
YTT MODULE 1 LEARNSHOP
MODULE 1
YAMAS & NIYAMAS OBSERVING ETHICS & INTEGRITIES
CONNECTING WITH ENVIRONMENT - EXPERIENCING COMMUNAL HARMONY
Hatha Yoga and meditation classes are offered regularly at Community Yoga Center at no cost over twenty times every week. All regular practice opportunities are free and registration is not required. Please feel free to visit us for our weekly offerings – we would love to meet you.
MODULE 1
YAMAS & NIYAMAS OBSERVING ETHICS & INTEGRITIES
CONNECTING WITH ENVIRONMENT - EXPERIENCING COMMUNAL HARMONY
Experience energetic balance and vitality with Catherine Murray in this art-full yoga practice that integrates a dynamic sequence of yoga movements and breathing. Catherine is known for facilitating yoga with creativity and love where the whole practice feels like art itself - an engaging play of perception and expression.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
MODULE 1
YAMAS & NIYAMAS OBSERVING ETHICS & INTEGRITIES
CONNECTING WITH ENVIRONMENT - EXPERIENCING COMMUNAL HARMONY
New skool ashtanga values the genius of old school ashtanga poses, sequencing, and intentionality of breath - without the old school asana fundamentalism that fuels insidious competition around physical abilities. New skool ashtanga emphasizes the joy of practice - the creativity, love, and self-realization that’s cultivated in an atmosphere of infinite possibilities. New skool ashtanga includes subtle energy experiencing not only through linking ujjayi breath with a dynamic sequence of asanas, but also through pranayama that punctuates particular parts of practice.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-5pm
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-9pm
Seated yoga is a gentle postural yoga practice comprised of a sequences of seated yoga postures. The practice typically begins with gentle movements of the head, neck, and shoulders with emphasis on linking the breath with the movements. Sun salutations and warrior sequences follow, all while seated. After a series of hip openers, forward folds, and seated inversions, the practice usually ends with mindfulness meditation and offerings of gratitude and thanksgiving.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
Release your day in a slow kind of way with Sunset Slowdown. This yang to yin style offering invites you to first dynamically engage your body to relieve tension built up through the day, then surrender into longer holds that promote the peace and relaxation your body-mind craves.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-9pm
Experience energetic balance and vitality with Catherine Murray in this art-full yoga practice that integrates a dynamic sequence of yoga movements and breathing. Catherine is known for facilitating yoga with creativity and love where the whole practice feels like art itself - an engaging play of perception and expression.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
A soulful vinyasa practice emphasizing the connection of body-mind through breath and movement. It’s an invitation to move with intention, explore self-expression, and find balance between strength and softness. Come as you are. Leave feeling grounded, energized and renewed.
No cost. No registration. Everyone welcome.
New skool ashtanga values the genius of old school ashtanga poses, sequencing, and intentionality of breath - without the old school asana fundamentalism that fuels insidious competition around physical abilities. New skool ashtanga emphasizes the joy of practice - the creativity, love, and self-realization that’s cultivated in an atmosphere of infinite possibilities. New skool ashtanga includes subtle energy experiencing not only through linking ujjayi breath with a dynamic sequence of asanas, but also through pranayama that punctuates particular parts of practice.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-5pm
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-9pm
Seated yoga is a gentle postural yoga practice comprised of a sequences of seated yoga postures. The practice typically begins with gentle movements of the head, neck, and shoulders with emphasis on linking the breath with the movements. Sun salutations and warrior sequences follow, all while seated. After a series of hip openers, forward folds, and seated inversions, the practice usually ends with mindfulness meditation and offerings of gratitude and thanksgiving.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
Release your day in a slow kind of way with Sunset Slowdown. This yang to yin style offering invites you to first dynamically engage your body to relieve tension built up through the day, then surrender into longer holds that promote the peace and relaxation your body-mind craves.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
This evening of music making is open to everyone! No experience is necessary - just an open mind and heart to allow creativity to flow. Come to join the jam session or to simply enjoy the creative space. Feel free to bring a meal or snacks! This is an event for everyone!
Experience energetic balance and vitality with Catherine Murray in this art-full yoga practice that integrates a dynamic sequence of yoga movements and breathing. Catherine is known for facilitating yoga with creativity and love where the whole practice feels like art itself - an engaging play of perception and expression.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
New skool ashtanga values the genius of old school ashtanga poses, sequencing, and intentionality of breath - without the old school asana fundamentalism that fuels insidious competition around physical abilities. New skool ashtanga emphasizes the joy of practice - the creativity, love, and self-realization that’s cultivated in an atmosphere of infinite possibilities. New skool ashtanga includes subtle energy experiencing not only through linking ujjayi breath with a dynamic sequence of asanas, but also through pranayama that punctuates particular parts of practice.
You're invited to join us for SAMHAIN - a Gaelic celebration of remembrance with Catherine Murray. This is an evening of movement, connection, and reflection on Sunday, October 26 from 5pm-7pm at Community Yoga Center (2900 Adams Street, A-20, Riverside CA, 92504). This event if freely offered. No registration is required. Everyone is welcome.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-5pm
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-9pm
Seated yoga is a gentle postural yoga practice comprised of a sequences of seated yoga postures. The practice typically begins with gentle movements of the head, neck, and shoulders with emphasis on linking the breath with the movements. Sun salutations and warrior sequences follow, all while seated. After a series of hip openers, forward folds, and seated inversions, the practice usually ends with mindfulness meditation and offerings of gratitude and thanksgiving.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
The Hospitality Committee is meeting Wednesday, October 29th at 7:30pm via Zoom to collaborate on ways we can support the committee responsibilities.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
Release your day in a slow kind of way with Sunset Slowdown. This yang to yin style offering invites you to first dynamically engage your body to relieve tension built up through the day, then surrender into longer holds that promote the peace and relaxation your body-mind craves.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
The Hospitality Committee is meeting Saturday, September 24th at 7:30pm via Zoom to collaborate on ways we can support the committee responsibilities.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
The program consists of 8 weekly meetings on Wednesday morning 7am to 8:30am PST (hybrid on-land and on-line through Zoom) beginning October 15th and ending November 26th. We’ll explore practices designed to illuminate the ways in which we create suffering for ourselves by holding too tightly to our way of seeing the world. We’ll use the text Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea as a guide for this intensive, however reading is not required. Each meeting will consist of a weekly check-in, guided meditation, and group discussion. In addition, there will be processes centered around cultivating a daily practice and supporting others in the group to do the same.
Reserved for Private Event - Inga Buchbinder - Event Time TBD
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
This is a virtual meeting for the Community Yoga Center Organizing Team. The Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and Mentors are all invited to attend this gathering. Please reach out to Kristin for the Zoom link and credentials.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
This is a virtual meeting for the Community Yoga Center Organizing Team. The Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and Mentors are all invited to attend this gathering. Please reach out to Kristin for the Zoom link and credentials.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
THIS IS PRACTICUM DAY! Students will either attend the morning session (10am-1pm) or afternoon session (1pm-4pm) to offer their practicum.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
Something special happens when a community comes together with a shared purpose. Ananda Yoga Festival as more than just another event at the park. It’s a community of kindred spirits woven together by a collective love for movement, mindfulness, and meaningful connection. You’re invited to be part of the festival this year and co-create the experience with us.
You’re invited to:
Enjoy over 25 movement and mindfulness offerings in a beautiful outdoor space in the heart of downtown Riverside.
Experience the transformative power of music with an all-star line-up of legendary musicians collaborating to offer a heart-centered musical experience.
Learn how yoga fosters social change with justice advocate Bill Brown from the Prison Yoga Project.
Be part of a family-friendly event that includes a little yogis zone full of interactive experiences for children.
Support a mindful marketplace that values ecological sustainability, active lifestyles, nature and outdoor experiences, health and wellness, and yoga (of course!).
Be part of a conscious commUNITY that honors the interconnectedness of everyone and everything.
This year, Ananda Yoga Festival will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 9am to 6pm at White Park in the heart of downtown Riverside. Gates open at 8:30am and opening ceremonies will begin at 9am. Starting at 10am, yoga experiences will be facilitated simultaneously in different areas of White Park. At the top of each hour (11am, 12pm, and 1pm) another set of offerings will be shared. The keynote address will begin at 2pm followed by an afternoon concert in the park from 3pm-6pm.
Early bird tickets are only available until the end of March! This event is expected to sell out, so if you want to be part of this event, secure your spot today.
$30 Early Bird General Admission (Age 18+)
$20 Early Bird Youth Admission (Age 4-17)
Admission for children age 3 and under is FREE!
To get tickets and learn more about Ananda Yoga Festival, check out the festival website.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
Release your day in a slow kind of way with Sunset Slowdown. This yang to yin style offering invites you to first dynamically engage your body to relieve tension built up through the day, then surrender into longer holds that promote the peace and relaxation your body-mind craves.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
Seated yoga is a gentle postural yoga practice comprised of a sequences of seated yoga postures. The practice typically begins with gentle movements of the head, neck, and shoulders with emphasis on linking the breath with the movements. Sun salutations and warrior sequences follow, all while seated. After a series of hip openers, forward folds, and seated inversions, the practice usually ends with mindfulness meditation and offerings of gratitude and thanksgiving.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-9pm
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.
A gathering of the Community Yoga Center Board of Directors. Committee Chairs and Mentors are welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of this gathering to ask questions, give updates, and provide conscious feedback.
This is a gentle yoga practice emphasizing deep stretches held for long periods of time in a calm and relaxing space. Come and join us if you’d like to let go of tension and stress while improving body flexibility.
Ashtanga emphasizes a unique kind of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama. It’s unique because it can be done during asana (posture) practice, and when you come into class, that’s what we’ll be doing. We’ll be practicing. If you’ve never done Everyday Ashtanga, you’ll hear the ujjayi, and maybe something will click. We’ll give you an instruction sheet. It won’t make much sense, but if you keep coming, you’ll get it. We also talk after practicing. That helps. (NOTE to ashtangis: This is not “Mysore” Ashtanga. It’s more like what David Williams was doing back in the 70’s).
Reserved for Private Event - Kristy Goldstein - 8am-10am
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-5pm
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
A yoga experience that moves from active and engaged poses that warm the body to slow deep stretches that open the body-mind through the energy of allowance - all in a relaxing and peaceful setting to enhance the meditative aspects of both yang and yin energy. This practice soothes, grounds, and balances for the week ahead.
New skool ashtanga values the genius of old school ashtanga poses, sequencing, and intentionality of breath - without the old school asana fundamentalism that fuels insidious competition around physical abilities. New skool ashtanga emphasizes the joy of practice - the creativity, love, and self-realization that’s cultivated in an atmosphere of infinite possibilities. New skool ashtanga includes subtle energy experiencing not only through linking ujjayi breath with a dynamic sequence of asanas, but also through pranayama that punctuates particular parts of practice.
An invitation for community yogis to practice in nature and enjoy a day at Zen Ranch. This wellness event will include:
The Art of Meditation course offers a way to open and deepen perception and develop a wise relationship with the nature of experience. Cultivating present moment awareness imbued with courageous honesty and radical love is the foundational practice. It works against our habit of wanting to be distracted - of not wanting to meet life as it actually is - of looking outside ourselves for something to ease our pain and suffering. This practice allows us to experience the precious gift of being alive - it helps us feel into our physical, mental, and emotional experience and feel more connected to life itself.
Yin yoga is a gentle, slow-paced postural yoga practice where poses are held for extended periods of time. Three-minute holds are not uncommon. Most yin yoga poses are seated or supine. The sustained traction of yin yoga reaches deep connective tissue, stretching and stimulating fascia, tendons, and ligaments – especially when muscles are not engaged. With muscles relaxed, the connective tissues around joints can be accessed without interference at a deeper level, allowing them to be remodeled and revitalized.
Experience energetic balance and vitality with Catherine Murray in this art-full yoga practice that integrates a dynamic sequence of yoga movements and breathing. Catherine is known for facilitating yoga with creativity and love where the whole practice feels like art itself - an engaging play of perception and expression.
Reserved for Private Event - Kylee Moats - 1pm-9pm
Like new skool ashtanga, community ashtanga is a postural practice that links breath and movement in a dynamic sequence of poses. We follows the primary sequence of postures - about 75 incredible poses that are repeated during every practice session. Each posture is held for a certain number of breaths (about 5) and includes transitional movements into and out of the poses. However, in community led ashtanga, there is no authority per se who’s “authorized” to officiate the group practice. Instead, we facilitate communally, with multiple practitioners offering sequencing and alignment cues during practice.
Meditation can be beneficial at any time of day, but there’s something beautiful about beginning the day mindfully with meditation. We do not advocate any particular method of meditation and our regular meditators practice a variety of meditation methods, including single-pointed concentration, open awareness meditation, and prayer. If you're new to meditation, focusing on your breath can be a beautiful starting point for your practice.
Rise and shine for your body and mind. This offering integrates yin and yang aspects of asana and pranayama practice to optimize energetic vitality and presence. Feel into the freshness of all kinds of new beginnings and endings, and explore the magnitude of your limitless potential.