bhy founder Dana Dineen opens Broadview studio, adds four cold plunges

Dana Dineen’s bhy has opened a second Toronto studio at 635 Queen Street East, Broadview, bringing four individual cold-plunge units to Riverside while occupying the main floor of a three-storey building with street-level visibility at the crossroads of Corktown, Riverside, and Leslieville.

Broadview’s floor plan centers on two dedicated hot rooms and the new plunges: a hot room that fits up to 24 practitioners and a Sweat Room for up to 19, both intended for hot yoga, hot HIIT, Ignited 45, barre, hot pilates, weight training, and mindful strength classes. The brand’s programming, which the studio says includes over 100 classes a week at each location, pairs high-heat practice with cold plunge contrast therapy and recovery.

The cold offering is explicit and physical: four individual cold-plunge units for cooldown, recovery, clarity, and resilience, sited alongside showers and lockers. Review coverage noted the hot rooms can reach intense temperatures, writing, "It’s hot. Temps hovered near 113°F, or 45°C," and called out the post-class ritual, "The final savasana after a sweaty 60-minute session feels like home." Auburnlane and bhy copy position those plunges as part of an immersive contrast-therapy routine rather than a standalone amenity.

Dineen framed the Broadview expansion as mindful growth and community stewardship, describing the studio’s continuity and purpose: "I believe what’s kept bhy steady, is our commitment to who we are, why we teach, and what this practice can do in people’s lives. The heart of bhy has always been the same: show up, do your best, take care of yourself and each other, and let the practice change you from the inside out."

She explained the neighborhood fit and strategy: "Riverside was the right next home for a few very real reasons. It’s far enough from the Beaches that it wouldn’t cannibalize what we’d built, but close enough that our reputation, our roots, and our teaching team could carry the bhy vibe into the neighbourhood in an authentic way. It’s also a community much like the Beaches — full of people who genuinely want to support local, show up for each other, and build something real together."

On the expansion philosophy she added, "Expansion wasn’t about duplicating a studio — it was about creating more opportunity, more access, and more space for this practice to impact more people, while letting Riverside develop its own identity grounded in the bhy ethos. bhy offers everything from hot HIIT to yin yoga and cold plunge therapy."

Facilities and guest services at Broadview include showers, lockers, towel service, mat rentals, a community lounge, retail and a hydration station, and free WiFi. Listings across bhy materials describe changing-room arrangements with slightly different wording: the site references "Three spacious changing rooms (men's, women's, and individual)," while other coverage notes "male, female, and gender-neutral change rooms" and "traditional and gender-neutral changerooms," a variation the studio may clarify. The space is fully accessible with a ramped entrance and accessible washrooms.

Practical details: Broadview is open daily from 6:00am to 10:00pm and can be reached at 437.243.8771. Bookings, class purchases, and account management are available through the bhy app, and the studio is promoting an Energy Exchange Program described as "a unique opportunity to become an integral part of the studio." Broadview positions hot practice and cold recovery under one roof as an extension of bhy’s two-decade history and community-minded approach to movement and resilience.