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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

01/05/2026

Even though today is Day 12 of the 12 days of Christmas and the 12 days of teachers at GYS, keep your eyes peeled for even more introductions throughout this coming week!

Day 12 brings us to the talented and sparkling Charlotte, who offers a wonderfully uplifting dance class on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Charlotte is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and ballet teacher. Her company Full Circle Dance provides community dance classes to children and adults. As a certified yoga teacher and long time ecstatic dancer, she delights in offering a space where participants can tune in to their body’s wisdom while gaining confidence, joy and strength.

Join her in the studio this Wednesday lunchtime and see what movement and joy looks like!

01/04/2026

Continuing with our 12 days of GYS teachers for the 12 days of Christmas, we arrive at the wonderful Liz, who teaches a Vijnana Yoga on Mondays at 6pm (except tomorrow as she’s still away for the holidays!), and who has taught on island for well over 20 years.

Here’s a beautiful testimonial that describes Liz’s practice:

“I’ve practiced yoga with Liz for two decades, and her teaching remains among the most balanced and engaging I’ve experienced. She creates a serene environment while skillfully weaving together mindful breath work, smooth and intentional asana sequencing, and engaging fun challenges. Her steady, calming presence makes every class a meaningful experience that encourages growth in my own practice.”

Join Liz from Monday the 12th of January at 6pm, and every Monday thereafter, for a practice that will surely kickstart your week!

01/03/2026

Continuing on with our 12 teachers of GYS for the 12 days of Christmas, we arrive on the lovely Patricia, a new teacher with a unique offering: EFT tapping.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a gentle yet profound mind-body method that combines acupressure with modern psychology. By tapping on specific meridian points while focusing on specific emotions or physical sensations, we send a calming signal to the amygdala (the brain's stress center). This process helps rebalance the nervous system, allowing for the release of long-held patterns, anxiety, and trauma.

About Patricia:

As the founder of the Safe Space Foundation, Patricia is dedicated to providing trauma-informed care that helps others shift through life transitions with grace and clarity. Her work is rooted in nervous-system regulation and embodied life experience, creating an environment where every participant feels truly seen and supported.

What to Expect:

These Tuesday evening sessions are not a "how-to" class, but a fully guided, immersive healing experience. Patricia will lead the group through a collective tapping sequence, holding space for you to process and release blockages in real-time. Whether you are navigating stress or seeking a deeper sense of ease, these sessions offer a dedicated time for profound emotional maintenance.

Join us:

Tuesday evenings at 6pm starting Jan 6th.

$25 drop-in
$20 per practice (when signing up for the month)
CommUNITY pass holders can use their pass!

Patricia looks forward to guiding you through this journey of release and peace this coming Tuesday.

01/02/2026

Continuing on with our 12 days of GYS teachers for the 12 days of Christmas, day 9 brings us to the amazing Howie!

Once again, there are so many members of our wonderful team who have been around long before me, and Howie is yet another one! Here, a little bit more about Howie in his own words:

Ever since I was young, movement and challenging my body have been a way of life for me. From gymnastics to martial arts, I found a challenge to test my focus, strength, and athletic ability. It was while I was training for my black belt 2nd degree in Tae Kwon Do when a friend invited me to a yoga class. It was with Bryan Kest, in Santa Monica, the creator of Power Yoga. I was amazed and challenged like never before in my life!

I began to discover a renewed joy and passion! Wow, a moving meditation, letting go of my ego, reducing the noise in my head, and listening to my body more, all in one simple yet profound movement with the breath. I stopped my martial arts training and dove all-in to my yoga practice. After 15 years of practice, I took my first 200 hour RYT (registered yoga training) in Hatha Yoga, and then another 300 hour RYT in restorative yoga and began teaching 8 years ago.

I love sharing my passion of yoga and know whatever inspiration students find in my class or any other yoga class they take, comes from within their own desires and their own passions and their own abilities. Any teacher is simply a guide to each yogi’s path! I am so grateful for all my teachers who guided me. I look forward to also guiding every student who finds their way to my classes and I’m grateful for the passion and inspiration they show me as well! Namaste, Howie

Try Howie’s Flow Yoga practice tomorrow (Saturday) and every Saturday morning for that matter, at 9am. See you there!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year, may 2026 be filled with much love, light and laughter for you all!

We are still working through our 12 teachers of GYS for the 12 days of Christmas, and today for Day 8, we arrive at the enigmatic Piet!

Piet has spent much time around the yogic community, and has his YTT200 from the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga, but his offering at GYS is more dance meets martial arts, and it is called Capoeira.

Piet has been practicing capoeira since he first saw it and thought, ‘oh that’s for me’.

He started with the Abadá school in 2001, while living in New York city, and has continued finding classes everywhere he has lived; NY, LA, Vancouver, Toronto, Victoria.

After returning to the island of his birth and finding no classes to take, Piet enjoys the game by teaching, and through it has people to play with.

Piet holds an all levels practice on Fridays at 5:15pm and an intermediate practice on Monday mornings at 8:15am. Join him and see if this super athletic and fun practice is for you!

12/31/2025

Continuing on with our 12 teachers of GYS for the 12 days of Christmas, our newest addition to the team is this shining beauty of a spirit, Persia. She’s new to the island, but definitely not new to yoga, with two decades of teaching under her belt, across Bali, Australia, and beyond!

Persia is a mentor, teacher trainer, and the founder of Soma Chandra Yin YTT. Her work is deeply informed by mythology and Chinese medicine.

Her classes are intentional, grounded, and often weave together meridians, deities, and the subtle landscape of energetic anatomy.

Join Persia this Sunday, the 4th of January, at 11am for her first of four “Mythic Flow” practices, you can book online using the link in our bio.

12/30/2025

Continuing on with the 12 teachers of GYS, we come to day 6 and Jerome!

Along with Catherine, Jayne, and John already spoken of, Jerome precedes me at GYS, and has been a part of the studio team for years. His MELT practice is sought out by many and his Tuesday 9am and Thursday 8am classes are very well attended. He’s even teaching this Thursday, New Year’s Day, at 8am, so come on down!

Jerome has been in the fitness industry for over two decades and uses proven modalities to safely and effectively work with a broad range of individuals, from therapeutic and special populations to performance and sports specific athletes. Along with being a level 2 fully certified STOTT Pilates™ Instructor, he is also a STOTT Pilates ™ Instructor Trainer, teaching students functional anatomy, posture analysis, and programming in order to develop empowered and knowledgeable trainers. Jerome expanded his education by obtaining multiple MeltMethod™ certifications, focusing on the latest neurofascial science, which has been a large part of his success in helping people get out of chronic pain, increase performance, and live an active life. Jerome also completed his 200 hour YTT from the Mount Madonna Institute School of Yoga and incorporates mindfulness and meditation in his sessions, facilitating even deeper transformation.

In Jerome’s private practice he utilizes the Melt Method, a Pilates Reformer and Tower, a Pilates Chair, free weights, resistance bands and small equipment to address any specific conditions your body needs support with. Experience with : osteoporosis, spinal fusions, disc bulges and herniations, scoliosis, hip replacements, pre / post surgery and cancer treatments and so much more! He looks forward to welcoming you sometime soon on a Tuesday or Thursday morning!

12/29/2025

Continuing with the 12 weekly teachers of GYS, today’s feature is John, who teaches a wildly popular yin yoga practice every Saturday morning at 10:30 am.

A former stiff guy, John came to yoga twenty years ago, hoping to get more flexible and build strength. What he soon found, additionally, was that yoga is an ancient system for calming the mind, body, and heart through breathwork and movement. After ten years as a regular devotee to yoga, he took his 200 YTT in 2011 at Breathing Space Yoga in Halifax.

Since then, John has taught hundreds of classes of all ages and abilities. He believes in making yoga accessible to all. His classes are a playful and caring spaces to explore what it means to be spirits having a human experience.

12/28/2025

As we continue through the 12 days of teachers at GYS, we get to a unique offering today on day four!

Tanja is joining our weekly schedule in the New Year with a special “zoom only” offering: a 30 minute strength training workout for Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30-8am. It’s only $10 drop in or $75 for a 10 class pass. You need to book your spot through the Ganges Yoga Studio website, and then Tanja will be in touch with you!

Tanja is an ACE-certified instructor who leads fun, fully standing strength classes with a touch of cardio. You’ll learn squats, lunges, kettlebell swings, and balance work—all focused on core strength, posture, and building lean, functional muscle. Her upbeat approach makes every class energizing, accessible, and confidence-boosting for all levels.

If this idea piques your interest, join Tanja in person for one day only this coming Saturday, the 3rd of January, for a 1-2pm intro to strength training at the studio. We look forward to seeing you there!

12/27/2025

Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with the 12 weekly teachers at GYS, today’s teacher is Jayne Lloyd Jones. Jayne, just like Catherine highlighted yesterday, has been an integral part of the Ganges Yoga Studio team since before I arrived on island. She taught with Celeste in many of her studios, and truly embodies what it means to be a yogi.

Jayne is a certified Iyengar teacher. She has practised yoga since she was a teen, experiencing yoga disciplines all over the world. When she discovered Iyengar yoga, she felt an immediate connection with the precision and depth of the approach that B.K.S. Iyengar had masterminded. She loves the balance that the practice infuses into her life. The breathwork is especially helpful in calming a busy mind. She has been teaching Iyengar yoga for over 15 years.

Jayne’s classes distil the essence of her Iyengar yoga practice and the wisdom she has gathered from senior teachers over the years. She has studied three times in India, with the Iyengar family at the Ramamani Institute in Pune, and in Rishikesh. She aims to pass on to her students the ability to find joy and acceptance in life’s ups and downs, while helping them to build up their strength, balance, and suppleness.

Jayne’s classes are suited to all levels. Regular practitioners will be guided to explore the poses more deeply, and props can help all students to extend themselves while practising safely. Each Iyengar class is unique, and includes a sequence that may include standing, seated, prone, supine, and twisting poses as well as inversions, often with use of the ropes.

Jayne teaches every Wednesday morning (including New Year’s Eve!) at 9:30am, and you can book her classes through our website, link in bio. You can drop in, or use your CommUNITY 10 class pass. Jayne looks forward to meeting you on your mat!

12/26/2025

The second day of Christmas and the second teacher in the 12 days of GYS teachers:

Catherine has been more than just a team member since my arrival in January, she worked with and was friends with Celeste for decades. She was so helpful during the transition of ownership, and remains such a wellspring of community energy; her deep connection to and care for her clients is evident to anyone who enters the studio prior to one of her classes.

Catherine’s strength lies first in her passion for teaching. Her classes are supportive, encouraging and inspiring. Offering well-grounded, sound exercise, at an energy level that suits the individual. Catherine is continually mindful of good practice. Motivated to be the best she can be and a true believer in all forms of exercise as the route to sound health. She truly loves what she does! Catherine was encouraged to apply her teaching skills to the Health Industry through fitness and has developed a variety of unique class styles which she has taught over the past 35 years.

Catherine’s EveryBody Stretch classes are Tuesdays and Fridays from 11-12, and they always incorporate beautiful soundtracks that are designed by Catherine. If you’d like to try one of Catherine’s classes, please do get in touch with her directly at cdbennett53@gmail.com , as often her classes are full, for good reason!

Here’s hoping that your Christmas Day was beautiful, and that your Boxing Day is equally lovely!

12/25/2025

So the 12 days of Christmas are upon us, and so are the 12 introductions to the 12 weekly teachers at GYS! It seems easiest to start with myself, so here we go!

Hi, my name is luna, and I took over as the owner of GYS almost one full year ago now. My family and I moved here from England, where I owned a health and wellness centre. I teach a wide range of practices Monday to Friday, and they are:

- yoga pilates fusion
- chair yoga
- pilates and strength
- mat based classical pilates
- chair strength and conditioning
- children’s yoga
- flow yoga
- HIIT yoga
- yin yoga
- parent and tot yoga Pilates fusion
- gentle yoga

My practices foster a deep connection to the breath, and I cultivate an awareness of it to help keep you present. I also focus on alignment and anatomy, and I use awareness of where the body is in space to keep you in the here and now, on your mat.

On top of teaching, I hold circles on the eight sabbats, which are celebrations of Mother Nature. They mark the wheel of the year and my circles help us understand how interconnected and a part of nature we all are. They involve cacao, breathwork, yoga, guided meditation, and sound on the crystal bowls. They are an integral part of my own self practice, allowing me to check in with where we are in the never ending cycle of the seasons and to appreciate where we presently find ourselves.

When I’m not teaching, I’m either spending time with my family or running with my furbabies.

From my family to yours, I wish you the merriest of christmases for today, and a 2026 full of love, light, and laughter. I look forward to meeting you at the studio sometime soon!

Luna ;)

Address

122 Lower Ganges Road
Salt Spring Island, BC
V8K2T3

Website

http://www.gangesyogastudio.com/

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