If yoga and Bollywood are the two most successful cultural exports from India, Indo-Canadian Ashima Suri has harmonised them into a form that she calls "Bolly Yoga" and this particular class was devoted to that.
One evening recently, a group of yoga enthusiasts met at a studio in downtown Toronto for a session that married the tradition to the backbeat of tracks like Kolaveri Di and Jai Ho.
It brings together her passions - she is a formally trained Bharat Natyam dancer and a certified yoga teacher who also enjoys bhangra.
Watch | Ashima Suri's Bolly Yoga, which combines Indian dance and yoga therapy.
Soon, though, it was a concept that appealed to her: "It started to take off very fast, I got a lot of event opportunities to present this to big crowds and in yoga studios. As we continue to develop on it, it evolves more. It can be festive or it can be like a healing circle," she said.
While still recent, Bolly Yoga has already featured at events in the Toronto area, including the Festival of South Asia at Gerrard Street, also known as Little India; and another organised by the Mississauga Arts Council.
"We really wanted to bring in the fun of Bollywood, just light, let loose, express yourself without it being so serious and choreographed," she said.
So, over-the-top emoting as in Bollywood films is used, for instance, to work the facial muscles, and mudras from classical dance and a touch of bhangra can be brought in for upbeat exercises.
The music she selects includes her favourites from Amitabh Bachchan films of the 1980s and the Sri Devi's Lamhe, while also featuring numbers like Kala Chashma to appeal to a younger crowd. More contemplative songs go with lessons that are about mindfulness. Live drumming too has been incorporated into the routine.
She also teaches yoga for diabetes prevention and mental health and has worked as a pre-natal and post-natal yoga instructor.
But in this latest period of her life, she has created a form of it that adds a dash of celebration to the holistic discipline.