Keep calm at these west-end yoga studios in Toronto

Yoga studios abound in Toronto. Whether you’re new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, there is something for everyone interested in establishing or maintaining a yoga practice in the city. Focus your gaze on the west-end, where you’ll find a host of intriguing studios, with many different styles of yoga to try.

By Gustan Koumantaros

Moksha Yoga Bloor West Village

1

2481 Bloor St W, York, ON M6S 1P7

• Phone Number
  • 416-766-9642Primary
• Directions

It goes without saying that Moksha has become the most popular studios in Toronto’s yoga community. Their west-end studio is one in a host of locations Moksha continues to build its community upon. A tip for beginners: their hot yoga classes are open to all levels.

Breathe Yoga Studio

2

2968 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8

• Phone Number
  • 416-926-9642Primary
• Directions

Whether you’re looking to improve your alignment in certain postures, or develop your balance, strength, flexibility and endurance, Breathe Yoga Studio welcomes everyone, at any level of their yoga practice. Offering classes in Ashtanga, Hatha Flow and Iyengar, Breathe also runs many special classes for athletes, expectant mothers, toddlers, kids and families.

Downward Dog Yoga

3

ndfl 2-30 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 2Y7

• Phone Number
  • 416-703-8805Primary
• Directions

There is a reason classes at Downward Dog are almost always packed. It’s here where you’ll find some of the most dynamic, high-level yoga classes in Toronto. Learn the principles of Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga as you deepen your practice with some of the best instructors in the city.

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Misfitstudio

4

761 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G1

• Phone Number
  • 647-271-9037Primary
• Directions

MISFITSTUDIO is all about creative movement. Tucked away on the third floor of a converted west-end church, MISFITSTUDIO’s innovative fusion of Pilates, dance and yoga sets them apart from every other yoga studio in Toronto. Led by experienced and extremely passionate teachers, MISFITSTUDIO is the most unique “movement” studio in the city.

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Union Yoga + Wellness

5

956 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1L6

• Phone Number
  • 416-516-0909Primary
• Directions

Whatever your practicing yoga to for strength, flexibility or mindfulness (or some combination of each), Union Yoga + Wellness has something for everyone. Welcoming students of all experience levels with their Beginner, Restorative, Hot, Hatha, Vinyasa and Pre- and Post-Natal yoga classes, Union Yoga’s aim is to offer yoga classes that are accessible to everyone.

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Bliss Yoga Studio

6

2992 Bloor St W, Etobicoke, ON M8X 1C2

• Phone Number
  • 416-207-9642Primary
• Directions

Steps from Royal York station, Bliss Yoga Studio offers Toronto’s west-end yoga community with a wide range of workshops to go along with their daily yoga classes. The studio’s Hatha, Gentle Hatha, Kundalini, Vinyasa yoga and meditation classes accommodate all ages, body types and levels of physical health and fitness.

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Gustan Koumantaros is a poet and freelance writer splitting his time between Ottawa and Toronto. When he isn’t writing, he’s usually out running, boxing, or, in most cases, the only guy in yoga class. He is also a big lover of music and an avid watcher of television drama series and film.

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