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About
- Donna = authentic style + worth your while x smiles
About Me
I recently left my career of 10 years in a stable advertising agency to…teach yoga. It could be the best thing I’ve ever done, but definitely not the easiest. Some people (myself included) considered it a total hippy move – something out of the ordinary.
I wanted to follow my heart.
I was so ready that my days at the office were filled with demonstrating how to heal injuries instead of checking unread emails. The burning desire to step away from my desk and into a yoga pose known as “Warrior” became too strong to ignore. It turns out I needed the warrior persona on my journey to follow my dreams.
The challenges ahead are tangible but I’m proud to say that each one is 100% worth the experience of following my heart. I survive in this city no longer by having a job, but instead, by sharing my passion.
When you love what you do, it shows.
What You'll Get in a Class
While my classes are Hatha based, they're graced with Anusara elements. You'll discover the healing Universal Principles of Alignment to ensure your safety and stability in all poses.
I teach a heart-opening, soulful class that will open your body and your mind. You can expect to be challenged, while put at ease. Classes are a mix of stress relieving poses and poses that require presence. You’ll be sweating with a smile.
My Stats
I have over 400 hours of teacher training, combining Hatha & Anusara methods. I have also studied therapeutic yoga and love to share it’s healing qualities for any and all injuries. I’m currently expanding my teaching skills by studying towards Anusara certification and loving every second of it. Rock Om!
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Yoga at Your Office
- Yoga at Your Office = hour of oasis + weekly basis x continual homeostasis
Why yoga at your office? It offers tools to help deal with work related stress.
In 2010, 27% of working adults, (3.7 million people!), described their lives as stressful. Another 46% (6.3 million!) said they were 'a bit' stressed. 62% identified work as the main source of their stress.[1] And guess what? Work-related stress has a direct connection to the productivity of workers re: reduced work activities, disability days and absenteeism -not to mention lower levels of health. [2]
I know the demands of the workplace can be intense, but I also know yoga can help offer balance to those demands. It helps to reduce stress, enhance awareness and boost health while strengthening the body. Having spent 10+ years in a corporate environment, and over 8 years studying yoga, I understand how to seamlessly marry these two facets of life.
To all employers thinking of offering yoga: Give your employees a yoga oasis hour and enjoy payback thru increased employee health, increased productivity and more smiles.
To all employees wishing your office had yoga: Ask for it! Learn how to release stress, reduce headaches, boost your health and in turn, smile more.
Investment:
$100 per class with student numbers unlimited. ($10 pp with 10 ppl enrolled)
Class times are determined based on your workplace’s needs.
Contact me for details – I’d love to help.
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Yoga for You
- Yoga for You = your pace + breathing space x so much grace
Whether you feel like deepening your practice or simply beginning one, private yoga classes offer you a chance to discover a practice tailored specifically to your needs. Once you come to the mat, yoga's healing qualities will sneak into your life, even off the mat. It's known to reduce stress, enhance awareness, and boost health while it strengthens the body. It also helps to heal any injuries and is highly therapeutic.
With my Yoga for You program you’ll receive personal alignment instructions and therapeutic exercises specific for your body type. Learn how to speed up the healing of any and all injuries and take away a practice you can work with between sessions.
Yoga for You can take place in the comfort of your home, in your hotel room, or another location worked out together. It could even include some of your friends.
Investment:
Single private class: $85
Package of 5 private sessions: $400 (save $5 per class).
Package of 10 private sessions: $750 (save $10 per class).
Package of 20 private sessions: $1400 (save $15 per class).Contact me for details. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Schedule
- Mondays5:30-6:45pm:175 Bloor Street E, North Tower, 3rd floor.
- Join me for a heart opening community class, located behind the double wooden doors. Only $10 per person!
Tuesdays7:30-8:30am:Hatha Flow199 Queen Street East- There's truly no better way to start your morning. Join this heart opening class and start your day off right. $15 per person.
6:00-7:00pm:Private corporate class8-9:15pm:Yoga 101- Awesome for beginners or anyone looking to review the basics. The course rotates a 4-6 week curriculum focusing on something new each week.
Wednesdays12:30-1:30pm:Private corporate classFridays6:30-7:30pm:TGIF Flow- Thank God It's Friday Flow offers a feel good flow - an awesome way to welcome your weekend.
Sundays- Finish one week and start the next with this flow class. A perfect reset for your Sunday evening.
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Testimonials
- "I had only taken three yoga classes in my life before I attended Donna Wilding's. Right from the start, she made me feel welcome. Whether you've been doing yoga for years, or (like myself) are fairly new to it, Donna treats each of her students equally...spending the time to ensure they get what they need to make each class work for them, amidst a safe and relaxing atmosphere.
It may be a cliche, but you truly do get out what you put in. Donna certainly puts her heart, her soul, her caring, and her experience into each class. What more could you ask from a teacher?"- Peter Campbell, Copywriter, Leo Burnett"Technically, Donna is an excellent teacher. She really knows how to describe how to get into the pose so that you don't hurt yourself and that you become stronger every week. I have back and hip issues so that makes a big difference to me.
But the thing you have to understand is that Donna is more than a good teacher. I've had good teachers before but they didn't motivate me like Donna can. I'm not sure how to word this next part but here goes:
Historically I have not been a big fan of the airy fairy bits about yoga. I find that the practice is meditative and helps me focus but that i drift during actual meditation. I admit it, I'm not particularly evolved. But here's the weird thing. What strikes me most about Donna's class is that it's very inspirational. I find that her take on life and how it applies to yoga motivates me well beyond to what I am normally capable of. These classes are helping me to understand that mind-body thing others are always going on about. This is what makes a Donna class special - spine and shoulders above other classes. (yep that's a pun. I'm not apologizing for it either)
Just hire her. You'll see."
- Lon Schwartz, B.Sc."Donna Wilding is a terrific teacher. Engaged, thoughtful and with a great sense of humour and amazing yoga music. I'm a beginner with some chronic physical challenges but she never allows me to feel inadequate or slow. That support encourages me to go back and improve!"- Charlotte Mickie, EVP, International Distribution, Entertainment One"I always look forward to my weekly yoga class with Donna. Not only is Donna an excellent teacher, she provides an extra dimension by offering an inspirational theme at each class to motivate her students to reach deeper inside themselves and to look at the world and their relationships in new and different ways.”- Janet Newberry, Coordinator, Governance, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada"Donna’s yoga classes are one of a kind. Each class leaves me refreshed, calm, strong and inspired to be the best person I can be."- Carley Smith, Senior Coordinator, Development & Communications, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada"Donna is very passionate and it shines through in her classes. She helps me find peace thru yoga in my everyday fast paced routine."- Ariel Pagliuso, Art Director, Leo Burnett
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Studio Yoga
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Mixes
- 17 plays / Created Nov 17, 11Fourteen tracks including music by Alexi Murdoch, Amadou & Mariam, and Angie Aparo.
- 52 plays / Created Nov 16, 11Fifteen tracks including music by Chillout's Best Experience, Dean & Britta, and Iron & Wine.
- 29 plays / Created Nov 15, 11Thirteen tracks including music by Aya, Boozoo Bajou, and David Ralicke.
- 16 plays / Created Nov 15, 11Twelve tracks including music by Reggie Watts, Akira Kosemura, Alexi Murdoch.
