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About Us

Up Yoga & Wellness is an uplifting WELLNESS HUB, YOGA STUDIO & RETREAT CENTRE located  in Paris, Ontario.

Our yoga classes are uplifting, alignment informed and accessible to all.

We love yoga and all its benefits, especially the community of like minded individuals that connect over a great yoga class!

Not only will we help you take back your energy, we will give you the evidence based tools to help you keep feeling your best. To support you in your health, in addition to yoga and fitness classes our wellness facility features: 

  • 12 Person, Medical Grade Infrared Sauna

  • State of the art Cold Plunge Tub 

  • Holistic Health Coaching

  • Acupuncture

  • Reflexology

  • Osteopathy

  • Somatic Coaching

  • Holistic Aesthetician 

  • Reiki, Intuitive Reiki

  • Registered Massage Therapy

  • Cranial Sacral Therapy

  • Counselling & Psychotherapy

  • Wellness Workshops to Educate & Inspire

  • Individual & Group Programs

  • 1/2 Day & Full Day Retreats

Ultimately, we want you to have the energy to pursue all the things that light you up! Transforming your health takes a village, and we would love to support and inspire your wellness journey!  

 

We also love music, we believe authenticity is a beautiful thing, and we cannot wait to connect with you!  

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 Medical Grade Infrared Sauna

SaunaRay Sauna

Our custom 12 - 15 person SaunaRay Medical Grade Infrared Sauna houses unique ceramic elements that are hand made with natural infrared-reflective minerals that make it feel like you’re lying on a beach.  

 

There are many known benefits of infrared sauna use.

Regular IR exposure may boost users' overall feelings of wellness, relaxation, and, of course a more intense cleansing sweat session.

Unlike traditional steam saunas, our infrared sauna uses infrared heat to penetrate the skin and warm the air around you. Infrared technology does not over heat your lungs or your core body temperature. SaunaRay has designed a modern twist on the ancient ritual of sauna use.  Their ceramic infrared heating elements mimic the heat reflected by beach sand into the ocean and create a feeling of calm relaxation. The lower temperatures allow you to sweat without raising your core body temperature. This means you can breathe normally while inducing a profuse sweat. You can stay inside longer, relax into a cleansing sweat. It’s like going to the beach!  End your Sauna session in our state of the art PLUNGE cold plunge tub to refresh and invigorate. 

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

SLOW FLOW

Slow Flow classes are a combination of Vinyasa Flow and Hatha yoga, with fewer transitions than Vinyasa yoga and more flow than Hatha yoga. This slow and intentional practice will deepen your awareness around the nuances of  integrating strength, flexibility and balance while cultivating freedom in the body and mind as you flow your way into a blissful state. You will learn how to deepen your breath to anchor and ground your body, move energy and land in the present moment. Slow Flow is suitable to all levels of students and is a beautiful stepping stone to Flow & Yoga Sculpt.

HATHA / YIN

This class is a combination of hatha for the first 35  minutes and Yin for the final 25 minutes of class. *Refer to Hatha and Yin Class descriptions

CHAIR YOGA

This class uses the support of a chair to make yoga accessible for all people.  Class includes poses to encourage strength and flexibility, breath work and guided relaxation.  Poses are done seated in the chair, and standing (optional) with chair for support. This class is a good fit for older adults, people with chronic conditions that affect mobility, and for those who enjoy a seated practice.  No previous yoga experience is necessary.​

PILATES

Build strength, improve posture, and move with more ease in our mat-based Pilates class! Using just your body weight (no reformer needed!), we’ll focus on controlled movements, breathwork, and deep core engagement to help you feel stronger and more balanced. Expect a mix of stretching and strengthening that supports your spine, improves flexibility, and leaves you feeling energized. Perfect for all levels—whether you're new to Pilates or looking to refine your practice!

SCULPT 

Come prepared to sweat, strengthen, and leave energized. 💪✨This upbeat class will start off with a mix of  bodyweight and mobility exercises to warm up the body and activate the core, followed by a strength and resistance training component  using weights and bands. Sculpt offers a mix of  functional strength and dynamic movement. Class will end with slice off HIIT to challenge both upper and lower body while elevating cardiovascular endurance. This class is designed to get you feeling strong in both body and mind.

YIN 

Yin yoga is the gentle, grounding counterpart to more active, muscular (Yang) yoga practices. While Yang builds strength and heat, Yin invites stillness, softness, and deep release. This nurturing practice works on the body’s deepest tissues: connective tissue, joints, ligaments, cartilage, and fascial networks. Poses are held for longer periods (3-7 minutes) with a focus on breath.  Although this practice is simple, this doesn’t mean easy, however the rewards are profound: increased mobility, recovery, balance, and a deeper sense of calm, centeredness, and wholeness. Yin also nourishes the energy body, encouraging the flow of qi (life force) through your organs and promoting harmony between body and mind. Feel grounded, present, spacious in your body-mnd.

RESTORATIVE

Restorative yoga provides us the opportunity to slow down and develop a greater sense of balance and health. In our fast paced society, many of us spend our time in a ‘fight, flight or freeze’ state (sympathetic nervous system). Too much time spent in this state leads to dis-ease. In restorative yoga, you will learn to arrive back in your body and into a state of ‘rest and digest’ (parasympathetic nervous system). With the use of the floor, wall, and props such as, bolsters, weight bags, blankets and blocks, you will begin the practice of surrendering into deep relaxation and restoration. Be prepared to shed tension and stress, quiet mental chatter and become unstuck. 

BARRE

Barre is a fun, high-energy workout that blends ballet-inspired movements with Pilates, strength training, and flexibility work. Using small, controlled movements, light weights, and bodyweight exercises, you'll sculpt and tone your entire body while improving posture and stability. No dance experience is needed—just bring your energy and get ready to feel the burn! Perfect for all levels.

INSIDE FLOW / CHOREO FLOW

Yoga is a progressive type of yoga based on the current state of science and designed for modern people. Inside flow classes are founded on the belief that the biggest teacher is inside yourself.
In Inside Flow, you are singing a song with your body. Some people relax with punk rock and some with classical music. Your choice of music defines you and your practice. Inside Flow has different sequences with slow, fast, upbeat, relaxing songs starting from Hip Hop to pop music. It is an evolution of Vinyasa Yoga!
These classes are challenging, fun and inspiring. 

CORE & RESTORE

​This pilates inspired class will improve core strength, overall posture and flexibility. Warm up and awaken your core followed by movement to open the body while promoting relaxation and stress reduction. This class will help you stand taller and will leave you feeling energized and calm.

HATHA

This slower paced, mindful moving class fosters strength, balance and  flexibility with a focus on connection to steadiness and ease of the breath.  This practice uses simpler transitions between foundational yoga postures with attention to individual alignment.  It is a perfect class for those new to yoga with the opportunity to lean into your personal edge of strength and focus. This class will lift your heart rate and soothe your mind by helping you empty the overflowing inbox of the mind, leaving you feeling uplifted, calm and focused.

FLOW

Flow connects breath and movement, with a focus on fluid transitions from one asana (pose) to the next with consistent sun salutations (downdog, plank, chaturanga, updog, downdog) integrated into the sequence of class. This class opens the body and builds heat to explore a ‘peak’ posture through rhythmic sequencing to an uplifting playlist.  In a vinyasa flow class you will build strength, flexibility and fitness as you move mindfully with intention.  This Class will allow you to ‘rinse and release’ while re-energizing your body and mind.

MINDFUL MOVEMENT

This class pairs functional movement with breath while improving in range of motion, mobility, balance, stability and all over resiliency. This class does not include traditional western yoga postures. You will spend some time standing (with or without the support of wall or chair) and a lot of time on the floor (no downward dogs, no inversions). This class will help you articulate hip mobility, shoulder mobility, spine mobility… all over healthy joints. This class has a focus on reducing rigidity in the body and increasing fluidity in movement.
Who is this class great for? Athletes, Cross Fitters, those recovering from injury, anyone who wants to maintain/build confidence in fluidity of movement, ageing population who wants to maintain confidence in their movement and feel good in their body.

 UNWIND

Unwind is a soothing yoga class designed to open the body and awaken gentle strength and melt away stress. Through heart-opening shapes and tension-melting movement, this practice invites deep release and relaxation. You’ll stay close to the ground throughout the class, with the option for a standing forward fold to help decompress the spine. Combining slow, mindful movement with gentle holds, Unwind offers space to reset your body and mind. Leave feeling calm, grounded, and renewed

YOGA TEACHERS

Meet our team of incredible yoga practitioners! 

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