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Ganges Yoga Studio

Explore and discover healing practices of a physical and spiritual nature.

Located in beautiful Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Ganges Yoga Studio offers classes in Yoga (Beginners, Intermediate, Mixed Levels, Seniors, Restorative), Zumba, Feldenkrais, Belly Dance and regular community events. The peaceful setting of the studio also serves as a rental space for corporate retreats, meetings and sacred ceromonies. Suitable for all occasions.

* Bright, spacious and fully equipped
* Large, central parking lot
* Ground level, easy wheelchair access
* 3 washrooms
* 1500 sq ft Practice space
* Mats, blocks, belts, bolsters, blankets, chairs, sandbags
* Great Yoga Wall with belts, bars and pelvic swings
* Music centre, ipod station
* Rolling, portable mirrors

03/07/2026

Spring Fayre TODAY!! 11-3pm, drop on by and support local small business artisans from our amazing island community!

03/06/2026

Hey you, yes you!

Did you hear the news?!?

8:15am gentle yoga returns to GYS Friday mornings starting tomorrow, yes TOMORROW!

So roll out of bed, grab a coffee to go, or a maté, or my new fave .guayusa , and don’t worry if your hair isn’t brushed, mine probably won’t be!! Let’s move and breathe together as a means of creating community and saying good morning to our weekend!

Hopefully see you in the morning, but sorry, the puppies won’t be there, they’re not morning pups, they like their beauty sleep!!

02/28/2026

ONE WEEK TODAY!

Saturday March 7th, 11-3, join us for our first annual Spring Fayre! Exactly one month before the Saturday Market gears back up, we are offering you the chance to browse and buy from some of our incredibly talented local artisans. Free entry for all, come hungry as there will be food available for purchase as well as clothing, pottery, quilting, cosmetics, jewellery, archery bows, cleaning supplies, aromatherapy, chocolates and much more!

See you there!

02/16/2026

Today is Family Day, a name for a stat holiday that might instantly trigger some folks, and cause a flood of emotions for one reason or the other. I am one of those people.

I grew up with a mother who said the word “family” as if it were something smelly on the bottom of her shoe. She would turn her lip up, almost growl, and say “ugh, family”. Granted, her childhood was marred by the trauma that her ancestors experienced, fleeing the war in the Ukraine in 1919 when her mother was just a child; but from a very young age, I always had a deep-seated knowing that my mother was wrong on this one. I knew in my heart of hearts that family could be the most beautiful thing available to us as creatures who crave connection.

Because I was raised as an only child, I didn’t have a lot of family, so I went out into the world for many decades to “find my tribe”. Family doesn’t have to be blood, you see, although sometimes they also are. I was blessed enough to find Andy 20 years ago, and to bring our children into the world together. The four of us are a tight family unit, and for me having not had that as a child, it’s something that I cherish each and every day.

My sisters and I found out about one another eight years ago now, when I was 37 years old. I was living in England at the time, and had a baby in my arms and a 22 month old racing around my feet. My sisters flew straight over and spent two whole weeks with us, and we stayed up into the wee morning hours downloading our early lives to one another. They have become such beacons of light and love in my life, and they’re also wonderful aunties to my girls.

So you see, family can come in all different shapes and sizes. Some family members are blood, some aren’t. Some have known you their whole lives, others you find along the way. What this day celebrates to me is our infinite capacity for connection, our craving to be seen and heard, loved and held by those around us. So take a moment today to hold those dear to you in your arms or your heart. In these tumultuous times, moments where we acknowledge the immense power of love are of the utmost importance.

02/15/2026

How Valentine’s Day changes over the years! Today isn’t our first, or our second, or our fifth, tenth or fifteenth Valentine’s Day. It’s our TWENTIETH!

On our first Valentine’s Day together, this fine gentleman proposed marriage, and of course I accepted (we had known each other seven months!)! The next decade of Valentine’s Days were spent wining and dining, and then our family grew. Now, tonight, this day symbolises a bigger love. With my sisters visiting, my children goofing around, and my pets all snuggled in, this is simply a day of love for family, sat having cups of tea in front of the fire in our pajamas. Instead of engagement rings, I bought my children and hubby som of the most delectable treats from yum!!!

So here’s to all love, not just romantic love, but self love, friend love and most of all family love. Hug the ones you love and hold on tight.

02/11/2026

Disclaimer: sick and frustrated yogini rant!

Anybody else struggle to slow down?

Well, I struggle to slow down. I like moving quickly, I enjoy being busy, I love embracing as much of each moment of this beautiful life as I can. There’s usually a humming in my muscles and bones and it’s life’s energy coursing through me. I’ve been made to feel bad for my fast moving ways, both on my mat and off, but alas it is my unique energy finding its way out into the world!

But last week I could feel it; the subtle ni**le of my body aching and telling me that she was tired. I didn’t listen, there was too much to do! Well, ultimately our bodies will let us know as only they can that we need to slow down. So this week I’m ill, having pushed too far and not listened last week, and now I’m home and I’m trying to rest, but there’s still so much to do! A family to cook for, pets to look after, house admin to attend to. I’m finding comfort with the puppies and my plants. I’ve foraged fresh turkey tail mushrooms and usnea from the forest for a nourishing tea, I’m picking fresh Bok Choy from the garden and eating it right there and then. I’m packing our meals full of spinach, kale, and as much dark green leafy veg as I can. I simply cannot just sit still all day.

And so, I will be back soon enough to my buzzing self, and what I’m learning through this moment of enforced attempt at stillness is that it’s okay if you’re NOT naturally a still person. There’s so much pressure in the health and wellness sphere to find your still point, and yes, that has a place, but equally, each and every one of us has a unique vibration and speed that we move at. So if you’re a fast mover that’s great! If you’re a slow mover that’s great! What’s not great is pretending to be that which you’re not. I’ll never be the person who’s happy to move slowly through most days and I’ve always felt bad about that. Well I’m not going to feel bad about that anymore! Instead of stillness, I am present!! So bring on the fire horse, I’ll be back to galloping speed by next week, come on life, let’s enjoy each and every moment!!

02/09/2026

ONE MONTH TODAY!!

This is going to be awesome!

I trust this woman with my 87 year-old father’s personal training. She and I have had many a conversation over the importance of breath. She practices what she preaches.

This is not a breathwork circle (those are amazing too, don’t get me wrong!), this is a functional breathing workshop designed to give you the tools you need to breathe better all day, everyday. It’s based on the Buteyko Method, and it really is life changing work.

Starting March 8th, you will meet from 3-4pm on four Sundays to learn the tools to breathe properly, which can help you:
- improve sleep apnea
- decrease stress
- improve asthma and allergies
- reduced blocked nostrils
- so much more!

Join Tyna for this amazing workshop and feel the effects in your life within days. Only $108 as an investment for the entire workshop, including materials, zoom session, and private group chats for support.

Book online on the GYS website or email Tyna directly at
tynabreath@gmail.com
workshop

02/07/2026

ONE MONTH TODAY!

Join us in welcoming Spring and supporting local artisans with our Spring Fayre on Saturday, March 7th, 11am-3pm. We will have food, clothing, cosmetics, candles, jewellery, quilted goods, cleaning products and more, all handmade here on island! We will even be selling seeds to help you kickstart your garden!

We are still looking for more vendors, so please do reach out to Luna if you’re wishing to sell your creations. See you one month today!

01/30/2026

Last minute call to wellness for Saturday, the eve of Imbolc! Join us for a breathwork experience with Yascha.

This is your invitation to come home and feel the miracle that you are.

Join us for an evening of conscious, connected breathing in a ceremonial circle. Together, we bring our minds and hearts into coherence through a devotional hour of conscious breathing.

We will set intentions, create the container, and breathe together for about an hour, followed by an integration circle. The breath is accompanied by a carefully curated set of medicine music and personalized facilitation.

Breathwave is a powerfully gentle approach to conscious connected breathing that focuses on nervous system regulation and deep surrender. Together, we learn to face, feel, and release the memories and unexpressed emotions in our body-minds that are keeping us from feeling true peace and enjoying healthy relationships.

No prior experience required to participate - we begin again each time we gather.

Limited spaces, sign up on GUS website, link in bio, or contact Yascha at 778-874-6417

See you there!

01/29/2026

A quote for you this morning by Robin Wall Kimmerer, one of my favourite authors:

“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of joy & wonder. I choose joy over despair, not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.”

We do ourselves nor those around us any favours by wallowing in despair. There is always something in each day to be joyful about, even if it’s just a fleeting moment like this one of my cat stretching across my legs in her moment of pure joy!

What has brought you joy this morning?

01/25/2026

If in doubt. Zoom out.

I heard this on a podcast on my run yesterday and it couldn’t have resonated more in that moment.

We are spiritual beings living a human existence and therefore it’s completely normal for us to get wrapped up in the minutiae of our lives from time to time. But what this quote says is something I do: I catch myself in that moment, I stop the circular thoughts, I focus on my breath and I picture myself out in space looking down at our beautiful blue and green planet. And whatever silly worry (or even the big and existential ones!) tends to fade when I zoom out.

So if you have time and space on this beautiful and crisp Sunday, take a moment to zoom out. Sit with your eyes closed, feel the energy within your body, then aim to feel the energy and space of the room within which you’re sat, then aim to become aware of the whole island, then of the whole province, country, continent, planet. 🌍 look with awe and wonder at our little organic spaceship catapulting us through space and enjoy that moment of blissful zoom out, where problems fade away and what’s truly important comes into focus. Love, life, presence.

Happy Sunday. xx

01/23/2026

Throwback Thursday!

Do people still do Throwback Thursday? Well, today I am, because my heart sometimes aches for this wall that I handcrafted at The Balance Rooms in England. This quote embodies what I try and live my life by, and I remember designing the tree upon the studio wall.

These photos were taken two years ago for a small business Saturday event, and it seems appropriate to show on here, on an island so full of small independently owned businesses. It is one of the first things that we fell in love with about Salt Spring, as there is so much texture and personality to a town filled with small independently owned businesses. So, for this throwback Thursday, I speak out loud once again my dedication to being a small business owner with the interests of this community at the forefront of my ethos. Come join us at GYS for a practice that is sure to calm your mind, strengthen your body, and nourish your spirit!

Address

122 Lower Ganges Road
Salt Spring Island, BC
V8K2T3

Website

http://www.gangesyogastudio.com/

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