The Inner Sanctuary

happenings, news, profiles & updates at both the College and Danforth locations

Yogi of Paradise

Posted by Brian on September 4, 2010

Thursday evening, classes were canceled for a special book launch of ‘Stories From the Yogic Heart,’ an anthology of stories written by such renown practitioners as Sting, Russell Simmons, and Mariel Hemingway. All of the book’s 27 contributors credit yoga for changing their lives, with the book edited and compiled by Lisa Miriam Cherry.

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Blonde on Blonde

Posted by Brian on March 28, 2010

This weekend was, of course, the Yoga Show and Conference in Toronto. It was in a different building of the Metro Toronto Convention Center than last year, but no less interesting to see all the different facets of the community in force.
Hopefully you made it out and stopped by TYS’s booth. Otherwise, there’s still a [...]


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Adaptation Charity Book Launch & Gala

Posted by Brian on January 4, 2010

SNAP’s downtown Toronto edition caught up with the creators of ADAPTION, a compilation photo-book featuring several instructors from the Yoga Sanctuary, at their November gala to celebrate the launch of the book:
On November 26th, the launch of Adaptation took place at The Richmond, 477 Richmond Street West. New Opportunities in Wellness (NOW) 4 Youth works [...]


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A Decade of Struggle–and Success

Posted by Brian on November 9, 2009

Last Saturday marked the 10th Anniversary of The Yoga Sanctuary at the College location. From past managers to current teachers, friends and family, as well as the most important group of all–the students–the studio was packed for a killer party that lasted until 2:00 AM.
What blew me away wasn’t the fancy decor, the coat check, [...]


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David Newman at TYS

Posted by Brian on August 5, 2009

David Newman drew a very large crowd to TYS for a kirtan on July 24th. As people in the yoga community know, Newman has found success by making albums that mix chanting with modern sounds. You can find a great article on Newman here on the Vividlife website.
(Thanks to Chris Oldcorn and his blog for the [...]


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Return of the Kirtan

Posted by Brian on June 8, 2009

Lila was back on May 29th to bring their magical music to our ears. The last time this intrepid group graced the studio was back in November. This time around was a great evening of song, chanting and the warm personalities of the Robertson sisters.  
Safely suggesting that chanting goes back “over 2,000 years,” the types of rituals [...]


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Yoga in Motion — Congrats to Team Kikhasana!

Posted by Brian on May 20, 2009

On Sunday, May 3rd 2009, hundreds of participants and volunteers took part in Yoga in Motion at Downsview Park to help support life-saving breast cancer research at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital.

In addition to having Cynthia Funk teach during a portion of the event, Team Kikhasana, comprised of several members from [...]


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Bhakti Yoga Images

Posted by Brian on May 14, 2009

On Sunday May the 3rd, The Yoga Sanctuary played host to a number of visitors from the Hare Krishna temple. Members of the 2008-2009 Yoga Teacher Training class were on hand to enjoy the dancing, food and festivities.
Thanks to Lori Newby for these great professional shots!


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Yoga Show Snaps

Posted by Brian on April 6, 2009



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Like the Auto Show, without the cars

Posted by Brian on February 16, 2009

You can take a special course with Cynthia Funk at the upcoming Yoga-Pilates Conference and Show on “Using Mudras in Your Practice.” It all takes place on Saturday, April 4 from 10:30am to 12:30pm.


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