Ga-ga for Yoga - where to Namaste in the Seaway cities
Restore, reconnect with yourself, find your calm and energize at the same time. Your happy and healthy connection may be yoga - and South Eastern Ontario’s St. Lawrence Seaway cities are here to guide you in your journey. Read on for 15 places to go ga-ga for yoga and nourish mind, body and soul in SEO.
Nature’s Element Wellness
A timeless tradition reimagined. Discover the harmony of heat, cold and stillness at this special place nestled among the rock and forest near Mallorytown. With a large indoor/outdoor yoga and meditation space, saunas, red light room, cold plunge areas, forest trails, hammocks and fireplaces to rest and gather around, this is a wellness gem all connected by boardwalks alongside serene ponds and waterfalls. Look for a complimentary meditation each Friday morning and evening Fire and Ice events, as well as yoga, breathwork, forest bathing and sound baths - all set in harmony with nature’s beauty. Nourish your soul!
Engine House Yoga and Fitness
Dedicate time for yourself and focus on your wellness. Engine House conveniently has two locations in Brockville with classes throughout each day, offering group or private meditation and yoga classes as well as personal training. Start your wellness journey today.
Need an extra refresh? Check out the jacuzzi rooms and even the Vault Suite with a private deck, hot tub and double-sided fireplace at 48 King West, an impressively restored bank from the 1920s turned boutique hotel. Relax in front of the fire or snuggle down for a nap and embrace the space and time to simply rest.
Or, find solitude at the Sir Isaac Brock B&B Luxury Suites. Celebrating 200 years this year, the heritage building offers luxurious accommodations, with each room having a sitting area and ensuite. Known for their fantastic breakfasts, you could add to your restorative stay in Brockville and stay here where personalized service is levelled up.
Enhance your wellbeing at this indoor experience featuring a large hydrotherapy hot tub, soothing sauna, steam room and cold plunge pool. Offering a holistic wellness journey, Glow Spa Retreat leaves you refreshed and revitalized. Couple it with a massage or facial and reap the full reward of distressing.
Wintergreen Studios
This off-grid education and retreat centre situated on 200 acres of woodlands inspires people to live harmoniously and become more resilient. Look for special occasions to experience this unique and thoughtful wilderness property and its buildings like equinox and solstice labyrinth walks, yoga and meditation, open houses and biodiversity events, workshops, music, herbal medicines, and even creative writing sessions.
Looking for a special place for dinner to nourish your body? Look to Tango Nuevo on King St. E. to immerse yourself in a globally-inspired tapas experience. With a spacious and elegant dining room, it’s the perfect place to kick-start your wellness while also wholeheartedly enjoying your food. Also, try The Juniper Cafe in two locations, one overlooking Lake Ontario, to further find peace. Think hot soups, sandwiches, teas, salads and baked goods waiting to be enjoyed.
Relaxing, friendly place with professional teachers, clean and calm. The Yoga Hub on Pinnacle Street in Belleville is known as a happy place for yoga enthusiasts practicing Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, and Yin. Start the new year feeling healthy and energized!
Breathe & Balance
A registered Kinesiologist known as the Tipsy Yogi, the practices here are infused with thoughtful sequencing to help move in and out of postures safely and confidently. Breathe and Balance on the Bay of Quinte is ready to support every body that lands on the mat with an invitation to reconnect. Look here also for pre- and post-natal specialties, as well as sound meditation and somatic breathing.
Mindful Movements
From hot yoga sunrise flow to candlelight warm Yin yoga, Mindful Movements in Belleville had classes throughout the day to suit a variety of schedules. Discover the joy of yoga and purify your body no matter your experience level!
Enjoy yoga and then head over L’Auberge de France for a nourishing bistro lunch. Think homemade Montreal smoked brisket or in-house smoked salmon on a homemade croissant, vegetarian quiche, fresh soups and even sourdough baguette with roasted garlic, Brie, arugula and roast beef. Is your mouth watering yet?!
From yoga for pelvic health to Yin Yoga and beginner Hatha Yoga, We Thrive Wellness offers classes, workshops and events each day as part of their Circle of Care Model. Look here for sound therapy, meditations, counselling, energy therapy, and even couples experiences. The space is intentionally designed to support healing.
Cornwall and SDG Counties
Nurturing the spirit, this calming yet energizing space in Cornwall holds multiple classes a day with a variety of instructors so you can find what works for you. From restorative yoga with crystal bowls to prenatal yoga, somatic yoga to Yin fusion and gentle flow. It’s all at Spirit Tree, complete with guidance and coaching on living a healthy, happy and fulfilling life.
Why not make a night of it? Stay in the Auberge Chelsey’s Inn, a red brick Georgian home circa 1814 turned bed and breakfast. It’s a small boutique hotel for travellers who want to escape the everyday without sacrificing comfort.
Try something new: stay in an off-grid yurt after your yoga experience! The camping site at Springfield Farm near Apple Hill near Cornwall offers a stay in a beautiful yurt on an authentic family-owned organic farm. Guests are welcome to explore the farm and observe farming practices. There is an 18-hole disc golf course here, but in the winer, guests may enjoy using the snowshoes for a walk around the property and in February and March even helping with maple syrup production!
Namaste in South Eastern Ontario and make it a time of peacefulness.