Evening Calm
Sleep. It's integral to our wellness yet often overlooked.
Improve your sleep hygiene with this collection of evening relaxation moments that will help you gear down, clear the day, and feel relaxed, rested and ready for slumber.
From quick meditations to restorative yoga classes, this growing and evolving collection will always have your best sleep in mind.
Sweet dreams.
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Meditate to Cultivate (10 min) - with Kyra Morrison
Join Kyra in this 10-minute meditation to help you cultivate. This meditation focuses on creation and calling in. Find a comfortable seat that you can enjoy for the next 10 minutes and tune inward.
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Meditation for the Sunday Scaries (12 min) - with Lisa Sanson
This meditation is to help you manage and move past those feelings of the "Sunday scaries". For a lot of us, Sunday is the end of our weekend and just before we start the workweek.
Lisa suggests a few ways to help cope with these feelings:
1. Take a moment to sit with yourself and notice what y... -
Meditation to Let Go (15 min) - with Lisa Sanson
This is a 15-minute meditation to let go. Let go of your day, let go of your fears and anxieties, and let go of anything clouding your mind. This is an opportunity to mentally put the day to rest to help you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to start a new day with a clean slate.
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Full Body Restore (40 min) - with Vanessa Bourget
This is a mellow stretch and relax class with Vanessa. You can bring some props like pillows, cushions, and blankets to the mat with you to help support your limbs as you sink into softness and stillness.
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Body Scan for Rest (15 min) - with Hillary Keegan
Join Hillary for a head-to-toe body scan. You can do this class at any time of the day.
The body scan is one of the most effective ways to begin a mindfulness meditation practice. The purpose is to tune in to your body—to reconnect to your physical self—and notice any sensations you're feeling wi... -
Slow Flow to Create Space (35 min) - with Kyra Morrison
This is a 35-minute Slow Flow class. It's all about creating space: mentally, physically, and in the nervous system. When we can create space and expand within our physical self, we give ourselves room to grow.
In this class, you will move mindfully and slowly in a dynamic way.
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Meditation: Release Limiting Beliefs (15 min) - with Heather Obre
Welcome to an evening meditation with Heather. In this class, Heather explores the concept of releasing limiting beliefs. Find a cozy seat, make yourself comfortable, and set your mind free.
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Relax & Restore Yin/Vin (45 min) - with Mikaela Millington
Join Mikaela for a relaxing Yin/Vinyasa class. This class uses props and is mainly focused on deep relaxing postures and opening. Mikaela also includes some slow Vinyasa Flow poses to get the body moving a little bit, while honouring the greater purpose of deep relaxation in this class.
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Candlelit Flow (60 min) - with Connor Roff
Join Connor for a peaceful, candlelit Flow Yoga class. This is an all-levels, mindful practice that is perfect to do in the evening. We suggest grabbing some blocks, lighting some candles, and setting a calm atmosphere for this class.
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Candlelit Yin & Meditation (35 min) - with Hillary Keegan
Join Hillary for a gentle movement and meditation practice. This is a very relaxing, evening class including sound bowls and candlelight. You can expect long stretches, gentle yoga movements, and positive affirmations.
Hillary suggests lighting your own candles or creating a relaxing atmosphere...
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Hatha Yoga For Stress Release (35 min) - with Heather Obre
Join Heather for a stress-relieving Hatha class. This is a short, 35-minute class that includes gentle movement, sound bowls, and chanting. Hatha yoga is a form of yoga that includes longer-held postures.
Heather dedicates this practice to the people in the world experiencing times of great pai...
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Peaceful Gentle Hatha (30 min) - with Aaliya Noorani
Welcome to a Hatha practice with Aaliya. This gentle and peaceful class is perfect to do when you are looking for mindful movement that is easy on the body. It includes connection to the breath, opportunities to modify, and gentle poses to open the body.
"Om, shanti, shanti, shanti" or "om, peac...
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Head to Toe Relaxation (30 min) - with Juan Villegas
Join Juan for 30-minutes of Restorative Yoga. Set yourself to be extra comfy so you can find deep relaxation in this class. We will be using a number of props: 2 blankets, 2 blocks (or books), and 2 bolsters (or cushions/pillows).
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Settle Into Sleep: Restorative Yoga (30 min) - with Mark Atherton
Settle into sleep. Wind down. Enjoy Restorative yoga positions in the most peaceful and cozy place: your bed. This class is meant to be done shortly before you wish to fall asleep so that when the class is complete, you don't even have to move from your bed to settle into your slumber.
Props: Ga...
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Gentle Warming Yoga (30 min) - with Sasha Smith
Join Sasha for a super sweet, gentle class. This is a great class to ground you, release stress, and relax. Try including some props in this class to help deepen the stretches.
Props: a bolster (or cushion), yoga blocks (or books) and a chip foam block (or pillow)
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Mellow Melt Yoga (20 min) - with Sasha Smith
Melt into sleep after this class. Welcome to 20 minutes of wind-down stretching and relaxation. Make time for yourself at the end of a busy day to let it all go and prepare for sleep. Alternatively, you can also do this stretch after a workout!
Props: Cushions/pillows (for padding), blocks (or bo... -
The Big Chill: Yin Yoga (60 min) - with Connor Roff
Connor offers a gentle and slow Yin class to help you relax at the end of your day. Yin Yoga really is the "big chill". This style is all about relaxing and letting gravity do its job as you melt deeper into poses. To take this class to the next level, set yourself up with a candle or diffuser, s...
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Relaxing Restorative Yin (50 min) - with Mikaela Millington
Join Mikaela for a class to wind down & relax. This is a Yin & Restorative Yoga practice that is perfect for before bed, or anytime you'd like to slow down. In this class, we will take gentle shapes and utilize gravity to open & expand, while using props to help support our body in the longer-hel...
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Restorative Yoga & Breathwork (25 min) - with Kyra Morrison
Join Kyra for a 25-minute relaxing practice. This class is a more restorative-style practice that will calm the mind and nervous system. Kyra recommends having two blocks and a bolster for this practice. As at-home options, you can use pillows, cushions, or rolled up blankets.
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Soothing Evening Yoga (20 min) - with Veronika Diana
Join Veronika for this short and sweet flow practice. Give yourself 20 minutes to move your body and wind down your mind. This is the perfect practice for when you need to stretch your body in the evening and feel all the feels.
Playlist: https://bit.ly/20minsPMyoga
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Relax & Restore (20 min) - with Alia Mai
Welcome to Alia Mai's relax & restore class. This short class aims to help you destress, release tension, and unwind. It is a gentle practice that can be done at any time of the day when you are needing some very gentle movement and calming breaths.
Props: 2 blocks (or books/pillows) and a cozy ... -
Five Finger Chakra Meditation (18 min) - with Miguel Lopez de Lara
Join Miguel for a five-finger Chakra meditation. We will be using our mind and our hands to connect with 6 energy centres within the body. In this practice, we will be using ujjayi breath. Ujjayi breath is a light restriction of the throat that creates a light hissing sound at the back of the thr...
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Meditation for Systematic Relaxation (14 min) - with Miguel Lopez de Lara
Join Miguel for a short Yoga Nidra meditation. This meditation is a very special systematic relaxation of the body. This is a practice that invites you to discover your inner space through relaxation.
This is the perfect meditation to do when you need to relax after a long day and connect with ... -
Meditation to Infuse the Mind with Light (17 min) - with Miguel Lopez de Lara
Join Miguel for one of his favourite meditations. This 17-minute meditation practice is meant to infuse the mind with light and peace. This class includes pranayama work with will lead into a meditation.
Find a comfortable seat - whatever that looks like so that your back is at rest. This could m...