Community Yoga Center Organizing Meeting
The Community Yoga Center warmly invites all Board Members, Committee Chairs, and Yoga Teacher Training Mentors to join the upcoming virtual gathering of the Organizing Team. This meeting is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and collaborate in supporting mission and vision of the yoga center.
To receive the Zoom link and credentials, please reach out to Kristin.
Community Yoga Center Mission
Community Yoga Center is a non-profit yoga school in Riverside, California committed to the study of yoga history, philosophy, language, art, and science, and the practice of yoga ethics, techniques, and service. Our mission is to share yoga authentically and with great love by providing affordable yoga teacher trainings as well as free yoga education and free practice opportunities.
Affordable Teacher Trainings
Our 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training is an affordable 9-month in-person experience centered around twelve touchpoints essential to the practice and sharing of yoga: (i) studying yoga history and philosophy; (ii) experiencing perennial yoga practices; (iii) observing yamas and niyamas; (iv) practicing and sharing asana; (v) practicing and sharing pranayama; (vi) practicing pratyahara; (vii) exploring dharana; (viii) exploring dhyana; (ix) co-creating conscious community; (x) creating yantras; (xi) studying ayurveda; and (xii) studying anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics.
Our 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training is an affordable 9-month in-person “learn by doing” internship that builds on the twelve touchpoints and includes three additional program practices: (i) community service; (ii) facilitating yoga; and (iii) a capstone project.
Free Yoga Education & Practice Opportunities
We also offer free yoga education and free practice opportunities that serve hundreds of participants from diverse backgrounds. The Art of Meditation intensive, Audacity to Rest course, and Day of Silence retreat are among our most popular yoga education offerings. CYC offers 20 free practice opportunities weekly. That’s over 80 FREE yoga classes a month and 900 FREE yoga classes a year!
Community Impacts
CYC’s offerings help a growing number of people access the benefits of yoga. These offerings break down financial, cultural, and systemic barriers to yoga - reflecting the true spirit of yoga - generosity, equity, and service. In a wellness world that can feel elitist and exclusive, offering affordable yoga teacher trainings, free yoga education, and free practice opportunities demonstrates a commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and the heart of yoga as a practice for all, not just for those who can afford it.