Encuentros
encounters
Every third Saturday of the month,
except November
(en-KWEN-trohs)
Music, movement, and dharma. Explore yoga beyond just the physical poses.
Guided by Fátima Alvarenga, these sessions are designed to feel good in your body while expanding your understanding of yoga as a whole. The playlist is intentional, energy is warm, and you’ll leave knowing more yoga than you came in with.
What to Expect:
🤎 75-mins to learn the roots and philosophy behind the movements;
🤎 options at every stage so the flow makes sense whether it’s your first class or your hundredth;
🤎 intimate settings that allow for guidance and hands-on adjustments (always consent-based);
🤎 good music, grounded energy, and like-minded people;
🤎 a balance of fun, learning, and actual rest.
Encounter (noun):
A meeting that feels discovered, not scheduled. A moment where something finds you as much as you find it.
Yoga is a series of encounters.. with breath, sensation, resistance, memory, emotion, stillness. You don’t “achieve” a pose; you meet whatever is there that day.
Examples:
arriving in a pose and realizing it was waiting for you.
taking a wrong turn and ending up somewhere better.
realizing you were never really lost in the first place.
(En-KWEN-trohs)
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Yoga was never meant to be a luxury product. It’s a living practice from India, meant to be shared. Our encuentros are simple, non-committal ways to practice in community with someone who teaches from love and respect for its roots.
We practice on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe land and draw from a tradition that does not belong to Western commodification. Santí is committed to learning without gentrifying, practicing without appropriating, and honouring the cultures that carry this work.
Meet your guide
Fátima Alvarenga
RnB junkie, Scorpio, Love Island fanatic. Learning from my travels around the world so I can teach from real life 🤎
Aldona M.
“Fátima is a lovely and devoted soul in the Ottawa yoga space. Having the opportunity to practice yoga alongside her caring instructions is an act of self-love.”
Michelle M.
“10/5 stars! The yoga was such a fun and challenging experience, but also super peaceful and easy to adjust to your own limits. Ti never misses - always a vibe, meticulously thought out. DON’T miss out!”
Sabrina C.
“I’m still speechless when I think about the experience. I was extremely vulnerable throughout but it was an amazing feeling. Never would I have thought I’d be this open and comfortable during my first session.