This style of yoga has its roots in Hatha yoga and a strong focus on the health and physical well-being of the yogi. It involves regular periods of relaxation and yogic breathing techniques, or pranayama.
This class is offered in-person AND online.
Zoom classes require a monthly passcode to access the meeting. You will receive an email with the Zoom information.
This Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving meditation that helps create strength, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind!
This style of yoga has its roots in Hatha yoga and a strong focus on the health and physical well-being of the yogi. It involves regular periods of relaxation and yogic breathing techniques, or pranayama.
Yoga nidra or yogic sleep is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, led by a guided meditation. You will receive an email with Zoom information after registering.
Join us for a workshop on cultivating Joy and Inner Calm through energy and awareness practices. Come play and laugh with family, friends and neighbors - all ages and abilities welcome! We will relax and nourish our bodies and minds with fun and yoga in community. Tea and treats to follow.
3-5 pm Saturday 4-27 SMYC Adams Room
Different breaths affect the body’s health and life force. With Pranayama (Yogic breathing techniques), you can develop *a steady mind, *strong will power, and *sound judgment. By changing your breath you can change your mind: decreasing fear and anxiety; increasing energy and focus; and bringing about a state of calm and harmonious well-being. You can heal your life.
The breath has amazing recuperative powers. Pranayama techniques can treat a variety of stress-related disorders, improving autonomic functions, relieving symptoms of asthma, remedying insomnia, and much more. Sustained pranayama helps to extend life and enhance perception.
This workshop will explore breathing techniques to address anxiety, depression, sluggish energy and fatigue, and build stamina, focus and concentration.
The instructor, Pamela Wilson, is a certified Yoga teacher who trained at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Val Morin, Quebec in 1988 with Swami Vishnudevananda. Increasingly focused on the therapeutic aspects of yoga, she has additional certifications in a range of yoga therapies.
Come explore the world of the breath! No experience in Pranayama – or Yoga – is required.
Join us for a free community class with guest teacher Katie Rutterer.
Restorative yoga encourages physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Appropriate for all levels, restorative yoga is practiced at a slow pace, focusing on long holds, stillness, and deep breathing. Supported by props and using calm relaxing music, each pose is supported for 5 minutes or so, allowing for a deep release. Followed by pranayama and meditation - everyone is welcome.
Led by Narayani Laura, a long time Sivananda yoga instructor just returned from a 4-month sojourn at Yogaville, Va.
This Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving meditation that helps create strength, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind!
The class will include gentle movements to free the joints, yoga asanas to stretch and strengthen, and Yoga Nidra, deep, conscious relaxation with the opportunity to set an intention, perfect for New Year’s Day. Each person will plant the seeds of their intention in the unconscious mind prior to the deep relaxation and then water the seeds at the end. Yoga Nidra is a profound and helpful practice.
Come join us!
Any questions or concerns? Contact Pamela at wilsonpj108@gmail.com
All Levels Tuesday night is a non-vinyasa flow class. We will move with our breath and find moments of challenge with plenty of room for rest and stillness.
Yoga, an ancient practice combining physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation, has gained recognition for its many physical, psychological, and spiritual health benefits. Yoga has become a valuable tool for promoting pelvic health in recent years.
This all-levels workshop will focus on developing a happy, healthy pelvic floor, strengthening, stretching, and stabilizing the pelvic floor muscles, helping to promote or restore optimal pelvic health.
The workshop will include mindful breathing, yoga postures (asanas), and relaxation techniques.
Tibetan Singing Bowl Sound Healing
The soothing vibrations and tones of Tibetan Singing Bowls help bring the body, mind, and spirit back into balance. Their sound waves can:
• Reduce stress & anxiety — Calms the nervous system and quiets overactive thoughts.
• Deepen relaxation — Promotes a meditative state and better sleep quality.
• Balance energy — Restores harmony in the body’s energy flow.
• Improve focus & clarity — Enhances mindfulness and mental clarity.
• Support emotional release — Helps release stored tension and emotional blockages.
A session can leave you feeling lighter, calmer, and more centered — like a gentle reset for your whole being.
Join Ganeya for a soul-nourishing, trauma-informed yoga class rooted in the teachings of Sivananda Hatha Yoga. Each session will be balanced with pranayama (breathwork), a mix of non-vinyasa flow and hatha yoga asanas, guided meditation, deep relaxation, and yoga nidra. This class is open to practitioners of all levels.
Alexander Technique is a modality in which we cultivate body awareness, and experiment with how increased embodiment can create more freedom and ease. Classes are taught via conversation, gentle movement, and optional light touch. No prior experience with Alexander Technique is required.
Practical Tools to Support Your Mind, Mood & Daily Life
Join us for a grounded and empowering workshop led by Simone Mishler, a certified yoga teacher, licensed social worker, and therapist, designed to help you bring the mental health benefits of yoga into your everyday life.
In this supportive space, you'll explore how simple, accessible yoga practices—movement, breathwork, and mindfulness—can become part of your personal mental wellness toolkit. Learn how to manage stress, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with yourself through daily, doable practices.
In This Workshop, You’ll Learn:
- Gentle yoga sequences to relieve tension and shift your emotional state
- Breathwork (pranayama) techniques to calm anxiety and improve focus
- Mindfulness tools to stay grounded in challenging moments
- How to create a sustainable daily routine that supports your mental health
- Insights from both yoga philosophy and mental health psychology
This Workshop Is For You If You Want To:
- Build resilience and emotional regulation
- Integrate holistic self-care into your daily routine
- Understand the science and soul behind yoga for mental health
- Walk away with practices you can use anytime, anywhere
No prior yoga experience is necessary—just a willingness to explore and take care of yourself.
Join us for a FREE class in conjunction with the St. Mark's Meditation Center! First, attend a yoga class at 6:15 pm and stay for the meditation led at 7:30 pm. Both programs are free to attend, and we encourage folks to try both offerings.
Schedule:
Yoga - 6:15 p.m., Adams Room (downstairs)
Meditation - 7:30 p.m., Baxter Hall (main floor)
Discussion on yoga and meditation - 8:00 p.m., Baxter Hall
This yoga class, perfect for the season, includes gentle yoga and restorative postures designed for deep relaxation, enhanced by soft electric candlelight.
This free offering takes place in the dance studio.
This workshop takes place in the upstairs Dance Studio. Mats are provided.
Join us for a free workshop on the basics of hatha yoga. This two-hour workshop will cover principles of yoga for every body -- breathing, body awareness, and basic yoga movements, providing a foundation on which to continue attending yoga classes at St. Marks Yoga Center and/or start a home practice.
Join us for a free workshop on the basics of hatha yoga. This two-hour workshop will cover principles of yoga for every body — breathing, body awareness, and basic yoga movements, providing a foundation on which to continue attending yoga classes at St. Marks Yoga Center and/or start a home practice.
Mats are provided.
Join us for Fundamentals of Yoga a five-week workshop series covering meditation, yogic breathing, postures and relaxation. We will focus on principles of breath, alignment and body awareness, making this series ideal for beginners as well as experienced students who wish to advance their practice by going “back to basics.” By the end of the series, beginners will be able to confidently join any Hatha or vinyasa class at the St. Marks Yoga Center or safely begin a home practice of their own.
This class explores the basics of alignment inspired by BKS Iyengar, as handed down through the agile teachings and practices of Joanne Carter (Princeton, NJ), Rodney Yee (Yoga Shanti, Sag Harbor, NY), Kevin Gardiner (Princeton NJ and Budapest, Hungary) and countless amazing Yoga and Yoga Flow teachers who have inspired Theresa's journey.
The soothing sounds and vibrations of Tibetan Singing Bowls help restore balance to the body, mind, and spirit.
Their sound waves can:
Reduce stress and anxiety — Calms the nervous system and quiets overactive thoughts.
Deepen relaxation — Promotes a meditative state and improved sleep quality.
Balance energy — Restores harmony in the body’s energy flow.
Improve focus and clarity — Enhances mindfulness and mental sharpness.
Support emotional release — Helps release stored tension and emotional burdens.
A session can leave you feeling lighter, calmer, and more centered — like a gentle reset for your whole being.