January Classes & Events

The Millimeter Club: Chair Yoga Series

Join AnnMarie Wolf for this 6-week chair yoga series for older adults who want to remain active and vital.

Everyone (all ages and abilities) can aim to move, and move more often, while also adhering to the important health recommendation to engage in strength and balance exercise. If you want to incorporate more movement into your daily routine and alleviate discomfort, this chair yoga class is the one for you. You will build functional strength and flexibility regardless of your fitness level. The class is designed to help you maintain your independence for as long as possible, whether it’s doing household chores such as gardening, carrying groceries, or climbing stairs.

  • 5-Weeks | Jan 3 – 31
  • Fridays | 11:30am – 12:15pm
  • Personal Investment: $65 (+HST)
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Lunchtime Slow Flow Yoga 

Join us for Slow Flow Yoga each week at lunchtime.

This gentle all-level flowing yoga class, with Carrie Taylor, will help ease you into your week. Working with the breath, the aim is to develop awareness, strength and flexibility not only in your body but also your mind.

This is a great way to use your lunch hour to reset your mind and body for the busy afternoon ahead!

  • Mondays | 1:15 – 1:45pm
  • Personal Investment: $15 (+HST)
  • Or $13 with a Zen Pass
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

Flow Into Your Week Yoga Series

Join Carrie Taylor for this 5-week gentle flow yoga series.

This class will set you up for a smooth week. This gentle flow yoga series is suitable for all experience levels, beginners through yogis. The practice will stretch your body and soothe your mind, helping you sail through the rest of your week with ease and grace.

Modifications will be suggested, to allow for EVERY body to participate in this series.

  • 5-Weeks | Jan 6 – Feb 3
  • Mondays | 4:30 – 5:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $80 (+HST)
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

Gentle Hatha Series

Join AnnMarie Wolf for this gentle morning practice.

All Yoga is based on Hatha Yoga. Hatha yoga will allow you to develop ease, comfort, strength, and flexibility over time in both mind and body.

This Gentle Hatha series is a slow class to be enjoyed by yogis with a range of yoga abilities from new yogis who want to learn the fundamental poses in yoga to seasoned yogis who are craving a gentle practice.

In these classes, we move in and out of poses (asanas) mindfully, with detailed focus on safe alignment and breath (pranayama), while honouring your own individual needs, level of experience and personal limitations.

  • 4-Weeks | Jan 7 – 28
  • Tuesdays | 9:00 – 10:00am
  • Personal Investment: $64 (+HST)
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Yin Yoga to Create Space for Possibility Series

Join AnnMarie Wolf for this morning Yin Yoga class to create space for possibility.

This body-opening yin yoga series is designed to help you explore the practice of internal quieting and cleansing to create space. This slower-paced practice is focused on guiding you into stillness, where we surrender to gravity in a carefully curated selection of yin shapes that can create space in your connective tissues. By gently easing towards the “edge” of discomfort for these tissues, you will restore fluidity and spaciousness to your joint capsules.

  • Tuesdays | 10:30 – 11:30am
  • 4-Week Series | Jan 7 – 28
  • Personal Investment: $64 (+HST)
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Lunchtime Guided Meditation

Drop in to this guided meditation session, with Stef Bourke, to release the stress that you carry with you throughout your week.

You will benefit from this opportunity to quiet your mind, still your body and focus on your breath and your connection to your authentic self.

Regular meditation sessions have been proven to lower stress and anxiety levels, lengthen your attention span and help you sleep better at night.

  • Tuesdays | 12:15 – 12:50pm
  • Personal Investment: $15 (+HST)
  • Or $13 with a Zen Pass
with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

Yoga Strong Series

Join AnnMarie Wolf for this strengthening yoga practice.

The Yoga Strong practice is a coordinated series of challenging, slow-moving, controlled muscle-building workouts. It’s everything we need in a yoga class to help improve mobility while toning and shaping muscle.

Yoga, by itself, doesn’t make us strong enough for essential life vitality. As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass and with it the ability to do the things we want to be able to do for the rest of our life. But you don’t have to lose that muscle mass!

When you build muscle, your body naturally burns more glucose, even at rest; increases bone density; and demonstrates more muscle definition. As you get stronger you will also notice that your balance improves. Strength training doesn’t just enhance the benefits of yoga, it also increases a yogi’s ability to achieve challenging poses and perform daily activities with less fatigue.

  • 4-Weeks | Jan 8 – 29
  • Wednesdays | 10:00 – 11:00am
  • Personal Investment: $64 (+HST)
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Lunchtime Slow Flow Yoga 

Join us for Slow Flow Yoga each week at lunchtime.

This gentle all-level flowing yoga class, with Carrie Taylor, will help ease you into your week. Working with the breath, the aim is to develop awareness, strength and flexibility not only in your body but also your mind.

This is a great way to use your lunch hour to reset your mind and body for the busy afternoon ahead!

  • Wednesdays | 12:15 – 12:45pm
  • Personal Investment: $15 (+HST)
  • Or $13 with a Zen Pass
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

Back to Balance Yin Yoga Series

Join Carrie Taylor for this 6-week yin yoga series – a midweek opportunity to bring you back to balance.

This yin yoga practice will help to balance body, mind and spirit. During each class we will explore long-held poses that focus on your meridian system based on Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Your life energy/qi flows through these meridian highways related to various organs in the body and we will explore the subtleties of these energies.

A yin yoga class is meditative in-nature. Each yin posture is held for several minutes, helping you to observe what arises for you, while you quietly hold the pose.

Join us for this gentle class that is suitable for all experience levels.

  • 5-Weeks | Jan 8 – Feb 5
  • Wednesdays | 4:30 – 5:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $96 (+HST)
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

Beginner Yoga Series

Join AnnMarie Wolf for this Beginner Yoga series, suitable for everyone.

This class introduces the fundamental principles of yoga, pose alignment and breath work. Students will be introduced to yoga asanas (postures) through a step-by-step progression into the version of the pose that best suits each student’s personal skill level. Emphasis is placed on student understanding, safety, and stability within each pose.

If you have never tried yoga, this class is perfect for you. It is designed to meet the needs of those new to yoga as well as those seeking deeper understanding of basic yoga poses.

  • 8-Weeks | Jan 8 – Feb 26
  • Wednesdays | 6:00 – 7:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $128 (+HST)
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Hatha Yoga Basics Series

Join AnnMarie Wolf for this 4-week Gentle Hatha Yoga Basics series.

This Gentle Hatha Yoga Basics class is designed to help you explore the basic postures used in the more active styled yoga classes. All classes encourage prop use, including chairs and the wall. We will take our time to focus on the pose progressions as you develop your own individual version while learning how to mindfully deepen your breathing, and relaxation techniques.

This class may be a perfect fit for you whether you are a senior, a beginner, recovering from an injury, working to improve your yoga practice or simply prefer to practice yoga at a slower more relaxed pace.

  • 4-Weeks | Jan 8 – 29
  • Wednesdays | 7:15 – 8:15pm
  • Personal Investment: $80 (+HST)
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Lunchtime Meditation & Sound

Drop in to this meditation and sound session, with Stef Bourke, to release the stress that you carry with you throughout your week.

During this lunchtime session, you are offered gentle meditative guidance and the soft, soothing sounds of crystal singing bowls, creating a calming atmosphere that helps you unwind and recharge.

  • Thursdays | 12:15 – 12:50pm
  • Personal Investment: $15 (+HST)
  • Or $13 with a Zen Pass
with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

Lunchtime Yinstorative Yoga

End your work week and begin your weekend with a soothing Friday lunchtime Yinstorative Yoga class. 

Take a half hour break at the end of your busy week to slow down, feel your breath, and let go of unnecessary eff ort with a gentle class that blends restorative, and yin poses.

Yinstorative applies the restorative philosophy to Yin poses by propping them more to allow longer held very restful poses thereby applying passive healing that enables the calming of the “fight, flight, freeze “stress response of the sympathetic nervous system and activates the parasympathetic “rest, digest, healing” part of the nervous system.

Energetically, this is a time for softness and reflection. A time to quiet things down so you can listen to your own inner voice, wisdom, and set our intentions with mindfulness and integrity.

  • Fridays | 12:30 – 1:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $15 (+HST)
  • Or $13 with a Zen Pass
with AnnMarie Wolf

with AnnMarie Wolf

Registered Yoga Teacher

Date Night: Love Flow

strengthen your bond with your significant other and have some fun along the way!

Carrie Taylor will assist couples in discovering how to fill each other’s ‘love tanks’ with the exploration of their love languages. We will then venture into some acts of service as we participate in some partner yoga. Don’t fret if you’ve never tried yoga before; this aspect of the experience is meant to be fun!

This offering will wrap up with some breathwork techniques that will reinforce the bonds of trust and connection between you. You will leave calm, relaxed and undoubtedly your relationship will be enhanced, regardless of how long the two of you have been together.

This is a private class for one couple. Please register both partners in the class.

Photo Credit: Rebecca Reeves Photography

  • Friday, January 10 & 24th
  • 5:30 – 7:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $135 (+HST) per couple
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

Group Regression Session

Join Carrie Taylor for this unique group regression experience.

What is regression work? How can it help you access past experiences for healing and insights?

Group regressions offer a wonderful opportunity to access past/parallel life memories, meet your spirit guides, and connect with your higher self. It’s also a chance to engage with like-minded individuals, share insights, and enjoy meaningful conversations with fellow consciousness explorers.

In this session, we’ll explore regression as a powerful tool for uncovering past/parallel life memories that may offer valuable answers. The session will begin with a brief introduction, followed by a guided journey where Carrie Taylor (Certified Consulting Hypnotist) will lead you into a past life experience.

You’ll be comfortably situated on a mat (or chair), allowing you to relax deeply as we explore together. After the journey, there will be time for journaling, where you can write down your experiences, followed by the option to share your insights with the group. This process is designed to help you integrate the healing and clarity that arise during the session.

  • Saturday, Jan 11
  • 1:00 – 2:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $45 (+HST)
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

Yoga for Pelvic Health Series

Join us for this 8-week Yoga for Pelvic Health series with Physiotherapist and Yoga Teacher, Leslie Richards.

When the pelvic floor muscles are not working quite right, we can experience many different physical symptoms that are very common and can be very debilitating. From low back and hip pain to urinary leakage, painful intercourse and pelvic organ prolapse, these can all be improved by finding more connection with your pelvic floor, core and breath.

The Yoga for Pelvic Health practice is focused on finding optimal posture and movement of the pelvis, hip joints and low back as well as the involvement of the pelvic floor and diaphragm as core stabilizer muscles. This allows us to find a balance of strength, stability and mobility of the pelvis, hips and low back for a life time of improved comfort and function in our every day lives.

Everyone is welcome. Modifications are given and attention is taken to ensure EVERY body can enjoy and participate in this series.

  • 8-Weeks | Jan 13 – Mar 10
  • Mondays | 5:45 – 7:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $160 (+HST)
with Leslie Richards

with Leslie Richards

Registered Yoga Teacher / Physiotherapist

Full Moon Restorative & Sound

Join Carrie Taylor and Stef Bourke for this full moon restorative yoga and sound experience.

This is your opportunity take a break from doing for others to allow yourself the opportunity to rest and be nurtured in We Thrive’s cozy studio.

Full moons are great gateways to create change in our lives, they are powerful tools for letting go of unwanted energy and cleansing and releasing what doesn’t serve us anymore.

During this Full Moon Restorative Circle you will be guided to create openings in both your body and mind to allow for your dreams to take root and be charged by the light of the full moon.

In this session, we’ll come together in circle for a full moon release practice with crystals. We will follow Carrie through an incredibly nurturing restorative yoga practice that was designed to facilitate release during the full moon, and we will go deep with the soft sounds of crystal singing bowls, voice and a guided meditation with Stef.

Restorative yoga is a restful practice that is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. During our practice you may hardly move at all, doing just a few postures over the course of an hour. No yoga experience necessary.

A Sound Bath is a deeply-immersive, full-body listening experience that intentionally uses sound to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to nurture your mind and body.

  • Sunday, Jan 12
  • 3:00 – 4:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $60 (+HST)
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

Meditation for Beginners Series

Join Meditation Coach Stef Bourke for this 5-week introductory Learn to Meditate series. 

These sessions will be rich with the opportunity to ask questions about meditation, what comes up when you try to meditate, and what hurdles you might be facing within your own practice.

Each week we will focus on a different approach to calming the body and give you an opportunity to have first-hand experience working with each approach.

You’ll be supported with an optional ‘challenge’ for the week should you choose to accept it, and a link to a recording of a guided meditation, and an accountability strategy that will support you as you practice on your own.

  • 5-Weeks | Jan 14 – Feb 11
  • Mondays | 5:15 – 6:45pm
  • Personal Investment: $144 (+HST) 
with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

Somatic Breathwork Experience

Take your healing into your body for real results, and join us for this Somatic Breathwork Experience with Breanne Queen.

Soma = body. When we work within the body, we achieve deeper healing. The body holds all our trauma, emotions, and old energies that can negatively affect our mental and physical health. By engaging the body, we create a space for release, leading to improved health and well-being.  Using somatics, we achieve faster and deeper healing than we otherwise could by focusing solely in the mind.

In this Somatic Breathwork Experience, you will be guided to drop into your body and use somatics – Breath, Movement, and Sounding – to create a space for your body to release and heal on a deeper level. The effects of somatic work are felt immediately and can produce profound shifts in your mental and emotional well-being.

  • Thursday, Jan 16th
  • 6:00 – 7:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $35 (+HST)
with Breanne Queen

with Breanne Queen

Somatic Breathwork Facilitator

Photo of woman holding her hands over her heart.

Introduction to Breathwork

Discover the power of your breath at this Introduction to Breathwork event with Breanne Queen.

This class is perfect for beginner breathers looking for a gentle, yet impactful exploration into the transformative world of Breathwork.

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Learn how your breath impacts your health and well-being
  • Learn to utilize your breath to relax, unwind, and de-stress
  • Experience the transformative power of your breath
  • Guided by Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator Breanne Queen

WHO IS THIS FOR? 
This class is for anyone new to Breathwork or those looking to reconnect to their breath. No previous experience is required – just an open heart and a willingness to explore!

  • Saturday, Jan 18
  • 10:00 – 11:30am
  • Personal Investment: $35 (+HST)
with Breanne Queen

with Breanne Queen

Somatic Breathwork Facilitator

Tea & Stillness

Join Herbalist Tamara Segal for a soothing experience of the simple, powerful medicine of herbal tea.

A cup of tea, brewed and taken with intention, is medicine for the soul and body that can touch us deeply. It’s an elemental reminder of our connection to the land that holds us.

We’ll taste, smell and learn the benefits of various herbs, and look at ideas around crafting delicious blends that ease the mind, heal the gut and nourish the nerves.

You’ll take home your own self-care tea blend made from herbs that you choose. All materials will be provided.

*This event is a fundraiser, in honour of Leslie Keating, ND, a former, well-loved practitioner at We Thrive. Proceeds go towards a scholarship for the Hawthorn Herbals Experiential Herbalism Program in Prince Edward County.

  • Sunday, January 19
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $40 | $50 | $60 (+HST) 
with Tamara Segal

with Tamara Segal

Registered Herbalist

Sound Exploration: Singing with Singing Bowls

Join Meditation Guide and sound explorer Stef Bourke for an evening of Singing with Crystal Singing Bowls.

This is an intuitive musical event where there is nothing to do but show up, be open, be able to listen deeply to the sound in the room, and be willing to share your voice.

This opportunity is open to 6 registrants to experiment with voice and singing bowls. Each participant will have the opportunity to play one (or more) of the crystal singing bowls, harmonize and experiment with their voice, and participate in a vocal experiment.

We will start with a hands-on opportunity to get a feel for making sound with the bowls, followed by a brief meditation so that we can find that space where we are able to tune into one another’s energy, and then the fun begins!

If you’ve got music in your heart that is looking for a way out, this is for you.

  • Thursday, January 23
  • 7:00 – 8:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $40 (+HST) 
with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

The Gathering

Join us for The Gathering, a personal development and self-care discussion circle facilitated by Sarah Hutchison, Co-Founder of We Thrive Wellness Centre.

Throughout time, people have naturally understood the value of gathering together. Listening to, validating, and understanding one another helps us heal.

We invite you to join us. The Gathering is a monthly circle focused on self-development and friendship. Each month we explore a different personal development topic through informal conversation and sharing of ideas and resources.

This circle is meant to be a soft place to land. Our agreements include treating one another with kindness, compassion, and respect. We safeguard each other’s stories and share from our hearts. New people are always welcome and will be greeted with love ♥

The Gathering is facilitated by Sarah Hutchison, Co-Founder of We Thrive Wellness Centre. Sarah has facilitated circles for thousands of people and sees it as her purpose in life to hold space for the healing of others.

  • Saturday, January 25th
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $22 (+HST) 
with Sarah Hutchison

with Sarah Hutchison

Co-Founder, We Thrive

Spirit + Sound

Join us for this unique meditative experience and opportunity to practice spiritual self care with Energy Therapist Sarah Hutchison.

Spirit + Sound sessions combine a meditative Gong Bath experience with a conversation circle on intuitive development topics.

This group session begins with a conversation circle on intuitive development. Some of the topics explored will be: holistic self care, grounding techniques, meditation practice, intuitive/psychic senses, clearing your own energy field, prayer and intention, signs and synchronicities, chakras, and divination tools. The topic will change with each session.

Following the circle, a gong bath will help participants release the stress of the day and relax. Participants are “bathed” in therapeutic gong sound frequencies, that help to slow their breathing, heartrate and thinking patterns. Participants who generally find guided or other forms of meditation difficult because of wandering thoughts, often report that gong baths help them release distraction and go deeper into the meditative experience. Participants enjoy the gong bath while lying down under a blanket. Mats, blankets and pillows are provided, or participants can bring their own.

  • Saturday, January 25th
  • 2:00 – 4:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $38 (+HST) 
with Sarah Hutchison

with Sarah Hutchison

Energy Therapist

Full Moon Restorative & Sound

Join Carrie Taylor and Stef Bourke for this full-day retreat. Together you will release, restore, gain clarity and set intentions as you embark on this new year in the full moon energy of Aquarius.

Together, let’s harness our energy and direct it toward the future, cultivating optimism as we embrace the changes that come with each new year. Together we’ll focus on our own Bright Dreams.

PROGRAM FOR THE DAY:

✨ 10:00 – 10:30am: Introductions and intention setting for the day.

✨ 10:30am – 12:00pm: Yin yoga, self-reflection, and sound.

✨ 12:00 – 1:00pm: Lunch (included)

✨ 1:00 – 2:30pm: Vision Board Workshop

  • What is a vision board? Vision boards are a collection of images or objects arranged in a way to help you manifest your goals or vision. When created intentionally and placed in a location where they are viewed regularly, a vision board can help you stay focused on what you know matters most, coming back to our intention time and time again.

✨ 2:30 – 3:00pm: Manifesting Meditation and Closing Circle

  • Sunday, Jan 26
  • 10:00am – 3:00pm
  • Personal Investment: $150 (+HST)
with Carrie Taylor

with Carrie Taylor

Registered Yoga Teacher

with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

Meditation & Music Featuring Gav Session

Please join us for this first time special collaboration between certified meditation coach and guide Stef Bourke and RAV player, Gav Session.
Allow yourself to settle in to your practice with Stef’s gentle guidance, and to be transported by the mystical tones of the RAV.
You’ve never heard of a RAV?
The RAV Vast E Low Pygmy is a steel tongue drum celebrated for its calming, resonant tones and meditative qualities. Played by Gav Session, a Quinte-based musician with over two decades of experience, it creates serene soundscapes perfect for mindfulness and relaxation.
For a glimpse into its soothing sounds and Gav’s skill, explore this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…
  • Tuesday, Jan 28th
  • 7:15 – 8:15pm
  • Personal Investment: $35 (+HST)
with Stef Bourke

with Stef Bourke

Certified Meditation Coach

Breathwork for Stress Relief

Join us for this Breathwork session focused on stress relief with Breanne Queen.

Breathwork is a powerful stress relief tool that releases stress from your mind and body while helping you escape the constant fight-or-flight mode. Breathwork is a nervous system regulating tool that trains your nervous system to easily shift out of stress and into rest, helping you feel calm and relaxed more often!

The effects of Breathwork are felt immediately and will positively impact every area of your life. If you’re experiencing any of the following:

  • Anxiety & Overwhelm

  • Physical Pain and Muscle Tightness

  • Mental Distress

  • Health Issues

Your breath can help you release the stress that might be contributing to these issues. A stress-free state awaits! Join us to experience how your breath can help you de-stress.

  • Thursday, January 30th
  • 6:00 – 7:30pm
  • Personal Investment: $35 (+HST)
with Breanne Queen

with Breanne Queen

Somatic Breathwork Facilitator