Intro to Yoga Workshop Series

4-Weeks • Tuesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm 

Starts October 27th • Ends November 17th

Always wanted to try yoga but worried you wouldn’t know what to do? Has it been a while since you have practiced and are looking for a way to return to the mat? 

If so, we have a fun, no-pressure yoga series designed for you. Intro to Yoga is a four-week workshop that will introduce students to some yoga basics including breathing, gentle warm ups, the warrior series, and some strength-building and balancing sequences.

• Explore different variations of breath-work (pranayama) and release tension with neck and shoulder stretches
• Warmup your spinal and body with birddog, calf stretches, hip circles, low lunges
• Build into standing strength (warriors) and balance poses (tree)
• Head back to the mat to wind down with seated tree & reclined pigeon
• Settle in for final resting pose (savasana)

• Warm up with breath-work and spinal movements
• Gradually build into a dynamic warm up
• Gently flow through sun salutations and the warrior series
• Find your balance in standings pose(s)
• Cool down and then find rest in savasana

I found yoga over 20 years ago and practiced it on and off until a running injury brought me to the mat full time. It was then I discovered that yoga was more than physical asana; it was also a path to help me slow down and reconnect with myself and others.

In 2018, I completed my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) with Coral Brown at All That Matters and have been sharing my practice with others ever since.  

The first Yama—Ahimsa—to do no harm, guides my yoga teaching. I strive to create safe and welcoming vinyasa classes, suitable for students of all levels and abilities. 

Off the mat, I am an English Professor at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport where I teach reluctant students the finer points of college composition.

Joan will also be leading a Restorative Mini-Retreat on Saturday November 14th. Tap here for more details.