Yoga/Pilates Classes This week: ✨Monday- Yoga for 50+ Strength • 10am Yin & Restorative • 11:30am Vinyasa Flow • 6pm Yoga for A Busy Mind • 7:30pm ✨Tuesday- Mat Pilates • 10am Power Flow • 5:30pm Yin & Restorative • 7pm ✨Wednesday- Vinyasa Burn • 6pm Releases & Restore • 7:30pm ✨Thursday- Yoga for 50+ • 10am Restorative & Reiki • 12pm Moon Salutation Flow • 6pm Power Form Pilates • 7:15pm Restorative w. Somatics • 8:15pm ✨Friday- Vinyasa Flow • 5:30pm Yin & Restorative • 6:45pm ✨Saturday- Rise & Flow • 9:30am Flow into Stillness • 11am ✨Sunday- Feel Good Flow • 11am Yin Yoga • 7pm Honoured to practice with you each week 🤍

Why we love the bolster to support rest: • It removes unnecessary effort from the body • It allows muscles to fully soften instead of subtly holding • It supports the nervous system in shifting out of “doing” mode • It creates a sense of safety and containment • It helps the breath move more freely and naturally • It makes rest feel accessible, not forced • It teaches the body how to rest, not just think about resting

The spiral 🌹 We don’t heal by moving straight ahead. We heal by returning. To the body, to the breath, to the places that asked for more care the first time. Each turn brings new awareness. Each return, a little more softness. Trust the spiral.✨

A powerful reminder: Healing doesn’t happen all at once. It happens quietly, gently, step by step. And you don’t need to rush it. 🤍

A few books that have deeply influenced my yoga + spiritual journey ✨ Anatomy of the Spirit — Carolyn Myss The Heart of Yoga – T.K.V. Desikachar Autobiography of a Yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda The Four Agreements — Don Miguel Ruiz Atlas of the Heart — Brené Brown Light on Yoga – B.K.S. Iyengar Yin Yoga – Bernie Clark Love Letter to The Earth — Thích Nhất Hạnh Fierce Self-Compassion — Kristin Neff Radical Acceptance — Tara Brach Journey to the Heart — by Melody Beattie Eastern Body, Western Mind — Anodea Judith Breath — James Nestor Tiny Habits – BJ Fogg You Are Awesome – Neil Pasricha The Relaxation Response – Dr. Herbert Benson What’s one book that changed the way you see the world?

Move slow enough to notice what’s ready to release. 🙏🏼🤍✨

Step into a fully prepared space designed for rest. Restorative Sound Bath ✨🫶🏼 Wednesday February 4 at 7:30PM When was the last time you truly rested? Join Sarah for a restorative yoga experience paired with an immersive sound bath. Supported postures and layered sound gently calm the nervous system, allowing the body to soften and release without effort. Perfect if you’re feeling tired, overstimulated, emotionally full, or simply craving stillness. Arrive. Exhale. Rest. 🤍

The chakras are areas of the body and nervous system that hold information, experience, and memory. Each chakra relates to a different aspect of being human: safety, creativity, confidence, love, expression, intuition, and connection. When life feels overwhelming, stressful, or stuck, these centres often reflect it. This is because the body is responding intelligently to what it’s been through. Through yoga, meditation, breathwork, Reiki, sound, and restorative practices, we gently support the nervous system so these energy centres can soften and reorganize naturally. ✨Grounding practices support the root chakra, helping the body feel safe and settled ✨Slow, fluid movement and breath nourish the sacral chakra, supporting creativity and emotional flow ✨Strength, boundaries, and breath awareness support the solar plexus, our sense of self and confidence ✨Restorative practices and hands-on healing open the heart chakra, allowing space for compassion and repair ✨Voice, intention, and stillness support the throat and third eye, encouraging clarity and trust ✨Meditation and deep rest support the crown, reminding us we’re connected to something larger than effort alone We don’t force energy to move. We create conditions for the body to feel safe enough to let go. This is subtle work. And it’s powerful. ✨

Using Cards as a Meditation Practice Meditation doesn’t always have to start with silence. Sometimes it starts with a question. An image. A single word that gives your mind somewhere gentle to land. Pulling a card can be a beautiful doorway into meditation. Not for answers, but for awareness. How to use cards for meditation: ✨Take one slow breath before you pull ✨Ask a soft question like “What wants my attention today?” ✨Pull one card — no analysis, no overthinking ✨Sit with the image, colour, or word ✨Let it become your anchor instead of your breath ✨When the mind wanders, return to the card’s feeling There’s no need to “figure it out.” Let the message unfold through sensation, not logic. Save this for your next practice 🤍

One of the most advanced practices is this: sitting still with yourself, without needing to change anything. In ancient yoga traditions, many physical postures were practiced for one reason: to prepare the body to sit in meditation. Still. Breathing. Aware.

Thích Nhất Hạnh Mindfulness of Breathing Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Breathing in, I dwell in the present moment. Breathing out, I know this is a wonderful moment. 🫶🏼

Share the message that found you today!!🫶🏼

Every item in our retail space is chosen with care: ✨ tools for your practice ✨ pieces that bring calm into your home ✨ small reminders to slow down, breathe, and come back to yourself From yoga props and cozy layers to self-care essentials and handmade goods. Everything is here to support your nervous system, your rituals, and your healing. Come browse slowly. Touch things. Feel what you’re drawn to. Your body knows. 🤍

Why do we always talk about the nervous system? Because you can be doing all the “right” things: moving your body, eating well, staying consistent and still feel tense, tired, or on edge. When the nervous system doesn’t feel safe, the body stays in protection. Muscles brace, breath shortens, and stress chemistry stays switched on. When the body feels safe, release happens naturally. Ease replaces tension and presence replaces worry. And the things that feel too easy, or not hard enough are often the things we need most. Simplicity. Doing less, on purpose. Sitting in silence without reaching for distraction. Breathing slowly, smoothly. All the way out. Pausing before reacting. Resting without earning it. These things don’t “look” productive, but they’re regulating. And regulation changes everything. This is the work. Slow. Intentional. Human.

You didn’t come to yin yoga to change your life. You came because you were tired. Because your nervous system was overloaded, and because pushing through wasn’t working anymore. At first, yin felt uncomfortable in a way that had nothing to do with flexibility. Stillness was loud. The pauses brought things to the surface you’d been avoiding. Over time, something shifted. Yin taught you how to stay. To stay with sensation instead of escaping it. To stay with discomfort without immediately fixing or numbing. To listen rather than override. The practice didn’t stay on the mat. It softened how you respond instead of react. It taught you to rest without guilt. To release when your instinct was to brace. To trust the quiet wisdom of your body. Yin didn’t make you calm overnight. It taught your nervous system that it was safe to slow down. And from that safety, everything began to shift. • Come try yin with us. Sunday | 7:00pm Monday | 11:30am Tuesday | 7:00pm Friday | 6:45pm

The January 3, 2026 full moon is a Cancer Full Moon, also known as the Wolf Moon. Cancer is ruled by the Moon, which makes this full moon especially potent: emotionally, energetically, and for the nervous system. A Cancer full moon highlights: • emotional safety • home, rest, and belonging • the body’s needs • intuition over logic Paired with deep winter, it’s very much a “tend inward” moon rather than a push-forward one. It supports slowing down, feeling what’s been held, and choosing care over effort. So if it feels more emotional, tender, or regulating than motivating, that’s exactly the energy of this moon 🌕

Rest is part of the rhythm.✨

Begin Softly. A New Year Yoga Nidra 🫶🏼 Step into a space where you can let go and simply be. In this quiet Yoga Nidra experience, you are gently guided into deep rest, allowing the body to soften and the mind to slow. As you settle in, a quiet mantra may arise, or you may simply rest in the stillness. There is nothing to do but receive the peace and renewal this moment offers. Leave feeling rested, light, connected, and happy and ready to move into the year ahead without pressure or expectation.

Create space for what’s next. 🫶🏼 As a new year begins, we’re invited to pause, listen, and reset. Like the ocean, life moves in cycles — waves arrive, waves pass. ✨ Practice: Close your eyes and listen to the sound of the ocean. With each inhale, imagine space opening within you. With each exhale, let go of what no longer needs to come with you. Then gently name one intention you’re carrying forward. What intention are you bringing into 2026? • @yandarayoga

Grateful for another year of yoga with our community. A timeless practice that meets us where we are and grows with us through every season. Thank you for practicing with us. In 2026, we’ll keep moving, breathing, sweating, and resting — together. 🤍

Manifestation isn’t wishful thinking. It’s intentional living. What you focus on shapes your nervous system. And your nervous system shapes your life. This is the energy we’re moving into. ✌🏼

There is a quiet power in the in-between. The space between where you’ve been and where you’re going. Between Christmas and the New Year. Between the inhale and the exhale. Between the noise of doing, and the stillness of being. Anchor into this moment. Let your shoulders soften. Let your breath slow. Let yourself be held by the pause. Before the next intention. Before the next step. Before the world speeds up again. There is wisdom here. Rest here. 🫶🏼

This holiday season, we pause with gratitude for this community. Every breath shared, every moment of stillness, every practice that brought us back to ourselves. The holidays can be beautiful and tender, joyful and heavy all at once. Thank you for showing up, for trusting this space, and for allowing us to be part of your journey. Your energy, openness, and care are what make The Healing Loft what it is. May you find warmth in simple moments, ease in your body, and a little more spaciousness in your heart. Happy holidays 🫶🏼

We love a good Christmas flow, and @jessdelbianco always knows how to set the vibe 🎄✨ Grateful for cozy movement, deep breaths, and community. 🫶🏼

Words carry energy. They linger, soften, and sometimes quietly change everything. A reminder from Donna Ashworth to say the things that matter — the kindness, the gratitude, the love — before the moment passes. ✨What seed will you plant today?

Winter Solstice ❄️ The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year. A biological and energetic turning point. With less daylight, our nervous system naturally shifts inward. Melatonin increases. Cortisol lowers. The body asks for rest, reflection, and conservation of energy. This isn’t a failure of motivation — it’s physiology. Yoga has always understood this. In yogic tradition, cycles of light and dark mirror cycles within the body and mind. Periods of activity are meant to be followed by periods of integration. Effort is balanced by rest. Movement by stillness. The solstice doesn’t demand immediate change. It marks the beginning of the return of light: minute by minute, day by day. This is how healing happens too. Not all at once, but gradually. Through consistent care, presence, and patience. Winter invites us to slow down not because something is wrong, but because something is reorganizing beneath the surface. So if you feel quieter, more introspective, or more tired… you’re not behind. You’re in rhythm. May this season remind you that rest is productive, stillness is intelligent, and light always returns (even when the process is subtle). 🤍🙏🏼✨

Let Something Go✨ Releasing creates space for what truly supports you. This season isn’t about adding more, it’s about clearing what no longer needs your energy. Choose one small thing to let go of this season: a thought, an expectation, a task, or a physical item. What are you ready to let go of?

Some seasons ask for balance. Some ask for strength. Some ask you to turn everything upside down and listen closely. Yoga meets you in all of them. 🫶🏼

Yoga off the mat. Warm tea. Evening exhale. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu 🤍 May all beings everywhere be happy and free.

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If your body has been asking for rest, this is your invitation. YOGA NIDRA - A Quiet Winter Light✨ Wednesday December 17 at 7:30PM This time of year can feel heavy — emotionally, mentally, physically. Even when there’s joy, the body often feels tired, and the mind is pulled in many directions. This Yoga Nidra practice is designed for anyone who feels: • overstimulated • run down • emotionally full • in need of true rest Before the rush of the holidays, this practice offers a chance to pause and reset. You’ll be guided into deep relaxation, allowing the body to soften, the breath to slow, and the nervous system to recalibrate. In this guided experience, you simply lie down comfortably and are led through breath, awareness, and gentle imagery (no effort required). Step into the season feeling more grounded, supported, and present… with rest that actually lands. ✨Why Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra is not sleep — and it’s not meditation in the way most people imagine. It’s a guided practice of conscious rest, where the body is invited to fully let go while the mind is gently led into a deeply relaxed, receptive state. In this state: ✨the nervous system shifts out of “doing” and into repair ✨stress hormones begin to soften ✨the body can rest more deeply than it often does during sleep Many people describe one Yoga Nidra session as feeling like hours of rest. If your body has been asking for rest, this is your invitation. We would love to hold space for you.

If cozy is your love language — this is your sign 🤍 Holiday retail at The Healing Loft ✨ Candles, room sprays + rollers Soaps + shower steamers Affirmation decks Sweaters you live in Mats + bolsters Sage, palo santo

Winter yoga just hits different ❄️ Cold outside. Calm inside. Warm mug in your hands. Soft lights. Quiet room. You land on your mat. Your breath slows. Your shoulders drop. Whatever this season holds for you, your mat is waiting. 🤍

There’s truly nothing more powerful than your breath, and when you learn how to work with it consciously, everything begins to shift. In yoga, we return to the breath again and again because it’s simple, accessible, and profoundly transformative. Modern science supports what yoga has taught for thousands of years: slow, controlled breathing can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, lower stress hormones, improve oxygen efficiency, and increase mental clarity. Pause. Inhale. Exhale. Let your breath meet you right where you are. 🤍

Day 12 Warm Hands, Warm Heart A little warmth goes a long way when you’re trying to settle your system. ✨ Practice: Rub your hands together quickly until they’re warm. Place them over your heart, belly, or the back of your neck. Take three slow breaths. ✨ Why it works: Warmth + touch activate the parasympathetic nervous system and help release physical tension. Where did your hands naturally land today?

☕️ Day 11 A Moment With Your Mug Small rituals can shift your whole nervous system when you do them with presence. ✨ Practice: Wrap your hands around your mug. Notice the temperature, the scent, the weight of it. Take a long inhale, exhale slowly. Then gently roll your shoulders, stretch your neck, or sway side-to-side before taking a mindful sip. ✨ Why it works: Engaging multiple senses anchors you into the present moment and interrupts mental overwhelm. Pairing warmth with slow movement relaxes fascia, lowers muscle tension, and calms the vagus nerve. What did your warm drink invite you to notice today?

Best decision ever 🫶🏼

🌿 Day 10 Essential Oil Reset Aromatherapy can pull you out of your head and back into your body in seconds. ✨ Practice: Place 1 drop of your favourite essential oil in your palms. Rub together, cup over nose, inhale softly, exhale slowly. ✨ Why it works: Scent directly influences the limbic system — the emotional centre of the brain. Which essential oil brings you the most calm?

❄️ Day 9 A Moment of Silence Stillness is medicine. ✨ Practice: Sit for 30 seconds in complete silence. No phone. No task. Just presence. ✨ Why it works: Silence reduces sensory load, helping the brain shift out of survival mode. How did the silence feel in your body?

🎧 Day 8 One Song Meditation Music is one of the fastest ways to shift your emotional state. ✨ Practice: Put on one calming song and sit or lie down while listening with full presence. ✨ Why it works: Music entrains the brain — helping regulate mood, heart rate, and breath. Which song did you choose today?

❄️ Day 7 Create a Soft Moment on this Snowy Sunday Your nervous system responds deeply to gentle sensory cues. ✨ Practice: Soft blanket Warm drink Dim light Candle Quiet sound Slow breath ✨ Why it works: Soothing sensory inputs shift the body toward safety and calm. What’s your coziest ritual?

🔄 Day 6 Let Something Go Releasing creates space for what you truly need. ✨ Practice: Choose one small thing to let go of today: a thought, an expectation, a task, a physical item. ✨ Why it works: Letting go reduces cognitive load and increases clarity. What did you clear space for?

✨ Day 5 One-Minute Joy Hunt Joy doesn’t need to be big — it just needs to be noticed. ✨ Practice: Set a timer for one minute. Find one thing that brings you even a tiny spark of joy. ✨ Why it works: Recognizing micro-joy trains the brain toward positivity through neuroplasticity. What little moment sparked joy today?

✍️ Day 4 One-Line Journaling You don’t need a full journal practice for this to work. ✨ Practice: Write down ONE sentence answering: “How am I feeling right now?” ✨ Why it works: Naming emotions reduces their intensity — a psychological effect called “affect labeling.” What did your one line reveal?

Wisdom Yoga 🫶🏼 Weaves together the Indigenous wisdom of the Seven Grandfather Teachings with the energy of the 7 chakras. We will explore one teaching, reflect on its connection to inner balance, and embody it through supportive yoga poses. The class includes 10–15 minutes of shared teachings followed by a 45-minute gentle yoga flow. All are invited to share, learn, and experience the beautiful connection between self-care and ancient wisdom. Starting January 2026✨

🤍 Day 3 5-4-3-2-1 Awareness Scan A quick anchor for a busy mind. ✨ Practice: Name: 5 things you see 4 things you feel 3 things you hear 2 things you smell 1 thing you appreciate ✨ Why it works: This technique grounds you in the present moment and reduces spiraling thoughts. What was the easiest sense to connect with?

🕯️Day 2 Set a Daily Mini Intention Where your attention lands, your energy follows. Small intentions anchor your energy when life feels chaotic. ✨ Practice: Choose one word for the day: soften, present, steady, grounded, breathe, open… ✨ Why it works: Intentions strengthen your prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for focus and emotional regulation. What’s your word today?

✨Day 1 The Power of a Single Breath The holidays can feel fast and full…so we begin with simplicity. ✨ Mindfulness Practice: Take one slow inhale through the nose. One long exhale through the mouth. ✨ Why it works: A single slow exhale activates your vagus nerve, lowering your heart rate and calming your stress response. What does one mindful breath shift for you today?

The holidays can be beautiful… and they can also be overwhelming. Our nervous systems move through more activity, more noise, more expectations, and often, less rest. So this year, we want to offer something different. Something grounding, calming, and nourishing for your whole self. Welcome to The Healing Loft’s 12 Days of Mindfulness ✨ A gentle, daily invitation to slow down, breathe deeper, and come home to yourself. Each day, we’ll share one simple mindfulness practice backed by science. Tiny shifts that regulate your nervous system, soften stress, and bring you back into balance. Think: grounding, breathwork, somatic awareness, intention-setting, sensory soothing, and small rituals that help your body feel safe and supported. This series is designed to fit into real life. No pressure. No perfection. No hour-long routines. Just one mindful moment, every day. Because you deserve calm. You deserve rest. And you deserve a holiday season that nourishes instead of drains you. ✨ Join us for Day 1 tomorrow. Let’s move through this season with softness, intention, and presence — together. 🫶🏼

Why blocks are your best friend 🖤 Because yoga isn’t about “doing it perfectly.” It’s about giving your body the support it needs to move, open, and breathe with ease. Blocks help you: ✨ Find better alignment ✨ Protect your joints ✨ Create space where things feel tight ✨ Build strength with stability ✨ Make every pose more accessible and more effective There’s no ego in using props. In fact, the most seasoned practitioners use them the most. At The Healing Loft, we use blocks to meet your body exactly where it is, so you can practice with confidence, safety, and softness. Your practice. Your pace. Your support. 🖤 What’s your favourite way to use blocks in class?

I’ve seen a post like this circulating on social media lately, and it really landed for me, because it’s true every single class in this space. When people walk through our doors, they’re not just rolling out a yoga mat… They’re carrying real life. Real stories. Real weight. Financial stress. Chronic pain. Grief. Infertility. Anxiety. Relationship strain. Parenting exhaustion. New diagnoses. Loneliness. Trying something new while feeling nervous. And so much more we may never see. Here at The Healing Loft, people show up with full hearts, heavy hearts, and everything in between. And the moment the lights dim, the candles glow, and everyone settles in, you can feel it… A room full of humans doing their best. 🤍 A reminder for all of us: ✨ We never know what someone is carrying. ✨ Kindness is always the right choice.

A reminder we all need: you’ll get where you’re going, but this moment… this breath… this version of you is already enough. 🤍 Here is wonderful.

✨ Studio ready. Breath steady. Let the evening magic begin.

✨ Sound Bath this Friday November 21st✨ Join Sean and Anne-Marie at The Healing Loft on Friday, Nov 21 from 7pm-8:30pm for a deeply relaxing Sound Bath experience. Enjoy the soothing vibrations of crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, the gong, native flute and more as you settle into a meditative, restorative space. Yoga mat, bolster, and blanket are provided. Bring a pillow if you like. Anne-Marie will also offer Reiki and Healing Touch to each participant. 📍 The Healing Loft, 719 Queen Street East, Sault, Canada 🇨🇦 🗓 Nov 21, 7–8:30pm 💲 $40 (HST included) To register: either e-transfer $40 to amcaicco@hotmail.com or register by credit card by visiting annemariecaicco.com. Drop-ins are welcome, space permitting. 🥰 Can’t wait to share this peaceful evening with you. ✨

THE PAUSE . A soothing, hour-long immersion combining meditation, breathwork, and a gentle sound bath to help you reconnect, relax, and rejuvenate. Wednesday November 19 10:00am-11:00am This month’s session with Sarah weaves together a powerful combination of meditation techniques and intentional breathing, layered with the healing frequencies of crystal singing bowls and ambient sound. The result is a deeply grounding experience designed to calm the mind, balance the nervous system, and restore inner harmony. No prior experience is necessary. Just bring your curiosity, an open heart, and a desire for calm. BONUS: Leave The Healing Loft a Google Review, then send us a message to join The Pause (with Sarah) this week, for free! Your voice supports our community, and your next hour of calm is on us. 💛Give yourself permission to pause. Link in bio to register to comment Pause below and we will send it to you!

Do you know meditation? It’s that thing we say we’ll start after one more scroll, one more snack, one more episode. 😅 We get it. That’s why we make it easy. Cozy mats, calming music, and zero judgment. We have twospecial meditation classes to slow down this month: 🕊️ The Pause · Nov 19 · 10AM 🌙 Yoga Nidra · Nov 25 · 8:30PM No experience needed. Just show up. We’ll handle the zen part.

Energy is everything. The way you breathe, move, speak, and rest — it all creates the atmosphere you live in. Protect your peace. Nurture your energy. Watch how life shifts around you. 🤍

YOGA ✨ Do it mad. Do it happy. Do it sad. Do it tired. Do it unsure. Do it healing. Because yoga isn’t about how it looks. It’s about how it feels. It’s the practice of showing up exactly as you are, and meeting yourself there. Move through it. Breathe through it. Trust that every version of you belongs on the mat.

✨We’re so excited for this special class at the end of this month! Yoga Nidra — Rest in the Quiet Light 🕯Tuesday, November 25 at 8:30pm with Julie Premo. A late-night Yoga Nidra to help you melt into stillness and drift off like a cloud. This class invites you to surrender completely — guided through layers of relaxation until the body is asleep but the mind remains gently aware. A dim room, soft candlelight, and gentle sound will surround you as you journey inward. 🌙 We have all the cozy props you need — just bring yourself. Yoga Nidra, or “yogic sleep,” offers profound rest for the nervous system, helping to reduce stress, improve sleep, and restore balance to body and mind. The perfect complement to our 7:00pm Yin & Restorative — a night of pure stillness and surrender. Reserve your spot! ✨🙏🏼

FLOW & FEEL Looking for the sweetest hour to connect with your child this Friday?💛 Flow and Feel is a unique workshop designed for caregivers and children (ages 4-7) to co-regulate and build a deeper bond through somatic exercises, yoga, and storytelling. ✨What to Expect: - Learn about emotions and how they feel in the body - Practice somatic exercises to release and regulate emotions - Move through yoga poses designed to support nervous system balance - Embark on an enchanted forest yoga flow story - Work on interactive worksheets together and take them home for continued practice It’s an hour of movement, magic, and mindful connection — for both of you. 🫶 ✨Details: - This Friday (on the PD Day) November 7 from 1:30-2:30pm with Jen at The Healing Loft. - $40+hst (includes both parent & child)

Full moons make life feel louder. Emotions. Thoughts. Energy. All of it. If you’re feeling that pull, it’s okay. Your body is moving with the rhythm of the moon. 🌕 Rest. Breathe. Let it move through you.

Yoga in November hits different. It grounds us before the holidays, warms the body, softens the mind, and brings us together when the days get darker.

Today, we’re celebrating Susan and Monique who are running the New York City Marathon! ✨ We’re so proud to have been part of your marathon journey: witnessing the balance between movement, mindfulness, and pure determination. 🙌🏼

November Energy🍂✨ Soft focus. Resting your gaze on what really matters. Intentional warmth. Cups of tea, slow mornings, deep breaths. Gratitude in motion. Small acts of presence that anchor you. Boundaries as peace. Saying no without guilt, saying yes with ease. Grace as practice. Meeting yourself gently: again and again 🍂✨ Before the holidays, before the rush, let this be your reminder: You don’t have to do it all. You don’t have to be everything for everyone. Give yourself grace for the undone lists, the slow mornings, the moments you choose rest over productivity. Grace is the gentlest form of self-love.🤍

Jess brought the Halloween vibes and the energy this week at Vinyasa Burn, and we loved every bit of it. 👻🎃✨ Candlelight, community, and all the magic. 🖤 Happy Halloween from all of us at The Healing Loft!

Mindfulness Tip: When you feel yourself rushing, whisper a quiet “thank you” for the moment you’re in. Presence grows through appreciation.

✨Power & Peace This special class has everything you need. Movement. Stillness. Sound. We begin with strength. A powerful, full-body Pilates practice that energizes the system, releases tension, and connects breath with intentional movement. We soften into stillness. Restorative yoga for grounding the nervous system and creating space to turn inward. We close with sound. Letting vibration settle into every cell, guiding you into deep rest and renewal. Each phase plays a role. Each one is medicine. Together, they bring balance to body, mind, and spirit. Join us on the mat and feel the shift. Friday November 7 at 7:00pm ✨

Every breath is a gentle reset 🤍 We breathe unconsciously all day, but when we slow down and breathe with awareness, everything changes. ✨ 5.5 seconds in through the nose ✨ 5.5 seconds out through the nose That’s the body’s optimal rhythm: about 5–6 breaths per minute, helping you: 🌿 Calm your nervous system 🫀 Improve heart–brain connection 🕊 Regulate emotions and energy 🧘🏼‍♀️ Feel grounded + clear Try it now: Inhale… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Exhale… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Your breath is your built-in reset button.

We’re ready for another weekend of movement, stillness, and everything in between. Thank you for meeting us here. This space feels lighter because of you. ✨🙏🏼

Your intuition already knows. The signs you seek are subtle — a nudge, a pull, a quiet knowing in your chest. Energy is real, and it moves through everything you do. Slow down long enough to listen. 🌕 Trust what you feel. It’s all within you.

The Pause.✨ Leave a Google Review, Get a Free Class. We’re gifting a free spot in The Pause, our monthly guided meditation at The Healing Loft, to anyone who leaves us a Google review. 🙏🏼💛 Your kind words truly help our small business grow, and we’d love to thank you with time to rest, breathe, and reset. Choose from 4 upcoming classes: 🕯️ Thu, Oct 23 — 12:00 PM 🕯️ Wed, Nov 19 — 10:00 AM 🕯️ Thu, Nov 27 — 12:00 PM 🕯️ Tue, Dec 9 — 8:30 PM To claim your free class: 1️⃣ Leave a Google review for The Healing Loft SSM 2️⃣ Email info@thehealingloftssm.com or DM us with: • Your full name • Your email address • The class date/time you’d like to attend ✨That’s it! We’ll confirm your spot and see you on the mat for The Pause — a moment to reconnect with yourself in the stillness.

✨Join Anne-Marie and Sean this Friday October 24th at 7pm - 8:30pm for our next sound bath event! ✨ Location: The Healing Loft, 719 Queen Street East Exchange: $40.00 (HST included) A yoga may, bolster and blanket will be provided for you. Bring a pillow for your comfort if you would like. Doors will be open 15 minutes before the event begins. register at annemariecaicco.com Join Anne-Marie and Sean for our NEXT Sound Bath event at The Healing Loft, 719 Queen Street East in Sault Canada on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7pm. A Sound Bath event is a relaxing, rejuvenating and immersive experience where participants are bathed in the soothing sounds of various instruments to promote relaxation. The pure vibrations of crystal bowls are believed to promote energy flow and balance within the body, fostering a sense of well-being. Exposure to specific frequencies and vibrations can positively impact physical, emotional, and mental health. Potential benefits include stress reduction, improved sleep, enhanced focus, and a sense of inner peace. This is a deeply relaxing, live music event. A meditative journey. An immersion into sound and vibrational healing. During this experience, participants lie down in a comfortable position on a yoga mat. The yoga mat, bolster and blanket are provided for your comfort. You may bring a pillow for added comfort if you would like. We use the sounds of crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, the native flute and more to invite healing, self-discovery, and rejuvenating effects. In addition, Anne-Marie administers Reiki and Healing Touch to each participant to add to the experience. For more information, contact Anne-Marie at annemarie@thehealingloftsssm.com or call/text at 705.992.3139. TO REGISTER, please e-transfer Anne-Marie the fee of $40.00 at amcaicco@hotmail.com OR purchase with credit card at annemariecaicco.com. We hope to see you there! ✨

The glow you see isn’t from perfection— it’s from peace. 🤍🍂✨

Seriously, who doesn’t melt for a good Savasana assist? 🤍 From gentle temple massages to grounding shoulder presses, soothing palm holds to a slow leg sway. These small gestures remind the body it’s safe to fully let go. Touch, when offered with care, becomes an unspoken language of trust, presence, and connection. Studies actually show that Savasana can lower heart rate, reduce cortisol, and activate the parasympathetic nervous system — helping the body shift from stress to deep restoration. It really is the most important pose!! ✨ What’s your favourite part of Savasana?

When we practice gratitude, something powerful happens inside the brain. Each time you focus on what you’re thankful for, your brain releases dopamine and serotonin — the same “feel good” neurotransmitters that elevate mood, calm the nervous system, and strengthen emotional resilience. 🌿 Over time, this practice literally rewires your brain to notice the good more easily. Neural pathways linked to appreciation and positivity grow stronger, while stress and fear-based patterns begin to soften. Gratitude doesn’t ignore what’s hard — it helps us see the light that still exists within it. ✨ Breathe it in. Feel it settle. Let it change you. What are you grateful for today?

A reminder that meditation doesn’t have to take long. Take 90 seconds to come back to yourself today. Listen. Breathe. Receive. Happy Friday Everyone 🤍

Tadasana isn’t just standing still. It’s standing with consciousness. In Sanskrit, tada means mountain: strong, steady, and grounded. This simple posture teaches awareness of how you hold yourself in space and how energy moves through your body. It’s the foundation for every other pose, bringing balance, alignment, and presence. Pause in Tadasana. Feel your feet. Soften your breath. Stand awake in your body. 🏔️

Studio energy hits different after a long weekend!✨ We also have two NEW classes starting this week: Wisdom Yoga @candacezack7 Thursdays at 6:00pm Flow into Stillness @infinite_healing_arts Saturdays at 11:00am Two new opportunities to move, breathe, and reconnect. We’re so excited to welcome these offerings into the schedule!

Our October Mind Body Soul Session begins tomorrow — Thursday, October 9 at 12 PM. Join Anne Marie and Sarah for a soothing yin + restorative yoga class infused with meditation and Reiki. This class is designed to help you release tension, restore balance, and reconnect to your inner calm. ✨ The perfect mid-day pause for your mind, body, and soul. Come soften with us!

Today✨ Inhale: trust. Exhale: control.

📢PSA Your body does 80% of its healing when you’re resting — not hustling. Stress levels ↓ Heart rate ↓ Mood ↑ Just from slowing down. ✨ Science agrees: rest works. Restorative & yin classes, sound baths, Reiki, breath work, Nidra and slow flow sessions. Where rest becomes ritual. 🤍 📍The Healing Loft | Sault Ste. Marie

🌙☀️Yin & Yang In yoga, we often talk about yin and yang—two complementary energies that bring balance to body, mind, and spirit. ✨ Yin is the moon, the night, the soft and inward pull. You’ll feel yin in our Restorative, Yin, Sound Bath and Yoga Nidra classes—slowing down, calming the nervous system, and nourishing from the inside out. 🔥 Yang is the sun, the day, the vibrant spark of action. You’ll tap into yang energy in our Flow, Vinyasa, and Power classes—building strength, generating heat, and releasing energy through movement. ⚖️ And then there’s the sweet spot in between: classes that blend yin and yang. These practices begin with dynamic movement to warm the body and shift energy, then soften into restorative stillness to ground and integrate. At The Healing Loft, we honour all parts of the cycle: the fire, the calm, and the balance where they meet. Each style offers something your body and spirit need. 🧘 Which calls to you today… yin, yang, or a little of both?

🌙 There’s something about evening yoga… 🌙 As the sun sets, movement feels different. Our early evening classes invite you to flow: warming the body, moving energy, and shaking off the day. Then, as night settles in, the practice shifts. Later evening classes guide you into yin and restorative styles: slowing down, grounding deeply, and preparing you for a restful night. Every evening at The Healing Loft offers a rhythm: first the energy of movement, then the calm of stillness. ✨ And if you join us for both back to back: flow followed by restore, it’s the absolute ultimate evening reset. 💫 🧘 Which evening practice calls to you most—flow, restore…or both?

✨ Let this be a reminder to move from the heart: fluid when movement is needed, steady when strength is called for, and always a place where love can flow. Words by Mark Nepo, a poet whose reflections invite us to stay open, tender, and wise. 🌿 🤍 What does your heart need most today — softness, strength, or stillness?

As September closes, we’re reminded that life moves in seasons. A warm cup of tea. A journal by your side. The golden glow of autumn sunsets. ✨ Slow living is medicine. ✨ It’s the little things that bring us back home to ourselves. How are you soaking in the last moments of September? 🍂

✨Weekend Reset ✨ When the week has been full, simple movements can bring you back into balance. Here are a few of our favourite at-home poses to wind down: 🌙 Child’s Pose (Balasana) – melts away tension and calms the nervous system. 🌙 Legs Up the Wall (Viparita Karani) – supports circulation and soothes the mind. 🌙 Supine Twist – eases the low back and rinses out stress. 🌙 Savasana – the ultimate rest to integrate it all. No fancy setup required, just a quiet corner, your mat, and a few deep breaths. What’s your favourite at-home yoga pose?

Gratitude Flow - One Week Away

✨ Release. Reset. Restore. ✨ A powerful fall retreat with Anne-Marie, Sarah & Sheila. This one-day retreat weaves together the therapeutic practices of restorative yoga, somatic breathwork, sound, and energy healing—all designed to support your body, calm your mind, and reconnect you with your inner wisdom. 🕊Step away from the noise and immerse yourself in a space of stillness, reflection, and renewal. 🌿Leave with a deeper sense of balance, peace, and self-acceptance. Retreat Includes: ✨Restorative yoga + guided breathwork ✨Sound + energy healing journey ✨Nourishing lunch + refreshments ✨A specially curated wellness gift 📍The Healing Loft | Saturday, October 4 Spaces are limited. ➡️ Reserve your spot today and give yourself the reset you’ve been craving.

✨Step into stillness. Soak in sound. 🎶🎶🎶 Join Anne-Marie & Sean for our next Sound Bath at The Healing Loft, an immersive journey of crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, native flute + Reiki energy healing. ✨ A Sound Bath is a deeply relaxing experience where you are “bathed” in sound vibrations that calm the mind, release tension, and promote inner balance. Many people leave feeling lighter, clearer, and deeply renewed. 🌙 📍 The Healing Loft, 719 Queen St. E, Sault 🇨🇦 📅 Friday, Sept 26, 2025 | 7-8:30pm 💲 $40 (HST incl.) 🧘 Mat, bolster + blanket provided (bring a pillow if you’d like) 🚪 Doors open 15 mins before ✨ Benefits may include: stress relief, better sleep, emotional balance + a sense of peace. 👉 To reserve your spot, e-transfer $40 to amcaicco@hotmail.com or pay by credit card by visiting the website: annemariecaicco.com Direct link is here: https://www.annemariecaicco.com/coursesandworkshops/sound-bowls-event-2025september We hope to see you on September 26th! ✨🎶✨

YIN YOGA WITH HEALING TOUCH WITH ANNE-MARIE & SARAH Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 12 pm–1 pm Location: The Healing Loft, 719 Queen Street East, Sault Canada Exchange: $28.25 (HST included) Join Yoga Instructor Sarah Fratesi and Reiki Master/Healing Touch Certified Practitioner Anne-Marie Caicco for a relaxing & healing experience. Sarah will lead you through various yin-style yoga poses, while Anne-Marie adds Healing Touch to your yoga experience. Yin Yoga supports the body in releasing tight connective tissues within. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore balance & harmony in the energy system, thereby promoting self-healing on all levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. TO REGISTER, please e-transfer Anne-Marie the fee of $28.25 at amcaicco@hotmail.com OR purchase with credit card by visiting annemariecaicco.com. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Or click here to register- https://www.annemariecaicco.com/coursesandworkshops/yoga-sept182025 ✨🙌✨

Your softness is your power. Softness is where healing happens. Softness is where walls come down. Softness is where we meet ourselves, and each other…fully. Your softness is your power. Don’t forget it. ✨

✨ New Class Alert ✨ We’re so excited to bring Feel Good Flow to your Sunday mornings — starting tomorrow! 🗓 Sundays at 11:00am 📍 The Healing Loft Move, breathe, and shine in this light, bright, and uplifting flow designed to set the tone for your week ahead. Feel Good Flow is about joyful movement, playful energy, and finding your natural rhythm with ease. Set to an inspiring playlist, you’ll leave feeling refreshed, energized, and totally in sync with yourself. 💛 Come as you are 💛 Move how you feel 💛 Let go of the weight you don’t need to carry Smiles, good vibes, and feel-good movement are guaranteed. ✨ All levels welcome!

When we work on ourselves- whether through healing, self-awareness, meditation, or choosing healthier patterns, our inner state changes. Energy isn’t something we keep contained; it naturally radiates outward. Just like a calm person can bring peace to a tense room, or one person’s laughter can shift the mood of an entire group, our vibration influences the people and environments we move through. Think of it like tuning a musical instrument. If one string is vibrating at a clear, steady note, nearby strings start to resonate with it (even if no one touches them). In the same way, when we raise our own vibration through inner growth, others around us feel it, often unconsciously. We might notice relationships becoming smoother, conversations more uplifting, or spaces feeling lighter simply because we are showing up differently. So the work we do within ourselves doesn’t just benefit us: it ripples outward. By choosing healing, compassion, and presence, we give others permission to rise to that frequency too. ✨🫶🏼

🍂 Fall energy is here — and we can already feel it in the studio! Classes are buzzing, mats are filling, and our schedule is expanding. ✨ New classes (or times): • Mon 11:30am | Yin & Restorative • Wed 6pm | Vinyasa Burn • Thu 12pm | Mind Body Soul Series • Thu 6pm | Wisdom Yoga (Oct–Nov) • Thu 7:15pm | Power Form Pilates • Thu 8:15pm | Restorative w/ Somatics • Fri 6:45pm | Yin & Restorative • Sun 9am | Yoga for the Reluctant Yogi (only 2 spots left!) • Sun 11am | Feel Good Flow 🌟 Plus, all your favourites continue: You’ll still find the practices you love — Vinyasa Flow, Yoga for a Busy Mind, Yoga & Pilates for 50+, Yin and Restorative Yoga, Power Flow, Release & Restore, Rise & Flow, with pop-ups + Glow Sound Baths on the way. 📅 We’re moving to an ongoing schedule (no more seasonal changes) — always updated on our site + booking page. thehealingloftssm.com 🫶🏼 Grateful to move + breathe with you this fall 🤍

🌟 Join us for a transformative day retreat: Release, Reset, Restore! 🌟 🗓 Date: Saturday, October 4 🕙 Time: 10 AM - 4 PM Immerse yourself in a day of rejuvenation with guided sound healing, restorative yoga, and Somatic Breathwork. It’s the perfect opportunity to release stress, reset your mind, and restore your spirit. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, this retreat is designed to help you connect deeply with yourself and find inner peace. ✨ Spaces are limited! Reserve your spot today and give yourself the gift of self-care. DM or message for direct registration link. #ReleaseResetRestore #DayRetreat #SoundHealing #RestorativeYoga #SomaticBreathwork #SelfCareJourney #thehealingloft #community #healingjourneys #mindbodysoul #saultstemarie #wellnessretreat

🌟 Join us for a transformative day retreat: Release, Reset, Restore! 🌟 🗓 Date: Saturday, October 4 🕙 Time: 10 AM - 4 PM Immerse yourself in a day of rejuvenation with guided sound healing, restorative yoga, and Somatic Breathwork. It’s the perfect opportunity to release stress, reset your mind, and restore your spirit. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, this retreat is designed to help you connect deeply with yourself and find inner peace. ✨ Spaces are limited! Reserve your spot today and give yourself the gift of self-care. #ReleaseResetRestore #DayRetreat #SoundHealing #RestorativeYoga #SomaticBreathwork #SelfCareJourney #thehealingloft #community #healingjourneys #mindbodysoul #saultstemarie #wellnessretreat