Embody Yoga & Wellness

10/17/2026

This photo was taken at a point in my pregnancy when I was just beginning to feel safe enough to feel excited.

I delayed telling people I was pregnant, pushed out my baby shower, and delayed getting pictures done for as long as I could.

After years of trying to conceive, finally being pregnant brought so much joy, but it also brought uncertainty. Even at 30 weeks, I was still finding my way through those feelings.

Pregnancy can hold so many feelings at once. We bring our own histories and experiences into this journey, shaping how we navigate the unknowns and how we feel about birth.

While we can’t control exactly how things will unfold, we can resource ourselves to navigate this transformational time with a deeper connection to our values and greater confidence in our capacity to bring new life into the world.

My personal experience of pregnancy and the stories of the women I have taught this past decade inform how I teach my Prenatal Yoga classes.

🌿 Through thoughtfully chosen postures to deeply release pelvic tension and create space in the body.

🌿 Through breathing practices, guided awareness, and restorative postures to soothe the nervous system and invite rest.

🌿 Through pregnancy and birth education to build knowledge and deepen trust in your own innate wisdom.

🌿 Through connection with other expectant moms, creating space to share your experiences and feel supported.

These practices weave together to support you through pregnancy and as you prepare for birth and parenthood.

This is at the heart of my Prenatal Yoga series at Embody Yoga & Wellness.

Join us in person or online via Zoom. No previous yoga experience is needed, and recordings are available for one week after each class so you can revisit the practices at home.

✨ Learn more and register at NicoleBlackwood.com/prenatalyoga (link in bio).

10/15/2026

Regulate & Restore 4-week series starts this Friday, Oct 16 at 12:30pm.

We often think of stress as something that happens in our minds, but we experience it in our bodies, too. 🌿

You might notice tension in your shoulders, feel restricted in your movement, or find it difficult to settle even when you finally have a moment to rest.

Have you heard of fascia? It’s a web of connective tissue that runs throughout your body, surrounding and connecting your muscles and other structures. It helps your body move and sense what’s happening within it. Our experience of stress can influence how we hold tension and move.

Through somatic practices, we can begin to pay closer attention to these sensations, explore familiar patterns of tension, and develop a deeper awareness of our bodies.

We explore this in Regulate & Restore: Neurofascial Yoga, 4-week series.

Tina will offer options to meet you where you are and there will be some postures that will require weight bearing on your hands and knees.

Tina is a yoga teacher and Canadian Certified Counsellor who brings a therapeutic lens to her teaching, integrating mindful movement, breathwork, and somatic awareness to explore the connection between fascia, the nervous system, and our experience of stress.

Curious to explore this approach? 🌿

Find details and registration at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-with-tina (link in bio under workshops).

10/11/2026

Sending many blessings for an abundant thanksgiving with full bellies and hearts 🤎

10/09/2026

Gather with Tina this Fall for a a fusion of yoga and neuroscience-informed practices to support healthy connective tissue, regulate the nervous system, and gently release tension held in both the body and mind.

Through mindful movement, you’ll begin to shift habitual stress patterns, such as fight, flight, or freeze, while restoring hydration, elasticity, and resilience in the fascia.

Breathwork and somatic awareness are woven throughout to help discharge stress and deepen body connection, while guided relaxation supports integration so you leave feeling grounded, restored, and re-energized.

Participants may experience improved mobility and/or coordinate, reduced pain, and a greater sense of calm and overall wellbeing.

Along with being a certified yoga instructor with, Tina is also a Canadian Certified Counsellor with additional training and knowledge in trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, menopause, and ADHD. She brings this therapeutic lens to her teaching.
Tina's 4-week series begins on Friday, Oct 16!

Learn more at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-with-tina

10/08/2026

Tina will be teaching a Neurofacial Yoga series at the studio starting next Friday Oct 16 and she’s is holding a complimentary class this Friday at the AC Library. See more below.

And to learn more about her upcoming series at Embody go to NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-with-tina

Neurofascial yoga combines yin and yang movements, neuroscience, and embodiment to release tensions, hydrate and enhance glide in the connective tissue, and encourage mind-body health and wellness 🧘‍♀️

🧘‍♀️Friday, October 9th @ 1:30pm🧘‍♀️
Adults and teens 16+. Call (709)737-3950 for more information​.
Please register HERE: https://nlpl.ca/events/lets-try-neuro-facial-yoga-with-tina-pomroy/

10/08/2026

Yoga for Every Body. Really?

If you live in a bigger body, you may have experienced pushing, distorting, or trying to fit your body into a yoga pose — leaving you feeling anything but calm and at ease.

Yoga can be a place where we learn to belong to ourselves. But true belonging asks us to honour our bodies rather than force them to fit a particular shape or idea of what a pose should look like.

Christie Fahey has experienced this first-hand in her own yoga practice. After stepping away from diet and toxic fitness cultures, she found herself feeling lost and unsure about returning to asana. Over time, she discovered that there are ways to practice yoga that honour and support the body, rather than asking it to conform.

💛 This 3-week series is an invitation to explore yoga in a different way.

Across three 90-minute classes, we’ll explore:
✨ Specific yoga postures and individualized options
✨ Ways to use props to support your body
✨ Loving-kindness practices
✨ Mantra
✨ Guided reflection
✨ Space to ask questions and explore what works for your body
✨ Tools to help you develop a practice that feels supportive and sustainable

Christie brings both her lived experience and extensive training to this series. Her intention is to help you develop the tools and confidence to customize and take ownership of your yoga practice — whether you're practicing at home or in a group setting.

3-Week Series
📅 Saturday, November 21 – December 5
🕐 1:00 PM | 90 minutes
📍 In Studio at Embody Studio or Online via Zoom
💻 Recordings available if you miss a class
💰 Investment: $75 + HST

In-person attendance is encouraged because of the nature of the class and the yoga props available at Embody Studio. However, if you're a past student or feel confident practicing at home and have yoga props (or suitable household alternatives), you are welcome to join online.

You don't need to make your body fit yoga. Let's explore what happens when yoga meets your body where it is. 💛

Come as you are. There is space for you here.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-for-bigger-bodies

09/30/2026

Soften the hold of accumulated tension in the body, mind, and heart through the deeply rejuvenating practice of Supreme Release Yoga (SRY).

SRY is a deep practice of releasing long-held tension patterns in the spine and pelvis through embracing support and utilizing particular angles of the body. This allows the body to be more available to surrender, inducing the nervous system’s relaxation response and settling the mind.

This accessible and gentle yet profoundly deep practice is especially beneficial for:
- Individuals managing back or hip pain
- Those with joint hypermobility or laxity through restoring stability of the joints
- People with full, busy lives or an overall sense of depletion, anxiety, or overwhelm
- Those navigating fertility challenges, who are in the postpartum period, or managing other pelvic health concerns

SRY was a vital support for Nicole through her own fertility challenges and continues to be her primary yoga asana practice to support a lifelong spine condition.

Join in-studio or online via Zoom. All classes are recorded and available for one week. If you’re new to the practice, attending in person is recommended.

Learn more and sign up at NicoleBlackwood.com/supreme-release-yoga

09/26/2026

Join us for an introduction to Neurogenic Yoga™, a gentle, body-based practice that combines yoga-inspired movement, breathwork, meditation, and the body’s natural shaking response.

Neurogenic Yoga is rooted in the understanding that stress and tension can be experienced not only emotionally, but physically within the body. Through gentle movement and breath, we create space to become more aware of these patterns and invite the body’s natural tremoring response to emerge in a safe, supported, and intentional way.

The tremoring response is an involuntary physiological mechanism that occurs naturally in humans and other mammals. Rather than trying to control or force the shaking, Neurogenic Yoga offers an opportunity to explore this response with awareness, choice, and curiosity. You remain connected to your body throughout the practice and can slow down, pause, or stop at any time.

Learn more at NicoleBlackwood.com/neurogenic-yoga

09/25/2026

Give yourself space for quiet and permission to slow down with a nourishing restorative yoga practice.

We'll create cozy nests of support - using bolsters, blankets and blocks - to release tension and bring ease into the body, mind and heart.

Essential oils, poetry and breath practice will enhance our experience of deep rest.

Offered in-person only at Embody.

Learn more and register at NicoleBlackwood.com/yoga-with-cheryl