Purple Lotus Yoga
60 Calgary Ave. V2A 2T6 Penticton, BC, Canada

Our monthly BY DONATION community yoga class happens today with Shauna. Awaken your body, calm your mind and find your breath in this gently flowing practice. Leave feeling restored and ready for your week. This month all proceeds go to the South Okanagan Women in Need Society.

Welcome to weekends at Purple Lotus this winter! There is something for everyone, so don’t let class names confuse or intimidate you Saturdays 9am: Gentle Hatha is a traditional yoga practice taught at a slower pace. This means reclined or seated warmups, followed by a variety of accessible kneeling, standing or prone asanas (poses). Hatha classes almost always incorporate a short meditation, pranayama (breath work) and Savasana (full relaxation). This practice will gently s...tretch, strengthen, and release tension. An amazing way to begin the day! Saturdays 10:30am: Hatha Flow is a multi-level flow practice. This means that there will be some breath-body movement (think Sun Salutations) as well as some longer held traditional poses (think Warrior 2). This level two practice can be strong, but is always taught in stages for every body. Flow class are fun because the teacher can get creative about warming up the body, sequencing poses and challenging students to try something new. Sundays 9am: Flow and Restore is a replenishing, slower flow practice that includes standing and balancing postures. This class winds down with nourishing restorative poses, pranayama and a longer Savasana (full relaxation). This practice takes care of both body and mind - enjoy the balance between movement and rest. All classes are available online and in studio .

Give your hips and shoulders some love this weekend! Both practiced yogis and beginners will enjoy the long-held, opening poses and the peaceful, supportive pace of this extended practice. Online and in studio. Yin for Hips and Shoulders: Saturday, January 16th, 2-4pm.

This month all proceeds from our Community Yoga class will go to the South Okanagan Women in Need Society. Sign up for free on our schedule, and then make a cash or e-transfer donation to [email protected]. Any amount helps! For the month of January, 2% of all yoga classes and passes sold will be donated to SOWINS as well! We’re looking for someone to support in February...do you know who’s working for positive social change in our local community?

Give your hips and shoulders some love! Kassandra's January Yin workshop is happening this weekend. Both practiced yogis and beginners will enjoy the long-held, opening poses and the peaceful, supportive space. Offered in studio and live-streamed online. A recording of the practice will be available to all registered. https://www.purplelotusyoga.ca/clas/yinforhipsandshoulders/

Pain Care Yoga: We offer this special series to bring people together who are living with persistent pain. You will explore and unpack the nature of pain through understanding of current pain science and learn the powerful role yoga can play to help regain a sense of agency over your well being. We are excited to welcome Dana back to our studio to share her knowledge, experience and open-hearted grace as a Pain Care Yoga certified teacher who walks her own path of living with persistent pain. This small group series will be in studio so you can enjoy a friendly and supportive space. Please share with all those who could benefit!

We're excited to collaborate with @starlit_yoga to offer new Pain Care Yoga series! Now our community has two pain care yoga classes available, Wednesday afternoons with Dana Powell at Purple Lotus, or Monday afternoons with Natasha Scott at Starlit. This special class is designed for people who live with persistent pain. It brings together the science of pain with the practice of yoga to help those living with pain learn how to move with ease and live well. Suitable for those new to yoga and experienced yogis alike. Please pre register on our website. These in studio classes have limited space available.

What is your ideal yoga practice? So often we are drawn to what is comfortable to our nature. But sometimes those who like the strong movement of a vigorous practice, actually need the rest of a restorative one. And sometimes those who like to take it easy, could benefit from a little more movement and stimulation. Entice yourself to try something new! Wednesdays at Purple Lotus has it all: morning flow, multi-level hatha, yin, restorative & evening flow. Try a class for fre...e by using the code WINTERYOGA at checkout. If you are not sure if a class is appropriate for you, please reach out, we want all our students to feel safe and supported. Wednesdays at PLY: Early Flow 6:30am with Shauna Multilevel Hatha 9am with Kassandra Yin Yoga 10:15am with Kassandra Postnatal Yoga 11:30am with Shauna (starts Feb 3rd) Pain Care Yoga 1:30pm with Dana (starts Jan 27th) Restorative Yoga 5:30pm with Shambhavi Evening Flow 7pm with Shauna

Our Beginner’s Series begins tonight! Open the door to new habits with this fully guided class, two evenings a week. You may discover that a regular yoga practice serves and supports you in powerful and unexpected ways. Online spaces still available. #movement #breath #mindfullness #relaxation

Our last POP UP holiday fundraiser! Join Lorna in studio or online. All proceeds go to community giving: a local family’s food and gift hamper through the Boys and Girls Club and the SOWINS backpack project for locals living with homelessness. Please register for this free fundraiser class on our website and make a donation (any amount helps!) to [email protected]. Call us for more info @ 250-328-4426. Thank you for all the support and generosity .

Happy holidays! We hope you enjoy simple festivities, the beautiful gift of winter snow, and the chance for warm, quiet rest. Our studio is closed from Dec 24th-27th. We’ll have lots of classes for you to enjoy early next week . Monday the 28th ... 6:30 am Early Flow 9am Multilevel Hatha 5:30 Yin Yoga Tuesday the 29th 9am Gentle Hatha 5:30 Hatha Flow Wednesday the 30th 6:30 Early Flow 9am Intermediate Hatha 6:30 Flow and Restore

All proceeds go to community giving: a local family’s holiday hamper through the Boys and Girls Club and the SOWINS backpack project for locals living with homelessness. This year it’s going to be a little harder to collect donations, without having our studio space as the giving hub, but we’ll work it out. Huge gratitude to the yogis who have already contributed! Please sign up for this free fundraiser class and make a donation (any amount helps!) to [email protected]. If you’d prefer to provide a gift we still need: adult gloves and wool socks, grocery gift cards, crib sheets, board books, crib toys, size 7/8 girls clothing, size 7/8 snowpants, books on animals and nature (for 8 yr old), girls’ hair accessories and take-out gift cards for one amazing single mama! Call us to arrange drop off (250-328-4426). Thank you !

We hope you can join this beautiful offering from our friends @starlit_yoga with teachers from all over BC and Alberta. This FREE live-stream yoga circle will celebrate the winter solstice with pranayama, meditation, asana and mantra. We can’t imagine a better way to honour the light! Make sure you register on their site to get the link.

This winter, begin your Tuesday mornings moving with ease under the magical guidance of Sanaz and reconnect with breath body movement at the end your day with Darcie’s heart-centred, intelligent flow. Try any drop-in class on our new winter schedule for free by using the code WINTERYOGA at registration! Online and in studio available. Tuesdays at PLY: Gentle Yoga 9 am with Sanaz ... Extra Gentle Yoga 10:30am with Sanaz Hatha Flow 5:30pm with Darcie Beginners Series 7:00pm with Darcie See more

Happy to be back in studio for our last POP UP fundraiser classes this weekend! All proceeds go to community giving: a local family’s holiday hamper through the Boys and Girls Club and the SOWINS backpack project for locals living with homelessness. Please register for this free fundraiser class on our website and make a donation (any amount helps!) to [email protected]. Call us for more info @ 250-328-4426. Thank you for all the support and generosity .

Our first seasonal POP UP fundraiser class ! All proceeds go to community giving: a local family’s holiday hamper through the Boys and Girls Club and the SOWINS backpack project for locals living with homelessness. This year it’s a little different collecting donations without our studio space as the hub, but we’ll work it out, the generosity of this studio community always amazes. Please sign up for this free fundraiser class and make a donation (any amount helps!) to [email protected]. If you’d prefer to provide a gift we still need: adult gloves and wool socks, grocery gift cards, crib sheets, board books, crib toys, size 7/8 girls clothing, size 7/8 snowpants, books on animals and nature (for 8 yr old), fun girls’ hair stuff and take-out gift cards for one amazing single mama! Call us to arrange drop off or for any questions (250-328-4426). Thank you!

Provincial guidelines have been updated and our studio is open and ready for in person classes sooner than expected! You can now practice online or in studio again. Please review our Covid-19 Protocols (see below) before coming back to the studio. We have put a lot of care into following the current guidelines for yoga classes to help keep our space safe. Thank you for your support! Please enter from the front door and exit through the back door to avoid congestion in the ...hallway. Wear a mask when entering and exiting the studio or anytime you are off your mat. You may take your mask off when you are on your mat practicing yoga. Bring your own mat and props to class and place your mat on one of the marked floor spots to ensure proper distancing. Mats are spaced so all students have a 2.6m x 2.6m square to practice in. Please do not enter the studio if you have any cold or flu symptoms. We will continue to disinfect commonly touched surfaces between classes and provide hand sanitizer at multiple points.

The Art of Relaxation. Connecting with our natural state of peace, ease and clarity. Join Shambhavi for this afternoon workshop of deep and profound relaxation. Take a pause to restore and renew through a series of restorative yoga postures, ending with a long Yoga Nidra meditation to draw you into a state of yogic sleep. Now online only. Sunday, December 6th 1:30-4pm. https://www.purplelotusyoga.ca/classes/art-of-relaxation/

We’re excited that our next POP UP fundraiser class will be both in studio and online! All proceeds go to community giving: a local family’s holiday hamper through the Boys and Girls Club and the SOWINS backpack project for locals living with homelessness. Please register for this free fundraiser class on our website and make a donation (any amount helps!) to [email protected]. Call us for more info @ 250-328-4426.

Welcome December! This morning in Penticton began with a setting full moon and rising sunny skies, reminding us of the balance between lunar and solar energies that we cultivate in hatha yoga, the balance between activity and receptivity, movement and rest. We hope you were up early enough to share in this beauty! In this time of pause, or stillness, there is still much to look forward to. See more on our seasonal workshops and community fundraising in our monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/42f5d2da1dad/0gzn95p2cq-4127033

Our by donation, all-ages Family Yoga POP UP happens today! All proceeds go to community giving. Online only: spread out in your own space and start the week with fun, family connection. No yoga experience needed. Sunday, December 13th 4-5pm. Sign up for free on our site to get the zoom link: www.purplelotusyoga.ca/schedule

Yin Yoga for Serenity workshop this weekend. Take an opportunity for much needed pause with this slow and easeful extended practice with Kassandra. Saturday, December 12th, 2-4pm. Online only. Recording available. Please register at www.purplelotus.ca. #serenity #deeppeace #rest #supportedposes #yinyoga #pentictonyoga #decemberyoga