Embody Yoga & Wellness

Whether you’re brand new to yoga, returning after time away, navigating changes in your body, or simply looking for a place to slow down and reconnect, you’ll find a welcoming space at Embody.

Our diverse variety of classes means you can find practices that meet you where you are, from more active Flow and Alignment-oriented practices to introspective Yin, rejuvenating Restorative, and accessible Gentle and Chair Yoga.

Join us in our small group classes in the west end of St. John’s or practice from home via Zoom.

If you’re not sure where to start, our $30 Discovery Pass is a simple way to try a few classes and see what feels like the best fit for you. Try 3 classes over two weeks either in person at our studio in the west end of St. John’s or online from anywhere.

✨ 3 classes
✨ 2 weeks to use them
✨ no experience needed

Start here: NicoleBlackwood.com/discovery-pass

Schedule: NicoleBlackwood.com/schedule
Class Descriptions: NicoleBlackwood.com/classes

Christie Fahey Nicole Blackwood Maria Hillier | Yoga Therapy Andrea Porter V.A. Wicks Tina Pomroy

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Darla’s yoga practice began in her university days back in the mid 1990s. Her love for yoga grew deeper each year and in 2014 she completed a 200 hr teacher training at Therapeutic Yoga Studio, Halifax and in 2015/16 she completed a 150hr Advanced Teacher Training with Hart Lazer of United Yoga, Montreal.

She has completed hundreds of hours of yoga training over the past 30 years, a 120-hr Pilates Mat Certification and recently has completed her Level I Iyengar Yoga certification which was by far the most in-depth level of study she has completed thus far. Certified Iyengar Yoga teachers are extremely well trained. Teacher training is rigorous and spans a three to five-year period in which teachers follow a program based on an international syllabus and standards set by B.K.S. Iyengar.

As a dedicated yoga student and teacher, with a true desire to learn how movement of the body can help create space in our bodies and minds, you will find Darla’s classes can help you explore your own body and mind.

Darla’s curiosity about the mobility and stability of the body inspires her to offer diverse yoga classes and yoga workshops on ways we can cultivate these qualities in both the body and mind. She is an innovative and creative teacher using props extensively to help her students connect with their bodies and minds to bring a sense of stillness and peace within.

This Fall, starting September 9, Darla is teaching Mobility & Stability on Wednesday evenings.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register (link in bio)

💫Teacher Spotlight 💫 Recognizing that everyone is unique, Nicole takes an individualized, playful, and nurturing approach in her teaching. She is passionate about deepening her knowledge of yoga’s wisdom teachings and weaving it into her classes.

Her mission is to make it easier for people to invite yoga into their lives and founded Embody as an accessible and inclusive space for all people to practice.
She has a passion for women’s health and is also a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and currently accepting 1:1 clients including those experiencing reproductive and fertility challenges, drawing from her own experience of her journey to ultimately conceiving her daughter through IVF.

Nicole completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training through the Living Yoga Program in Austin, TX in September 2013 and 300-hr Nectar of Illumination Certificate with Kaya Mindlin in 2025 including Supreme Release Yoga and several programs pertaining to the ancient wisdom teachings of yoga. She has also trained in Restorative Yoga, Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga, Kid’s Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Chair Yoga.

When she is not teaching or practicing yoga, she enjoys experiencing the world through the eyes of her daughter, walking her Westie Oslo, being in nature, making a mess in the kitchen and traveling and camping with her family.

Nicole’s Fall weekly classes:
✨Align & Release, Monday, 7:30pm (70 min)
✨Gentle Yoga, Thursday, 10:00am (60 min)
✨Join weekly classes: nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

Nicole Fall specialized series:
✨Supreme Release Yoga 6-week series beginning on Tuesday, Sept 16, 7:15pm (75 min)
✨Mom & Baby Postnatal Yoga 8-week series beginning on Thursday, Oct 1, 11:20am (60 min)
✨Prenatal Yoga 8-week series beginning Monday, Oct 19, 6:00pm (75 min)
✨Details: nicoleblackwood.com/workshops

Nourish 1:1 ~ Nutrition & Lifestyle Support
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💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Tina is a lifelong student and lover of life who embodies a yoga lifestyle grounded in practice, acceptance, humor, and compassion. She has practiced yoga and meditation for over 30 years and has been a 200-hour certified Hatha Yoga teacher since 2015, with an additional 200+ hours of training including yoga for mental health and addictions, trauma-informed yoga, chair yoga, Ayurveda, Yoga Nidra, and traditional yoga studies in India. She has also studied mindfulness through the University of Theology and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.

Tina is a Certified Mastermind Executive Coach and holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology, a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Commerce, and three years (out of four) of a Bachelor of Science. She is Usui Reiki Level II certified and has completed extensive training in trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, somatics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Tina is the founder of Going Om, a wellbeing company offering leadership and wellbeing coaching, events, and retreats.

This Fall, starting September 11, Tina will be teaching Chair Yoga on Fridays.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

💫Teacher Spotlight 💫 With over 25 years of dedicated yoga practice and 5 years of teaching experience, Valerie brings a warm, encouraging energy to every class. Her sessions strike the perfect balance between fun and challenge, helping students grow in strength, flexibility, and focus.

Valerie is passionate about the many ways yoga supports overall well-being—nurturing the mind, strengthening the body, and fostering a positive outlook on life. She believes regular practice can help prevent or ease many of the challenges we face as we age.

Classes are thoughtfully designed to be accessible and restorative, with a gentle background playlist to set a calming tone. Students make use of props such as bolsters, blankets, yoga blocks, and belts to deepen stretches, enhance alignment, and increase comfort in many poses. Valerie also incorporates self-discovery work using yoga balls to release tension and restore elasticity in the fascia, the body’s connective tissue.

Participants leave feeling more open, mobile, and energized—having stretched, strengthened, and awakened both body and mind.

This Fall, starting September 11, Val is teaching Lengthen, Strengthen & Realign on Friday mornings.

To view registration options visit nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Andrea is committed to honouring every individual’s search for personal growth and their desire to be well. She teaches her classes with compassion, intelligent sequencing that incorporates functional movement, a sense of humour and playfulness, and an utmost respect for every beautiful soul that joins her on this journey, on and off the mat.

Andrea completed her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Vinyasa (Flow) Yoga at Sonic Yoga in Costa Rica in 2016. She is also trained in Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Prenatal Yoga, Chair Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and is a Level 1 & 2 Reiki practitioner. She is currently completing her 300 hour advanced teacher training program to become a registered Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist and also training to become a Certified Neurogenic Yoga™ Teacher and TRE® Provider.

Andrea has experienced the transformative benefits of yoga and hopes she can share this gift with the world – empowering others to heal and nurture their mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. You can often find her and her four legged friend, Winston, in the woods, by the ocean, or anywhere in nature, as this is where she feels most at home.

This Fall, starting September 9, Andrea is teaching Root: Flow & Movement Yoga on Wednesdays and a 4-week Introduction to Yoga series starting on Sunday, October 4.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register
To learn more about the classes, visit https://nicoleblackwood.com/classes

💫 Teacher Spotlight 💫 Maria is Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) with additional foundational training in Hatha & Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra and Chair Yoga. Her private sessions and group classes help her students thrive in everyday movement with self-compassion and self-acceptance at heart. She aims to teach mindful, inclusive and accessible yoga, infusing her sessions and classes with knowledge about our body’s anatomy and unique variations.

She hopes that those who practice with her discover more about their body, breath, heart, and mind each time they come to the mat or chair and that with each practice, they welcome themselves with kindness, gentleness, curiosity and lots of love.

Maria teaches through a trauma informed lens with a focus on creating an inclusive and inviting space within her classes, workshops, and sessions.

This Fall, starting September 10, Maria is teaching Gentle Yoga and Flow & Movement Yoga on Thursdays and Gentle Yoga and Chair Yoga on Tuesdays.

See registration options at nicoleblackwood.com/rates-and-register
To learn more about the classes, visit https://nicoleblackwood.com/classes

We're taking a short break before we start our Fall classes and will be closed Sep 3 - Sep 8.

(please note that Maria's Thursday evening classes are going ahead on Sep 3 to makeup for a cancelled class)

If you wish to practice with us this Fall, classes start Sep 9!

Learn more at NicoleBlackwood.com/rates-and-register