Karma yoga is an opportunity for you to give back to your community. Experience various teaching styles with a rotating teacher each week. 100% of your donation goes to a local charity of choice.
Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
Please note: No classes on October 8th or November 12th
Join this class to move slowly and gently through simple poses, taking the time to listen to your body’s needs and explore your lung capacity. Relax, stretch, build strength and cultivate mindfulness.
Suitable for beginners and/or people with physical limitations.
Mondays
October 1 – December 17
10:45 -11:45 am
$120/10
$15 drop in
No class October 8 & November 12
Daiana has been practicing yoga for 16 years and teaching for 13. Her Teacher Training was in Raja Yoga over a 2 year period. Her style of teaching has grown and evolved over the years and includes various breathing and cleansing exercises to purify the body and soul. Every class with Daiana is unique as she plans around the level of the students.
Over the past 10 years she has been travelling all over, sharing her passion and learning from different Masters.
Instructor: Megan Tomlinson Hatha Yoga 1-2 is a progressive series of classes designed to build strength and flexibility in the body while developing mindful awareness in each posture. Yogic philosophy, as it relates to practice on and off the mat, weaves throughout each class. Hatha Yoga 1-2 is open to beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
Investment: Drop-in $15/ $90 for 7 classes pre registered
Spring Forest Qigong is a simple practice using the mind, breath, simple movements and sound to balance your own internal energy for better health and vitality. Some of the benefits of SFQ include:
Reduced stress, tension
Less fatigue, more energy
Sense of contentment and peace
Increased mental clarity & focus
Join Barb for her weekly Spring Forest Qigong practice, ‘Transform Your Energy, Transform Your Life!’. Every Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00pm at Nourish Wellness in Comox, join other ‘Qi Transformers’ as you practice the simple, gentle movements of this meditative practice.
You will find that practicing in a group magnifies the energy and furthers the healing!
Drop-in rate is $12/practice. 6-visit cards available for a special rate of $50. Drop-in can be paid at the class. Registration is required for the special rate. After registration, you will receive your card at the class.
All are welcome! No experience necessary. Dress comfortably. Chairs are provided for the seated meditation at the end but you are welcome to bring a cushion, blanket or your own yoga mat if you would like to do the meditation lying down.
Instructor: Katie Kennedy A style of yoga that invites you to slow down and create space for stillness, nurture your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and fascia. By holding the postures for 2-5 min or longer, the deeper connective tissues are affected and improvement in flexibility is the result. The use of probs are encouraged in each posture so that the body feels supported and relaxed and then has the chance to release. This class is a great complement if you have an active lifestyle (active yoga, running, cycling, sports etc) or if you are wanting a calming, meditative type of practice. Suitable for all students.
Instructor: Katie Kennedy This active practice is dynamic in nature and creates mindful movements from one posture to the next and challenges you to find flexibility, strength and concentration with in your postures. A combination of sun salutations, standing postures, balances, twists, seated and lying postures are weaved together into a fun, themed class with music. This class creates a workout type feel while toning the body and clearing your mind. This is an athletic practice and it is recommended that students feel strong through classic sun salutations.
Instructor: Alivia Veenstra Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
This 12 week groups is for moms with a child under 2 years old, struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety/adjustment. This is a self-help support group in which different topics such as depression, anxiety, anger, healthy boundaries, relationships and transition/adjustment will be addressed. The group is closed (not open to drop-ins) and confidential. It is limited to 10 participants.
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Mansell, Registered Social Worker and Carla Taylor Black, Registered Midwife
Come and enjoy the benefits of yoga in a fun, playful and safe environment. We will explore yoga poses, breathing exercises, and simple meditation techniques with a reflective perspective. Benefits include building self-compassion, self-awareness, self-care and relaxation!
Ages: 12 – 17 years
When: Wednesdays 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Dates: Oct 17th- Dec 5th, 2018
Cost: $90 for eight classes
Instructor: Lili Zsoldos
Lili is a certified yoga teacher and counsellor at Nourish Wellness as well as with the school district. No yoga experience necessary. All are welcome tojoin in creating a safe and supportive place for girls to come together and explore and learn from this ancient practice.
Space is limited; please contact Lili with any questions and to reserve a place.
Jolie Nasralla of Sacred 7 Sound Therapy invites you the join her 6 week series ( drop-ins also welcome ) Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Guided Meditation. Excellent for : pre-natal Moms, anyone suffering from stress and fatigue, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, helps support people with pain ( anti-inflammation) or autoimmune disorders, and is an excellent support for patients who are going through cancer treatment. Starts : Wednesday November 14 -Wednesday December 19, weekly class from 6:00-7:00 pm Register by phone ~ Jolie: 250-339-9600 Email : Sacred7SoundTherapy@gmail.com On Facebook : Jolie Nasralla Wear comfortable clothing~ All yoga mats , props , blankets , lavender eye pillows are provided. Wheelchair accessible Cost: $80 if you register for all 6 sessions and save ! Drop-In $20 Cash or e-transfer
Together we will explore the basic concepts of modern dance including proper warming up, strengthening techniques, alignment, movement vocabulary, and rhythm. Each class will build on the one prior. This modern dance session is designed to be fun and engaging for everyone, regardless of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing (layers suggested) with bare feet or socks.
This class is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Please note that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the session to run.
6 Classes | Wednesdays | November 7 – December 19 (NO CLASS DECEMBER 5th)
Instructor: Alivia Veenstra Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
This 12 week groups is for moms with a child under 2 years old, struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety/adjustment. This is a self-help support group in which different topics such as depression, anxiety, anger, healthy boundaries, relationships and transition/adjustment will be addressed. The group is closed (not open to drop-ins) and confidential. It is limited to 10 participants.
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Mansell, Registered Social Worker and Carla Taylor Black, Registered Midwife
Come and enjoy the benefits of yoga in a fun, playful and safe environment. We will explore yoga poses, breathing exercises, and simple meditation techniques with a reflective perspective. Benefits include building self-compassion, self-awareness, self-care and relaxation!
Ages: 12 – 17 years
When: Wednesdays 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Dates: Oct 17th- Dec 5th, 2018
Cost: $90 for eight classes
Instructor: Lili Zsoldos
Lili is a certified yoga teacher and counsellor at Nourish Wellness as well as with the school district. No yoga experience necessary. All are welcome tojoin in creating a safe and supportive place for girls to come together and explore and learn from this ancient practice.
Space is limited; please contact Lili with any questions and to reserve a place.
Jolie Nasralla of Sacred 7 Sound Therapy invites you the join her 6 week series ( drop-ins also welcome ) Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Guided Meditation. Excellent for : pre-natal Moms, anyone suffering from stress and fatigue, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, helps support people with pain ( anti-inflammation) or autoimmune disorders, and is an excellent support for patients who are going through cancer treatment. Starts : Wednesday November 14 -Wednesday December 19, weekly class from 6:00-7:00 pm Register by phone ~ Jolie: 250-339-9600 Email : Sacred7SoundTherapy@gmail.com On Facebook : Jolie Nasralla Wear comfortable clothing~ All yoga mats , props , blankets , lavender eye pillows are provided. Wheelchair accessible Cost: $80 if you register for all 6 sessions and save ! Drop-In $20 Cash or e-transfer
Together we will explore the basic concepts of modern dance including proper warming up, strengthening techniques, alignment, movement vocabulary, and rhythm. Each class will build on the one prior. This modern dance session is designed to be fun and engaging for everyone, regardless of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing (layers suggested) with bare feet or socks.
This class is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Please note that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the session to run.
6 Classes | Wednesdays | November 7 – December 19 (NO CLASS DECEMBER 5th)
Instructor: Karen Squires A style of yoga open to everyone of all ages and abilities. Focus on moving with awareness, find stillness within the poses, engage in watching the interaction between body and mind. Strengthen your body, develop/maintain flexibility and balance. Incorporate simple meditation/breathing techniques and benefit from deep relaxation. A practice with the potential to stay with you, expanding beyond the mat sustaining daily life.
Investment: $15 drop-in/ $60 5-class flexi-pass/ pre-book 1 full month $10 per class
60 min Mat Pilates class series designed to strengthen your core function, mobility, tone, and connection. A special emphasis will be placed on core and pelvic floor restrengthening for postnatal clients or and busy moms who would benefit from this focused attention. Clients of all ages and physical fitness level are welcome. If you have recently given birth please ensure your medical professional has cleared you for physical activity.
Instructor: Carolyn Pigott You will be introduced to fundamental movements that reconnect your brain to your muscles. Through the practice of deep breathing techniques and mindful awareness you will discover areas of your body that are stuck in something called sensory motor amnesia, a chronically tight state in the muscles. You will be gently guided to unlock these patterns and feel a renewed sense of ease and comfort in these muscles. Your mind and body will relax and you will walk out feeling a renewed vitality to take on your life once again!
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Instructor: Karen Squires A style of yoga open to everyone of all ages and abilities. Focus on moving with awareness, find stillness within the poses, engage in watching the interaction between body and mind. Strengthen your body, develop/maintain flexibility and balance. Incorporate simple meditation/breathing techniques and benefit from deep relaxation. A practice with the potential to stay with you, expanding beyond the mat sustaining daily life.
Please note: no class Friday September 21st or Friday October 5th
Investment: $15 drop-in/ $60 5-class flexi-pass/ pre-book 1 full month $10 per class
Karma yoga is an opportunity for you to give back to your community. Experience various teaching styles with a rotating teacher each week. 100% of your donation goes to a local charity of choice.
Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
Please note: No classes on October 8th or November 12th
Join this class to move slowly and gently through simple poses, taking the time to listen to your body’s needs and explore your lung capacity. Relax, stretch, build strength and cultivate mindfulness.
Suitable for beginners and/or people with physical limitations.
Mondays
October 1 – December 17
10:45 -11:45 am
$120/10
$15 drop in
No class October 8 & November 12
Daiana has been practicing yoga for 16 years and teaching for 13. Her Teacher Training was in Raja Yoga over a 2 year period. Her style of teaching has grown and evolved over the years and includes various breathing and cleansing exercises to purify the body and soul. Every class with Daiana is unique as she plans around the level of the students.
Over the past 10 years she has been travelling all over, sharing her passion and learning from different Masters.
Grief Support for Those Who Have Lost Someone they Love to Overdose
This free-of-charge grief support group is offered in partnership between Comox Valley Hospice Society and Nourish Wellness. While this group is run on a bi-weekly, drop-in basis, first time attendees must phone either Paula Purcell or Nicole Burgess for location and additional participation information.
This shared support can help you survive the stigma, silence and sorrow.
Instructor: Megan Tomlinson Hatha Yoga 1-2 is a progressive series of classes designed to build strength and flexibility in the body while developing mindful awareness in each posture. Yogic philosophy, as it relates to practice on and off the mat, weaves throughout each class. Hatha Yoga 1-2 is open to beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
Investment: Drop-in $15/ $90 for 7 classes pre registered
Spring Forest Qigong is a simple practice using the mind, breath, simple movements and sound to balance your own internal energy for better health and vitality. Some of the benefits of SFQ include:
Reduced stress, tension
Less fatigue, more energy
Sense of contentment and peace
Increased mental clarity & focus
Join Barb for her weekly Spring Forest Qigong practice, ‘Transform Your Energy, Transform Your Life!’. Every Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00pm at Nourish Wellness in Comox, join other ‘Qi Transformers’ as you practice the simple, gentle movements of this meditative practice.
You will find that practicing in a group magnifies the energy and furthers the healing!
Drop-in rate is $12/practice. 6-visit cards available for a special rate of $50. Drop-in can be paid at the class. Registration is required for the special rate. After registration, you will receive your card at the class.
All are welcome! No experience necessary. Dress comfortably. Chairs are provided for the seated meditation at the end but you are welcome to bring a cushion, blanket or your own yoga mat if you would like to do the meditation lying down.
Instructor: Katie Kennedy A style of yoga that invites you to slow down and create space for stillness, nurture your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and fascia. By holding the postures for 2-5 min or longer, the deeper connective tissues are affected and improvement in flexibility is the result. The use of probs are encouraged in each posture so that the body feels supported and relaxed and then has the chance to release. This class is a great complement if you have an active lifestyle (active yoga, running, cycling, sports etc) or if you are wanting a calming, meditative type of practice. Suitable for all students.
Instructor: Katie Kennedy This active practice is dynamic in nature and creates mindful movements from one posture to the next and challenges you to find flexibility, strength and concentration with in your postures. A combination of sun salutations, standing postures, balances, twists, seated and lying postures are weaved together into a fun, themed class with music. This class creates a workout type feel while toning the body and clearing your mind. This is an athletic practice and it is recommended that students feel strong through classic sun salutations.
Instructor: Alivia Veenstra Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
This 12 week groups is for moms with a child under 2 years old, struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety/adjustment. This is a self-help support group in which different topics such as depression, anxiety, anger, healthy boundaries, relationships and transition/adjustment will be addressed. The group is closed (not open to drop-ins) and confidential. It is limited to 10 participants.
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Mansell, Registered Social Worker and Carla Taylor Black, Registered Midwife
Jolie Nasralla of Sacred 7 Sound Therapy invites you the join her 6 week series ( drop-ins also welcome ) Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Guided Meditation. Excellent for : pre-natal Moms, anyone suffering from stress and fatigue, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, helps support people with pain ( anti-inflammation) or autoimmune disorders, and is an excellent support for patients who are going through cancer treatment. Starts : Wednesday November 14 -Wednesday December 19, weekly class from 6:00-7:00 pm Register by phone ~ Jolie: 250-339-9600 Email : Sacred7SoundTherapy@gmail.com On Facebook : Jolie Nasralla Wear comfortable clothing~ All yoga mats , props , blankets , lavender eye pillows are provided. Wheelchair accessible Cost: $80 if you register for all 6 sessions and save ! Drop-In $20 Cash or e-transfer
Together we will explore the basic concepts of modern dance including proper warming up, strengthening techniques, alignment, movement vocabulary, and rhythm. Each class will build on the one prior. This modern dance session is designed to be fun and engaging for everyone, regardless of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing (layers suggested) with bare feet or socks.
This class is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Please note that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the session to run.
6 Classes | Wednesdays | November 7 – December 19 (NO CLASS DECEMBER 5th)
Instructor: Alivia Veenstra Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
This 12 week groups is for moms with a child under 2 years old, struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety/adjustment. This is a self-help support group in which different topics such as depression, anxiety, anger, healthy boundaries, relationships and transition/adjustment will be addressed. The group is closed (not open to drop-ins) and confidential. It is limited to 10 participants.
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Mansell, Registered Social Worker and Carla Taylor Black, Registered Midwife
Jolie Nasralla of Sacred 7 Sound Therapy invites you the join her 6 week series ( drop-ins also welcome ) Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Guided Meditation. Excellent for : pre-natal Moms, anyone suffering from stress and fatigue, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, helps support people with pain ( anti-inflammation) or autoimmune disorders, and is an excellent support for patients who are going through cancer treatment. Starts : Wednesday November 14 -Wednesday December 19, weekly class from 6:00-7:00 pm Register by phone ~ Jolie: 250-339-9600 Email : Sacred7SoundTherapy@gmail.com On Facebook : Jolie Nasralla Wear comfortable clothing~ All yoga mats , props , blankets , lavender eye pillows are provided. Wheelchair accessible Cost: $80 if you register for all 6 sessions and save ! Drop-In $20 Cash or e-transfer
Together we will explore the basic concepts of modern dance including proper warming up, strengthening techniques, alignment, movement vocabulary, and rhythm. Each class will build on the one prior. This modern dance session is designed to be fun and engaging for everyone, regardless of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing (layers suggested) with bare feet or socks.
This class is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Please note that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the session to run.
6 Classes | Wednesdays | November 7 – December 19 (NO CLASS DECEMBER 5th)
Instructor: Karen Squires A style of yoga open to everyone of all ages and abilities. Focus on moving with awareness, find stillness within the poses, engage in watching the interaction between body and mind. Strengthen your body, develop/maintain flexibility and balance. Incorporate simple meditation/breathing techniques and benefit from deep relaxation. A practice with the potential to stay with you, expanding beyond the mat sustaining daily life.
Investment: $15 drop-in/ $60 5-class flexi-pass/ pre-book 1 full month $10 per class
60 min Mat Pilates class series designed to strengthen your core function, mobility, tone, and connection. A special emphasis will be placed on core and pelvic floor restrengthening for postnatal clients or and busy moms who would benefit from this focused attention. Clients of all ages and physical fitness level are welcome. If you have recently given birth please ensure your medical professional has cleared you for physical activity.
Instructor: Carolyn Pigott You will be introduced to fundamental movements that reconnect your brain to your muscles. Through the practice of deep breathing techniques and mindful awareness you will discover areas of your body that are stuck in something called sensory motor amnesia, a chronically tight state in the muscles. You will be gently guided to unlock these patterns and feel a renewed sense of ease and comfort in these muscles. Your mind and body will relax and you will walk out feeling a renewed vitality to take on your life once again!
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Instructor: Karen Squires A style of yoga open to everyone of all ages and abilities. Focus on moving with awareness, find stillness within the poses, engage in watching the interaction between body and mind. Strengthen your body, develop/maintain flexibility and balance. Incorporate simple meditation/breathing techniques and benefit from deep relaxation. A practice with the potential to stay with you, expanding beyond the mat sustaining daily life.
Please note: no class Friday September 21st or Friday October 5th
Investment: $15 drop-in/ $60 5-class flexi-pass/ pre-book 1 full month $10 per class
Karma yoga is an opportunity for you to give back to your community. Experience various teaching styles with a rotating teacher each week. 100% of your donation goes to a local charity of choice.
Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
Please note: No classes on October 8th or November 12th
Join this class to move slowly and gently through simple poses, taking the time to listen to your body’s needs and explore your lung capacity. Relax, stretch, build strength and cultivate mindfulness.
Suitable for beginners and/or people with physical limitations.
Mondays
October 1 – December 17
10:45 -11:45 am
$120/10
$15 drop in
No class October 8 & November 12
Daiana has been practicing yoga for 16 years and teaching for 13. Her Teacher Training was in Raja Yoga over a 2 year period. Her style of teaching has grown and evolved over the years and includes various breathing and cleansing exercises to purify the body and soul. Every class with Daiana is unique as she plans around the level of the students.
Over the past 10 years she has been travelling all over, sharing her passion and learning from different Masters.
Instructor: Megan Tomlinson Hatha Yoga 1-2 is a progressive series of classes designed to build strength and flexibility in the body while developing mindful awareness in each posture. Yogic philosophy, as it relates to practice on and off the mat, weaves throughout each class. Hatha Yoga 1-2 is open to beginners and advanced practitioners alike.
Investment: Drop-in $15/ $90 for 7 classes pre registered
Spring Forest Qigong is a simple practice using the mind, breath, simple movements and sound to balance your own internal energy for better health and vitality. Some of the benefits of SFQ include:
Reduced stress, tension
Less fatigue, more energy
Sense of contentment and peace
Increased mental clarity & focus
Join Barb for her weekly Spring Forest Qigong practice, ‘Transform Your Energy, Transform Your Life!’. Every Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 to 1:00pm at Nourish Wellness in Comox, join other ‘Qi Transformers’ as you practice the simple, gentle movements of this meditative practice.
You will find that practicing in a group magnifies the energy and furthers the healing!
Drop-in rate is $12/practice. 6-visit cards available for a special rate of $50. Drop-in can be paid at the class. Registration is required for the special rate. After registration, you will receive your card at the class.
All are welcome! No experience necessary. Dress comfortably. Chairs are provided for the seated meditation at the end but you are welcome to bring a cushion, blanket or your own yoga mat if you would like to do the meditation lying down.
Instructor: Katie Kennedy A style of yoga that invites you to slow down and create space for stillness, nurture your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and fascia. By holding the postures for 2-5 min or longer, the deeper connective tissues are affected and improvement in flexibility is the result. The use of probs are encouraged in each posture so that the body feels supported and relaxed and then has the chance to release. This class is a great complement if you have an active lifestyle (active yoga, running, cycling, sports etc) or if you are wanting a calming, meditative type of practice. Suitable for all students.
Instructor: Katie Kennedy This active practice is dynamic in nature and creates mindful movements from one posture to the next and challenges you to find flexibility, strength and concentration with in your postures. A combination of sun salutations, standing postures, balances, twists, seated and lying postures are weaved together into a fun, themed class with music. This class creates a workout type feel while toning the body and clearing your mind. This is an athletic practice and it is recommended that students feel strong through classic sun salutations.
Instructor: Alivia Veenstra Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
This 12 week groups is for moms with a child under 2 years old, struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety/adjustment. This is a self-help support group in which different topics such as depression, anxiety, anger, healthy boundaries, relationships and transition/adjustment will be addressed. The group is closed (not open to drop-ins) and confidential. It is limited to 10 participants.
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Mansell, Registered Social Worker and Carla Taylor Black, Registered Midwife
Jolie Nasralla of Sacred 7 Sound Therapy invites you the join her 6 week series ( drop-ins also welcome ) Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Guided Meditation. Excellent for : pre-natal Moms, anyone suffering from stress and fatigue, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, helps support people with pain ( anti-inflammation) or autoimmune disorders, and is an excellent support for patients who are going through cancer treatment. Starts : Wednesday November 14 -Wednesday December 19, weekly class from 6:00-7:00 pm Register by phone ~ Jolie: 250-339-9600 Email : Sacred7SoundTherapy@gmail.com On Facebook : Jolie Nasralla Wear comfortable clothing~ All yoga mats , props , blankets , lavender eye pillows are provided. Wheelchair accessible Cost: $80 if you register for all 6 sessions and save ! Drop-In $20 Cash or e-transfer
Together we will explore the basic concepts of modern dance including proper warming up, strengthening techniques, alignment, movement vocabulary, and rhythm. Each class will build on the one prior. This modern dance session is designed to be fun and engaging for everyone, regardless of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing (layers suggested) with bare feet or socks.
This class is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Please note that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the session to run.
6 Classes | Wednesdays | November 7 – December 19 (NO CLASS DECEMBER 5th)
Instructor: Alivia Veenstra Combining yin and restorative yoga poses, this gentle and relaxing practice is excellent for those new to yoga, students working with injuries, and is a great compliment to more active yoga practices. In holding poses for longer periods of time, students are encouraged to turn in, let go, and restore. Leave each class with less tension in your muscles, more movement in your joints, and a deeper sense of calm in your body, mind, and spirit.
This 12 week groups is for moms with a child under 2 years old, struggling with postpartum depression/anxiety/adjustment. This is a self-help support group in which different topics such as depression, anxiety, anger, healthy boundaries, relationships and transition/adjustment will be addressed. The group is closed (not open to drop-ins) and confidential. It is limited to 10 participants.
Co-facilitated by Jennifer Mansell, Registered Social Worker and Carla Taylor Black, Registered Midwife
Jolie Nasralla of Sacred 7 Sound Therapy invites you the join her 6 week series ( drop-ins also welcome ) Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Guided Meditation. Excellent for : pre-natal Moms, anyone suffering from stress and fatigue, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, helps support people with pain ( anti-inflammation) or autoimmune disorders, and is an excellent support for patients who are going through cancer treatment. Starts : Wednesday November 14 -Wednesday December 19, weekly class from 6:00-7:00 pm Register by phone ~ Jolie: 250-339-9600 Email : Sacred7SoundTherapy@gmail.com On Facebook : Jolie Nasralla Wear comfortable clothing~ All yoga mats , props , blankets , lavender eye pillows are provided. Wheelchair accessible Cost: $80 if you register for all 6 sessions and save ! Drop-In $20 Cash or e-transfer
Together we will explore the basic concepts of modern dance including proper warming up, strengthening techniques, alignment, movement vocabulary, and rhythm. Each class will build on the one prior. This modern dance session is designed to be fun and engaging for everyone, regardless of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing (layers suggested) with bare feet or socks.
This class is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Please note that a minimum of 5 participants is required for the session to run.
6 Classes | Wednesdays | November 7 – December 19 (NO CLASS DECEMBER 5th)
Instructor: Karen Squires A style of yoga open to everyone of all ages and abilities. Focus on moving with awareness, find stillness within the poses, engage in watching the interaction between body and mind. Strengthen your body, develop/maintain flexibility and balance. Incorporate simple meditation/breathing techniques and benefit from deep relaxation. A practice with the potential to stay with you, expanding beyond the mat sustaining daily life.
Investment: $15 drop-in/ $60 5-class flexi-pass/ pre-book 1 full month $10 per class
60 min Mat Pilates class series designed to strengthen your core function, mobility, tone, and connection. A special emphasis will be placed on core and pelvic floor restrengthening for postnatal clients or and busy moms who would benefit from this focused attention. Clients of all ages and physical fitness level are welcome. If you have recently given birth please ensure your medical professional has cleared you for physical activity.
Instructor: Carolyn Pigott You will be introduced to fundamental movements that reconnect your brain to your muscles. Through the practice of deep breathing techniques and mindful awareness you will discover areas of your body that are stuck in something called sensory motor amnesia, a chronically tight state in the muscles. You will be gently guided to unlock these patterns and feel a renewed sense of ease and comfort in these muscles. Your mind and body will relax and you will walk out feeling a renewed vitality to take on your life once again!
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Grief Support for Those Who Have Lost Someone they Love to Overdose
This free-of-charge grief support group is offered in partnership between Comox Valley Hospice Society and Nourish Wellness. While this group is run on a bi-weekly, drop-in basis, first time attendees must phone either Paula Purcell or Nicole Burgess for location and additional participation information.
This shared support can help you survive the stigma, silence and sorrow.
Instructor: Carolyn Pigott You will be introduced to fundamental movements that reconnect your brain to your muscles. Through the practice of deep breathing techniques and mindful awareness you will discover areas of your body that are stuck in something called sensory motor amnesia, a chronically tight state in the muscles. You will be gently guided to unlock these patterns and feel a renewed sense of ease and comfort in these muscles. Your mind and body will relax and you will walk out feeling a renewed vitality to take on your life once again!
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
