Thanks for another great year and Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!!

So grateful for your support year after year! Can't believe it's almost 2013! Yay!

Make sure you register for yoga with me in January. I have delicious, affordable (completely non threatening/suitable for beginners) classes for everyone, from Pregnant momma's to Daytime Hatha classes to Baby and Me Yoga to evening Mixed Levels and Yin classes in Yaletown at the beautiful and historic Roundhouse AND in my own neck of the woods at Mount Pleasant CC. There also will be lot's of workshops with me in the coming year for both students and teachers alike! The biggest namaste in the world, and lots of love and peace to you over the holidays. 

Also watch for a new website coming very soon at www.yogawithlorilucas.com 

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat in Jan xoxoxoxoxox

photo by jennicahookstraphoto.com

Yin Yoga with me every Thursday evening at The Roundhouse from 730-845pm

The Roundhouse is located at 181 Roundhouse Mews at the corner of Davie St @ Pacific Blvd right across the street from the Canada Line skytrain Station (Roundhouse stop)
 Get ready to feel delicious!  604-713-1800 (press 2)

Yoga is superior to all other forms of exercise during pregnancy (hands down).

If you came to any of my teacher workshops at the Yoga Conference last weekend I provided you with a TON of studies on yoga and its benefits to absolutely everyone. (Luckily there are hundreds of studies and I have spent weeks compiling them.) There are still lot's that I didn't include (on prenatal yoga specifically) and here are just a couple:  

our yoga room at mount pleasant. 

A study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that doing yoga while pregnant increased the odds of a healthy delivery. The 335 women studied added a yoga class during their second trimester; the result was higher birth weights and lower pregnancy-induced hypertension compared to non-yoga-practicing participants. 

*Also Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga is superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety.

It's official! I'm on vacation until June 18!

I'll be Yoga-ing it up in Southern California but will be back soon (you'll barely even notice I'm gone). Just make sure you do your homework. The practice happens whenever you think of it, wherever you are. *Oh, and be sure to register for the class (s) of your choice. I want to see you as soon as I get back! I'll miss you. I'll still be visiting my Facebook Page while I am away and it's here. Take Care & Namaste xo 

It's Spring at The Roundhouse! New sessions start tonight and its going to be grand. To register go to www.roundhouse.ca

Come and practice your self care with me.

Tuesday's its Prenatal Yoga from 545-715pm

Mixed levels Hatha from 730-9pm

Thursday's it's Baby and Me Yoga 1230-2pm and

Prenatal Yoga 545-715pm

And starting next week **starting April 5** it's Yin Yoga from 730-845pm

To register, go to www.roundhouse.ca or call 604-713-1800 (press 2)

See you on the mat xx

Happy September everybody!

Can't believe it's September already! No wonder I awoke with the above tune in my head!

(not kidding, I really did. I really was around when that song came out haha).

It's time for transitions of all kinds. Hectic schedules, cooler temperatures and shorter days are on the way for all of us.

Feels strange having the rest of the week off as we transition from our Summer sessions to Fall. I hope you'll remember to include your own self care in your fall plans/scheduling.

Fall is a time to turn inward, and you can not be available to anyone else in a healthy way if your needs aren't meant. Don't forget precious "you" time whether that includes a Yoga practice or something else.

Yoga-wise I have classes for absolutely everybody of every age and ability. Both during the day and in the evening starting next week at the Roundhouse and the following week at Mount Pleasant.

At The Roundhouse Arts and Community Centre-604-713-1800

Tues Sept 6 - Prenatal Yoga 5:45-7:15pm & Mixed Levels 7:30pm-9:00pm

Thurs Sept 8 - Baby and Me Yoga 12:30-2:00pm , Prenatal Yoga 5:45-715pm and *new* Yoga for Limited Mobility 7:30-8:30pm

At Mount Pleasant Community Centre -604-257-3080

Mon Sept 12- Baby and me Yoga 1045am-1215 and Daytime Yoga 1230-2pm

Wed Sept 14- Daytime Yoga 12:30-2:00pm and Prenatal Yoga 6:30-7:45pm

Thanks for a great summer!

Wishing you energy, vitality and health this fall & hope to see you on the mat!

(My Facebook Page Yoga with Lori Lucas can be found here and is updated daily as well).

Namaste xx

Its time to register & here's my schedule!

All Yoga classes with me begin this week at The Roundhouse!

(Corner of Davie St @ Pacific Blvd-Yaletown)

To register click here

Tuesdays it's Prenatal Yoga from 545pm-715pm

and Mixed Levels Hatha from 730pm-900pm

Thursdays- Baby and Me Yoga is from 1230pm-200pm, Prenatal Yoga is 545pm-715pm and Mixed levels Hatha from 730pm-900pm

Mount Pleasant Community Centre more convenient for you? (Main St @ Broadway)

Mondays it's Baby and Me Yoga from 1045pm-1200pm and Daytime Yoga from 1230pm-200pm

Wednesdays it's Daytime Yoga from 1230m-200pm and Prenatal Yoga from 630pm-745pm

For more information and to register click here

If a session has already begun costs are prorated so you can still sign up (and the classes you missed will be deducted from the price). *Registering not only ensures a program will run but you will save you $3.00 per class

yoga shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. This is affordable yoga. namaste & see you on the mat!

More reasons to get off our chairs and onto our mats.

We know what sitting does to our hips and back (and in turn our knees, neck, shoulders and mood) but the rest of it is pretty scary too! I know personally speaking that I have never sat as much in my life as I have the past few years (and as much as I hate to admit it it is getting worse with each year that passes)!

And our lovely weather doesn't help either at times sigh..

Well, thank goodness for yoga. It undoes all the damage caused by sitting. Bottom line is? Just move. Interrupt the sitting as often as you can.

See you at yoga and we'll chase the sitting blues away together ♥

Registration is on now, and all new Roundhouse sessions are about to start next week.

Prenatal Yoga is Tues and/or Thurs 545pm-715pm

Baby and Me Yoga is Thurs from 1230pm-2pm

Mixed levels Hatha is Tues and/or Thurs 730pm-900pm

To register click here

For my complete public schedule at both places click here

Via: www.medicalbillingandcoding.org

The Easter Bunny is comin' to town!

A Roundhouse Special Event
Sat Apr 23, 9:30am-10:45am (1-3yrs),
11:15am-12:30pm (4-6yrs), 1:00pm-2:15pm (7-9yrs)
Exhibition Hall
Admission: $4/child.
Call 604-713-1800 for more info

Hippity Hoppity down to the Roundhouse for an Easter Egg Hunt. The event will include an egg hunt with arts & crafts activities, a candy bag to take home and a visit from the Easter Bunny! (nudge nudge wink wink)! No need to bring a basket, this will be part of our arts & crafts activities.

Parent’s supervision is required for 1-3yrs session. Pre-registration required, No drop-ins accepted.

I know I'll be there! Hoping to see you as well ;)

Gosh I love this place. Have you been to the Roundhouse lately? Yoga with me is starting up again. Tonight!

I am so stoked about my Roundhouse classes starting up again this evening! This year will mark 7 glorious years teaching at what I call, the coolest place in Yaletown for sooo many reasons. Yoga, dance, theatre, the staff...and the list goes on! All my classes are super casual, non threatening and affordable so come on down! You can find me there on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cost of registration is pro-rated too, so if the session has already begun you can still register (or drop in too of course).

You save big by registering before or on the day of, and if you double up to attend twice per week there is a huge savings. (And of course all classes need the minimum number of registrants for the program to run, but luckily I don't seem to often have that problem). Namaste & I hope to see you tonight!

Prenatal Yoga Tues and Thurs 545pm-715pm.

Baby & me yoga Thurs from 1230pm-200pm

Mixed Levels Hatha Tues and Thurs 730pm-900pm.

To register click here

It's official! My prices have come down. Yippie!

I was bummed with the HST, mainly because it meant that the prices would be going up on my classes. :(

As of right now prices for Mixed Levels and Prenatal Yoga at the Roundhouse have dropped! Its a done deal. (Not that they were ever expensive..)

It is just important to me to keep yoga affordable. Yoga is for everybody. I mean its only Yoga!

Registration is on at both places for all classes starting up again in January.

The biggest savings are when you double up and attend twice per week, although the savings are for individual classes, as well as the drop in price.

Namaste. See you on the mat ♥

He's a comin'!

A Roundhouse special event...

Sun Dec 5, 10:00am-12:00pm, Exhibition Hall

Children: $6 , Adults: $7.20

Santa’s coming to the Roundhouse! Come join him and his helpers for a pancake breakfast and take part in many fun-filled activities.

Please pre-register as space is limited! Children must be supervised by an adult. Children under 1 year are free. Pre-registration required.

New classes are starting in Yaletown at the Roundhouse!

It's time once again to register for the class of your choice at the Roundhouse.

Come one come all! I have Yoga classes for everybody out there!

Whether you are a girl or a dude (mixed levels), expecting a baby (prenatal yoga), have recently had a baby (baby & me yoga) there's yoga for you. Classes are super casual :)

To register call 604-713-1800 or click here

(My schedule is top right of this page)

*Prices are pro rated if the session has already started.

I'd love to see ya!

Namaste xo

Please don't forget...

There's no yoga with me this Thursday due to the Yoga Conference!

(That means no baby & me yoga, no prenatal yoga and no mixed levels classes).

I'll see ya the following week♥

Hello Yoga friends! If you are on facebook why don't you join me...♥

Hi Yoga friends! I just made a Facebook fan page specifically for all things Yoga and me!

I'll be adding things to it daily (as time allows).

Come join me! It's called Yoga with Lori Lucas as well and you can just click on the Facebook badge to the right of here to join!

Hope you are enjoying this glorious weather!

And don't forget the Roundhouse picnic in the park at David Lam Park tomorrow from 12-4. (and the movie at dusk!) Free Yoga with me and lot's of other fun stuff!

Yoga is at 1230 & again at 2pm.

Hope to see you over on Facebook!

Namaste xo

Whats good about Friday the 13th? You can register for Fall programs at the Roundhouse!!

I love Firday the 13th personally!

(call me weird haha..people do all the time! )

Starting tomorrow online registration starts up for all programs at the Roundhouse! Which includes LOADS of glorious Yoga with me!

Yoga for everybody!

(even if you aren't born yet I have classes for you too)!

Classes are as follows:

-Tuesdays

-Prenatal Yoga from 545-715pm

-Mixed Levels Classical Hatha Yoga from 730-900pm

Thursday's

-Baby & Me Yoga from 1230-200pm

-Prenatal Yoga from 545-715pm

-Mixed Levels Classical Hatha Yoga 730-900pm

For the rest of my public class schedule please look to the right hand column of my blog under "Labels" (I will soon be throwing together a facebook fan page as well to keep you updated on all things yoga and me)!

To register online for Roundhouse programs click here

Or call- 604-713-1800

THIS Sunday! Come one come all!

The Roundhouse Picnic in the Park has been rescheduled! Yippie!!

Its THIS Sunday August 15.

Loads of fun stuff down at David Lam Park by the water in Yaletown (Davie St @ Pacific Blvd).

Soccer, food, live music, face painting and FREE YOGA with me! (you need not bring anything. mats provided)!

It was loads of fun last year and promises to be the same again this year! And don't forget that the movie Back to the Future begins at dusk so grab a blanket, a flashlight, some snacks and enjoy!

Yoga with me is at 1230 & again at 200pm. If you have been wanting to try out yoga for the first time come on down... If you just feel like geting some stretches in outside by the water come on down. Or if you want to stop by and say hello or introduce yourself that would be great too because I am all about meeting new people.

Come down and have fun and enjoy a fun day at the park :)

Time to register for Fall at Mt.Pleasant!!! Do it.Do it. Do it.

Registration started today for all of my Mt.Pleasant classes so....

Let's do it up!

**And don't forget the Roundhouse, fall registration starts up there soon as well!

(and classes there are ongoing)!**
The RH website is: here
Phone number is 604-713-1800

You can register online, on the phone (or of course in person ;)

All new sessions starting up:

If you have been thinking of revisiting yoga or even if you have never attended a class, these classes are for you. Perfect for beginners or for those who like more of a challenge as well.

* And I might add that these classes are affordable. I do my best to keep my classes as absolutely reasonable as I can get away with. Classes work out to be about $10 a class if you register, and if paying drop-in it's $12.

I really really keep them as low as I possibly can ♥. ॐ. ♥. ॐ. ♥.

So...register away!

(Some classes fill up quickly so I have got to recommend registering).

Mt.Pleasant classes are as listed below: *website is here *phone number is 604-257-3080

-Daytime Yoga (Mixed Levels Hatha) classes 2 classes per week on both Mondays & Wednesdays from -1230-200

-Prenatal Yoga Wednesday evenings 630-745-*this class almost always has a waiting list so register asap!

-Baby & Me Yoga Monday 1045-1200.

The rest of my public schedule is in the right hand column of my blog under "Labels"

Any questions don't hesitate to contact me or either centre :)

Namaste & see you on the mat!

Keep Sunday August 8th open!

It's the 6th annual Roundhouse Community picnic in the park!!!

(it's outdoor movie night as well, and the flick begins at dusk)!

This years movie is Back to the Future. For more info on the movie click here

The picnic is from 12-4 rain or shine at David Lam Park on the waterfront!

There will be music, games, face-painting, food, a mothers tent to feed/change babies/cool off in... and all sorts of other fun stuff!

Including free yoga with me again this year!

Yoga for every-b-o-d-y! yeeeeaahhh!

Come and say hi, introduce yourself and most of all..

Have fun! Loads of fun ♥

See these two?? Well I love them.

How do you feel about the HST?

Yeah I thought so...me too!

I don't know about you but I know that I don't want... my YOGA, massage therapy, airline tickets, naturopathy, concert tickets, non prescription meds, movies, bus fares, spa services, vitamins, dietary supplements, chinese medicine, movies, taxi's, home maintenance, parking, school supplies, membership fees (including the gym), hockey tickets, hair cuts, golf fees increasing in price by another 7% in tax if I can help it.

If you enjoy any of those things (which we all do) then add up what you would spend on those items/services per year and multiply it by 7% to see how much more you (and I) will be spending with the HST.

Anyways..I ran into these TRULY adorable folks directly in front of The Roundhouse this morning and if you live in Yaletown and would like to sign the Stop the HST petition these two are who you want to see!

I had a few laughs, received some words of wisdom and learned a heck of a lot! He's a ballroom dancer and has not had a sniffle in over 6 years! (he even showed me his ancient head rubbing/ ear pulling technique!) And he'll show you too! haha!

And did I mention he is 80?

And the lady is lovely. Just so incredibly lovely, sweet, vivacious, and as smart as a whip!

They really made my day ♥ And they can make yours too!

These two will be in front of my favourite place in the world.. The Roundhouse each day from 900am-11:30am.

The Roundhouse is located at the corner of Davie St @Pacific Blvd.