What’s an awesome way to spend your Saturday? Why, getting your downward dog on with several hundred yogis, of course. Lululemon’s “The Big One” event happened on Saturday, inviting hundreds of yogis to roll out their mats on the lawns in front of the Parliament buildings to enjoy a special, hour-long practice led by instructors Mark and Yasmin. The Training Mobs crew drove out from Montreal to join in the fun, which happened to be rather well timed - the yoga finished and the rain started!

In the lead up to Montreal’s Oasis marathon in September, lululemon Athletica in Montreal are hosting a series of four seminars on marathon running, led by elite runner Scott Sternthal. The first in the series was called “An Osteopathic Approach to the Running Warm-Up”. We kicked off with an hour-long yoga for runners mob, aimed at providing runners the mobility they need to run long and fast, comfortably. Then Scott took the floor, and educated us on the way an osteopath thinks about the body and how to warm it up for a run. We covered the “SPRUNCH” framework and went through a series of stretches designed to activate not just the legs, but the entire body prior to a run.

Thanks to Scott for leading the mob, to Reagan for the pictures, and to Jonas for the post!

“When the weather’s warm, a Montreal Mobster comes out to salute the sun, walk out their downward dog and connect with their inner child… Yesterday, Urban Yoga brought together a massive group of Mobsters for a relaxing yoga workout by the statue in Parc Jeanne Mance.” 

Thanks to lululemon St. Denis for organising the mob and to DJs Max and Jerome for dropping some sweet yoga beats!

“What better way to re-energize than with a few handstands under the sun?! From mountain pose to partner downward dog, students rocked their way through this fun filled yoga class by the Lachine Canal!”

Thanks to Gen Larocque for the post!

“Today was the official launch of lululemon St. Denis’ “Yoga Plein Air” at the big statue on Mont Royal… and what a launch it was. It was warm, sunny and there were more than 50 Mobsters participating. Mélissa Colleret led the mob with two DJs who were dropping some smooth lounge tracks. The vibe was great, and we only expect it to get better as the weather continues to warm up!”.

Big thanks to lululemon St-Denis for setting up such an awesome mob!

Last weekend, The Mercy Project organised a full Saturday’s worth of training mobs as a fitness-fundraiser in Montreal. There were spinning, Zumba, crazy skipping (that’s right, crazy!), yoga, bootcamp and hip-hop aerobics mobs; each mob was $10 and all proceeds went towards healthcare for the St. Jude’s home in Gulu, Uganda. We thought it was an awesome cause and a great way to fundraise for it. Judging by the photos, so did the mobsters!

Thanks Joanna for organising this on behalf of the Mercy Project and for sending us the pics. Looks like it was a great day!

We ran a yoga training mob at Whole Foods’ flagship store in Austin this weekend (Whole Foods is also headquartered in Austin). Yogis and Yoginis from the Training Mobs community (including SXSW attendees) got their stretch on; relaxing and re-energizing, ready for the rest of the day!