Lotus Yoga Academy Guelph

Awaken your heart's calling and step onto a transformative path of self-discovery, healing, and growth.

Rooted in traditional Hatha yoga, spirituality, and energy healing, our Yoga Alliance-certified training
offers a powerful and holistic experience designed to prepare you to teach with confidence, or simply deepen your connection to yourself 🤍

Upon completion, graduates receive a 200HR Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Certificate recognized internationally through Yoga Alliance.

📍 Lotus Yoga Academy - Guelph
🗓 Begins Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Spots are limited!
📩 DM us for details, tuition information, or to register!

Move to build strength, energy, and vitality. Pause to breathe, reflect, and let your mind rest.

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Are you interested in becoming a 200-hour certified yoga teacher?

Lotus Yoga Academy in Guelph is a registered school with Yoga Alliance, and our next course curriculum begins September 15, 2026.

DM us for details, tuition information, or to register!

Camel Pose is a gentle heart-opening backbend that invites both strength and softness into your practice.

As you lift through the chest and create space across the front body, you’re not just stretching. You are opening yourself to deeper breath, energy, and awareness.

Often associated with the Anahata (Heart) Chakra, this pose encourages emotional openness while helping you build a sense of confidence and empowerment.

Physically, it can improve posture, counteract the effects of prolonged sitting (like slouching and rounding of the back), and relieve back pain.

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Are you interested in becoming a 200-hour certified yoga teacher?

Lotus Yoga Academy is a registered school with Yoga Alliance, and our next course curriculum begins September 15, 2026.

DM us for details, tuition information, or to register!

There is something beautiful that happens when a community comes together to support one another.

A yoga teacher shares their practice. A local maker shares their craft. A small business owner shares their dream. And when people gather to learn, connect, shop, and celebrate, something truly magical is created.

That's the vision behind the very first Peace, Love Yoga Fest & Boho Bliss Market.

Join us on June 13 in Fergus for a beautiful outdoor celebration of yoga, mindfulness, local artisans, and community. Spend the day moving your body, nourishing your spirit, supporting local businesses, and connecting with like-minded souls.

💛 Yoga Festival Highlights:
✨ 108 Sun Salutations
✨ Mantra Chanting
✨ Chakra Meditation
✨ Sound Healing

Participate in the Yoga Program for just $20 per person 

💛 Boho Bliss Market
Shop from over 50 local vendors and connect with one of our gifted readers for a tarot, oracle, or astrology session. 

🌈 Plus a FREE Kid Zone with mindful activities for little yogis.

Whether you come for the yoga, the shopping, the community, or simply the good vibes, we can't wait to welcome you.

📍 Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, 550 Belsyde Avenue East, Fergus, ON
🗓️ Saturday, June 13 | 2PM – 8PM
🎟️ Entry to the Boho Bliss Market is free!

Tag a friend who would love a day filled with yoga, shopping, and a little bit of magic.

  

If you’ve been feeling the quiet nudge to deepen your practice, this may be your sign.

Our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training begins September 15th, 2026 in Guelph, Ontario - and registration is NOW OPEN🤍

• Certified 200hr YTT - grounded in Hatha tradition
Upon completion, students will receive a 200HR Hatha Yoga Certification affiliated with Yoga Alliance and internationally recognized through Yoga Alliance registration.

• Tools to teach with confidence & hold safe spaces

• Embodied pranayama, alignment, sequencing + anatomy basics

• Energy medicine + spiritual frameworks to support transformation

Bonus offerings included:

• Crystal Healing 101 • Reiki (Certification) • Sacred Teachings • Yoga Mentorship - 1 HR session • Lifetime support & community

Spaces are limited.
📩 DM us for details, tuition information, or to register!

Extended Child’s Pose is a deeply grounding and restorative posture that invites the body to soften, slow down, and release.

Often seen as a posture of rest and surrender, this pose encourages you to reconnect with your breath while gently letting go of physical and emotional tension you may be carrying.

As the torso melts toward the earth and the arms extend forward, the body receives a deep yet gentle stretch through the hips, thighs, ankles, spine, shoulders, and back body. It can help release tightness in the neck and lower back — especially when the forehead and torso are fully supported — while creating length and space throughout the spine.

This posture is also incredibly calming for the nervous system. The forward-folding shape naturally encourages introspection and grounding, helping quiet mental overwhelm, regulate anxious energy, and ease the effects of stress, fatigue, overstimulation, or prolonged sitting.

Emotionally and spiritually, Extended Child’s Pose creates a sense of safety, surrender, and return to self 🤍

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Are you interested in becoming a 200-hour certified yoga teacher?

Lotus Yoga Academy is a registered school with Yoga Alliance, and our next course curriculum begins September 15, 2026!

DM us for details, tuition information, or to register!

Our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training begins September 15, 2026 in Guelph, Ontario - and registration is NOW OPEN 🩷

This program blends traditional Hatha teachings + spiritual study + energy-healing modalities for a truly holistic, life-changing experience.

🤍Led by experienced facilitators

⭐️Rooted in tradition & modern application

🧘🏼‍♀️Sacred community + self-discovery

✨Begins September 15 | Limited spots

Whether you’re ready to become a certified yoga teacher or deepen your personal practice, this life-changing journey will expand your body, mind, and soul.

➡️ Message Mary to learn more or to reserve your spot.

Lotus Yoga Academy | Guelph

So many of us are moving through life like everything is an emergency - constantly checking, reacting, rushing, overthinking, bracing for the next thing. And over time, the nervous system starts treating everything like a threat.

A text message feels urgent.
An email feels urgent.
A missed call feels urgent.

The growing to-do list, the unread notifications, the endless mental tabs open in your mind … all of it starts to feel like a five-alarm fire.

But not everything requires immediate access to your energy.

Sometimes the most healing thing you can do is pause.

Take a deep breath. Soften your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Step away from the noise.

And remind yourself: not everything is urgent 🤍

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Bhadrasana, also known as Butterfly Pose, is a gentle seated posture that encourages softness, release, and stillness in both the body and mind.

As the soles of the feet come together and the knees open wide, the pose creates a deep stretch through the inner thighs, hips, and lower back. It can help improve flexibility in the hips and support better posture, especially for those who spend long hours sitting.

When paired with slow breathing or a gentle forward fold, Butterfly Pose becomes deeply calming for the nervous system. The inward shape naturally encourages the body to slow down, making it a supportive pose during moments of stress, overwhelm, or anxiety.

Emotionally, Bhadrasana invites you to soften your grip and let go of tension you may be holding physically or mentally. Rather than forcing flexibility, the pose teaches patience, ease, and acceptance - meeting yourself exactly where you are.

With consistent practice, Butterfly Pose can leave you feeling more open, grounded, and connected within ✨

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Are you interested in becoming a 200-hour certified yoga teacher?
Lotus Yoga Academy  is a registered school with Yoga Alliance, and our next course curriculum begins September 15, 2026.
DM us for details, tuition information, or to register!

Gentle reminder 🤍

You do not have to earn rest.

Rest is part of a healthy, balanced life... not something reserved for burnout.

In a world that constantly encourages more doing, more rushing, and more proving, choosing to pause can feel uncomfortable. But slowing down is not laziness. It is care. It is listening. It is allowing your nervous system a moment to breathe.

Remember, you are allowed to soften before burnout asks you to 🤍

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