movement classes at kāer

Movement for every phase.

Yoga, pilates, barre and strength. Come for pregnancy, postpartum or simply for yourself.

New to kāer? Three classes for $69. Use within 30 days.

Begin where you are

Find movement for where you are now.

Come for pregnancy, postpartum or simply for yourself. Every class offers thoughtful instruction, space to move and the freedom to begin from where you are.

01

Prenatal

Feel strong, release tension and create space as your body prepares for labour.

  • Prenatal Yoga
  • Golden Hour Yoga*
  • Candlelight Yoga*
  • Strength*
  • Barre*
  • Pilates*

*Prenatal-inclusive classes. Pregnancy modifications are offered throughout.

02

With baby

Recover with care, rebuild strength and return to movement alongside other mothers. Our postnatal classes are mom and baby classes: your baby comes with you, from newborn to crawling.

  • Yoga Babies
  • Strength with Baby
  • Barre Babies
  • Pilates Babies
03

For you

Create a steady rhythm of movement that builds strength and supports your wellbeing.

  • Golden Hour Yoga
  • Candlelight Yoga
  • Power Yoga Express
  • Strength
  • Barre
  • Pilates

Ways to join

Choose your rhythm.

Begin with three classes, choose flexible access or make movement part of your longer rhythm.

New to kāer

Begin with three.

Explore the studio, meet our instructors and find the movement that feels right for you.

3 classes · $69
Use within 30 days. Available once.
Start with 3 classes

Available year-round

Make it part of your rhythm.

Move as often as you choose across Yoga, Pilates, Barre and Strength.

9 months unlimited · $899
May be paused up to two times.
Choose unlimited

Limited release

The 6-Month Pass

One decision. Six months of unlimited movement.

Released only three times each year. Join the Priority Access List to receive early access before each pass opens to the public.

Next release: Winter Drop · November 2026

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Flexible access

10-Class Pack

Ten classes to use across Yoga, Pilates, Barre and Strength, whenever it works for you.

10 classes · $269
Buy 10 classes

Come once

Single Class

Choose any available class from the weekly schedule and begin here.

1 class · $30
Book a class

Weekly schedule

Find your class.

The practices

Four ways to move.

Restore balance, build strength and return to your body.

Women participating in a Pilates class at kāer

Pilates

Controlled movement for stability, posture and deep strength. A steady mat pilates practice that strengthens from the inside out, with options for pregnancy, postpartum recovery and every day sculpting.

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Two pregnant women practising prenatal yoga at kāer

Yoga

Movement, breath and presence in one grounded practice. From prenatal yoga to candlelight yoga and power flows, each class meets you where you are in your body and your week.

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A woman practising barre while her baby watches at kāer

Barre

Low-impact movement with strength, balance and rhythm. A sculpting barre workout that is kind to joints and safe through pregnancy, with modifications offered throughout.

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Women together at the close of a strength class at kāer

Strength

Accessible training for confidence and whole-body strength. Functional strength training for every fitness level, including prenatal and postpartum, in classes of 45 to 60 minutes.

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Women and their babies gathering in the sunlit kāer studio

The studio

Space to move.
Space to exhale.

Our sunlit studio in Toronto’s east end offers room to move with ease, supported by experienced instructors and a community of women in many different phases of life.

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Guided with care

Meet your instructors.

Experienced, attentive and grounded in care.

Barbara Contreras

Strength · Pilates

Ashima Suri

Yoga · Barre

Jessica Nagy

Yoga

Anuta Bondarenko

Prenatal movement

Lina Jimenez

Pilates · Barre

strength training and personal trainer in Toronto

Barbara Contreras

Strength · Pilates

Barbara Contreras, Registered Health and Exercise Practitioner

Barbara tailors her approach to meet clients at their individual fitness levels, providing support, valuable resources, and empowerment unique to each person. She is currently pursuing a Pre- & Postnatal Coaching Certification with Girls Gone Strong and is dedicated to helping mothers recover from delivery, focusing on pelvic floor rehabilitation and safe training strategies before and after childbirth.

Whether you're new to fitness or looking to enhance your current routine, Barbara is committed to guiding you through every phase. She offers specialized programs for prenatal clients, including safe exercises to manage discomfort and build strength, as well as postnatal support that emphasizes core recovery, pelvic floor health, and effective workout plans that fit into busy mom’s schedule.

barre, yoga and pilates instructor in Toronto

Ashima Suri

Yoga · Barre

Ashima uses therapeutic movement as a tool for releasing old blockages to allow in healing. She would best describe herself as an intuitive healer. As a Yoga and Barre Teacher, Ashima’s teachings emphasize on connection to the self through mind, body and spirit integration. She guides her classes using creative story-telling to engage best with class participants. In addition to being a teacher, Ashima is an award-winning dance artist that has received a number of grants for her work in the arts and community. You can follow Ashima on her IG @ashima_limitless

Toronto prenatal yoga instructor

Jessica Nagy

Yoga

Jessica first started practicing yoga as a way to manage the stress and anxiety of university life, and has continued to find her way back to her mat for support and connection over the years. After becoming a new mum, she was called back to yoga again to begin her teaching journey.

As a lifelong student of the body, Jessica offers classes that balance strengthening and stretching, along with a focus on breaking down the mechanics of movement to best serve you in your daily life.

Jessica believes in the deep connections among body, mind, and heart, and that you should always leave your mat feeling better than when you stepped onto it. She has completed more than 300 hours of training, including pre- and post-natal yoga, and a mentorship with one of Toronto’s most senior instructors.

If you crave a movement practice that is grounded, supported, and offers moments to challenge yourself along with a dash of humour, then you will enjoy any of Jessica’s classes.

Toronto prenatal yoga instructor and doula

Anuta Bondarenko

Prenatal movement

Anuta is a prenatal movement specialist, a birth and postpartum doula, and a mom of three. She helps you navigate pregnancy, birth and postpartum in a way that is holistic and empowering. With her guidance, you will be preparing your body and mind for the transition into parenthood in a way that is rooted in knowledge, trust and intuition, not in fear.

She is a somatic yoga teacher and a certified Body Ready Method ® practitioner and her skills set is especially valuable to those who are looking to have a physiological birth experience as well as VBAC clients. Her care is highly personalised and hands-on, when needed. She is also a trained patient advocate.

Her birth doula package offers four in-person prenatal visits, in-person support during active labour and birth, and one postpartum in-person visit. You also receive 6 weeks of virtual postpartum care and an option to sign on for more in-person postpartum visits focused on baby and new mama care, nourishment and processing your birth.

Certifications:Intentional Birth Patient Advocacy TrainingRebozo in perinatal care with Collective Rebozo trainingAwakening the Village Mentorship Program with Sasha PadronComforting Touch for doulas with Yiska AbadiaBirth and Postpartum Doula Training with DONA internationalBody Ready Method® certifiedBreastfeeding for birth professionalsInfant First Aid/CPRSpinning Babies WorkshopPrenatal Yoga teacher training with Sasha Padron

Toronto barre instructor

Lina Jimenez

Pilates · Barre

Lina Jiménez is a registered yoga teacher and holistic lifestyle coach, certified fitness professional and personal training specialist. She is co-creator of the Barreworks™ fitness program. Lina combines western and eastern approaches to health, kinesiology, movement, anatomy, injury prevention and rehabilitation to help encourage holistic and long lasting benefits for her clients.

Dance provides a great foundation for her work. She received her early dance training at the Academia de Ballet Anna Pavlova in Bogotá, and then completed the certificate program at the world renowned School of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in NYC. She has performed extensively across Canada, New York, Colombia, Mexico, Europe and Japan. Lina is the co-director of the humanitarian program Healing Through Dance.

Good to know

Frequently asked questions.

What is your late arrival policy?+

Please arrive on time for your class. As a courtesy to our community, clients will not be permitted to join 5 minutes after the start of class.

What is your cancellation policy?+

A reservation cancelled less than 3 hours prior to the class start time is considered a late cancel. A late cancel/no show will result in forfeiting a class pass, or a $15 fee will be applied for unlimited pass holders. We hold this policy in high regard as another person could’ve had the chance to step onto the mat and build her community. Refunds are not provided.

Do you provide mats?+

Yoga mats are provided if you do not have one. Clients are to clean mats after use with the provided cleaning materials. Thank you for understanding.

What age is your postnatal classes?+

We can only accommodate babies and crawlers in our postnatal classes. For toddlers in walking stage and older, view our pediatric services. We would love to continue providing care after your baby graduates from postnatal classes.

Where do I park my stroller for a postnatal class?+

We have dedicated parking for your strollers outside our front entrance as strollers are not permitted inside the clinic. You can bring a stroller cover for inclement weather and a lock if you need it (not provided).

What if my baby cries during a postnatal class?+

This is the number one question we get about our postnatal classes. We appreciate the nerves you might have bringing their baby in for the first time for a class. We invite you to keep parenting on the mat – do what you or your baby needs in that moment. All babies cry at some point, they will need a change or need to be fed – take your time and know that our classes are relaxed, inclusive, and judgement free. We invite you to go with the ebb and flow of the class, and your sweet babe.

Is kāer the same as Yoga Mamas?+

Yes. Yoga Mamas is now kāer. The classes, the instructors and the studio at 1402 Queen Street East are the same.

Where is the studio?+

kāer is at 1402 Queen Street East in Leslieville, in Toronto’s east end, on the Queen streetcar line. Stroller parking is outside the front entrance.

Do I need to be pregnant or postpartum to attend?+

No. Prenatal and postnatal classes are built for those phases. Everything else on the schedule is open to every woman, whether you are trying to conceive, years past your last baby, moving through perimenopause or simply here for yourself.

Real people, real reviews

In their words.

I attended a few of their prenatal yoga classes towards the end of my last trimester and was thoroughly impressed by the instructors’ professionalism and expertise. The space is welcoming, the staff at the front desk friendly and the community is lovely.

Lina

Lina is such a fantastic teacher. The class is challenging in the best way and for someone who generally looks at the clock when working out the 60 minutes goes by so quickly.

Ariane

I highly recommend [kaer] for anyone looking for an open, friendly and highly informative place to go to for yoga, Pilates and Barre classes during and after pregnancy. Jane is one of the best, most calming yoga teachers I’ve ever had! The yoga babies classes are perfect for moms looking to just relax and stretch out. Jane always helps and takes care of the babies during the class so the moms can just unwind and soak in the class.

Karlee

Your movement can begin here.

Explore one class or create a rhythm you can return to.