Gentle Yoga

Yoga for YOUR body.  Gentle and slow movements, with observations of our breath.   If you’re new to yoga, welcome!  If you’re a seasoned yoga person, welcome!  We “Move As Our Bodies Move,” and we just “Do What Our Body Does,” and we care for ourselves.  Props are our friends, and guidance for making our yoga accessible with props is shared.  No judgements; no competition.   Join us.

Gentle Yoga Class Info (In Person and Zoom)

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Typical Class: Welcome. Gentle warm up of our body. Movement while standing, sitting, lying down, at the wall or near a chair, rest and relaxation . . . all with attention to our breath.

In Person Class:  Wednesdays 8:45 – 9:45 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 600 Wilshire, Stevens Point, WI
Check Events calendar for dates and times.

Zoom Class Information
When: To Be Determined, as requested. One-half to one hour classes. Feel free to arrive five minutes early to “say hello.”  Email via the contact form for Zoom link.

“Yoga on the Move:”  Contact Self Care Connections to coordinate a gentle yoga class for kids, middlers, elders, or multigenerational groups, at your home or yard, for your family, for your community organization, or at your business.    

judi doing flamingo pose at the grand canyon
two women tree posing by a tree sculpture

What you may want to have available:​

  • Wear clothes you can move in.
  • Yoga mat, or carpet, to practice on.
  • Chair nearby.
  • Water to keep your body hydrated.
  • Props:  Yoga block(s) for support and to make reaching the floor more accessible; soup cans will work.  Yoga strap; a necktie works, too.
  • Light blanket or towel to pad knees or to use as a cover during our rest and relaxation, savasana.
  • Eye pillow, to further relax eyes during our rest and relaxation, savasana.

Other thoughts:

  • We won’t be playing music in our Zoom or Facetime yoga class; feel free set up and play your own relaxing music in the background, if you wish. 

Places where we have shared yoga:

  • Via Zoom and FaceTime
  • Madison Public Schools, elementary physical education classroom, Madison, WI
  • St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Stevens Point, WI
  • P.J. Jacobs Junior High, Stevens Point, WI
  • D. C. Everest High School, Weston, WI
  • Point Yoga, Stevens Point, WI
  • Girl Scouts, Stevens Point, WI
  • McDill Elementary School, “Around the World” class, Grades 1-4, Stevens Point, WI

Training and certifications:

  • Grateful for my yoga teachers:  Jenifer Ebel, Maureen Houlihan, Rob Schultz, Marisha Platner, Kitty Schenk, Robyn, Kristine at Subtle Yoga, my YogaFit teacher team, and more.  Blessed by the teachings of Breathe for Change, a yoga teacher training program for teachers and education personnel.   Grateful for my Pilates teacher, Amy Beaversdorf.
  • Certification Yoga Alliance approved:  200-Hour, CYT.  Yoga Fit training:   Yoga for Kids, Level 1 Foundations, Level 2 Communication, Level 3 Introspection, Level 4 Tradition, Level 5 Unification,  Props, Yoga for Warriors and Trauma (PTSD), Yoga for Seniors, Anatomy and Alignment, Yoga for Caregivers, Yoga for Golf and Tennis
women doing easy pose surrounded by trees