Our diverse and inclusive community located in downtown Duncan, BC invites you to the mat, whether you’re new to yoga, returning after a break, or seeking a supportive space to deepen your practice.
From Mysore to Somatics & Chair Yoga, we offer a variety of yoga classes and also other spiritual practices for you to choose from.
The tradition of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is found in the ritual of early morning practice. There are 6 set series, from a Primary series through an Intermediate and Advanced series. New students learn the foundations of Sun Salutations and standing postures, gradually mastering them before moving on to more complex postures. Breath awareness and focused attention are the key components that support the postures. Students learn discipline and patience and can take their daily practice with them.
Through consistent practice, students gain strength, mobility and flexibility, deeper breathing and a calm and peaceful mind. Daily practice of breathwork, meditation and postures is likened to cleaning and purifying the body and mind, which increases longevity and quality of life.
The Yin and slow-moving classes perfectly complement the more dynamic sessions, offering a focus on body awareness and nervous system regulation. These practices will leave you feeling calmer and help improve your sleep
Research on health tells us that changing our lifestyle and the foods we consume empowers us to create health and well-being every day. Good sleep, healthy digestion and eating whole, nourishing foods, coupled with yoga, meditation, and walks in nature give us the perfect medicine for a busy, stressful life. Start your healthy new habits today!
Mondays – Aug 11th, 18th, 25th and Sept 8th at 1:30-3:30PM
Investment: $100 plus tx
Facilitators: Fiona Benson and Deb Carruthers
Grief associated with loss can be an under-recognized, under-served and under-supported reality of day-to-day life. Grief has no demographic, no tieline, and no compass with which to support those trying to navgiate the tsunami of emotions that
Join Charlotte Fisher for Prenatal Yoga on Fridays at 5:30pm until September 19th
1 Hour classes | Drop-in $20 a class
This class is open to those at all stages of pregnancy.
Sunday, September 21st @ 4:00-5:30PM
Investment: $20 inc tx
Join Sally for a moving meditation experience enhancing the mind-body connection through flowing movement, yoga, music, and a deep, mindful breath.
A Retreat for Resilience, Renewal, and Inner Clarity – Wellness Weekend with Judy & Deb at the Haven on Gabriola Island
Friday, September 5th – Sunday, September 7th, 2025
The Haven Retreat Centre Gabriola Island
Together, we’ll build tools for nervous system regulation, deepen self-awareness, and nurture the strength that comes from presence and compassion.
An Intensive Yoga Retreat Experience this October with your Host Deborah Carruthers VI Yoga School is offering another fabulous retreat in Kerala, India. Kerala is a beautiful state on the tropical Malabar Coast. It is known for its palm-lined beaches, its beautiful backwater network of canals. Inland are Western Ghats, the mountains that support tea, coffee and spice plantations as
A few years ago Vancouver Island Yoga School emerged from the landscape of Duncan’s popular Harmony Yoga and Wellness Center. VIYS is a natural evolution inspired by its founder’s desire to create a spiritual center for the study of Yoga and its sister science Ayurveda. In the last fourteen plus years, we have delivered yoga teacher training, workshops, intensives, and retreats to India. With VIYS, we redefine ourselves and create a new mission and purpose for the years to come.
Our mission is to offer a deeper dive into the wisdom of Yoga and Ayurveda. Our vision is to share our collective knowledge with you and provide a spiritual sanctuary where you can meditate, join a wellness program, and practice yoga. Our purpose is to create and sustain a healthy community to promote personal and spiritual growth.
In our ever-changing and sometimes challenging world people experience increased anxiety and depression through isolation and disengagement from society. Our programming responds to heal the collective trauma we have experienced – together in community.
In its truest sense, Yoga is Union with the Divine. The word Yoga has several meanings, such as “union,” “path,” or a type of concentration called Samadhi. Samadhi means absorption and, when directed toward spirituality, the mind stills and leads to insight into the nature of reality, unseen by a mind trapped in discursive thoughts.
About 2000 years ago, the great sage Patanjali collected the existing teachings on Yoga and systemized them into the Yoga Sutras. The Yoga Sutras became a road map to higher consciousness. This map is at the base of our teachings. The ancient teachings are as relevant today as they were in ancient India.
Amidst struggle and suffering, human beings look to wisdom teachers, schools, and temples to find sanctuary and spiritual growth. At VIYS, our goal is to provide you the space to commit to strength, wellness, wholeness, and community.
