Yoga by Shiva

01/04/2026

An 8-week journey through the Ashtanga Primary Series

Breath-led. Progressive. Accessible.

Each week builds on the last, with modifications always offered so the practice meets you where you are.
No prior experience needed — just consistency and curiosity.

🗓️ Starts Jan 24th - Saturdays 10 - 11:30AM

📍 Yoga by Shiva Studio
🔗 Limited spots available





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12/24/2025

No meaningful work is ever built alone.
This space, this vision, this living, breathing studio exists because of each of these humans—
their care, presence, and devotion to something greater than themselves.

I am deeply grateful for the support that holds this place steady:
a shared commitment to safety, wellness, and true community—
offered outward, for the good of many. 🤍

Special thank you to Igal for capturing this moment so beautifully.
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11/10/2025

10/13/2025

New to yoga or ready to begin again?
Join our 4-Week Beginner Series and build your foundation in breath, movement, and awareness.

🧘‍♀️ Wednesdays 7:30–8:30 PM
📅 Oct 22 – Nov 12
✨ At Yoga By Shiva Studio

This series is perfect for anyone looking to start their yoga journey in a calm, supportive space.
Link in bio to sign up! 💫

09/02/2025

✨ Free Intro to Meditation ✨
Join us for a Free Intro Session to our 5-Week Meditation Series: Journey to Presence and Peace

📅 Thursday, Sept 11 | 6–7 PM
📍 Yoga by Shiva Studio, 55 Spring Garden Ave, Toronto

Meet teacher Masoud Mahdavi (my father ❤️) and experience his simple, direct approach to meditation—no mantras, no visualizations, just presence.

Reserve your spot & start your journey inward. 🌿

07/17/2025

🧘‍♀️ New to yoga or looking to rebuild your foundation?
Join our 4-Week Beginner Series this August 🌿

📅 Wednesdays | Aug 6–27 | 7:30–8:30PM
💰 $88 + HST | Space is limited!

Build strength, confidence, and clarity in your practice—one breath at a time.
✨ Perfect for absolute beginners or anyone craving a fresh start.

🔗 Link in bio to sign up!

07/10/2025

✨ Hearts Together: A Community Evening for Peace and Connection ✨

In these changing times, we invite you to join us for a gentle evening of yoga, meditation, sound healing, and heartfelt sharing. This gathering is open to all who seek peace, community, and hope.

🗓 Sunday, July 20 | 6–9 PM
📍 Yoga by Shiva Studio – North York
🎟 $40 | Half of the proceeds support building schools in Iran through Hamian Charity.

Spaces are limited—reserve your spot today! Link in bio. ❤️

Special thanks to my beautiful and talented friends .kh for offering Soundbath.

07/03/2025

Outdoor Yoga in the Park 🌿
Saturdays | 8:30–9:30AM | Willowdale Park (Doris & Hollywood Avenue)

Recalibrate your energy with an all-levels flow in nature. Move, breathe, and connect—just a 5-min walk from the studio. $18 – sign up online or bring cash. Across from the playground.

✨ Bring your mat + water bottle
✨ Start your weekend grounded and refreshed

06/21/2025

On this International Yoga Day, my heart is both full and heavy.
Full — from over twelve years of practice and teaching, where yoga has woven itself into every part of my life, bringing me closer to wholeness, steadiness, and peace.
Heavy — as I witness the devastating toll of the war involving Iran and Israel, and the broader unrest rippling through the Middle East and our world.

Yoga has taught me that peace begins within — in the breath, in the body, in the recognition of our shared humanity. I often wonder, if the leaders of our world were truly in touch with themselves, with their own breath and being, how many wars could be prevented? How much suffering could be eased?

On this day of honoring unity, may we remember that peace is not passive and it is a practice.
Let us keep practicing. Let us keep softening. Let us keep holding space for ourselves, and for a world in pain.

May peace begin in our hearts, and ripple outward.

05/15/2025

Our final day of training 🌿
From April 7–May 14, I spent five days a week, 9am–4pm, in a small, intimate group with two other trainees and our incredible teacher, Cynthia.

This was my fourth 200-hour training over the past 11 years—and people often ask why I chose to do another. My answer is simple: I wanted to train with Cynthia. Her depth of wisdom, lived experience as a yogi, years of teaching, and running a business made this an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.

I also knew I wanted to start leading my own 200-hour trainings next year, and this felt like the right step to prepare for that.

My biggest takeaway? Patience. Facing deep fears and anxieties. Learning to surrender. And allowing myself to grow close to people who were strangers just a month ago.

I know it’ll take time to fully unpack everything I’ve learned—and I’m okay with that. I can’t wait to start sharing this knowledge in my own studio when the time comes.

04/14/2025

Still integrating the beauty of this past weekend’s Rituals of Belonging workshop — three days of movement, dance, deep sharing, and witnessing. We explored ourselves as individuals and as part of something bigger. There were tears, laughter, eye contact that said more than words ever could, and a collective remembering of what it means to truly belong.

Grateful beyond words for spaces like these, where I can shed layers, come home to my body, and feel held. Home isn’t just a place — it’s a state of being, a soft landing in presence, in connection, in truth.
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03/23/2025

Starting April 7th, I’ll be stepping away from teaching at the studio for about two months. This will be the first time in over five years—actually, the first time ever—that I’ll be overseeing the business without being physically present.

I’m incredibly grateful to my amazing teachers for making this possible. Their dedication allows me to take this time to invest in myself.
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I truly believe that all creatives or anyone looking to evolve should sometime step away from offering and immerse in learning and training.

I have about two weeks until the program begins, and once it starts, it’s going to be an intensive experience. I’ll share what I can and when I can, but I don’t know exactly what my schedule will look like yet. My intention is to fully immerse myself in the training. I am Excited for this journey and grateful to have you all along for the ride!

Photo by my favourite photographer and teacher .visual_arts
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