FESTIVAL 2026 ANG - STUDIO MILE END

7, avenue laurier est, Mile End, Plateau Montreal

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4 days of special events

AND workshops !

A thoughtfully curated program designed to inspire, challenge, and deepen your practice through diverse approaches.

What to expect :

➜ Inspiring guest teachers alongside your Équipe Awesome.

➜ A variety of workshops and practices to explore movement in new ways.

➜ A vibrant community to learn, connect, and grow together.

Four days to nourish your practice, leaving you inspired.

Make the most of the festival with one of our passports!

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STUDIO MILE END TEACHERS

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GUEST MUSICIANS

Festival Program

Thursday, September 17

SIRSASANA Benevolent King

Jill CAMPBELL

4:30PM

In this Master-Class style practice, we'll deepen and refine our relationship with headstand through curated progressions and mindful explorations. The session will be scaleable for those still exploring how to safely go upside down and those wanting to challenge their inverted world.

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BANDHA FLOW

Ariane PARADIS & Rachel JACOBS

6PM

Bandha Flow is a dynamic vinyasa practice that emphasizes the energetic locks (bandhas); specific areas of subtle muscular and energetic engagement in the body used to support stability, lift, and efficient movement.

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ULTIME : the seasons

Béatrice AYOTTE

6:30pm

This edition of L’Ultime is inspired by the cycle of the seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. We’ll move through the transformations that unfold in nature with each season, and explore what they awaken within us.

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RESTorative : The Art of Undoing

Jill CAMPBELL

7:30pm

In this session, we’ll soften effort to arrive fully. At the buzz of a festival beginning, this is a space to land, with no need to perform or fix anything. Through supported rest and simple shapes, we’ll notice where we tend to hold on, and what shifts when we release.

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The Art of Receiving : Acupuncture & Guided Relaxation

Raphaëlle PAQUETTE & Tanja NACHTIGALL

8pm

Settle into a guided relaxation designed to quiet mental activity and support deep rest while receiving community acupuncture. Together, these practices create the conditions for nervous system regulation, spacious awareness, and the rare experience of doing absolutely nothing.

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friday, september 18

Spice Up Your FIT

Pat LETENDRE

8:30am

A workout that’s full of spice! This special festival class combines cardio intervals and functional strength movements. One mission: move, challenge yourself, and have fun!

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FLIGHT : aerial exploration

Rachel JACOBS

9:30AM

This class invites you to explore movement and yoga in a different way, using the support of the hammock to discover new sensations, perspectives, and possibilities.

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Moving forward : a Katonah inspired backbending practice

Valeria GONZALEZ

10am

A Katonah-inspired practice exploring how backbends can help us move forward. From a stable foundation, we’ll create space through the spine and front body, opening the lungs and expanding the breath between each vertebra. With each shape, we’ll invite space and a sense of forward direction into the body's front line.

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Studio 2 & DJ Live

Marie-Pier TURGEON & DJ Nuit NOIRE

12pm

Fall under the spell of our live DJ. Move to a musical selection that for the most part remains lyric free and is inspired by the fluidity and creativity of the vinyasa sequence.

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Navakarana

Aly RIZZI

2pm

During practice, students move and breathe simultaneously, guided by the teacher, who marks the time with claps, the naṭṭuvangam, or their voice. In a Navakaraṇa Vinyāsa class, absolute focus, the flow of movements, and rhythmic breathing create an incredibly magical and unique collective energy.

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Studio 1 +++ & Musique Live

Geneviève GUERARD & Eliza MOORE

5pm

Studio 1+++ & Live Music is an immersive practice where movement and sound come together. Join Eliza Moore, talented musician and composer, as she sets the tone with live music that is both energizing and calming, supporting the flow of the session.

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unwind : Double vision

Tanja NACHTIGALL

6pm

This restorative practice is built around abundance: layered props, longer holds, and unhurried time. We'll spend the evening settling into deeply supported shapes designed to release tension and invite ease.

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APeRO !

Open to Everyone!

6:15pm

A simple drop-in gathering to honour the importance of pausing to connect with the incredible people who make up this community. Drinks and snacks will be served.

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saturday, september 19

Pranayama and Meditation

David ROBSON & Jelena VESIС́

8am

Cultivate a deeper body-breath-mind connection with this guided pranayama and meditation session. Thoughtfully paired to help you experience positive changes both on and off the mat.

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Pilates: happy SPINE

Ariane PARADIS

8:30am

Using the principles of Pilates, we'll identify common compensatory patterns, cultivate greater body awareness, and explore strategies that support more balanced alignment and a more efficient distribution of load throughout the body. The result is a stronger, more resilient spine, and a greater sense of freedom and ease in your back.

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Led Ashtanga Primary Series

David ROBSON & Jelena VESIС́

9am

David and Jelena will lead you through Ashtanga's Primary Series with the traditional Sanskrit count, and include detailed instructions along the way.

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Honey Flipped Flow

Kat GRAHAM

10am

This class is an opportunity to play with different hand-balancing poses and transitions, wherever you are in your practice. The build-up to a peak pose like handstand can sometimes feel daunting, so this class focuses on fun, creative drills to develop the strength, technique, and confidence needed to get upside down more comfortably.

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Potentiel d’action : The Flow State

Béatrice AYOTTE

11:30am

This workshop offers both a theoretical and practical exploration based on the latest scientific research. We will examine the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the flow state as well as the conditions that support its emergence, through various exercises and yogic sequences combining movement, breath, and sustained attention.

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Studio 1 and Handpan

Alexandre EVANS

12pm

Join musician Alexandre Evans as he sets the tone for an energizing and soothing Studio 1 practice. A joyful and liberating experience not to be missed!

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Myofascial Release Workshop : Level 1

Iraïs LANDRY

2pm

Open to everyone, this workshop offers an introduction to fascia through a series of self-myofascial release exercises using a therapy ball. Based on the method developed by American physical therapist John F. Barnes, the practice emphasizes patience, presence, and deep listening to the body, allowing for lasting and meaningful release.

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Freedom, Strength and Ease in Backbends : an Ashtanga approach

David ROBSON & Jelena VESIС́

2pm

In this workshop, we’ll explore the key principles that create safe and sustainable backbends, including spinal mechanics, shoulder mobility, hip extension, breath, and intelligent muscular engagement. Rather than forcing flexibility, you’ll learn how to distribute the bend evenly throughout the body so that the spine feels supported and spacious.

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Slow Flow in the Dark : a blindfolded practice

Manon BOUDINE

4:30pm

Pratyahara: withdrawing the senses. By turning away from the outside world, we can begin to tune into what’s happening within. Through a slow, mindful sequence, allow yourself to deepen your awareness of subtle sensations and experience your practice in a new way.

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Essence Dance

Chloé ROBERTSON

4:30pm

Essence Dance is a space of prayer in motion, a communion with the Source of all life within us, in all things, and beyond all things.

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Express Sports Massage

Geneviève LAUZON

saturday

Give yourself a little extra support for your practice. Book a complimentary 20-minute session before or after your workshop. Before class, it can help prepare your body for movement and improve mobility; afterward, it's a chance to ease muscle tension and support recovery.

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sunday, september 20

Traditional Pranayama

Valeria GONZALEZ

8:30am

Pranayama techniques assist us in self-regenerating our personal life force, our individual prana. Experience a sequence of breathing exercises, solar and lunar alternated techniques to prepare the body and mind for a self-inquiry meditation.

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The Art of Floating : an Ashtanga approach

David ROBSON & Jelena VESIС́

9:30am

In this workshop, we'll break down the mechanics of floating step by step, exploring the strength, timing, breath, and body awareness that make jumping back, jumping forward, floating through, and balancing possible.

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Studio 1 & Legends

Benoit RUEL

10am

In this 75-minute practice, movement becomes a doorway into ancient stories, myths, and legends that invite us to experience familiar postures in a new light. Each story offers space for reflection, encouraging you to explore your practice with curiosity, presence, and intention.

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Mouvment Flow : Hand Balancing Meets Animal Flow

Adel SHIAB

11:30pm

In this practice, you'll explore the connection between hand balancing and locomotion movements inspired by Animal Flow, developing strength, coordination, body awareness, and fluidity. Throughout the workshop, we'll also weave in moments of theory, discussion, and shared exploration to deepen your understanding and enrich your experience.

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Sovereign : Embracing Perimenopause in Your Full Power

Karine MOUSSEAU

1:30pm

We've long been told that perimenopause marks the beginning of decline. But what if it is, instead, the beginning of a new chapter?

In this talk, you'll gain a deeper understanding of what is truly changing in your body and brain during perimenopause, why so many women navigate this transition in silence, and how to move through it with confidence rather than simply endure it.

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DHYANA in Asana ~ Series 8 Limbs in Action ~

Aasia LEWIS

2pm

As the 6th part of the series ‘8-Limbs in Action,’ ‘Dhyana in Asana’ examines Dhyana, also known as ‘meditation.’ We will attempt to feel the steady, uninterrupted flow of concentration through a more gentle asana practice, and explore how our physical bodies interpret, experience, and metabolize these principles of observation and humility. Experienced learning is the key to transformation.

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Iyengar Yoga and Hip Health

Carla RAMIREZ

4pm

This is an opportunity to discover a precise yet accessible approach to Iyengar Yoga, while cultivating a more balanced and conscious relationship with the hips.

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TAROT RITUAL

Patricia LEDUC

4:30pm

Seated in a circle, we’ll begin with a ritual and an opening meditation, followed by a tarot spread inspired by the shift from Virgo season into Libra season. As we move toward the autumn equinox, we’ll take time to pause, reflect on the lessons and harvests of the past months, and open ourselves to what the next season may be revealing.

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Resonance : Soundbath

Tanja NACHTIGALL & Fimo MITCHELL

6pm

Des postures de Yin tenues en douceur pendant de longues minutes et un bain sonore immersif se rencontrent dans une pratique qui offre au système nerveux l’espace nécessaire pour retrouver son rythme.

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