New Studio! Release and Records and more!

OAK BAY RESTORE HUMAN STUDIO

We're proud to announce the opening of our second studio in Oak Bay, Victoria. This has been years in the making. Getting here took strength, grace, and resilience, the same qualities we see in our community every day.

A particular and well-deserved acknowledgment to Coach Pax, who stepped up as Studio Coordinator and carried this project through the renovation and establishment phases with extraordinary dedication. Thanks as well to Carissa, Coach Pax's wife, for her amazing support throughout. And to Coach Jason, a huge shout out for building the A-frames and bringing the Restore Human aesthetic to life in Oak Bay with his own hands.

The wider RH team also showed up in their own ways throughout. Thank you all. This was a collective effort and it shows.

Oak Bay is a new community for us and we're arriving with humility, ready to earn our place in it.

In this Newsletter we have:

Human Feature: Coach Nico
Events Feature: Release and Records at Kits Studio
Land and Sea Feature: Whyte Lake Trail
Community Feature: Vivo Barefoot Shoes + Discount Code
Methodology Feature: Temple of Stoke

~ Coach Kaye and the RH Team

COACH NICO

Nico is a Restore Human Coach based in Oak Bay. His path into coaching grew from experiencing both the loss and rebuilding of physical capacity over time, giving him a grounded understanding of how easily physicality can erode and how to build it back.

As a Coach, Nico focuses on helping people develop strength and mobility for the long term. His work is rooted in the Restore Human Method, emphasizing physical literacy, consistency, and clear, manageable progression that fits into real life.

Outside of coaching, Nico has taken on long-form physical challenges, including cycling from Victoria to California and hiking on remote islands!

More info on Coach Nico

RELEASE AND RECORDS AT RESTORE HUMAN KITSILANO

Price: $35.00
Date:‍ ‍April 21st
Time:‍ 6:30pm

An evening of guided myofascial release set to a curated vinyl record experience. Slow, intentional work, releasing tension in the body while the music plays and the nervous system settles. No experience needed. All equipment provided. Spots are limited to 16.

Get Tickets Here

WHYTE LAKE TRAIL

LAND AND SEA FEATURE

Tucked into the hills of West Vancouver above Horseshoe Bay, this trail winds through Nelson Canyon along creek-side old growth Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir before arriving at a small, quiet lake with a dock and boardwalk. The route is 5km return with 160 metres of elevation gain, enough to earn the destination without demanding a big day.

It is accessible year-round, a little muddy and green in the shoulder seasons, and genuinely peaceful even when busy. Getting in early or on the weekdays can avoid parking issues.

Trailhead: Westport Road, Nelson Canyon, West Vancouver

Distance: 5km return

Elevation: 160m gain

Time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Dog Friendly: On leash

https://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/whyte-lake/

VIVOBAREFOOT

COMMUNITY FEATURE

Vivobarefoot has been a trusted partner of ours for some time. Their approach to footwear sits close to our own values around movement and human capability.

Find them at 2190 W 4th Ave, Vancouver.

Mention RESTOREHUMAN20 and receive 20% off. If you are new to minimalist footwear, take the transition gradually and talk to your coach.

TEMPLE OF STOKE

METHODOLOGY FEATURE

There is a feeling most of us have had outdoors, on a summit, mid-trail, on the water, where something shifts. The noise quiets. The body feels exactly right.

At Restore Human we call this the Temple of Stoke. It is where the wild within us meets the wild around us. We spread this energy, letting it guide our actions and motivations, while holding fast to the duty of protecting the wild places that sustain it.

At RH we mark this feeling with a gesture: arms raised overhead, fingertips touching, making a temple shape with your own body.

The work we do here is largely in service of this. A client who returns to backcountry skiing after a knee injury knows this feeling. So does the person who completes their first multi-day paddle, or takes the stairs without thinking about it for the first time in years.

We train to stay capable of being fully alive out there.