Our live classes incorporate many aspects of yoga including Asana (movement), Dhyāna (meditation) Prānyāmā (breath), Bhakti (the path of devotion) and more. Classes are trauma-informed and suitable for any body. Sunday Sangha is free, and profits from pay-what-you-can offerings support us in providing free recovery resources live and online.
Please register online. Co-ed and non-recovery-themed workshops and classes can be found here too. Check out our rich schedule!
Join our live or virtual yoga classes.
Jennifer is a She Recovers® Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, and volunteers teaching free online classes, on rotation with other teachers.
Find the upcoming schedule, and register for FREE here:
Y O G A A T T H E S T U D I O
Elder Flower Sangha
Together, we rise.
Sangha means supportive, spiritual community, and this one supports women in recovery from addiction, disordered eating, trauma, burn-out, perfectionism and more.
Join us to practice yoga and participate in a voluntary (you can also listen) sharing circle afterward. All classes have a recovery theme, and no experience is necessary. This Sangha also participates in other activities like meditations in old-growth forests, hikes and shared meals and celebrations.
Trauma-informed. Singing, harmonium & some Sanskrit language will be used. All mats & props are provided, but you may bring your own if you’d like.
EVERY SUNDAY at 4:30-6:30, FREE
FREE YOGA TO TRY AT HOME
Love Letter
A slow flow to ease open your heart and explore giving yourself all the love you’ve ever desired.
You are invited to bring a piece of stationery and your favourite flowy pen to this class. This class includes harmonium and song. COMING SOON
I am Worthy
Explore the topic of self-worth in this grounding practice that combines standing and seated forms.
This practice shares some readings and live singing with the harmonium. You might choose to receive it or sing along. COMING SOON
What is trauma-informed yoga?
Discover for yourself if yoga might support you in recovery.
Our classes give YOU agency over your recovery and aim to empower you to connect your mind, body and soul. We offer suggestions and options for practice, and you tap into your inner wisdom and guide yourself.
You may explore what you’d like or even slip out quietly if you find you don’t like it at all! Some yogis choose to rest, supported by blankets and bolsters, while others move.
Readings such as poetry, recovery texts and beautiful music weave together to give your mind a place to rest, or you may let the words and music wash right over you. We believe that you don’t have to “feel it to heal it” all at once, so if you would like to tap the brakes, you are welcome to do just that. We welcome you to explore what might serve you in recovery today.
After our Recovery Class, we sip herbal tea and spend time sharing. You may opt to contribute or opt to just listen.
FAQs
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The classes are meant to support you in your recovery, but this is not a recovery “program” unto itself. You may find you need more support such as therapy, a formal program or treatment. The yoga at the Elder Flower is a compliment to whatever recovery looks like for you.
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Everything you need is here, though some people feel more comfortable on their own mat. You may bring water with you. We ask that you do not bring a cel phone into the studio unless you are diabetic and use it to monitor your blood glucose.
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Though we have had some kid’s classes here, our typical classes are for adults and teens. Seniors are warmly welcome too. Multi-generational practice is a very important part of our community.
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Please let the teacher know. Please take agency for yourself and modify as you need or ask for modifications before class. If you wish, we can provide you with a chair, as most classes involve some time on the floor.
The building has stairs and can not accommodate wheelchairs at this time. We invite anyone with a wheelchair to participate in our online offerings.
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Not at all. These classes have all bodies in mind. Please take care of yours and rest whenever it calls you.
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No problem. You might say your name and let us know that you would like to listen today.
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No. We ask that you do not come to class intoxicated, but welcome Sober Curious people, or those who might not have found continuous sobriety.
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When people hear “recovery” they can assume we mean drug and alcohol addiction only. We don’t know what to call a place you can heal from burnout, disordered eating, depression, loneliness, abuse, trauma, or many other things. Nobody has to meet a criteria, hit rock bottom or admit to an addiction to attend. You belong if you want to.
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No problem. We’ve had yogis slip out before sharing, and you are welcome to quietly exit for any reason: a little break, the bathroom, or if you are just not feeling it!
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Jen teaches Bhakti (devotional practice with myth, stories, music, breath and movement), Vinyasa (flow that links breath and movement), Restorative and Trauma-Informed Yoga for Recovery. (It’s all just yoga). Trauma-informed classes give YOU agency and choice in your practice. You are invited to explore what you would like, or even just lie down with some bolsters and rest.
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Absolutely not. You don’t have to say you are an alcoholic or an over-eater (or whatever it is you are coming to heal from,) though you may. You may choose to share something related to the topic of the day or something about your experience. We each get a turn to speak without interruption if we want to.
W H A T ’ S B E E N S A I D
“Yoga at The Elder Flower has been a transformative experience for me. I’ve connected to myself while feeling held by a supportive community”
- MADISON