{"id":1776,"date":"2020-11-18T19:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/?page_id=1776"},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:50:19","slug":"yoga-from-the-heart-canada-with-anne-parsonage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What we teach<\/strong><br \/>\nYoga from the Heart Canada is an <strong>active<\/strong> form of spiritual yoga designed specifically to meet the needs of Westerners with their fast pace of life, and their relatively solid inflexible bodies. It combines the ancient wisdom of the East with the practical down-to-earth approach of the West.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What makes us different<br \/>\n<\/strong>Although our classes are active and physically challenging, nevertheless, the essence of Yoga from the Heart Canada is gentleness and ease of movement, with none of the competitiveness which can often turn hatha yoga into merely a physical exercise. Yoga from the Heart Canada is a devotional expression of inner awareness. It nurtures confidence, and a new sensitivity &#8230; and it uncovers an inner peace which helps one cope with the hectic lifestyle most of us find ourselves living. Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/devotion-yoga-from-the-heart-description\/\"><strong>Yoga Description<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>We also offer a free online Spirituality Group, consisting of an ongoing experiential book study of Bhagavad Gita (the ancient timeless living source text of yoga, which describes the spiritual path in the context of Karma, Jnana, and Bhakti yoga), as well as a group Meditation practice. Read more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/spirituality-group\/\"><strong>Spirituality Group<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are interested in experiencing this sensitive and artistic approach to yoga, and its integration into everyday life, there are inspirational weekly yoga classes taking place near Kensington Market in downtown Toronto. There are also some online classes. You are welcome to try out a yoga class on a trial basis.<\/p>\n<h4>Check the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/schedule-and-fees-spirit-yoga\/\">schedule<\/a><\/strong> or contact the teacher, Anne Parsonage:<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right; clear: left;\"><strong><a id=\"button_id-8523\" href=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/?page_id=9#freeTrial\" class=\"button medium orange no_woo_button\"><span>Book a Free Trial Class<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><a id=\"button_id-9777\" href=\"tel:416-538-7079\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button medium orange no_woo_button\"><span>Call Now<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"tel:416-538-7079\">(416) 538-7079<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"button_id-5492\" href=\"mailto:anne@yogafromtheheartcanada.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button medium orange no_woo_button\"><span>Email Now<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:anne@yogafromtheheartcanada.com\">anne@yogafromtheheartcanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"divider_padding\"><\/div>Toronto classes take place on the rooftop patio during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1968 size-full\" title=\"Anne Parsonage teaching Yoga from the Heart Canada in Toronto\" src=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto classes take place on the rooftop patio during the summer months.\" width=\"577\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg 577w, https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"divider_padding\"><\/div>Yoga classes also take place some winters in South India, where Yoga from the Heart Canada is recognized as a form of bhakti yoga (bhakti is the Sanskrit word for devotion).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1503 size-full\" title=\"Anne Parsonage teaching Yoga from the Heart Canada in India\" src=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sensitive-yoga-classes.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Parsonage teaching Yoga from the Heart Canada in India\" width=\"577\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sensitive-yoga-classes.jpg 577w, https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sensitive-yoga-classes-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage What we teach Yoga from the Heart Canada is an active form of spiritual yoga designed specifically to meet the needs of Westerners with their fast pace of life, and their relatively solid inflexible bodies. It combines the ancient wisdom of the East with the practical down-to-earth &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_rightsidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage - Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage - Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage What we teach Yoga from the Heart Canada is an active form of spiritual yoga designed specifically to meet the needs of Westerners with their fast pace of life, and their relatively solid inflexible bodies. It combines the ancient wisdom of the East with the practical down-to-earth ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YogaFromTheHeartCanada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-08T17:50:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage - Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-18T19:44:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-08T17:50:19+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg\",\"width\":577,\"height\":385,\"caption\":\"Toronto classes take place on the rooftop patio during the summer months.\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage\",\"description\":\"Inspirational Spirit-based yoga classes in downtown Toronto\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Yoga from the Heart Canada\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Yoga-Logo189.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Yoga-Logo189.jpg\",\"width\":329,\"height\":189,\"caption\":\"Yoga from the Heart Canada\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/YogaFromTheHeartCanada\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/anne-parsonage-2bb1a860\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage - Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage - Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage","og_description":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage What we teach Yoga from the Heart Canada is an active form of spiritual yoga designed specifically to meet the needs of Westerners with their fast pace of life, and their relatively solid inflexible bodies. It combines the ancient wisdom of the East with the practical down-to-earth ...","og_url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","og_site_name":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YogaFromTheHeartCanada","article_modified_time":"2025-09-08T17:50:19+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","name":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage - Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-18T19:44:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-08T17:50:19+00:00","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/YYIMG_7228_better.jpg","width":577,"height":385,"caption":"Toronto classes take place on the rooftop patio during the summer months."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","name":"Yoga from the Heart Canada with Anne Parsonage","description":"Inspirational Spirit-based yoga classes in downtown Toronto","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Yoga from the Heart Canada","url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Yoga-Logo189.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Yoga-Logo189.jpg","width":329,"height":189,"caption":"Yoga from the Heart Canada"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YogaFromTheHeartCanada","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anne-parsonage-2bb1a860"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1776"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2139,"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1776\/revisions\/2139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogafromtheheartcanada.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}