Coast Yoga, Garden Bay, BC (2026)

02/02/2026

A Moment of Loving-Kindness 💗
This week, I invite you into a simple and nourishing practice called Loving-Kindness (Metta) Meditation. This practice helps cultivate compassion and ease by offering kind wishes—to ourselves, to those we love, and to all beings. With regular practice, Metta can help reduce stress, soften the mind, and deepen our sense of connection.

Settle In
Find a comfortable seat, either in a chair or on a cushion, with your spine upright and relaxed. Close your eyes or soften your gaze. Take a few slow, deep breaths—breathing in calm and breathing out tension.

Begin with Yourself
Silently repeat the following phrases, letting them land gently:

May I be happy.

May I be healthy.

May I be safe.

May I live with ease.

A Loved One
Bring to mind someone you care for—someone who naturally opens your heart.

May you be happy.

May you be healthy.

May you be safe.

May you live with ease.

All Beings
Now expand your awareness outward—to your community, the wider world, and all beings everywhere.

May all beings be happy.

May all beings be healthy.

May all beings be safe.

May all beings live with ease.

Closing
Take a few final breaths and notice how you feel. When you’re ready, gently open your eyes and carry this sense of kindness with you into the rest of your day.

01/17/2026

Hello yoga community,

Classes resume next week as we return to our regular schedule.

After the holidays, it’s common to feel a bit disconnected from ourselves and our routines so for the next two weeks, our theme will be a gentle, grounding practice with a focus on breath, anchoring to the earth through the feet, and reconnecting to the core.

This time together is an invitation to come back into your body and experience the practice as a soft return home.

Hope to see you on Monday!
Carole

01/03/2026

As we welcome 2026, I want to wish all of you a joyful, healthy, and peaceful year ahead.

A gentle reminder that classes will be on pause for another two weeks, and we’ll resume together on January 19th. In the meantime, you’re welcome to continue your practice with classes on my YouTube channel.

To watch, simply visit the Coast Chair Yoga YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/

If you’re looking for Hatha Yoga classes, you can find those here:
https://www.youtube.com//playlists

If online classes aren’t your thing, that’s perfectly okay — continue to move in ways that feel good, breathe with intention, and be kind to yourself as you ease into the new year.

I’m really looking forward to moving, breathing, and practicing with you all again soon.

Carole

12/07/2025

In yoga, active mobility is when your muscles do the work—lifting, holding, and moving you into a stretch with control. Passive mobility is when something else helps you go deeper—gravity, a strap, or a another body part. Both have benefits, but lots of passive stretching without strength can create that “bendy but wobbly” feeling.

Over November we focused on active mobility to strengthen the muscles around our joints. In December we leaned more into flexibility, and my hope is that you started to notice a greater range of motion—and maybe a little extra space and ease in your hips and shoulders.

As we wrap up the year, we still have two more days of classes, including a livestream session, so I hope you’ll join me for these final practices of 2025.

12/03/2025

🌿✨Come Stretch With Me! ✨🌿
This Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 9am PST / 12pm EST, I’m hosting another live Chair Yoga class on YouTube… and I would love for you to join me!

If you’ve ever thought:
“Hmm… I should probably stretch more,”
“My back feels cranky,”
or “I want to feel better without getting down on the floor,” …then this class is perfect for you.

Chair Yoga is gentle, accessible, and surprisingly effective — all you need is a sturdy chair and a willingness to move and breathe. Come try it out and see why my regulars keep coming back.

Let’s stretch, breathe, smile, and start the day feeling amazing — together! 💛

👉 Join live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/

11/26/2025

🌿 Join Me for Chair Yoga This Wednesday Nov 26th! 🌿

This week’s class is a full-body stretch designed to gently open the shoulders, spine, and hips in all directions. I’m even adding eye stretches to finish the class feeling refreshed from head to toe.

I’d love to see some family and friends from Ontario join in! My local group has experienced so many benefits over the years, and I want to share those same positive changes with a wider community. Here are just a few things I’ve heard:

✨ “I can reach my toes again to paint my nails.”
✨ “My COPD is improving”
✨ “I’ve had fewer atrial fibrillations since starting yoga.”
✨ “I can put my wetsuit on by myself again.”
✨ “I used my breath to lessen pain during my dental appointment.”

Yoga isn’t a cure-all, but it can truly help reduce pain, increase mobility, and improve how you move through your day.

Join me live at 9am PST / 12pm EST on YouTube, or practice anytime with the replay:
👉 www.youtube.com/

I’d love to practice with you! 💛

11/12/2025

🌿 Join Me for Chair Yoga Online! 🌿 Tomorrow is the second session of my 6-week livestream Chair Yoga series, and I’d love for you to join our growing community of Chair Yogis!

These classes focus on simple yet effective movements that help you move through your everyday life with more ease and less pain. No experience needed — just a chair, a little space, and your beautiful self.

🪑 When: Tomorrow (Wednesday) 9am (PST)
🕒 Where: CoastChairYoga YouTube Channel – livestream https://www.youtube.com/
💛 Join for free or by donation (up to $15) – e-transfer carole@coast.yoga

11/03/2025

I’ve had many requests from my snowbird yogis to offer online classes—and it’s finally happening! I kept waiting for the “perfect” timing, but really, what’s more important than feeling great and keeping our bodies moving?

So, let’s give it a go together with a 6-week online Chair Yoga trial! Each 60-minute class will be streamed live on YouTube and will follow the same sequences as the ones I teach at the PH Community Hall and Sarah Wray Hall.

Can’t make it live? No problem! Each class will be saved on my YouTube channel so you can practice anytime, anywhere.

Give what you can (up to $15 by e-transfer to carole@coast.yoga), move how you feel, and let’s keep the good energy flowing together.

If you’re traveling, invite your travel buddies or new friends—let’s grow a Chair Yoga Nation!

To join, simply go to the Coast Chair Yoga YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/) for the livestream on Wednesdays at 9am.

Hope you’ll be able to join me! 💛

11/03/2025

Hello Yoga Community,

October was all about finding length and stability. We focused on stretching the hip flexors through gentle lunges and pelvic tilts, and strengthened our lateral core with side crunches and lateral exercises—all to support an upright, heart-lifting posture and a happy spine in every direction.

As we move into November, our theme shifts to dynamic movement. With more time spent indoors and the cool, windy nature of fall around us, this month’s sequences will build warmth from within. Expect practices that generate internal heat, grounded energy, and a sense of rooted steadiness to carry you through the season.

Let’s keep the energy flowing — hope to see your smiling faces in class soon!

Carole

10/24/2025

Lights and heat are on in the hall. Please come join me for Hatha this morning at 9:15 🧘‍♀️

10/01/2025

Hello Yoga Community,

✨ Heads up: No Hatha or Chair Yoga on Monday, October 13th — we’ll all be too busy giving thanks (and possibly regretting that third slice of pie).

Lately in class we’ve been talking about how important upper back strength is for spinal mobility. The muscles between your shoulder blades and along your upper spine are like the unsung heroes keeping you upright. They help counteract all that forward rounding we do while gardening, driving, knitting, golfing, reading, cooking… basically being human.

Simple moves like scapular push-ups or gently pressing your head into interlaced hands can wake up those muscles. Pair that with some strap stretches overhead to open up the chest, and suddenly your shoulders and neck remember they can actually move in more than one direction. Bonus: it feels amazing.

The truth is — the better we feel in our bodies, the calmer our minds, and the more at peace our spirits.

Looking forward to seeing you (healthy, stretched, and smiling) on the mat,

Carole

PS. 😷 Since cold and flu season is upon us, just a quick reminder: please check the page or your email for any last-minute cancellations. And if you’re not feeling well, the best gift you can give your fellow yogis is to stay cozy at home. We’ll all thank you for it.

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