Be part of a new movement and join Pono Life Yoga as we start to connect with our community both in Winnipeg and online!

We are looking for yoga students who are interested in coming to Winnipeg to take a free class that will be filmed for our online yoga site. Space is limited for these classes and will be given to those who sign up first.

Sign up today for your free class and we look forward to sharing in practice with you!

Register for your class time here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pono-life-yoga-video-shoot-tickets-51576056373 

Class options:

Sunday October 28, 10:00 am -11:30 am with Keith Macpherson
Sunday October 28, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm with Noah Krol
Sunday October 28, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm with Robyn Thomas
Sunday October 28, 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm with Tasha Konkin

What you need to know:

• Please dress comfortably.
• Be ready to be on video.
• Bring your own yoga mat to class.
• The filming location will be in downtown Winnipeg and will be sent to you upon your registering...

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