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The Campfire Got a New Brain

On Your Mats, Get Set, VOTE!

See who’s coming and book a class with them Vancouver votes on October 17. Between now and then the city is full of talk, debates, doorknocking, and… YOGA. Yoga brings out the best in us, as human beings. On the mat we practise strength, balance, patience and flexibility. Through regular practice, these traits show up…

A Thanksgiving Thank-You Sale, On Now Through Monday Night

Thanksgiving is the right weekend to say it: thank you for showing up, week after week, in a small studio in Chinatown. A studio is only a room until people fill it. You fill it. So, three ways to say it back, on now until Thanksgiving Monday, October 12th, at midnight: All passes plus GST.…

Council Candidates on the Mat

When I was on a teacher training back in 2013, I put together my ultimate yoga class. It was a practice for the leaders of the G8. Twenty five years of practising has only strengthened my belief in mindful movement before important decisions, difficult meetings, and anything else that asks a lot of a human…

Two Desks Open in the Breathe Room

The coworking collective in the Breathe room has two desks open. Quiet, central, your own desk in Chinatown with a yoga studio attached. Work, move, repeat. $400 a month for a desk and a full studio pass.

Open Acro Jam: Wednesdays, By Donation

Open Acro Jam, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 8pm, in the FLEX Room. No teacher, no set plan: mats, open space, and a room full of people who love to fly. Work on something new, drill a flow, find a base or a flyer, or just come and spot. All levels, bring a friend. By donation. Pay…

Sound Bath with Mariah, October 24th: Early Bird Ends Friday

Sound Bath Meditation with Mariah Mennie, Saturday, October 24th, 6:30 to 8pm. Lie still. Rest. Receive. Mariah returns with her harp, handpan, chimes and more for a 90 minute sound bath. There is nothing to do and nothing to get right. Bring a blanket and a pillow, lie down, and let the sound hold you.…

Samaneh Is Back: Tuesdays and Thursdays at Noon

A lot of you have asked when Samaneh Asgharzadeh would be back on the schedule. The answer is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Flow Yoga with Samaneh, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 to 1pm, starting Tuesday, October 13th. Strong, clear, steady Flow. Samaneh teaches the kind of lunch hour that makes the rest of the afternoon easier:…

A Mindful Canada Day at STRETCH

Canada Day isn’t the same Red & White celebration it was when I was a kid. It’s a time to reflect on where we are as a nation — where we’ve been, and where we want to be going. Whenever I have important thinking to do, I prefix it with a yoga practice. STRETCH has…

A Serendipitous Afternoon: Hunnybee, Family, and the STRETCH Community

Sometimes the best moments sneak up when you least expect them. I was out for my Thursday morning run when just after passing Hunnybee (my favourite Cafe in Vancouver) and my watched buzzed with a text from my cousin Jason, who lives in Calgary.  He’d just seen me run past! A minute later I’m sitting…

Practice Online This Weekend

Self practice this weekend.  There will be no classes at the studio this weekend until 6pm yin on Sunday. Instead, we are opening up our On Demand library, hours of recorded classes from STRETCH teachers which you can do at home, in the park, at the game, on your own schedule. Available for free to…

A Global First, STRETCH Announces Yoga Practices
for Agentic AI

STRETCH — Yoga for Agentic AI STRETCH 180 East Pender · Vancouver · Est. 2014 Announcement · Open Source · Agentic AI Yoga Practicesfor Agentic AI STRETCH is releasing a structured framework of yoga-derived practices for AI agents — grounding, pacing, and embodied reasoning tools designed to reduce hallucination, prevent overconfidence, and help agents serve…

Co-Working at STRETCH – Input Wanted

Black Friday Deals

More value than you paid for. Sale ends December 2nd, 11:59 PM PST 10+2 CLASS PASS $196 Buy 10, Get 12 Error margin: +20% in your favor UNLIMITED MONTHLY $144 Last 2 Months FREE Compound interest for flexibility 14-MONTH ANNUAL $1,438 14 Months for Price of 12 Lifecycle cost optimization 50-CLASS BATCH $798 High-volume protocol…

Eat To Move – A Nutrition Collaboration

STRETCH is happy to announce our first collaboration with The Pacific Nutrition Collective! With backgrounds in holistic nutrition, personal training, yoga teaching and cooking, The Pacific Nutrition Collective focuses on evidence-based research and its applications in nutrition, food preparation and physical training.

STRETCH Expands to Three Studios

We have now expanded internally and converted our former office into a beautiful third studio space. STRETCH is now a three-studio centre, offering more opportunities for rentals and classes. Thinking about an upcoming event? Why not host it at STRETCH? Be it parties, weddings, baby/bridal showers, photoshoots, concerts, company off-site meetings or events – we’re…

Closing the Gap: Equity Pricing at STRETCH for International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day (March 8th), STRETCH is making a statement on gender pay disparity with equity pricing. In 2024, women in Canada earned 88 cents for every dollar earned by men (Statistics Canada, 2024).

More Flow Pilates & Yoga Classes

We’ve updated our class schedule with additional Flow Pilates classes to give you more flexibility and options to practice. Don’t forget to check out the new-ish Rocket 1 and Active Yin Hips schedule too!

New Classes, Studio Expansion, and Teacher Auditions

We are proud to announce our studio expansion with fresh class offerings and auditions for new teachers. Visit our now three-studio centre for pilates and yoga classes designed for all levels.

Yoga Optimized: Open Heart, Open Hips

Unlock the power of hip-openers and discover a whole new way to move and feel amazing in your body! Join us for this special workshop with world-renowned yogi Eoin Finn, where you’ll learn how to safely and confidently create poses that work for you. Through a mix of biomechanics, experiential anatomy, and a dynamic vinyasa flow,…