meditation and breathwork practice. And then every 6 weeks or so we will gather in person! (if that is possible for you geographically) Where we will do a breathwork practice and share some conversation over tea afterwards.🫖💕 ✨ Why? Everyone can benefit greatly from a breathwork and meditation practice. By being part of a sangha you will experience this bond and support from others, giving you a greater chance of successfully adhering to your practice in the long term. ✨ So…Join me from wherever you are! Any level of experience Anywhere you are in the world Any emotional state Any spiritual beliefs Here, you will find a welcoming and inviting place to land. So, by all means, join me from wherever you are 💛 ✨ We start this Thursday Jan 26! (You can join any time) ✨ First class is free! Why not give it a try? Reach out and I will send you the zoom link ✨ 3 options to join: -10 week session -5 class pass -Drop-in ✨ I would love to hear from you! Comment below or send me a message.😊 Oh and please share if you are so inclined! 🙏💕 #findyoursangha #meditationpractice #meditation #breathwork #yoga #westislandcommunitymtl #yogawestisland #pranayama

Where it all started. ✨🙏💕 Celebrating 30 continuous years of yoga happening in the same space!✨✨✨ No wonder there is such a beautiful energy felt as soon as you walk into @vibrationsom in the Pointe-Claire Village. And this is also where I took my very first yoga class ever back in 2000! And my first class almost 23 years ago was with @mark.darbyyoga.🙏❤️ To this day I remember it clearly - after that first ashtanga class with Darby I knew I had found what I was looking for without even knowing I was looking for anything. 🥰 The class ended and I sat there in wonderment of what I had just experienced. And I knew that I had to continue and that I also had to dive in deeper into the yoga philosophy. And now, 600+ hours of teacher training and almost 22 years of teaching later, I am still teaching at this beautiful location (started teaching there in 2012 - when Antoine Tinawi and Pamela Gooria became the owners). 💕 I am humbled and so grateful to be a part of such a beautiful history of what is now known as Vibrations Om. 🙏💕🙏 If you haven't been there yet, check it out here https://www.vibrationsom.com/home.html to see all that they offer! ✨🙏💕 #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #sweetsmileyoga #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo

Happy new year friends! ✨💗 I’m excited to be resuming my teaching schedule this week! You can find me at two of the @vibrationsom locations - Lachine and Pointe-Claire - in person and also online 😊 Tuesdays @ 6:15pm (75 mins) in PC Wednesdays @ 6:15pm (60 mins) in Lachine Saturday @ 9:45am (90 mins) in Lachine *in person and online I teach Ashtanga yoga and the different lengths of the classes allows for each one to have a little bit of a different flavour. Shorter class? Less vinyasas and shorter form of the primary series! But each class will give you the opportunity to connect and move with your breath, giving you that beautiful feeling that comes from meditation in movement. Come practice with me and discover how yoga can affect so many aspects of your life in a beautiful and calming way. 🙏🏼✨ Sign up here https://www.vibrationsom.com/omyoga.html Or dm for more info! We have a beautiful community of kind and open hearted humans…join us! 💗🙏🏼✨🧘 #yogapractice #ashtangayoga #yogawestisland #yogamontreal #ashtangavinyasa #yogalife #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #sweetsmileyoga

Join me if you would like to… ✨deepen your yoga practice? ✨learn more about yoga in a safe, lighthearted and interactive setting? ✨re-ignite your yoga practice? ✨spend time sharing, learning and exploring in ways that will not only impact your yoga practice but your daily life as well? 6-week yoga workshop series! We begin again on Saturday Sept. 24th 🥳 8-9:30am (workshop) 9:45-11:15 (led Ashtanga class - you get to practice what you learned in the workshop!) I love teaching this workshop series because I get to share my love of Ashtanga yoga with my students!💗 Suitable for the beginner and the more experienced practitioner. ✨Save your spot! 🔗in bio (Sessions are held at Vibrations Om at the Lachine studio) Comment below or reach out if you need more information 🙏🏼✨ I would love to hear from you💕 #ashtangayoga #yogalife #yogamontreal #sweetsmileyoga

Memories of a beautiful week spent learning with a wonderful teacher and exploring new places. 💕✨🙏🏼 #takemeback #ashtangayoga #sweetsmileyoga #hirtlesbeach #yogalife

ONLINE BREATHWORK WORKSHOP 4 week session Starts Monday May 2nd 7 to 7:45pm EDT ✨ ✨ Learn about breathwork - principles behind it, what it is and how to do it! The goal is to help you establish your own personal practice that you can do any time and anywhere. These sessions are in a fun and lighthearted workshop online setting where we connect, share our experiences and learn methods that will help you with your stress and anxiety and also become less reactive to life’s challenges. Join me!💕 Comment below if you have questions ✨ ✨ Link in bio . . . #meditationpractice #pranayama #breathwork #onlinemeditation #onlineyoga #onlinebreathwork #westislandyoga #ashtangavinyasa

Workshop Series Ashtanga Method ✨I am so happy to announce that I will be teaching this workshop series once again!💗 See the details below!Please reach out if you have any questions.🙏🏼 6 Saturdays - Starting May 7th @vibrationsom in Lachine, Qc This is for you if: ✅You are new to Ashtanga and would like to learn the practice from the ground up ✅You are already practicing Ashtanga but would like to dive a little deeper into the method ✅You are interested in learning more about the postures but also in discovering how yoga can affect your daily life - beyond the postures and beyond the mat. This is what to expect: ✨8 to 9:30am: the first 90 minutes is workshop style. There is some movement but it’s not a practice. We learn, exchange and share - all in an open, lighthearted and mutually rewarding setting! ✨9:45 to 11:15am: you get to put what you learned to practice. I guide the class through a 90 minute led class. ✨Many options are always offered so that the practice is available for all levels of experience. 🔗to join in bio ✨Comment below if you have questions or send me a message💕 #ashtangayoga #yogaworkshop #yogamontreal #yogawestisland

✨LEARN BREATHWORK TECHNIQUES! ✨ My 5 week breathwork workshop begins tomorrow! (Saturday 01/15) ✨ This is a great opportunity for you to learn some breathwork techniques that you can practice as often as you wish on your own. ✨ We will meet online every Saturday afternoon from 1 to 1:30pm EST, for 5 weeks. The first 15 minutes of each session will be spent learning the techniques, and then we will spend about 15 minutes practicing it together. ✨ You will also receive the recording from each session so that you can watch it again and practice on your own during the week. (this is also helpful if you miss a Saturday!) ✨ I will also be available to you during the week if any questions come up as you are trying the breathwork techniques on your own. ✨ This workshop setting is a beautiful way for us to breakdown the techniques, learn, explore and practice - and most of all to connect and interchange ideas together!💕 ✨ All levels of experience are welcome and encouraged to join. As I like to say - join me from wherever you are.🙏🏼💗 ✨ I am so looking forward to this workshop.😊 I deeply believe in the importance and effectiveness of breathwork. Especially if you wish to become more grounded, less reactive and more peaceful in your daily life.(and who doesn’t need that these days? 🤷🏼‍♀️) It can literally change your life.💗 ✨ Please comment below or dm me if you have any questions. Link in bio to sign up! ✨ ✨ #breathworkhealing #pranayama #pranayamabreathing #pranayamapractice #breathworkmeditation #meditation #selfcare #yoga #ashtangayoga #montrealyoga #meditationpractice

✨ My first newsletter! Please have a look to see my online offerings for January.💕 ✨ Reach out if you would like to join any of the sessions or if you have questions. Would love to hear from you. Also let me know what you think in the comments below!🙏🏼💕 ✨ Link in bio https://mailchi.mp/ed6d6ab57931/january-online-offerings

✨January Online Offerings✨ ✨ ✨Tuesdays 5:30pm Ashtanga yoga ✨Wednesdays 7:30pm Breathwork and meditation ✨Saturdays 9:45am Ashtanga yoga @vibrationsom ✨All times are EST ✨Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to join. ✨I also will be offering a 5 week pranayama workshop where you will learn different pranayama/breathwork techniques. It will be in a workshop and practice format. More on that coming soon!🤗 ✨ ✨Join me from wherever you are🙏🏼💕

✨LIMINAL SPACE✨ A little something I wrote a year ago today.🙏🏼 Still feeling it deeply this week.💗 Perhaps the thoughts connect with you as well? 💕 Please feel free to share your thoughts below.🙏🏼✨ Wishing you all peace and calm✨💕🙏🏼 ✨see link in story or in bio https://www.sweetsmileyoga.ca/liminal-space

✨ ONLINE MEDITATION AND PRANAYAMA SESSIONS As promised, here are the dates and times for my offerings over the holiday season! Please join me from wherever you are.✨🙏🏼 Reach out if you have any questions.💕 To join any of the sessions simply let me know and I will give you the info on how to join. *All the sessions over the holidays are free.*😊It’s my way of helping you deal with some of the stress, anxiety or any other difficult emotions you are experiencing during these challenging times. Hope to see you soon! Take good care. ✨🙏🏼💕

NEW FREE OFFERINGS OVER THE HOLIDAYS ✨Hi everyone, how are you all doing? So many people I know are going through some really challenging times right now. Feeling stressed, anxious, lonely - I can go on but you know what I mean because we are all seeing it and feeling it. These are tough times. And it’s so difficult to remain grounded and hopeful when you feel you have been treading water for soooo long. ✨Personally, my yoga/pranayama/meditation practice have been my saving Grace. (And the capital G there is not a typo)🙏🏼💕 ✨I am just going to throw this out there - I have not planned out the details yet because this just came to me this afternoon (a dear friend suggested it actually) - I would like to offer some online meditation and pranayama (breath work) sessions over the holidays. NO CHARGE. Free sessions during the holiday period. Maybe 20-30 minutes long. ✨I deeply believe that breathwork can help us stay grounded, calm and mindful through these times. And it’s actually scientifically proven! (More to come on that) ✨Anyway, this is me reaching out to see if any of you would be interested. Please comment below or private message me. No experience is necessary. ✨More details to come soon! But for now, let me know yay or nay, or please ask any questions you may have. ✨Let’s stay connected. We need community more than ever. Feel free to share this post! Stay safe. Stay peaceful. Take a deep breath. Love and light to each of you✨💗

🍁FALL EQUINOX WEDNESDAY 09/22/21 ✨Come and practice with me as we mark the beginning of autumn.🧡 ✨A time to set your intentions for balance, equanimity and harmony for the coming season. 🙏🏼 ✨I will be teaching an Ashtanga class at @vibrationsom in Lachine ✨6 to 7:15pm Message me for info to sign up for the class! 🧡✨🍁 #yogamontreal #yogawestisland #yogalachine #ashtangayoga #ashtangalove #selfcare #fallequinox #westislandcommunity

✨How is everybody doing?😊 ✨I am very excited to be teaching this workshop series again! Ashtanga - From the Ground Up I will be teaching in person at Vibrations Om in Lachine. 💕 The 6 week series begins Saturday Sept 18th 8-9:30am - followed by a led primary class at 9:45am ✨Together we will explore the foundations of the Ashtanga yoga practice and also breakdown all of the postures so that you are practicing safely and effectively. ✨I love teaching this workshop!💗 I get to share my love of Ashtanga yoga with my students. It’s always a fun exploration! ✨This workshop is suitable for the beginner or the more experienced yoga practitioner. Anyone who would like to deepen their knowledge of yoga and deepen their practice.🙏🏼🧘🏼‍♂️ Won’t you join us? 💕🙏🏼✨ ✨Registration is through vibrationsom.com You can also comment below or dm me for more information. ✨🙏🏼💕 #ashtangayoga #ashtangapractice #ashtangalove #montrealyoga #westislandcommunitymontreal #yoga #yogapractice #yogamontreal #yogawestisland @vibrationsom

✨Online Ashtanga yoga class✨ I am so looking forward to teaching this Tuesday evening class again! ✨5:30 to 6:45pm ✨8-week session - $135.00 *recording available if you miss a class ✨Drop-in rate - $18.75 ✨Join me from wherever you are🙏🏼💕 📸cred @daryluuu6 #onlineyoga #ashtangalove #ashtangayoga #selfcare #westislandcommunity #yogamontreal #yogamontrealonline

✨I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more. (John Burroughs) ✨Indeed! This past week has been a reset for me. Quality time spent with people I love in a place where the mountain air truly feeds and soothes your soul. Every breath here has been a beautiful opportunity to ground and reconnect. My heart is full and I am extremely grateful.💗🙏🏼 ✨Will you go to nature today? 🌳🏕💛 #whistler #hikebc #onlineyoga #onlinemeditation #westislandcommunity #ashtanga #ashtangalove #yogamontreal #guidedmeditation

✨ A little something that I’ve been working on.🤷🏼‍♀️ ✨Have a look. ✨Read a blog. ✨Leave a comment! https://www.sweetsmileyoga.ca/ ✨A huge thank you to @christ0pher for the beautiful website design, emotional support (although I think that he probably needed it more than me after designing a website with me 😝) and many many laughs through it all! 💗🙏🏼🥳 ✨ ✨ ✨ #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #ashtangayoga #selfcare #onlineyoga #yogamontreal #guidedmeditation #onlinemeditation #westislandcommunity #westislandmontreal

✨ Happy Saturday everyone!☀️ A new 4 week session of online classes starts this coming week! ✨Never meditated before? You are more than welcome to join in on Thursday evenings. Reach out and I’ll answer any questions you may have. 💕 ✨Drop-ins are still an option if you prefer. ✨Recordings are available if you miss a class or if the days and times don’t work for you. ✨DM me, comment below or email me @ sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com to register! ✨I invite you to share this post! 🙏🏼 Have a beautiful weekend ✨🙏🏼💕 #onlineyoga #onlinemeditation #montrealyoga #ashtangalove #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #selfcarematters #meditationpractice #meditationtime

✨ I have been offering online classes for a year now and have decided to now offer the option of registering for a session! You can still do drop-in if that works best for you. ✨ ✨ If you do register for the 5 weeks and you miss a class, I will send you the link for the recording and that way you can do it at any time that suits you better during the week! ✨ ✨ DM or email me at sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com to register or if you have any questions. ✨ ✨ Hope to see you soon! ✨🙏🏼💕 ✨ ✨ #onlineyoga #onlinemeditation #ashtanga #ashtangalove #montrealyoga #meditationpractice #selfcare

✨ “Even though we may get confused and reactive and we may do unskillful things when we are very emotional. We have a practice to come back to. We have a practice that teaches us.” - Micheal Stone 🙏🏼💕 ✨Whether your practice is meditation or yoga (or both!), use your practice to continually bring you into THIS moment. ✨Wishing you all a beautiful and peaceful weekend😊🌷☀️ #meditation #meditationpractice #onlinemeditation #montrealyoga #ashtangayoga #ashtangavinyasa #selfcare #yoga #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #onlineyoga

✨ ✨Two years ago, on Tuesdays, I was assisting in the mysore room for Mysore Montreal early morning and leading an evening workshop for Ashtanga Yoga Montreal (same shala). It made for long days, but i loved it!💗 Doing what you love feeds your soul and brings you a beautiful energy, and it's what carried me through some of those long days back then.✨ These images below may be from two years ago, but up until March 2020 I was teaching yoga and leading workshops (in person!) as my full time job. Teaching yoga may look different now, but my love for yoga, teaching and always learning has not changed at all. As teachers we have pivoted this past year in ways we never could have imagined, but I believe it's what brings us balance and grounds us. So it may look different today, but the reason we do it has not changed. The reason is actually what has helped me through the challenges in the past year. Having the balance between the strength and the grace that has been required this year is what has helped me the most.🙏🏼 Always coming back to that balance, finding my centre.💫 ✨To my students, thank you for continuing to show up on your mats. I am always so grateful to see you and to connect with you.🙏🏼💕 ✨To my teachers, thank you for your continued guidance and generosity. I have learned so much through this challenging year.🙏🏼💗 ✨To all my fellow practioners, thank you for your energy. I feel you all in the room...as it use to be.✨🙏🏼💕✨ #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #montreal #yogamontreal #meditationpractice #meditationmontreal #selfcare #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #ashtangayoga #ashtangalove #yoga

🌙 I shared this passage one year ago. I feel it’s so well written and touches on so much of how I feel about my practice and what I have gained from my practice that I wanted to share it with you again.✨ And your practice doesn’t have to look exactly like this. It doesn’t have to be 6 days per week. But giving yourself a practice, whatever it may be or look like, is a great act of self care, self love, and a gift of mental health too. Not to mention all that you will discover about yourself, learn and unlearn. And believe me, some of it is very hard work - and I’m not simply talking about the postures! 🤷🏼‍♀️🥴 But the process and the practice is SO worth it.💗 ✨If you would like to continue on this journey or newly embark on this exploration, I would love to assist you along that path. I offer weekly online meditation and yoga classes. The community is here for you.💕🙏🏼🌙 ✨Passage below credit to @pink_elephant_cooking (written by Daisy H. Dnldsn This is a picture of the beginning*. 6 days a week we step on this 65 cm x 180 cm space and start from the beginning. This is how we get in tune and prepare ourselves for all that is to come during the day. There is no forecast for what we will encounter during the practice, there is no controllable or predictable outcome. You get on and ride to that unknown destination. It's not always the Bahamas of bliss, it can be your darkest ghetto. But no matter what the destination of the day was, you for sure stopped by your inner self and said "Hey there!". It is hard to believe that 65 cm x 180 cm can have such a major impact on how you choose to run your world. How just a couple centimeters can change your perspective, improve your health and wellbeing, at best also make you a better person, is just mind boggling as soon as we think about it. So tomorrow it's back to the beginning. * sold in stores as a yoga mat with a wide variety of colors, incase you wanted to get a beginning of your own. ✨ ✨ #yoga #meditation #onlineyoga #onlinemeditation #guidedmeditation #ashtangayoga #ashtangalove #ashtangapractice #montrealyoga #westislandmontreal #westisland #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #steponyourmat #selfcare

Week of 01/11 ✨ONLINE OFFERINGS✨ Wednesday 5:15pm Ashtanga (1 hour - short form primary series) Thursday 12pm Gentle yoga 45 mins 7pm Guided meditation 30 mins Saturday 12pm Guided meditation (30 mins) ✨Message me below or privately to either sign up for a class or for more information ✨I invite you to join me from wherever you are 💗 Wishing you all a peaceful week 💕🙏🏼 #onlineyoga #onlinemeditation #sweetsmileyoga #selfcarefirst #ashtangapractice #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #yoga #guidedmeditation

✨ONLINE YOGA AND MEDITATION✨ I will be starting my online offerings again this week!😊 Please leave a message below or message me if there is a day or time that you would prefer for either a guided meditation (30 minutes) or a yoga class (60 minutes) - or if you have any questions! You can join me from wherever you are.✨ Let’s do more of what fills us up and connects us.🌈💫 ✨ ✨ #sweetsmileyoga #onlinemeditation #onlineyoga #ashtangayoga #ashtangapractice #guidedmeditation #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #selfcare #hathayoga

✨Liminal Space. A friend used this term to refer to this time between Christmas and New Year’s. What an interesting expression to use for this weird time where nothing really seems to happen and we never are very certain of what day of the week it is or what we should be doing or at what time.🤷🏼‍♀️ Liminal space is described as the time between the ‘what was’ and the ‘next’. “It is a place of transition, a season of waiting, and not knowing.” As I contemplate this description for this odd week between the two holidays, I realize that this whole year has felt like a liminal space. A year of not knowing, and what felt like a global pause. For many of us, including me, a year of pivoting and transitioning. On our planet we have witnessed so much grief, fear, anxiety, sadness, and anger this year- but I have also felt so much compassion, community, support, hope and love. I hope you felt it too. Liminal space is where transformation can happen, between the past and what is coming next - if we are patient and let change happen. So during this week, during this liminal space within the largest liminal space perhaps ever experienced, I feel a stillness, a sense of peace and a strong sense of hope for what is next. I wonder, are you feeling it too? ✨ “Liminal space is where we are betwixt and between the familiar and the completely unknown. There alone is our old world left behind, while we are not yet sure of the new existence. That’s a good space where genuine newness can begin. Get there often and stay as long as you can by whatever means possible...This is the sacred space where the old world is able to fall apart, and a bigger world is revealed. If we don’t encounter liminal space in our lives, we start idealizing normalcy”. (Richard Rohr) ✨ ✨ #sweetsmileyoga #joinmefromwhereveryouare #yogamontreal #yogapractice #ashtangalove #meditation #meditatedaily #meditationpractice #yoga #selfcaredaily #newyear #goodbye2020 #hello2021 #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo

How is everyone doing today? 💛 Did you know that I lead a short meditation on Saturdays at 12:30pm EST? Please let me know if you would like to join or if you have any questions for me. ✨No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome. If you prefer you can keep your video off as well. Join me from wherever you are. 🙏🏼 I hope that you are taking time for yourself in these challenging times and doing things that nourish your mind, body and soul. ✨We can't be much help to others unless we take care of ourselves too. 🥰 Be gentle with yourself and allow some peace into your mind. ✨🙏🏼💕

It has been quite the week. (I feel like this is the 35th week in a row that I say this 🙄) Many of us finally exhaled fully this past Saturday - not even realizing how long we had been holding our breath. Let’s continue to breath clearly together. Here is my schedule of online offerings this week. I hope you can join me one day soon. We will get through it all, together. ✨🙏🏼💕

This picture is my attempt to capture last night's beautiful full moon, taken from an open window in my home.🌕✨ I hope you all had a chance to see it!😊 It was a beautiful, crisp and clear autumn night, so the moonlight was incredible.🍂🌝 A while ago someone told me of this nice idea for a short meditation and it goes something like this - when you see something beautiful or inspiring, take a moment to pause in front of it.✨ Seeing it in all its beauty, but also hearing all the sounds around you at that moment and feeling all the feelings associated with what you are looking at.😌 And as you experience all of that, take 10 slow long deep breaths. This allows you to be very present in that moment for the length of time of those 10 breaths.✨ That's how I ended my full moon meditation last night. Looking at the moon through the wide open window, seeing what I was seeing, hearing what I was hearing and feeling what I was feeling - for 10 slow breaths. I hope this inspires you next time you see something beautiful and inspiring. Take the time to pause, and take 10 slow breaths as you take it all in. It is a beautiful short meditation but it will have far-reaching and lasting effects on you.💛 Wishing you all a peaceful week with many beautiful moments.🙏🏼💕

Practical applications of meditating: When you meditate, you focus your attention on an "anchor." The two most common anchors are your breath and a mantra. Sticking with the anchor analogy, you can consider the practice of meditating to be strengthening the chain that binds your attention to the anchor. What does this do for you? The stronger the chain becomes when you are practicing, the stronger it will be when you aren't practicing. This means you have more control over your attention - you can focus better on what you're doing right here and now, and distractions don't easily pull you away. Better focus helps you do things more effectively, which can have a host of positive effects on your daily life, including lowering stress and anxiety. (Thetadprinciple) I lead two weekly virtual guided meditations - message me for more info! Next one is this evening at 7pm EDT. Would love to see you there. ✨💕🌙

Online offerings with me this week - safe and good for the body, mind and soul!✨💕 I believe that we all need these types of practices, now more than ever. ✨ All levels of experience are welcome. A beautiful way to stay connected. 💫 Please reach out to me privately if you are tentative to join. I would love to introduce you to yoga and/or meditation. 💕 Hope to see you soon! 🙏🏼 Monday 7pm Guided meditation Tuesday 10:30 Ashtanga yoga (short form) Wednesday 7pm Guided meditation Saturday 8am Ashtanga Yoga (short form) for Om West Message me if you would like to join any of the sessions. ✨

Join me tomorrow morning! 🍁☀️ Saturday morning 8 to 9am - Ashtanga Yoga short form For @omwest.yoga - Link in bio. ✨If it's your first class with Om West you get a free 7 day trial!🤗 Check it out and hope to see you in the Zoom Room tomorrow. 🙏🏼💕

Hello my ashtanga students! Ashtanga yoga (short form) -Online class @ 8am EDT Starts tomorrow! (Saturday Sept. 5th) "That's so early!" you say?🤷🏼‍♀️ Yes it is! But by 9am you will have your practice done and ready to move through your day energized and feeling peaceful with that beautiful post yoga glow. ✨😊 I am teaching this online class for Om West. They offer great online and in-person class options. Have a look! You can even benefit from their offer of FREE online classes for one week. Plus the pricing moving forward is extremely affordable and you get to choose from so many great classes and teachers. 💕 Join me online tomorrow at 8am EDT (from wherever you are in the world!) for a short form Ashtanga practice! I look forward to seeing you again. (Link in bio)😊🙏🏼💕

Hello friends! ✨ Taking a moment on this rainy Saturday to catch up with everyone a little bit. I'm in the process of planning my offerings for September and onwards. I've made the difficult decision to not go back to in-person teaching for the foreseeable future. Although I very deeply miss teaching in person and sharing that space with my students, honestly, I'm just not comfortable teaching groups in a closed indoor space yet. So I am busy trying to plan as best as I can for you and trying to figure out how I can best share with you my offerings online. I jumped in quickly to teaching online as soon as the lockdown started way back in March. I now feel that I need to take this moment to re-evaluate a little bit since this is definitely not a short passing phase in our lives. Teaching yoga and meditation is not only my passion, but it's also how I make a living. 💕 So figuring out how to best transfer that to online has become a priority for me.✨ In the next couple of weeks I hope to learn from all of you how I can serve you better in your yoga and meditation practice. I have a few ideas that I will be sharing with you, but by all means please feel free to reach out to me! I would love to hear from you. My hope is to grow this sangha (community) and watch it evolve into a beautiful refuge for everyone.😊 In my heart I believe that we can build a strong sangha where we can share our experiences and learn together - and that to me is more important now than ever. I am very thankful for all of you who are on this journey with me. 💕🙏🏼✨ More news to come soon!✨

How is everyone doing? I've had a request to offer a longer online guided meditation (approx. 45 minutes...maybe longer?). Interested? If so please comment below or dm me if you prefer. Once I know how many people are interested (and time zones) then we can try to pick the best day and time. It would be a beautiful way to come together (virtually), sit peacefully and connect.✨ I hope you can join us.🌈 Wishing you all a happy Sunday!🙏🏼💕☀️

Happy Sunday everyone☀️ After teaching online almost every day for the past 4 months, i will be taking a little break this week.😴 A new updated schedule will be posted by the end of the week.✨I look forward to seeing you back onscreen soon! Be well, happy and peaceful. 🙏🏼💕

Join me this evening (Thursday) online at 7pm EDT for a guided meditation.✨ Message me below if you would like to join. Wishing you all a beautiful day! 💕🙏🏼☀️

Happy Canada Day everyone! 🇨🇦❤️ Here is my schedule of online offerings this month. Please comment below or message me if you have questions or would like to join any of the sessions! ✨💛 Hope to see you soon. 🙏🏼💕

June schedule still in effect!✨☀️ Simply message me if you would like to try a class.😊 Reminder that all sessions are donation based - if you are able and would like to contribute e-transfer to sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com Have a beautiful week everyone! 🌈☀️🙏🏼

Tiger and I are getting ready. Won’t you join us? Message me for the link. 💕🙏🏼✨

This week’s online offerings. Message me or comment below if you would like to join any of if the sessions. Wishing you all a healthy and peaceful week. 🌈💛🙏🏼

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If you would like to join me this evening for a 30 minute guided meditation please message me below or private message. 🙏🏼💕

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June Online Offerings!🌈☀️ I’ve changed some of the times and also added a few new types of classes. Have a look and let me know below if you have any questions. ✨As always, the classes are offered by donation, paid by e-transfer to sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com ✨Wishing you all a peaceful and healthy month. Hope to see you soon! 🌈🙏🏼💕

I’m working on my schedule for online offerings in June and would love your input. If you would like to join either yoga or meditation sessions, there is no commitment necessary. You join if and when you like. Please comment below or message me days and times that would work for you and which you would like to do - yoga? meditation? Or both? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Thanks for your input! 🌈🙏🏼💕☀️

Good morning everyone! I will be leading two online sessions today. Message me below or private message me if you would like to join either of the sessions. ✨ Have a beautiful day 🌈☀️💕 ✨ 12pm Ashtanga based yoga ✨ 7:30pm Guided meditation

Tuesday online offerings: ✨12pm Yoga. ✨7:30pm Meditation. Message me if you would like to join! I would love to see you. 🌈🙏🏼💕

How are you feeling today? Happy, sad, hopeful or maybe discouraged? No matter where you are at join us for a guided meditation this evening. ✨💗 7:30pm EDT

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Happy Friday everyone ✨ To join my yoga class tomorrow (Saturday), visit Omwest.com. You pay what you can and you get access to their full schedule of online classes. Would love to see you on the mat tomorrow! Any questions? Ask below! 🌈🙏🏼💕

I’m very happy to now be offering a Tuesday noon (EDT)yoga class as part of my online teachings. ✨😊 It is a one hour Ashtanga based class. Please comment below or message me if you would like to join or if you would like more information. Starts tomorrow May 5th! 🌈🙏🏼💕

Here is my schedule for online teachings in May. I’ve added 2 weekly yoga classes! I was quite apprehensive at first to teach a yoga class on video, but I’m finally diving in. 😊 Message me below or privately if you’d like to join any of the meditation or yoga sessions. Would love to see you! 🌈🙏🏼💕

How do we cultivate the conditions for joy to expand? We train in staying present. -Pema Chodron ✨Practice,practice,practice 😊 Join me in this « training » today. ✨2pm EDT Comment below or send me a message if you would like to join 🌈🙏🏼💕

Guided meditation practice with me this evening at 7:30pm EDT. Message me or comment below if you’d like to join. Have a beautiful day! ☀️🌈🌸

How are you today? Here is my schedule for this week. (some new times available!) If you would like to join me for a guided meditation on any given day, please let me know below or through a private message. These sessions are by individual voluntary contribution - but if you don't have the means to give anything at the moment, please join anyway. Everyone is welcome. 🙏🏼💕 ✨ Mon Apr 13 - 2pm ✨Tues Apr 14 - 7:30pm ✨Thurs Apr 16 - 7:30pm ✨Fri Apr 17 - 8:30pm ✨Sat Apr 18 - 2pm

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing ok out there. 🙏🏼✨ I am working on my guided meditation schedule for next week and would love to hear from you! Whether you have joined in or haven't yet, please let me know: 1- Those of you who have joined, shall I continue with 3pm and 7:30pm EDT? 2- If you haven't joined yet due to the times offered, what days and times would make it easier for you? (please mention your time zone) 3- If you haven't joined but would like to, what is it that is keeping your from joining us? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Please answer below in the comments or private message me. I would love your feedback! 😊 I love offering these sessions and I believe that taking this short time for ourselves daily is now more important than ever. And it may just be your opportunity to develop your own meditation practice. How beautiful would that be. ☀️ I'll be posting my schedule for this coming week by tomorrow (Sunday) evening. Wishing everyone a peaceful day. 🙏🏼💕

How are we all doing? I'm not sure if we are entering week 3, or is it 4?🤷🏼‍♀️ Doesn’t matter anyway. I hope that you are all staying safe and healthy and taking quiet moments for yourself each day to still the mind and connect with where you are and how you are at that given moment. Now, almost more than ever, we need to give ourselves time to disconnect from the mental chatter and connect with ourselves and remain grounded (or work towards being grounded). Here is my schedule for this week where you can join me for a 30 minute meditation and give yourself that time and allow yourself to just be - for just a moment. It will do wonders for you. And it certainly doesn't have to be with me. I encourage all of you to take that time to sit quietly each day, and get out of your head and be with your breath. Just for a moment. 😊 If you would like to join me on any given day, please let me know below or through a private message. These sessions are by donation - but if you don't have the means to give anything at the moment, please join anyway. Everyone is welcome. 🙏🏼💕

Good morning friends ☀️- this afternoon at 3pm EST, I will be guiding one more online meditation for this week. And below, is my schedule for the coming week. It has been such a pleasure so far to see not only some old friends that I haven't seen for a long time, but also to meet so many new people! What a ride we are on. Learning as we go to adapt under these new challenging circumstances. We are all learning and evolving together - very quickly it seems some days. Sitting quietly and giving yourself a bit of time each day to rest your mind and connect with your body and your breath seems more important than ever. One of the reasons we meditate is to learn and to practice creating new habits which will teach us how to be less reactive to all the changes that seem to be coming at us all of a sudden. It's not about covering up the unpleasant things in our lives, it's about learning to be with the unpleasant things in a less reactive way and therefore not letting them have so much of a grip on us. I'm not saying it's easy - it's not. But that's why we practice. If you would like to sit with us for any of the upcoming sessions, please send me a message or respond below. As always, these sessions are donation based, and can be done by e-transfer to my email sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com Wishing you all a peaceful day. 🙏🏼💕

Hello friends! I just realized that the meditation I have scheduled tonight at 7:30pm EST is during the first 30 minutes of Earth Hour 🌎✨- when we all take an hour globally to power down and give our beautiful planet a chance to "breath". So I suggest to those who are joining me to please maybe turn your lights off, light some candles and charge your laptop/ phone before 7:30pm EST so that we can all be unplugged during this meditation. 🕯 We will be sending out love and light to all living creatures in our global community and to this beautiful planet that is our home. Please let me know if you would like to join. 💕🙏🏼 *Sessions are donation based - if you chose to contribute please send an e-transer via email to sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com

I hope you are all doing ok out there. 🙏🏼 Here is a schedule for the next few days of my online meditation sessions. Take some time for yourself...pause, connect with your breath and your body...it does us a world of good, especially in these challenging and stressful times. 🥰 Everyone is welcome to join.😊 Message me to let me know which session(s) you would like to join and I will send you the link. Wishing you a peaceful day. 🙏🏼💕

I'll be hosting two on-line meditations today. 😊 Please message me if you would like to join one of them. We meet for approximately 30 minutes. I'll be posting a schedule later today with set times for the next few days to help everyone plan for them better. These sessions are donation based via e-transfer to my email: sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com. I understand that times are difficult for everyone - donate if you can, and if you can't please don't let that be the reason you don't join. All are welcome to join! I would love to see you there. 🙏🏼💕

How is everyone doing? If you are free today at 3pm EST I will be doing a guided meditation online. It is so easy (and understandable!) to be "up in our heads" these days. Taking the time to practice calming our thoughts and returning to our breath in our body will help ground us and better deal with all of our stress, anxiety and feelings of crisis. We have all we need inside us...sometimes we just need to be reminded of that. The meditations are donation based via email e-transfer - but if you can't, that's perfectly ok too. 💛 Message me either below or by DM and I will send you a link to join the Zoom meeting. 💕🙏🏼

Join me tonight Online meditation at 7pm EST. We will sit, we will breath, we will be peaceful and we will work on dealing with difficult emotions. (Feel any of those lately? 🤷🏼‍♀️) Message me and i will send you the Zoom link. No experience needed. All are more than welcome to join. *donation based through e-transfer* 🙏🏼💕

Remote online meditation, yoga and/or personal training. All of the gyms and yoga studios are now closed in Montreal. Meditation, yoga and working out are such good ways for us to keep our life-balance, stay healthy and deal with these crazy and challenging times. I can offer any of the following: - Online Yoga class - Online Guided meditation - Online Personal training session And you don't have to leave home for any of it! Please let me know if you are interested and we can discuss how to connect through Zoom (an excellent, free video conferencing software). Leave me a message below or email me at sweetsmileyoga@gmail.com. The sessions will be donation based.

Today is a good day. ☀️ I taught a led Ashtanga Yoga class, an ashtanga "From the Ground Up" workshop and then a Learn to Meditate workshop. Small groups of people but lots of room for people to feel comfortable and safe. I am so grateful for the beautiful energy that everyone brought to the rooms. 🙏🏼🥰 I felt community, compassion and a beautiful prana from everyone. Stay informed Stay peaceful Stay compassionate ...and breath. :) Lokah samastha sukhino bhavantu (May all beings everywhere be free and happy) Peace peace peace ✌🏼☮️💛 #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo

Choose courage over comfort. Choose whole hearts over armor. And choose the great adventure of being brave and afraid. At the exact same time. 💕💪🏻#brenebrown #lovethis

Meditation offers a liberating practice for transforming the way we relate to and experience our lives. In this course you will learn how to establish a daily meditation practice and take the wonderful benefits and conditions that come with meditation and embody them in your daily life. People often tell me that they have no idea how or where to begin when it comes to meditation. Here is your opportunity to learn! Space is limited. Reach out to sign up or if you have any further questions. sweetsmileyoga.com

This was taken 5 years ago at a yoga retreat in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. When it popped up in my memories this morning it made me smile. I smile whenever I come across it. Sure, it brings back very fond memories of a beautiful trip where I met some wonderful people...friends that I keep in touch with to this day. But this picture is very meaningful to me because it's of me and my teacher Mark Darby taken during a mysore practice. And although I have not practiced with him for a couple of years now, his teachings are a part of me and always will be. I hear his voice in my head during every one of my practices and I feel the effect of his teachings in every class that I teach. Everything that I have learned from him is a gift that I hope I can share with all of my students. Mark Darby, I miss you very much! Hopefully our paths will cross again very soon. ❤️ to you and Johanne. In life we encounter many teachers. It's up to us to be open to learn what we can from them. Learning from people who are passionate about their teachings, generous with their knowledge and time, and also personally interested and open to keep learning and growing is a blessing. I am extremely fortunate to have a few of these devoted teachers in my life. They inspire me everyday. 🙏🏼💕

I love this little bit of writing. It describes quite well how I feel about my yoga practice. Every day is an opportunity to go "back to the beginning". Why not get a beginning of your own! 🙂 "This is a picture of the beginning*. 6 days a week we step on this 65 cm x 180 cm space and start from the beginning. This is how we get in tune and prepare ourselves for all that is to come during the day. There is no forecast for what we will encounter during the practice, there is no controllable or predictable outcome. �You get on and ride to that unknown destination.�It's not always the Bahamas of bliss, it can be your darkest ghetto. But no matter what the destination of the day was, you for sure stopped by your inner self and said "Hey there!".�It is hard to believe that 65 cm x 180 cm can have such a major impact on how you choose to run your world. How just a couple centimeters can change your perspective, improve your health and wellbeing, at best also make you a better person, is just mind boggling as soon as we think about it. So tomorrow it's back to the beginning. * sold in stores as a yoga mat with a wide variety of colors, incase you wanted to get a beginning of your own." Credit Pink Elephant Cooking and Daisy H. Dnldsn

Hello everyone! Exactly one year ago today I welcomed you to my FB and Instagram pages. I have not posted much lately, and so I felt that since it’s been exactly a year that it would be fitting to start fresh with a new post. Launching Sweet Smile Yoga was a huge step for me, as my close friends, children and sister can attest to. First, I launched it without my name on the page (at all or anywhere!) Both my sister and daughter convinced me to put my name up, though it took a lot of arguing from both of them. I am not one who is comfortable with social media or putting myself out there. This is a dilemma for me because I do love to share my knowledge of yoga and meditation. I have come to realize that there is a fine line between being out there too much and not enough. Guess which direction I went in? This past fall I completed a 9-week meditation course – “Remembering Michael Stone: Foundations in Teaching Mindfulness Meditation”. It was an incredible experience, especially being able to learn from Michael’s teachings. His work truly lives on through all of his students and facilitators. This year, in addition to my yoga classes and workshops, I will be leading more meditation sessions and introducing “Learn to Meditate” courses to help people establish a personal daily meditation practice. Meditation and yoga has given my life such a beautiful balance, a sense of peace and not to mention a beautiful community of teachers, students and practitioners that I continue to learn from every single day. Helping others to also find this balance, peace and sense of community is what I strive for the most as a teacher. As a close friend expressed to me so kindly – “The goal is not to be perfect, the goal is to be authentic.” And I thought, “yes, I can do that.” So, that is what I will do here on this page, and continue to do in all the classes I teach and all the workshops I lead. I will strive to be authentic. That is one thing I am very comfortable in promising. Thank you for reading through this long post….and now…..stay tuned! Wishing you all peace and light. Always.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. (Lao Tzu) #dayone #changeofplans #noregrets #lifeisgood

I’m just going to leave this here.

“Above all, send the bees love. Every little thing wants to be loved” Sue Monk Kid - The Secret Life of Bees 💕🐝

I’m so excited about getting my copy of @christiecreative ‘s new book! Congratulations Alex! 🙏🏼 I’m so happy for you. 💕 Follow her @christiecreative ! Her posts are fun, insightful and well...creative! 🤗😊

“Peace is all around us and within us. Once we learn to touch this peace, we will be healed and transformed. It’s is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of practice.” Thich Nhat Hanh Practice, because all is coming. 🙏🏼😊

Led Primary class in the West Island! Starts this Saturday. Details @Sweet Smile Yoga Facebook page. Message me to reserve your spot - space is limited. #ashtangaprimaryseries #ashtangalove 💕🙏🏼

Ekam inhale.... Have a beautiful weekend everyone! 🙏🏻🌸☀️ #sirsasana53breaths #reflectionsonalife #gratefuleverydamnday #ashtanga #ashtangalove

Another great workshop teaching and learning with a wonderful group of teachers! #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo #thankfuleveryday 🙏🏻❤️😊☀️

Happening soon. 😊Go to my FB page for more info!

My happy place. 😊

Benefits of early morning walks with Kaya. 💛🌙#lovecrescentmoons

I had such a wonderful time working with this group of teachers yesterday. We explored adjustments and assists for standing postures in Workshop 1 of my 4 workshop series. For more information on the next workshops, pm me or go to my FB page! I will be repeating Workshop 1 next Saturday! Reserve your spot - space is limited! #yogateacher #dowhatyoulove 💕🙏🧘🏼‍♂️