Yoga has taken the Western world by storm, and it’s here to stay. Whether you are looking for a traditional Vinyasa flow class, contemporary classes such as Mindful Barre or hot yoga, these Calgary studios will have you planking and posing your way to yogic bliss.
With two locations, this studio offers one of the widest arrays of classes in the city. Sessions include beginner, 50-plus yoga. The studio also offers therapeutic yoga and yoga for athletes as well as classes for men and plus-sized women. Ask about meditation classes.
Yoga Passage offers a wide variety of yoga styles as well as a hot room for students who prefer to practice in a warmer environment. Students enjoy some of the lowest drop-in and membership fees in the city. Yoga Passage also offers “karma yoga” in which participants are asked for a donation rather than a set class fee, and proceeds are donated to a local charity.
Moksha Yoga is a series of postures practiced in a room that is set to a temperature of at least 40 C and at least 40 per cent humidity, and meant to replicate the climate in India. With our long winters, any excuse to spend time sweating is a welcome one. Cozy up and get your sweat on!
Bodhi Tree Yoga offers many styles of yoga including hot yoga, yin, yang/yin and restorative as well as pre- and postnatal yoga, mom and baby and introductory yoga. Additionally, Bodhi Tree offers therapeutic Critical Alignment Therapy (CAT) classes in which students develop healthy postural habits.
This studio not only offers many different styles of yoga but also wellness workshops and alternative therapies such as Reiki and massage. It also operates teacher training sessions. In addition to traditional yoga practice, Yoga Santosha offers contemporary classes such as The Great Yoga Wall in which students experience the power of gravity and traction using yoga ropes and Mindful Barre, which combines elements of yoga, pilates and dance.