Empower ME Yoga

I hope to see you, feel your essence and celebrate community this Sunday for a very special class honouring the Winter Solstice ***FREE*** SOLSTICE SURRENDER CLASS Yin, Meditation & Illumination Ceremony Sunday, December 20th / 3:30 - 5:00pm EST... Click here to register: https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/catalog-view.html Join me for a very special class honouring the winter solstice - celebrating the return of light, warmth and wonder. On the shortest day of the year, we are prompted to surrender into nature's rhythm and pause in darkness... to rest and reflect. This is a beautiful opportunity for our community to gather together for an extended practice that will restore your faith in yourself, your life path and all of humanity. This session will feature gentle, contemplative practices and a special Illumination ceremony. RELEASE, RESOLVE, RELAX & RENEW.

Please join us for a month of morning meditation Dec 1st - Jan 1st. The program is FREE and everyone is welcome. Please share this event... the more, the merrier!

Join Lisa Virtue tonight at 7:00pn for A Tropical Sunset Yin Yoga

Announcement & Invitation

Please join me (Marla) this Saturday to raise funds for Fighting Blindness Canada. The event is CYCLE for SIGHT. While the cyclists will be hitting streets across Canada, I will be leading a virtual mindful fitness/movement class. Here is the event link... https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/cms.aspx

Have you seen our latest news?

Yin love anyone?

EMY Virtual Studio is OPEN!

Join me (Marla) for a "Simply Yoga" class this morning at 10:00am. Register online through the EMY website or the Achieve App using your EMY client profile credentials. If you are not currently an EMY client, you can create a profile from the EMY website (www.empowermeyoga.com) and attend by choosing the "Virtual Donation" payment option and pay-what-you-can. I will send you the access link to the virtual classroom about 15 minutes prior to the class via the email we have on file for you. Looking forward to sharing a healing practice with you!

We are happy to announce that the EMY VIRTUAL STUDIO has been launched! We are offering several classes for you to enjoy from your mat at home! More classes will be added to the schedule based on your response to this outreach Yoga program.... PAYMENT There are 4 ways to pay for your virtual studio class: 1. If you have an auto-renew MEMBERSHIP, simply register for the class as you normally would through the website or the Achieve App. 2. If you have an active CLASS PASS, you may use your class pass for the virtual studio classes. Register online through the website or the Achieve App. 3. Purchase any of our membership / class pass options and proceed from there. 4. PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN By choosing any of the VIRTUAL DONATIONS options that you are presented with on the purchase screen. PROCESS The platform we use for our virtual classes is GoToMeeting. New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/788268605. This platform has audio, video and screen share capability. Depending on the class, you may be guided by voice only or both audio and video. If you are among the technically challenged or have difficulty registering online, please email me ([email protected]) and I will enter you manually as long as I receive your request 30 minutes before the start of the class. You need to pre-register for each class. Please ensure that the email in your client profile is current. 15 minutes before the class we will send you a link via email Simply click the link that we provide in the email and follow the on-screen instructions. Enjoy the class! We are HERE FOR YOU! We look forward to welcoming you to the EMY VIRTUAL STUDIO. Namaste, Marla & the EMY Team

Join me tonight for a Yin Yoga practice at 7:00pm. Simply click the GoToMeet.Me link below and get ready to feel the healing waves of a shared virtual space.

Join me (Marla Ericksen) this evening for a FREE YIN YOGA class at 7:00pm (EST)

Safety in Surrender EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY... Empower ME Yoga Studio is CLOSED until further notice... Coming soonREMOTE YOGA CLASSES so you can practice from the comfort of your own home! STAY TUNED STAY SAFE STAY CALM

March 16th Update Empower ME Yoga is a refuge for our community during this time of uncertainty. The studio remains open while we carefully monitor and respond to the progression of COVID-19 on a moment by moment basis. If you have travelled ANYWHERE (in or out of country) by air, please do not come to studio classes.... STUDIO CLASSES We will continue to offer studio classes with a reduced schedule Class participation is limited to 15 students so we can operate in accordance with the government social distancing recommendations You must register online to guarantee your spot. You may show up and drop in; however, we may not be able to accommodate you if the pre-registered roster is full We will not have any props available for use until further notice. The teachers will design classes without the use of props. Aside from personal mats, we strongly suggest that you bring a towel You must wear socks while in the studio REMOTE CLASSES We will be offering remote classes. You will be able to practice with many of your favourite teachers remotely with voice only guided instruction from your phone, tablet or computer These classes will begin this week. We will provide full details in the next 24 hours GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS We will continue to post all amendments on our Facebook page. This will be our main forum of communication with our membership Namaste MARLA

COVID-19 Information & Guidelines Empower ME Yoga is a refuge for our community during this time of uncertainty. We will conduct business as usual, while carefully monitoring and responding to the progression of COVID-19. We are committed to your well being. GENERAL INFORMATION... Refer to the schedule widget (below the printable schedule) on the schedule page of our website or the Wellness Living Achieve App for any teacher substitutions or class cancellations We will post all amendments on our Facebook page. This will be our main forum of communication with our membership Please pre-book for classes through the website or app so that we can inform you of any changes that we can communication more effectively with you. We have sanitary wipes to be used sparingly We have hand sanitizer made of aloe vera gel, alcohol and tea tree oil to be used sparingly While we have some mat spray, we ask that you sanitize and wipe down your own personal mats We have suspended mat rental and have taken the blankets and straps out of commission Please bring a towel with you for use with bolsters or meditation cushions Please leave outdoor shoes downstairs and wear socks anywhere in the studio except on your mat If you are not feeling well or have a compromised immune system, please choose to practice at home. If I can be of any assistance to anyone during this time, please email me directly at [email protected] Namaste MARLA

COVID-19: Prudence, Precaution & Praqctice In times of uncertainty especially those that are tinged with fear of the unknown humanity can take refuge in our only true belonging this NOW moment. In the face of that which is beyond our control, we have two choices SUFFERING or SURRENDER We can get swept into the wave of paranoia, or we can stand square in the present moment and allow life to unfold in quiet, mindful presence.... In the midst of a global pandemic our responsibility is to exercise prudence and precaution in self-care and continue to dedicate the merit of our practice to ourselves, to each other and to our universal tribe all of humanity. Lets heal our world one breath, one heartbeat one moment at a time. Namaste MARLA

Yin Yoga lovers and those who have been hesitant to include Yin Yoga in your practice... PLEASE READ THIS! Most of us gravitate towards needing scientific verification for the activities we choose. This article by my colleague - Bernie Clark - provides this information as it pertains to the physical tissues. Add this to the profound alchemy that is possible through stimulating our energy body, the emotional resilience and psychological stability that permeates our lives as a result of developing mindfulness... NEED I SAY MORE?

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Due to the severe weather in Ottawa this morning we will be cancelling Michael's 10:30am Restore & Align class. Please stay tuned to the website for further updates. It is Our intention to reopen this afternoon at 5:45 p.m. for Diane's Holiday Ease Hatha class. Stay warm and stay safe... Namastr

ROLL OUT YOUR MAT WITH US THIS HOLIDAY

EASE INTO THE NEW DECADE

To all the beautiful people who have ventured into our studio...THANK YOU! You may not realize it, but everytime you step onto your mat, you make the world a better place for everyone!

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