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At Yoga Santosha we believe that Yoga is all about community. Based in Calgary, Alberta, we offer a variety of yoga classes designed for all levels, along with yoga teacher training, workshops, retreats and complementary wellness services.

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1800 4th St SW #320
Calgary, AB, Canada, T2S 2S5

Phone: 403.244.9642

821 14th St NW
Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2A4

Phone: 403.270.0219

Email: info@yogasantosha.ca

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✨🎁 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways 🎁✨ We are moving

✨🎁 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways 🎁✨

We are moving into Day 3 Giveaway from @routinecream = Sexy Sadie collection
PLUS one month of unlimited yoga at Yoga Santosha

Feel good, smell good, and move in ways that support your body and your life.

To enter:
• Like this post
• Follow @yogasantosha and @routinecream
• Tag a friend you want to smell good for
or someone who deserves a little Sexy Sadie in their life.
• Bonus entry if you share this post to your Stories and tag us

Prize includes:
• Sexy Sadie Shampoo
• Sexy Sadie Conditioner
• Sexy Sadie Body Cream
• Sexy Sadie Deodorant
• Sexy Sadie Toothpaste
• One month of unlimited yoga @yogasantosha

Our Vanna White of the moment is Allison Smith, voice coach extraordinaire and one of our beloved guest teachers in YTT. She is worth a follow too @theivrvoice

Giveaway closes December 12 at 8 PM MST.
Winner will be contacted via DM.

This is just Day 3 ✨ More gifts are coming.

#yycgifts #YogaSantosha #calgaryyogacommunity #YYCWellness #yyccalgary

✨🎁 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways 🎁✨ We are startin

✨🎁 12 Days of Holiday Giveaways 🎁✨

We are starting with a splash 💦
Day 1 giveaway from @clearfloatspa = one dreamy float session

A float offers quiet, weightless rest. Settle the nervous system. Step out of the noise and reset.

To enter:
• Like this post
• Follow @yogasantosha and @clearfloatspa
• Tag friends in the comments. Each tag counts as an entry.
• Bonus entry if you share this post to your Stories and tag us

Giveaway closes December 10 at 10 PM MST.
Winner will be contacted via DM.

This is just Day 1 ✨There are more incredible gifts coming over the next 12 days.

#yycgifts #YogaSantosha #calgaryyogacommunity #YYCWellness

Have you ever mistaken what was said for what was

Have you ever mistaken what was said for what was meant?

We spend a lot of time in our heads. Replaying conversations. Rehearsing replies. Imagining outcomes. A word is spoken, and the mind fills in the blanks. We assign meaning. But was it real or just familiar?

𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 / 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝟏.𝟗
𝒔́𝒂𝒃𝒅𝒂-𝒋𝒏̃𝒂̄𝒏𝒂-𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒑𝒂̄𝒕𝒊̄ 𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒖-𝒔́𝒖̄𝒏𝒚𝒐 𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒍𝒑𝒂𝒉̣
Imagination is a mental activity based in language without a corresponding reality.

We read between the lines.
We interpret a short message as dismissive.
We assume someone meant more than what was actually said.
The words are real. The meaning we assign might not be.

This sutra invites us to notice how quickly the mind turns words into stories. We imagine what someone else was thinking. We attach meaning to a phrase that was never intended. Language becomes a springboard for projection.

Let the sutra meet you where you are and maybe ask 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑰 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒕?

📸: @littlelightsyyc

#SantoshaSutraSaturdays
#YogaSutras #Patanjali #MindfulYYC #CalgaryYoga

Better Together Some snaps (thank you Andrea) 💕

Better Together

Some snaps (thank you Andrea) 💕
from our Community Potluck.

What a crew. What a gathering.
Grateful for the shared food, the shared laughter, and the shared heart.

#HeartOfSantosha #CalgaryYoga #YYCYoga #YYCCommunity #gratefulyogis

The days are getting darker. December is almost he

The days are getting darker. December is almost here, and even though the world says it’s the season for sparkle and cheer, your experience might be saying something very different.

Maybe it is merry for you.
Maybe it feels like a big bah-humbug.
Maybe it’s both in the same day.

Whatever it is, you’re not wrong for feeling it.

There’s space for the dark and the light. There’s room for the heaviness, the quiet, the softness, the little sparks that still show up, and the simple relief of letting yourself feel exactly how you feel.

You don’t have to force it.
You don’t have to fix it.
You don’t have to match anyone else’s pace.

Let the dark be dark. Let the light be light. Let this season meet you where you are.

📸: @littlelightsyyc

#embracetheseason
#feelwhatyoufeel
#santoshalife
#yycyoga
#yycyogacommunity

Is it real or just familiar? Sometimes we see wha

Is it real or just familiar?

Sometimes we see what we expect, not what is. The mind fills in the gaps, draws from memory, and makes meaning fast.
We don’t even notice when we’ve slipped into assumption.

𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 / 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝟏.𝟖
𝑣𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑦𝑜 𝑚𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑎̄𝑗𝑛̃𝑎̄𝑛𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑢̄𝑝𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠̣𝑡̣ℎ𝑎𝑚
Misconception is false knowledge formed by perceiving something incorrectly.

We mistake the rope for a snake.
We hear a word and take it personally.
We watch someone’s expression and assume their thoughts.
The moment becomes distorted, but we believe it anyway.

Misconception isn’t always dramatic.
Sometimes it’s the tiniest turn of the mind
That takes us away from what’s actually happening.

This sutra invites us to notice
Where story has taken the place of truth
And where we might be ready to see again.

Let the sutra meet you where you are and maybe ask what have you mistaken lately and are you willing to look again?

📸: @littlelightsyyc

#SantoshaSutraSaturdays
#YogaSutras #patanjali #MindfulYYC #calgaryyoga

Come share chai and connect with two of the lead t

Come share chai and connect with two of the lead teachers of our 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training. Step into the space where the practice deepens and learning is held.

Thursday, Nov. 27
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Mission Studio

Join our complimentary in-person Info Session to meet Candace and Lisa, hear more about the training, and ask anything that’s on your heart.

Whether you are exploring the idea or already registered, this evening is a beautiful way to tune in, connect, and land a little deeper into the experience ahead.

Please register so we can prepare enough chai.

📸: @littlelightsyyc

#YogaSantosha #YYCYoga #CalgaryYoga #YogaTeacherTraining #200HourYTT YTTCalgary

Claire ❤️❤️❤️ + our November partner = joyful mome

Claire ❤️❤️❤️ + our November partner = joyful moment

Claire popped over to DU/ER in Mission, had fun checking out the merch, and celebrated our community partnership.

You can do the same.

Here’s how:

Bring your Santosha membership or your receipt from your most recent class to DU/ER Mission and enjoy 20% off regular-price product all month long.

Bring your DU/ER receipt back to either Santosha location and enjoy a complimentary class on us.

Meanwhile if you don’t catch Claire at DU/ER, you can catch her in class:

KENSINGTON
Tuesday 6 p.m.
Hot Strong Slow

MISSION
Tuesday 6:30 a.m.
Warm Rise and Flow

Saturday 12 p.m.
Vinyasa Flow

#YYCCommunity
#CalgaryYoga
#SantoshaLife
#DuerMission
#ShopLocalYYC
#YYCYogaStudio

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