Move Better.
Stay Strong.
Keep Doing What You Love.
Private yoga, Pilates Reformer, and movement sessions to help you stay strong, mobile and at ease in your body.
Move Better. Stay Strong. Keep Doing What You Love.
Private yoga, Pilates Reformer, and movement sessions to help you stay strong, mobile and at ease in your body.
Start with a Private SessionYou're active. And you plan to stay that way.
You strength train. You run, hike, ski, play hockey or golf. Maybe you even have a trainer.
But you're noticing things. You're tighter than you used to be. Recovery takes longer. Something that never bothered you now aches after a workout. Your body doesn't move quite as freely as it once did.
An active body needs maintenance. Yoga and Pilates can help you stay mobile, strong and moving with greater ease, so you can keep doing the things you love.
At Fireflow, yoga isn't just about stretching what's tight.
What does it feel like when yoga really works?
When you move through a sequence designed around your body, with experienced guidance and hands-on adjustments, you begin to feel the difference. More strength and control. More freedom in how you move. And at the end of your practice, the possibility of letting go and relaxing deeply.
Move more freely. More naturally. Feel more alive.
Let's get started
Yoga Designed for You
A yoga practice built around your body and your goals. Work through a sequence of poses with individual guidance and adjustments, and feel the difference.
Pilates on a Reformer
Build strength from your core through your upper and lower body, using precise, controlled movements that develop balance and stability.
Yoga + Meditation
Have you tried meditation but aren’t sure anything is happening? Sometimes it’s easier to go deeper once the body has had a chance to move and settle. Begin with yoga for strength and mobility, then complete the session with mindfulness meditation. A chance to slow down, relieve stress and feel more at ease.
Build a Home Practice
Want to practice at home but not sure where to start? Tight hips? Tennis elbow? A stiff back? We’ll choose a Peloton sequence for what your body needs and work through it together, so you understand the movements and can confidently continue on your own.
You don't have to be a yoga person.
Many students play hard and work out at the gym, yoga studio or with a trainer. They're not looking to replace what they do. They want their bodies to keep doing it. Others are just beginning. They're stiff, unsure where to start, or they've tried yoga before and it never really clicked.
My job isn't to push you through a predetermined workout. It's to help you move in a way that makes a difference, so you can feel what's working, move more freely, and leave feeling better than when you walked in.
That's the advantage of working one-on-one.
Sometimes we'll work hard. Sometimes we'll slow right down. We might use yoga to explore mobility and movement, or the Reformer to go deeper into core strength, stability and conditioning.
We'll work at your edge. But in a way that feels controlled and approachable.
No keeping up with a class. No expectation that you should already be flexible. No one-size-fits-all routine.
Just intelligent, individualized movement that challenges you without intimidating you.
I came to yoga because of hockey. In my early thirties, after almost a decade away, I started playing recreationally again. I loved being back on the ice, but afterward my back hurt and my whole body felt stiff and sore. I assumed it was just age.
Then I discovered that yoga could take away most of that pain and stiffness. I realized I didn't have to stop doing the things I loved. I just needed to keep my body tuned up.
And what I found through yoga went beyond flexibility. I became stronger and more stable, while learning to let go of tension I didn't need. My body actually started feeling better.
That's still at the heart of how I teach today: helping people keep doing the things they love, with a body that supports them.
Real experiences
"It was a unique combination of uplifting and relaxing exercises, with unexpectedly challenging ones. Jonathan gently guided me through the workout. He expertly adapts based on your goals and needs, taking into consideration any limiting health issues. The studio has a cosy and warm atmosphere."— Monica, Reformer client
"We look forward to our weekly sessions. After each session we are always grateful for how we feel. Jonathan is a dedicated and knowledgeable teacher, full of passion and dedication."— Private yoga clients, Couple
About Jonathan
I took my first yoga class in my twenties. A decade later, yoga changed my life.
I discovered a way of moving that made me stronger while also teaching me to slow down. I'd finish practice feeling energized and relaxed at the same time. Over time, I became stronger, more mobile and more at home in my body.
I've now been teaching for nearly 20 years, and in my 50s I appreciate the practice more than ever. It helps me keep playing tennis, cycling and doing the things I love while staying strong and mobile.
That's a big part of why I teach.
I love working with people who are already active and want to stay that way. My teaching brings together yoga, strength, mobility and body awareness to develop something I value more and more as I get older: a body that can be both strong and relaxed.
I've studied with some of the world's most respected yoga teachers, and meditation and silent retreat practice have been an important part of my life for nearly a decade. All of that experience informs how I teach, but the goal is simple:
Help you feel better in your body and keep doing the things you love.
Yoga at 95: My Aunt Lolitta
More than a decade ago, I made this short film about my Aunt Lolitta doing yoga at 95. It went viral because it shows a simple, profound truth: movement is what keeps us alive.
At 95, Lolita moved through a sequence of poses I recognized from yoga classes I'd taken years earlier. The classes she continued to attend were remarkably similar to the way I teach today. She inspired me with both her body and her spirit, and showed me something about what it means to be active and fully alive.
Keeping My Body in the Game
Last year, I developed tennis elbow for the first time. It took two months to recover. Now, before every match, I spend at least 15 minutes preparing my body, using movements I’ve incorporated into my yoga practice.
It’s not simply stretching. It’s about getting muscles and joints online and working with the body as a whole, so no one part has to do too much of the work.
That’s at the heart of what we do at Fireflow. In your private sessions, you’ll learn to move better in ways that are simple, but not always intuitive. With a dedicated sequence, adjustments and detailed guidance, you begin to feel the difference: moving with more ease, feeling stronger, and simply feeling better in your body.
A garden studio in the heart of the city
Tucked behind a house in Seaton Village, just steps from Christie Pits and Fiesta Farms. Natural light, fresh air, and the kind of quiet you don't expect in downtown Toronto.
Let's work together
Ready to start?
Whether you're curious about private sessions, want to try the Reformer, or just have questions. Reach out. No pressure, no hard sell. Just a conversation about what might work for you. In-home sessions also available in the Annex, Seaton Village, and surrounding neighbourhoods.
Seaton Village / Annex / Christie Pits
You don't need to be flexible. You don't need experience. And you certainly don't need to perform for anybody.
Private yoga and Pilates Reformer sessions in downtown Toronto.
71 Essex Street · Downtown Toronto · Near Bloor & Christie
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