• Brookside Wellness Centre

    • Our Delicious December Schedule!!

      Please see our Facebook Page for details re upcoming happenings & events. You can download PDF of schedule from Menu bar

       

      Keep your body limbered up during the cold months- give yourself a treat for mind, body and soul with any of our classes and offerings.

      All classes are beginner friendly!

    • It's not about what you get, but how you are with what you have

      Barry Boyce

    • Class Descriptions

      Yoga Classes: $15/class drop-in rate ($12/class seniors & students)
      Savings: 5-class punch cards are available
      Payment: Cash Only
      Please contact the individual instructor (listed in the Specialists section and bottom of studio schedule) with any questions you may have.

      REGULAR CLASSES

      Chair Yoga

       

      Chair yoga is perfect for those with arthritis/ limited mobility, previous injury, vertigo

       

      Feel supported and held safely in this gentle yet effective chair yoga class. By moving with a gentle flow that matches our breath, we will release neck, shoulder and back tension. While seated we will also find release in foot and toes movements the will help stimulate our overall sense

       

       

       

      With Beth W.- bethwhalenyoga@gmail.com

       

      Beth offers services in both English and French

       

      Flow Yoga

       

      One of the most popular styles of Yoga. Flow yoga develops strength and flexibility through continuous and fluid guided movement as you flow through creative sequences. Classes are designed for all ages and levels-from beginner to seasoned yogis and is 60 minutes in length

       

       

      With Beth O- bethyoga4@gmail.com

      Flow and Let Go

       

      Build strength, stability and flexibility through a flowing guided sequences then settle onto your mat to go deeper into the body for increased flexibility and circulation. This class is also designed for all levels and is 60-75 minutes in length.

       

      With Beth O- bethyoga4@gmail.com

       

       

      Gentle Yoga

      Gentle Yoga is the practice of learning to be fully present in the moment. It's a form of training yourself to use deliberate muscles through breathing and moving you toward a state of compassionate, non judgmental witness consciousness. In essence, to "stay present" both on and off the yoga mat.

      This class is appropriate for all levels

       

      With Betsy- betsy@yogabybetsy.com

       

      Introduction to Yoga ***NEW CLASS***

       


      This six week session is an introduction to foundational yoga poses - we will break down each pose, working slowly to show proper alignment of the body. You will improve flexibility, strength, and balance while learning to move with your breath, connect mind with body, improving overall health and happiness, and reducing stress. I will help you to become more confident and successful in your yoga practice.

       

      With Denise- deneneyoga@gmail.com

       

       

      Meditation @ Noon and Ahmitofo Meditation

      This is a drop in class for experienced meditators and those with no prior experience. Come and share a guided half hour meditation in our lovely space with Shiona, and experience the benefit of quieting the mind and body.

      Entrance is by donation

       

      Questions? Contact Shiona at mindfulnessandyourhealth@gmail.com

       

       

      Ahmitofo Meditation

      The name Ahmitofo literally translates to boundless light.

      In this meditation we channel boundless light into our life force energy center through our breath, visualization and a mantra. This charges up our battery, physically and spiritually. Can bring clarity of mind, insights on your path or anything you need, it is boundless.

      The meditation is designed for everyone, beginners or advanced.

      Free to all, so all may be liberated from suffering.

       

      Questions? Contact Matt at mattmckay222@gmail.com

      Restorative Yoga

      The purpose of Restorative Yoga is healing. In order to heal, we must reduce stress, both physically and emotionally. We use props to completely support the body to allow you to hold poses longer and to allow the muscles to relax deeply. A wonderful practice that encourages rest, relaxation, and a reset of mind and body
       
      With Denise- deneneyoga@gmail.com

      Yin Yoga

      Come and stretch out the connective tissue in this delicious 60 or 75 minute class with Emelie- geared for keeping you moving through the cold winter months with ease and confidence

       

      With Emelie- yayayoga.emelie@gmail.com

      With Elizabeth-yogaann@outlook.com

      Yoga 4 Cancer- returning in January

       

       

       

      Yoga 4 Cancer method is gentle and restorative. Additionally, it is an evidence-informed style focusing on the scientific foundation of movement and breath, focusing on the special needs of cancer patients or survivors, and to avoid cancer recurrence. It is a global network of trained teachers, resources, research initiatives and strong partnerships that are focused on providing the quality of support cancer survivors need and want. As a Yoga 4 Cancer trained teacher and cancer survivor, I am aware of and understand the cautions and risks in generic yoga styles for cancer survivors. This provides a unique perspective on which postures (asanas) work best, and which DO NOT WORK and could be harmful. The immune system, including the lymphatic system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, skeletal/muscular system, respiration system and nervous system are all relative to the movements with Yoga 4 Cancer. Cancer takes your breath away… yoga gives it back. Allow several months of weekly Yoga 4 Cancer practice to feel the long-term changes within you. (https://y4c.com)

       

      With Betsy- betsy@yogabybetsy.com

       

      Kripalu Yoga and Yoga 4 Cancer certified and member of Yoga Alliance.

       

      SPECIAL OFFERINGS

      Energy Healing Circle

      The Energy Healing Circle is set up in the following way-

      One table in the middle of the studio, chairs setup around the table.

      One person on the table, they set the intention for anything they want to experience, heal, receive or let go of.  Then all participants around the table set the intention to send loving energy, reiki, or whatever modality you choose to facilitate the healing for that person on the table. 

       

      Please pay as you can for this session. 

       

      With Matt- mattmckay222@gmail.com

       

       

      Sound Bath Meditation- watch our FB page for offerings!

      Join trained sound therapist and yoga teacher Elizabeth as she plays quartz crystal, alchemy and Tibetan bowls to create a sound landscape for participants to explore their potential for enhanced states of wellness in their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual being.

       

      Sound healing uses the power of sound and vibration to restore one’s body, mind and spirit to a sense of balance and harmony. Techniques vary but involve the application of sound waves and harmonic vibrations to the physical and subtle bodies through the use of instruments including the voice.

       

      With Elizabeth- yogaann@outlook.com

       

       

      Yoga Nidra

      Yoga Nidra is deep rest for the body, mind and spirit.  It is a restorative style of yoga that takes the student beyond relaxation accessing all levels of being.  Sandy has been guiding students to calmness and wellbeing for ten years, helping them access intuition, deep peace and joy.  Nothing to do but lie down and listen.  No experience necessary
       
      With Sandy- sandyjlund@yahoo.com

    •  Cultivating attitudes of acceptance and patience towards our body.

    • Our Services

      Offering the essentials of a holistic wellness lifestyle BWC brings you everything needed to restore your mind and body to its optimum health.

      Mindfulness

      WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
      Mindfulness is all about learning to stay connected to the current moment and increasing your awareness of ingrained patterns of thinking and behaviour. If we can learn to recognize when our “doing mind” takes over, this will allow us to respond rather than react to whatever situation it is that we are in. Think of all the wasted mental energy spent dwelling in the past or living in the future. Both of these patterns of thinking can take away from our life which is unfolding only in the present moment.

       

      MINDFULNESS 8 week program

      with Dr. Shiona McIntosh
      To Sign Up: go to www.bwcfredericton.com or to Mindfulness tab at Menu Bar

       

       

       

      Psychic Medium/ Craniosacral therapy/ Reiki

      with Matt the Medium

       

      Matt the Medium is a Reiki Master Teacher, a Spiritual Medium and practices CranioSacral Therapy. He teaches spiritual development, offers a free weekly meditation, and holds monthly energy healing circles, and currently volunteers as an End of Life Doula.

      With over 10,000 hours of hands on Reiki and CranioSacral practice, he has seen healing occur on many levels including physical tissue healing, passed on loved ones coming into sessions, spirit animals, shadow healing, trauma release, inner child healing, somato-emotional release, total energy transformations, chakra healing and more. Easily book a session online by going to www.zenergyhealing.ca and click on "book now"

       

      Studio Portrait Photography

      Gina Crocco from Trilliums Photography has joined BWC, and will be offering portrait photography sittings in our beautiful studio.

       

      To book, please contact Gina on her Facebook Page, Trilliums Photography by Gina Marie, or by email, trilliumsphotography@gmail.com

      Essential Oils Workshops

      Please contact Patti or Eric directly if you have any questions about upcoming workshops

      Workshop attendance is FREE

    • Gaining strength and flexibility of mind/body/spirit.

    • Our Specialists

      We have assembled a diverse array of talent to serve a wide spectrum of wellness needs. Please browse the bios below to learn more about our wonderful practitioners. BWC is grateful to our dedicated teachers!

       

      To read more, hover over each portrait to be taken to their complete bio.

      Shiona is a family doctor, currently practicing at the Gibson Clinic in Marysville, who is committed to wellness and healthy living. She values the preventive aspects of medicine, and has learned how beneficial mindfulness practices can be in contributing to overall health. She is thrilled to be opening the Brookside Wellness Centre and to be working with such a wonderful group of people. Shiona is native to New Brunswick, and has lived in Fredericton with her family for the past 11 years. She obtained her MD from Memorial University of Newfoundland and since living in Fredericton has completed several levels of Mindfulness training through the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts. Mindfulness tools are complementary to traditional medicine and overall health can be improved by cultivating mindfulness skills. Re-awakening our mind-body connection can help to guide us on a path toward living a fuller, more authentic life.

      Shiona McIntosh

      Mindfulness Instructor

      mindfulnessandyourhealth@gmail.com

      Meditation @ Noon

      Mindful MDs

      MBSR 8 week program

      Yoga has been part of my life for over 8 years now. Growing up with athletic based exercise, I thought yoga did not fit into my schedule because who has time for “just a stretching class”. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Yoga has help me become stronger and more flexible both physically and mentally. As I move through life with my husband and two busy teenage boys, I have become so much more aware of how yoga can help so many aspects of peoples everyday life whether its helping with postures from sitting at a desk, prevention of injuries in sports ( and really, life in general) or even stress reduction. The list goes on. I completed my 200 hour vinyasa based training through Breathing Space with founders Jenny Kierstead and Blair Abbass. This includes a double certification of 200 hour yoga teacher training along with Yoga in Schools certification. Their teachings on and off of the mat are inspirational. I will always be a student of the practice as I crave to learn more about the other disciplines of yoga that I have experienced in attending classes over the years and bring it back to the mat to share with my clients. My classes provide informative sequential movement, with a bit of playfulness, bringing the mind, body and breath together, leaving you refreshed , nourished and balanced. Classes are for ALL ages and ALL levels, encouraging modifications when necessary and the use of props for support. Making the practice accessible for all, meeting people where they are, as they are, is one of my biggest goals, breaking the “I could never do yoga” barrier.

      Beth O'Donnell- yoga teacher
      bethyoga4@gmail.com

      Noon Express Flow/ Yoga Flow/ Flow and Let Go

      Denise has been teaching yoga at GoodLife Fitness for two years. She began her yoga path with YogaFit, the largest yoga school in North America. It started as a complement to BodyPump, which she also teaches at GoodLife Fitness. It has taken her down a path to a 200-hour RYT certificate, and 100 hours of Warriors (trauma sensitive) training. She teaches a Vinyasa style yoga, but loves a slow-flow, that is safe and adaptable for a wide range of fitness levels and age groups. She loves to learn, and is planning on continuing with further training in the future. She enjoys a very healthy and fit lifestyle and her five grandchildren call her Nene.

      Denise Anderson-yoga teacher
      deneneyoga@gmail.com

      Introduction to Yoga

      Restorative Yoga

      I am a teacher who also teaches yoga. I am passionate about this practice and the healing found within its domain. I am a survivor of numerous physical injuries and have many times noted how ‘yoga has saved me’ (and on many levels!). After practicing yoga for over 20 years, a long-time dream of mine to become a certified yoga instructor has been fulfilled and the journey of self-discovery and helping others continues for me on another level. I have learned that the joy and contentment we are able to access from within when we are on our mats is something of a different level than what we find out in our everyday world. Anyone else feel this way when they make it to their mat? The power to choose is incredible. Every time we choose to practice, we nurture ourselves and through our practice we are able to access and pull happy and good and nice right into our world. Yoga has incredible power, if only we choose to tap into it, we can reap its endless bounty. Yoga offers time and space that is yours alone. One of the best gifts of this practice is how we learn about ourselves by spending time with ourselves. We learn about our edge, our limitations, our true self, and we remember our divine essence and we connect with ourselves. Remembering and seeing how beautiful we really are, we leave our shared practice feeling connected, healed, and ready to sprinkle our feel-good to others and truly be the change we want to see in this world. The world needs calm, loving, kind, happy people. In our busy, hectic lives we need to squeeze this in. It matters because you matter and you deserve to know the very best version of you who you can present confidently out there to the rest of the world to shine brightly in all your glory and beauty. So come get yours, feel supported and safe, then come back for more soon. ~Namaste, friends. *Beth presently teaches a Vinyasa gentle flow class, chair yoga, and kid’s yoga. Her next goal is to become certified in Yin Yoga. * Services are offered in both English and French

      Beth Whalen- yoga teacher
      bethwhalenyoga@gmail.com

      Chair Yoga

      Emelie Hubert- yoga teacher
      yayayoga.emelie@gmail.com

      Yin Yoga

      My yoga journey started at a young age, with my Aunt Martha teaching yoga in her own studio as a Master Hatha Yoga Instructor. During my thirties, my yoga practices stopped while raising 4 active teenagers and working full time. In 2014, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and resumed my yoga practice during my chemotherapy and radiation treatments. According to my doctors, my recovery was exceptional, and in large part, credit yoga, mediation and staying positive for my gift of life. After my full recovery, I wanted to give back, and help others going through cancer treatments. After discussions with my two yoga mentors (Emelie and Amanda), I decided to attend Kripalu School of Yoga for my initial 200 hours yoga training and I have not looked back since. Yoga is a special gift in life, and I want to share it with all interested in the practice. The joy, peace and inner-self connection of yoga is what the world could use more of today.

      Betsy Griswold- yoga teacher
      betsy@yogabybetsy.com

      Gentle Yoga & Yoga 4 Cancer

      After completing her 200 hr yoga certification with Jenny Kierstead in 2008, Sandy soon went on to do teacher training with Jennifer Reiss, Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra, as well as with master teacher, Judith Lasater, Restorative Yoga. Sandy is passionate about helping others ‘still the mind’ while moving towards healing and transformation. In the past eight years Sandy has successfully introduced yoga nidra to students of all ages in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. In the interest of continued studies and expansion of her own knowledge base, she has studied with Jim Hopper (Kripalu), Buddhism & Yoga: Harnessing Key Brain Circuitries for Healing & Happiness, as well she has recently been attuned to Reiki Master/Teacher with Jocelyn Clark (Fredericton).

      Sandy Lund-Yoga Teacher

      sandyjlund@gmail.com

      Yoga Nidra

      Cynthia began her study of yoga with Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio and has benefitted greatly from further work and study with Stephanie Calhoun, Paul Grilley and Krishna Das and Sharon Salzburg. She has also undertaken studies in Ayurveda and ayur yoga with Stephanie Calhoun and through Kripalu and continues advanced work with Paul Grilley. Cynthia teaches hatha vinyasa, yin yoga, Ayur yoga and therapeutic restorative yoga. A firm believer in the unique characteristics of each student, her classes are accessible to all. She seeks to provide a safe and supportive environment where each person can find balance of body, mind and spirit through the practice of yoga.

      Cynthia Davis-yoga teacher
      samking@nb.sympatico.ca

      Meditation @ Noon

      Patti’s passion for essential oils is at the core of her focus to create a life of Joy, Health and Freedom. She has been teaching about the foundations of natural wellness for 8 years, travelling from coast to coast to demonstrate how simple health habits can lead to massive positive results over time. Beyond food and exercise, Patti teaches the importance of repairing the physical effects of stress and reducing toxic load. As a Leader for doTERRA Essential Oils, Patti will empower you to take control of your own health. She firmly believes that with the right tools and resources, and a health-focussed community for support, you can handle 80% of health issues in the home.

      Patti Tinholt- Essential Oils Consultant

      pattitinholt@gmail.com

      Essential Oils Workshops

      Matt the Medium is a Reiki Master Teacher, a Spiritual Medium and practices CranioSacral Therapy. He teaches spiritual development, offers a free weekly meditation, and holds monthly energy healing circles, and currently volunteers as an End of Life Doula. With over 10,000 hours of hands on Reiki and CranioSacral practice, he has seen healing occur on many levels. Physical tissue healing, passed on loved ones come into sessions, spirit animals, shadow healing, trauma release, inner child healing, somato emotional release, total energy transformations, chakra healing and more. Easily book a session online by going to www.zenergyhealing.ca and click on "book now"

      Matt the Medium

       

      Psychic Medium, Reiki Master, Craniosacral therapy

      TO BOOK www.zenergyhealing.clinicsense.com

      I have been a professional photographer since June 2017 when I graduated from New Brunswick Community College-Woodstock Campus. After divorcing in 2009, I decided to start looking after myself and gain a career in something I love to do! I have been busy working full-time and gaining lots of experience at CFB Gagetown alongside military photographers, and furthering my education at the same time. I am here at the Wellness Centre sharing space to provide my service of studio portraits. After more than twenty years of customer service, I still love meeting new people, and sharing stories which helps my clients relax during their photoshoot. My job is to make sure you LOVE yourself in photos!

      Gina Crocco

      Trilliums Photography

      trilliumsphotography@gmail.com

       

      Studio Portrait Photography

    • Stimulating the mind to look past its habitual patterns.

    • About our Space

      Would you like to rent space at our lovely studio? We offer a sublime, soothing atmosphere perfect for wellness activities,  or as a gathering space for community events.  Enter with a busy mind- leave with a relaxed and open mind, body and spirit!

      Inquiries please contact brooksidewellnesscentre@gmail.com

    • F.A.Q.

      Frequently Asked Questions

      What hours are you open?

      Mindfulness & Yoga- We are only open during scheduled class/workshop times. You are welcome to drop in to attend classes but if you have questions it is best to contact us prior to a visit as teachers will often be teaching and unavailable for general inquiries.
       
       
       

      How do I sign up?

      There is no need to sign up for most yoga classes- just show up! Some of our classes and workshops require pre-registration. This information would be posted on our Facebook page if this is the case

       

      Mindfulness 8 week program requires pre-registration via the website at www.bwcfredericton.com

       

       

       

       

      Do you offer private classes?
       

      Yes! Some of our teachers offer private one on one lessons. If this is of interest to you, please email the teacher directly to inquire about scheduling and cost.

      What do I bring to class?

      Just yourself! You might wish to bring a water bottle with you. We have mats, blankets and other props so you only need to bring those if you prefer to use your own.
       

      What should I wear?

      Dress comfortably in loose, stretchy clothes that allow you to breathe and move freely.

      Are there change rooms?

      Yes! We have 2 spaces for changing. One is a designated change room and the other is our bathroom (:

      Studio Etiquette
       

      1. Arrive 5-15 min prior to class.
      2. Enter & arrange props quietly.
      3. Save discussions for after class.
      4. Turn off devices (not vibrate).
      5. Don't judge yourself or others for forgetting any of these, we are all here to have fun and grow :)

      Is BWC a scent free space?

      We use natural unscented products to clean the studio and props. We occasionally host an essential oil workshop, but do not use diffusers in the studio on a regular basis

       

    • Creating an environment which is welcoming and free of judgments.

    • Contact Us

      Brookside Mall 435 Brookside Dr, Fredericton, NB E3A 8V4, Canada

       

      WE do not have a telephone and are open only during class times or by appointment! Please send an email to general email or contact individual teacher

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