Ravenbridge Yoga Studio Welcomes You
A Path to Living Well
Ravenbridge Yoga Studio is located at 7 Dover Street. Across the bridge from Chatham's Historic Downtown Centre.
Yoga for Everyone
At Ravenbridge Yoga Studio, we celebrate the ancient wisdom found in yoga and seek to share it with all. We provide various styles of yoga and a wide range of yoga classes and offerings. Our Yoga Studio is home to all levels of practitioners, recognizing that each individual has their own, unique path to follow. Check out all of our classes and professionally trained instructors and find out what works best for you.
Our Class List
Something for Everyone
Our classes are a mix of flow and dynamic postures to get your life-energy moving, while meditative poses help you connect to an inner sense of calm. We understand that a balanced yoga class integrates mind and body to ensure the best results.
Gentle Movement Yoga
This Gentle Movement Yoga Session is our newest addition to our schedule. The majority of the class in done on the floor. Not alot of getting up and down. We take our time during transitions. This class is for everyone looking to increase mobility and flexibility in a safe and effective way. It's a great introductory class and great for those with joint issues. 🌟💕
All level Yoga
This class is a great way to dive into your wellness journey. This session is for all levels. No one is excluded in this non competitive class. You may find yourself challenged and refreshed in this multi disciplinary gathering.
Yin and Relax
Monday's are hard enough! Join us for a Yin and Relax class that has something to offer for everyone! No experience is required. Yin is a slow paced class that is done completely seated or laying on your mat.
With minimal use of props, such as blocks and straps, to assist you through several poses held for several minutes each. Yin focuses on the deep connective tissues of the body such as tendons, ligaments and fascia. Improving flexibility and mobility.
Focusing on our breath and reflecting inward during class, we end with some restorative poses to ensure you are feeling relaxed and ready to enjoy your day.
Restorative Yoga
Restorative Yoga promotes relaxation physically, mentally and emotionally. All poses are performed seated or laying on your mat with the body fully supported by props such as yoga bolsters, straps, blocks and blankets. Each class consists of 5-8 poses that are held for several minutes. Mindful breathing and soothing music will help you to reduce your stress levels and engage your parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for the body's rest and digestive response, welcoming calm to the mind and the body. No experience is required- this class is for everybody! Participants are welcome to bring their own props or can use what is here in studio.
Yin with Cheryl
DEEP stretch or Yin Yoga targets the connective tissue of the body primarily in the area of the hips, and lower back area. This practice is done predominantly on the ground, easing mindfully into specific postures that are held for longer periods of time in a more relaxed fashion than dynamic active stretching. Students are guided to discover their edge - that place of feeling something but not to the point of tightening around the discomfort. Often called "comfortable discomfort". Learn to work with the mind in this session.
Vinyasa Slow Flow
This class is a great way to dive into your wellness journey. A slow vinyasa that begins and ends with breath work and meditation. We focus on connecting breath to movement as we mindfully flow from one posture to another.
Yoga for Mental Health & Balance
This is a yoga class that uses breathing techniques and asanas that have a calming effect on the nervous system. It will help build awareness of the mind and body and use visualization to feel better and improve self confidence. There will be some standing poses to help improve balance and focus the mind.
Julie-Ann Daley
Certified Yoga Teacher, Ravenbridge Studio Manager
I have been a leader in the Fitness Industry for 20 years. As an award winning Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor, I specialize in injury management and prevention . I love helping people live better. Always.😊I am internationally certified as a yoga instructor through Deva Tree School of Yoga. The commitment to my practice is lifelong and infinite. If you're wondering?
Yoga is always the answer 💕💗❤
Join me on the mat! Namaste 🌙
Cheryl Shillington
Certified Yoga Teacher and Instructor
" I am excited to share practices with you at Ravenbridge Yoga Studio! I have been leading yoga and fitness classes for over 20 years and I am certified with the Canada Yoga Alliance (CYA-E-RYT-550). I started down this path over 20 years ago and have had the honor of studying a variety of yoga styles with respected yoga and anatomy teachers around the world. These influences allow me to offer a variety of classes including: gentle hatha with a focus on alignment and rehabilitation, restorative focusing on stress relief, yin to target fascia release and improve mobility, and various intensities of flow for strength, cardio and flexibility. I look forward to meeting you on the mat soon."
Shanna New
Certified Yoga Instructor
Shanna New is an RYT 200 Certified Yoga Instructor. She completed her teacher training under Dianne Bondy's " Yoga For All" program in Essex County. Shanna became a member of the Yoga Alliance in 2019.
Shanna firmly believes that Yoga is for everybody. Every shape, every size and everyone.
She teaches beginner level classes that promote a safe and enjoyable practice whether you're new to yoga or have been away from classes for a while. There are so many ways to modify a pose to make it more accessible, safe and enjoyable.
Shanna blends many of theses modifications into her teachings. Props such as yoga straps, blocks and bolsters are often used in her classes.
Shanna teaches Restorative Yoga, Yin yoga, Chair Yoga and an accessible beginner yoga. Shanna looks forward to meeting you in the studio!
Nicole Lucier
Certified Yoga instructor
Nicole fell in love with yoga while living in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.
After 20 years of developing her personal practice, she completed a 200 hour teacher training with a Yoga Alliance certified program under the guidance of Gina Wasserlein-Peto.
Nicole is passionate about sharing her love of yoga with others, so they too may benefit from the mental and physical health benefits of the practice.
Krys Wlodarcyk
Certified Yoga instructor
Krys WlodarczykBScN, Certified Yoga Teacher
Krys is a retired Registered Nurse who started teaching yoga in a hospital in Psychiatry in Toronto. She liked the various breathing techniques that yoga offered to help clients cope with stress and pain management. She received her yoga certification in Vinyasa Flow from The Yoga Sanctuary in Toronto. Krys believes that yoga improves quality of life for those who practice regularly. The belief is based on the premise that yoga helps improve one’s self-esteem and helps us to live in the present moment. Yoga has had a therapeutic effect on her life in challenging times of illness and injury. Yoga philosophy also helps us to question our thinking and our beliefs when it addresses, “the monkey brain,” Yoga is a powerful tool for our body and our mind to move us in a more positive direction in life.
Contact Us
Have a question about one of our classes or about yoga practice? Please reach out. We are always happy to help.
7 Dover St
Chatham, N7L 1S5
Canada
519-359-3164
