We’ll offer a range of classes, workshops, and Teacher Training and special events on Zoom in 2025 as well as teaching live in the Studio (16 participants). Practising online and in person is meaningful in different ways and we hope you’ll enjoy either or both. Thank you for your continuing support in these uncertain times. And we hope you use and enjoy our pre-recorded Home Practice audios and videos.
The Studio at 390 Dupont St will be closing permanently on December 20. Our fall schedule of classes and workshops are being posted on our website now. Our winter schedule and farewell party will be announced soon. Beginning January 2026, in-person classes will take place at The First Narayever Congregation, 187 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, walkable and equidistant from the Spadina and Bathurst subway stations. There is some street parking and a Green P parking off Bloor and Borden St. Zoom classes will remain as they are. Please make sure you are signed up with your current email address in order to receive the Esther Myers Yoga Studio newsletter and stay up to date! Read the closure announcement here.
The Studio is open for in-person classes with online advanced bookings and payment in advance only. The preferred payment method is by e-transfer to info@estheryoga.com. Sorry, we cannot accept drop-ins. Credit is available with 24 hours cancellation ONLY.
Esther Myers Yoga Studio offers yoga workshops in Toronto. Each workshop is unique and allows you to focus on a specific theme. Please register in advance.
Toronto Workshops at Esther Myers Yoga Studio
Open House for Yoga in Eastern Algarve, Portugal, May 1-9, 2026
Sunday, September 28, 11:30am ET, with Monica Voss, RSVP
on Zoom
Portugal is a very attractive and accessible European destination – it’s a friendly society with a love of beauty, and a wide range of geography, historical sites, art, music and cultural festivities. The weather in May is usually warm and sunny and the food is simple and fresh.
Our retreat will take place in Olhao (pronounced Olneow), a lively fishing town in the eastern Algarve. With its white, white walls against the pure blue sky, Convento is a little bit of Casablanca. It’s magical, a Moorish-style house with airy bedrooms fitted out in local marble set around a courtyard. There are shady indoor terraces, a library, a small pool and two miradouros (lookouts) on the roof.
Ferries, water taxis and a little train are available to take us to the glorious long empty island beaches of Culatra, Armona and Ilha Deserta. We’ll swim in the Atlantic, stroll the seafront, poke around the little streets and thriving markets and visit the historic towns of Faro to the west and Tavira to the east.
* The retreat begins on Friday, May 1 at 5:00pm.
Visit www.conventoolhao.com for more information and photos.
ALL WELCOME! RSVP. For more information check our website: https://www.estheryoga.com/events/yoga-in-portugal/ or contact Monica Voss: monica@estheryoga.com.
Yom Kippur Meditation
Monday, September 29, with Tama Soble, 7:00pm-8:30pm ET, PWYC
$10 minimum donation on Zoom
The Jewish High Holidays offer an annual opportunity for reflection on the themes of forgiveness, renewal, repentance and rebirth, ideas that have relevance to all individuals from any background.
Join us for an evening of gentle meditation and conversation. For anyone preparing for Yom Kippur or simply interested in these universal human issues.
All donations will go to Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel for peace, equality, and social justice. The future that Standing Together envisions — peace and independence for Israelis and Palestinians, full equality for everyone, and true social, economic, and environmental justice — is possible.
E-transfer to info@estheryoga.com is the preferred method of payment as it is much more cost effective for our small business. We also accept PayPal, Visa and Mastercard.
Image: Knitted stained glass by Kirk Dunn
Yoga and Anatomy
Friday, October 24, with Tama Soble, 1:00pm-3:00pm ET, $60
on Zoom
Spend an afternoon refreshing your knowledge of how to adapt yoga poses to the needs of your body and those of your students. Enhance your ability to integrate and apply basic anatomical principles. Reconnect with body and breath using gentle practices that acknowledge the relationship between functional anatomy and the unique nature of each body. This workshop is open to students and teachers at all levels of experience.
Image: Vitruvian Man, Leonardo da Vinci, c.1490
Open House for Yoga in Antigua, Guatemala, March 1-8, 2026
Saturday, October 25, 1:00pm ET, with Monica Voss, RSVP
on Zoom
Join me in a new yoga (ad)venture in Guatemala. Casa San Juan Hotel is located in the village of San Juan del Obispo, home to the 17th century monastery and palace of the first bishop to the Americas, Francisco Marroquin. It is a short 15 minute ride away from Antigua, Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a city of ‘eternal spring’.
Tucked into the middle of a village, hidden behind corrugated tin walls, in a lush garden, Casa San Juan is a charming refuge from the bustle of Antigua.
The main house, designed and built by Guatemalan architect Federico Jimenez, features outdoor patio spaces to enjoy quiet time watching the hummingbirds and butterflies that are attracted to the many exotic, flowering plants and listening to meditative, cascading water fountains in and around the house.
To capture the views of the three volcanoes — Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango — you’ll find six uniquely crafted rooms with a private bath, space for working, studying or relaxing, and either a rooftop patio or an outdoor seating area. Fuego, true to its name, frequently emits dramatic plumes of smoke.
Day trips can be arranged to local villages, markets, downtown Antigua, Mayan ruins, Lake Atitlan and more. A cooking lesson is a tempting possibility. Seek Spanish lessons in lovely Antigua in conjunction with your yoga practice.
Our host is Ginger Hooven, an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist who is available to instruct us in Ayurvedic Science. Ginger teaches regularly at Mount Madonna Centre in California.
Visit www.casasanjuan.com for more information and photos.
ALL WELCOME! RSVP. For more information check our website: https://www.estheryoga.com/events/yoga-in-antigua-guatemala/ or contact Monica Voss: monica@estheryoga.com.
Fall Day of Yoga
Sunday, October 26, with Monica Voss, 10:30am-3:00pm ET
on Zoom
$60/full day, $30/half day, sliding scale available, included in your unlimited at the Studio
morning only: 10:30am-12:30pm ET, afternoon only: 1:30pm-3:00pm ET
All the leaves are brown (or down) and the sky is grey. Let’s spend a day together soothing and cheering ourselves, practising in the most light-minded, warmhearted way, dreaming of a deep restful winter and an early spring. Everyone welcome.
Image: Winter Cottonwoods East, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1954
Art Auction and Fundraiser
Art Auction and Fundraiser, Monday, October 27, 7:00pm ET
on Zoom
The Studio will be holding an art auction and fundraiser on Monday, October 27, 7:00pm, on Zoom. Here’s how it works: To participate, register and purchase a ticket for $150. Everyone who participates will receive one work of art. You will be able to view the art at the Studio and online October 14 – 27. When viewing, simply make a list of the pieces that you wish to bid on so that you are prepared for the auction.
On October 27, 7:00pm, we will meet on Zoom. Names will be drawn one at a time. When your name is drawn, you will have the opportunity to choose any piece of art that has not been claimed. You will be able to pick up your artwork for two weeks following the auction.
If you would like to donate a piece of art, please let us know. It can be something you have created or an artwork that you are ready to rehome. All pieces are welcome!
The funds raised will go towards the cost of moving out of our Studio on Dupont St and transitioning to holding classes at The First Narayever Congregation, 187 Brunswick Ave, Toronto. Read the Studio announcement.
Image: Diane Braun Woodberry
The Feeling and Function of Yoga
Friday, December 5, with Peter Blackaby, 1:00pm-3:00pm ET, $45
on Zoom
When we practise yoga, two main things are happening: we are moving in space and noticing the changes within. This class will look at both these aspects of practice with the aim of enabling our bodies to be more functional and also helping us feel more comfortable in our skin.
Image: Hverfisgata, Reykjavik, 1965, Johann Vilberg Arnason
Pete Blackaby is a yoga teacher and osteopath based in Brighton, UK, and the author of the book, Intelligent Yoga. His outlook and approach encompass the complex relationship among things and the way perception influences everything.