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Let your contentment blossom At Yoga Santosha we believe that Yoga is about community.
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Through a variety of yoga styles designed for all levels, we create and hold a space that invites people to connect with one another and an opportunity to be their authentic self. Our instructors encourage personal exploration, non-attachment to outcome and present moment awareness. We offer the Great Yoga Wall, Ashtanga Yoga, Flow Yoga, Yin/Yang Yoga, Hot Yoga, Yoga Barre, Rollax, Warm Hips and Hamstrings, Warm Yin/Restorative, Yin Restorative with Nidra. All of which use a combination of movement and posture synchronized with the breath. Strength, flexibility, stamina and complete relaxation are developed along with balance and concentration. We believe in fostering the practice not only within the physical body but the heart, soul and mind as well. There are many free 2 hours spots available on side streets and we have $2 parking inside the indoor car lot located on 18th avenue on the side of the studio.

11/22/2025

Is it real or just familiar?

Sometimes we see what we expect, not what is. The mind fills in the gaps, draws from memory, and makes meaning fast.
We don’t even notice when we’ve slipped into assumption.

𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 / 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝟏.𝟖
𝑣𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑦𝑜 𝑚𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑎̄𝑗𝑛̃𝑎̄𝑛𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑢̄𝑝𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠̣𝑡̣ℎ𝑎𝑚
Misconception is false knowledge formed by perceiving something incorrectly.

We mistake the rope for a snake.
We hear a word and take it personally.
We watch someone’s expression and assume their thoughts.
The moment becomes distorted, but we believe it anyway.

Misconception isn’t always dramatic.
Sometimes it’s the tiniest turn of the mind
That takes us away from what’s actually happening.

This sutra invites us to notice
Where story has taken the place of truth
And where we might be ready to see again.

Let the sutra meet you where you are and maybe ask what have you mistaken lately and are you willing to look again?

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11/21/2025

Come share chai and connect with two of the lead teachers of our 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training as you step into the space where the practice deepens and learning is held.

Thursday, Nov. 27
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Mission Studio

Join our complimentary in-person Info Session to meet Candace and Lisa, hear more about the training, and ask anything that’s on your heart.

Whether you are exploring the idea or already registered, this evening is a beautiful way to tune in, connect, and land a little deeper into the experience ahead.

Please register so we can prepare enough chai.

YTTCalgary

11/16/2025

Rocket Yoga 🚀with Jasmine
🔹 Sunday, November 23
🔹 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🔹 Kensington Studio
🔹 $40 per person

Get ready to flow through a fun, invigorating, and adventurous two-hour hybrid of all three Rocket Yoga series (Ashtanga Inspired).

This strong and inspiring journey blends power and play as you work inside and out, take flight, go upside down, and explore expansive postures, rhythm, breath, focus, and energy.

Jasmine brings her vibrant spirit and deep practice to guide this dynamic experience.

Expect moments of stillness and challenging practices of meditation, breathwork, drishti (gaze), and bandhas (energetic locks). Optional adjustments are offered.

All levels are welcome with some previous experience required. Come ready to sweat, explore, and lift off.

11/15/2025

When do you actually like yourself?
Some of the time?
Never?
Only when things go perfectly in your already predetermined idea of how you’re meant to look or sound?

Or can you say always?

Because honestly, how often are we putting ourselves in the outhouse without even noticing? The tone we never use on a friend becomes the tone we use on ourselves. And then we wonder why we feel so small, so insignificant.

Think of what happens when someone demeans you or mocks you. Notice how that lands in the body, how it chips away, how it changes how you see yourself. So why do we think doing that to ourselves is any different?

Liking yourself always doesn’t mean loving every choice or pretending that we don’t, at times, mess up. In fact, life is a colorful, messy art project.

Showing up for yourself and not abandoning yourself in the moment you need support the most is part of what it takes to like yourself.

Maybe today is a good day to practice answering always, even if it feels awkward, even if it feels new.

Remember, you can still wish you handled something differently and still stand with yourself. You can still say I didn’t love that and still stay kind.

Maybe that’s the whole practice.
Standing with yourself and remembering you’re someone worth liking.

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11/13/2025

Throwback to July 🔥
It wasn’t just hot outside, it was hot in the studio too.

Meno, Jackie, and Angie earned that glow after Angie’s fiery hot Santosha flow.

Three amazing teachers/practitioners sharing sweat, smiles, and the post-practice bliss we all know and love.

Grateful for these incredible humans and the energy they bring to our Santosha community.

11/08/2025

Grounded in truth or stretching into story?

The mind can quickly build a narrative that is completely false.

There is a tendency for the mind to fill in the gaps, project meaning, and turn moments into stories, even when they are not based in truth.

𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 / 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝟏.𝟕:
𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑦𝑎𝑘𝑠̣𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑎̄𝑛𝑎 𝑎̄𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑎̄ℎ̣ 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎̄𝑛̣𝑎̄𝑛𝑖
Right knowledge arises through three means: direct perception, inference, and reliable testimony.

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is what we witness or experience firsthand.

You feel snow land on your skin. No guesswork, just lived experience.

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 is the conclusion we draw through logic or observation.

You see wet grass and pavement with grey skies and conclude it must have rained or snowed.

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 comes from trusted sources such as wise teachers, sacred texts, or guidance passed down with integrity.

You may not know every yoga posture by heart, but when a skilled teacher explains it with clarity and lineage, you trust the teaching.

What if you paused to ask, is it true?
And noticed the moments when the mind clouds perception, when stories take over before truth has even had a chance to land.

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒,
and notice what aspect of right knowledge might become your best compass to practice.

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11/06/2025

Kirstin’s heart share is our newest blog ♥️
This is how it begins:

‘Friends. You are welcome here and you belong here.

If you don’t always feel like you belong, yet a tiny part of you remains open to the idea that it may not be the whole truth – these words might change your life.

And although this is hardly the whole story for me, it’s as good a place as any to begin.

I remember distinctly the moment these words landed, unexpectedly, channeled by a wise and beautiful stranger who’d I’d later call one of my great teachers as I settled into her class. And I broke. I couldn’t have anticipated the degree to which I would be impacted by such simple language. But the potency of her words penetrated me, and my cracks began to show. The foundation I had built and lived upon had started to shift and as it did, I too, began to come apart.

A series of less than gentle awakenings delivered me to the truth of my reality: that the world in which I felt alone, unwelcome and an outsider to – had been in large part my own creation.’ ~

Read the full piece through the link in our bio.

If you haven’t met Kirstin or practiced with her yet – she is an exceptional human. Heart-led. Powerful. Courageous. Devoted to the practice and devoted to life. She listens, really listens. She keeps learning, keeps exploring, and she shares from a place that is honest and brave. She is willing to swim into the depths.

We are incredibly lucky that she joined Yoga Santosha after completing her teacher training with us in 2023, and is now one of our beloved teachers.

Thank you, Kirstin, for sharing your heart, you and for reminding us that we all belong.

Come meet Kirstin on your mat:

Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Core Flow (Mission)
Fridays 6:00 p.m. Rhythm + Flow (Mission)
Saturdays 12:00 p.m. Vinyasa Flow (Kensington)

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11/05/2025

The Chanting Elephant

🔹 Friday, November 7
🔹 7:30 – 8:45 PM
🔹 Mission Studio
🔹 By Donation (All proceeds to Kids Cancer Care)

Open your heart and raise your voice in this joyful Bhakti gathering with a few of your beloved Santosha teachers.

Learn the devotional practices of Bhakti Yoga, explore traditional and modern chanting, and experience the power of sound and community as tools for healing and joy.

Please bring: a yoga mat, water, and your open heart. All are welcome.

11/03/2025

An hour returned today. Daylight savings happened and time stretched for a moment.

A friend asked, what if we did that on purpose? What if every week we set aside an hour that was not already spoken for before it began.

Not an hour to catch up or get ahead. An hour with room to breathe. To feel supported enough to soften, to say yes and open wide.

What would that hour hold? What would you choose if time was not already full?

Maybe the real gift is not the extra hour at all. Maybe the gift is the reminder that we can choose to make one.

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10/31/2025

Showed up, found a seat, and hasn’t moved since.

Happy Halloween from our quietest and calmest meditator 🎃

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10/30/2025

Massage at Mission

You know that feeling when you walk into the studio’s and the energy slows you down the second you arrive? The same sense of calm and care lives in our massage space at the Mission Studio.

Our registered massage therapists are genuinely incredible.

Whether you’ve been training hard, sitting too long, or just feeling stretched thin, they’ll meet you where you are.

From deep tissue to Swedish, therapeutic, and dynamic cupping, there’s a treatment that fits what you need.

Taking care of yourself comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s rolling out your mat, sometimes it’s booking a massage, sometimes it’s both.

And if you have benefits, gentle reminder. Time to use them.

10/27/2025

When you’re ready, your practice has a way of opening even further.

Early bird pricing ends Friday. Save $300 on our next 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training.

YTT begins January 10, 2025 at Yoga Santosha Mission.

Led by Candace Cooke, Curran Watts, Alë Veffer, Lisa Tierney, and guest teacher Lisa Whitford.

Click the link in our bio to learn more or apply.

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10/22/2025

Ardha Matsyendrasana | Seated Twist

Fall Equinox marks a shift toward balance and transition. Twists mirror that movement by helping us clear space, let go of what we no longer need, and make room for what is ahead.

Ardha Matsyendrasana is named after the sage Matsyendra, said to be the first to receive the teachings of yoga. The pose represents transformation and insight.

In this twist, one leg crosses over the other, grounding the base and spiraling the spine upward. Some practitioners keep the bottom leg extended, while others bend it to change their relationship to the rotation. Both versions are true to the pose.

Focus on length before turning. Root evenly through the sit bones, lift through the heart, and let the breath guide the movement.

As you move into the pose, notice what feels steady, what feels spacious, and where balance begins.

10/19/2025

Seeds of Stillness
with Mariana (Nita) Diaz & Sarah Lerner
🔹 Saturday, October 25
🔹 7:00 – 8:30 PM
🔹 Mission Studio
🔹 $50 per person

A yin yoga, journaling, and sound bath journey to reconnect with your inner wisdom.

Move through yin yoga postures supported by guided journaling and the healing vibrations of a live sound bath. Stillness reveals insight. Come slow down, soften inward, and open to what already lives within you.

No yoga, sound, or writing experience required. Bring a yoga mat, journal, and pen, and let the experience unfold.

Facilitators
Mariana (Nita) Diaz is a yoga teacher and holistic copywriter who holds space for healing through words, movement, and mindfulness.
🔗 nitascoloringbook.com

Sarah Lerner is a sound healer and resilience coach supporting others to trust their inner knowing and reclaim their power.
🔗 sarahlerner.ca

10/17/2025

It’s been a few years since this photo op occurred, and the energy is timeless 💕✨

Natasha and Candace share so much light, wisdom, and laughter both on and off the mat.

In one of our earlier throwbacks, Natasha went unguessed in the photo lineup, so she’s getting her moment today alongside Candace, owner of Yoga Santosha.

Natasha left for a while and is now back teaching her nourishing and grounding classes.

Big smiles. Big hearts. Beautiful souls.
We’re so grateful for the love and energy these two bring to our community.

10/15/2025

Liberate Somatic Release
with Lauren Hutchings

🔹 Saturday, October 18
🔹 6:30 – 8:30 PM
🔹 Mission Studio
🔹 $50 per person

If you’re looking for tools to help process sticky emotions, this insightful, movement-based workshop is for you. Featuring Neurogenic Tremoring, a natural mechanism that helps your body release stress, this practice supports the release of tension, stored trauma, and chronic vigilance.

Join Lauren Hutchings, Clinical Traumatologist and Counsellor, for a supportive evening of movement, catharsis, and reconnection as we feel, express, and liberate what has been held within.

Please bring: an item for the altar, a mat, water, and a journal.

No previous experience necessary.

10/13/2025

Thankful ✨
for the steady rhythm of practice,
for the small kindnesses that ripple outward, for the remembering that we’re part of something larger.

Thank you for being part of our circle,
for showing up with open hearts and steady breath, for being the reason these space feel alive.

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Address

1800 4 Street SW And 821 14 St NW
Calgary, AB
T2S2S5

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 10pm
Tuesday	9am - 10pm
Wednesday	6am - 10pm
Thursday	9am - 10pm
Friday	6am - 7pm
Saturday	9:45am - 7pm
Sunday	9:45am - 9pm

Website

https://yogasantosha.ca/

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At Yoga Santosha we believe that Yoga is about community. Through a variety of yoga styles designed for all levels, we create and hold a space that invites people to connect with one another and an opportunity to be their authentic self. Our instructors encourage personal exploration, non-attachment to outcome and present moment awareness. We offer a variety of yoga classes and styles so that everyone can recieve exactly what they are needing. All of which use a combination of movement and posture synchronized with the breath. Strength, flexibility, stamina and complete relaxation are developed along with balance and concentration. We believe in fostering the practice not only within the physical body but within the heart, soul and mind as well. There are many free 2 hours spots available on side streets and we have $2.50 parking inside the indoor car lot located on 18th avenue on the side of the studio.